Green architecture is a method of reducing the impact on our environment by using natural resources such as energy, water and materials used in the structure, recycled materials or lighting fixtures used in the house with energy. saving features, as well as creating a healthier environment. With high-efficiency windows and high-quality insulation in walls and floors, your energy would take less time to cool or heat that area. Written by BOB BOB BOB May 2010 “The history of an ecological building goes back further than the 1970s. It was in the midst of the industrial revolution that Henri Becquerel first witnessed the transformation of solar energy in electrical energy. Around this time, between the late 1800s and early 1900s, a number of solar power plants were built to use the sun's energy to produce steam. Before a building is placed in an area, it is surveyed to determine the amount of light present at that location throughout the area. seasons, if there is wind and/or water traveling. Solar radiation has a few factors that influence the incidence or strength of solar radiation on the site, including the latitude and altitude of the site. With obstructions around the building giving off shade, it needs to have the right amount of shade and when it shades it. the area for the correct amount of sunlight for the solar panels to absorb, the weather of an area plays a lot in the structures energy source. If you lived in a sunny climate you would rely more on solar panels to provide most of your power source if it rained more often than hydroelectric power would be a better source as well as a windy area, wind energy would be best. After the solar panels collect energy from the sun, they store some of it after sunset, some of the solar energy. ..... middle of paper ......ings, an architect Doug Thornton took an old building and completely recycled the old and put it into the new. "Thornton claims the design reduces energy consumption by twenty to twenty-five percent, based on kilowatt consumption, even after adding some 400 square feet, doubling the employees and using ten times more electronics than the previous tenant".References usedGreen building article taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_buildingLaurie Patsalides 2010 taken from http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/51601. aspxHenry Bailey 2010 Savings (architect has designs on green building) found from Pro Quest search at Ashford Library http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/hyhowworks.htmlhttp:// www.greenhomesstl.org/docs/costs.pdf