The construction industry is gaining momentum every passing day. Every going day we see new improvements in the field. Every day we read and hear about new construction ventures promising a dream house, or ideal office or showroom set up with utmost luxury and comfort, screaming through full-page color advertisement in the nations leading news-drops or through big hoardings hung around the costliest pass away of the street or merely through the mouth-publicity by the known and the trusted ones. The latest in the list is the eco-friendly construction, popularly and subjectively known as green building construction.

Green Building, also known as green construction or sustainable building, is the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle. A green building is one which uses less water, optimizes energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to a conventional building. This practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort.

It was not very far when this specialism of the construction industry stepped in the Indian markets, but today it crossed miles in terms of growth and profit. This would give a boost to the construction industry and manufacturers of green products (non-toxic paints, wood from sustainable forestry, flays bricks, recyclable and non-toxic carpets etc). The Buildings constructed based on the Green concepts should confirm to the prescribed standards. There should be continuous assessment and monitoring from the planning/design stage up to the completion of construction, for declaring a building as a Green Building. For this, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating system is followed. In this system points are awarded for adopting Green concepts in various categories and the Buildings are certified Green at levels such as Silver, Gold or Platinum based on the total number of points they get in LEED Rating.