Green and Sustainable Architectural Review for Low-Income Households: Fid-Bau Portal

Green and Sustainable Architectural Review for Low-Income Households

Onwuzuruike, Emmanuella Jachinma / Onwuzuruike, Jessica Adanma

Green architecture is a term used to define architectural practices that have reduced or limited negative risks to the ecosystem. Green architecture does not only talk about the design and construction practices that reduce the contamination of the surrounding environment but also reduces energy wastage and utilises the amount of energy that can be produced without wasting it. The terms green and sustainability are often used in conjunction with each other. Sustainability takes into consideration the readily affordable local resources, their cost efficiency, and their long-term uses in the building sector. Sustainability of materials in this paper aims at providing greener options in the building sector without being an economic burden on low-income households. The research methodology adopted in this work is explanatory analysis for green, sustainable, low-income households and bibliometric analysis. Data was collected for this through extensive research of related writings. This paper highlights the various natural materials that can be used interchangeably with existing commonly used components and their benefit to the ecosystem. It also highlights ways buildings can efficiently recycle and use renewable sources of energy to provide thermal comfort. This research also gives a better understanding of green buildings for low-income that will help improve the quality of life.