http://iaeme.com/Home/journal/IJCIET 1882 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET) Volume 10, Issue 01, January 2019, pp. 1882-1892, Article ID: IJCIET_10_01_174 Available online at http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJCIET?Volume=10&Issue=1 ISSN Print: 0976-6308 and ISSN Online: 0976-6316 © IAEME Publication Indexed Scopus GREEN BUILDINGS: SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES Dr.Sagarika Kamath Assistant Professor, School of Management, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka-576014 Dr.Rajesh Kamath Assistant Professor, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education,Karnataka-576014 Ms.Brayal D’Souza Assistant Professor, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education,Karnataka-576014 Mr.Biju Soman PhD Scholar, Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education. Ms.Aswathi Raj PhD Scholar, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education. Ms.Laxmi Kamath Trainee, Master in hospital administration program, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka-576014 ABSTRACT Green buildings are also referred to as green construction or sustainable buildings.This term refers to the environment friendly and resource efficient structures and processes in a building's life-cycle:including all the steps involved in the planning,design,construction,operation,maintenance,renovation and demolition of the building structures. 1 The Green Building concept endeavors to address the classical building design concerns of utility,economy,comfort and durability.This necessitates close cooperation among all stakeholders including contractors,architects,engineers and clients at all stages of the project. New technologies are coming up all the time to strengthen existing approaches to creating greener structures Key words: Green buildings,sustainable construction principles