Recent Trends in Civil Engineering and Architecture Planning

Authors:-V. Raghuram

Abstract:-The paper detailed the concept of sustainable architectural design that has come to the forefront in the last 20 years. At the beginning of the environmental revolution damage to the natural system became a main concern. This concept recognizes that human civilization is an integral part of the natural world and that nature must be preserved and perpetuated if the human community itself is to survive. However terms such as sustainability or sustainable development became more often mentioned only during the last decade, due to scientific evidence that excessive exploitation of natural resources in parallel to the ever-growing polluting agents would lead to irreversible environmental destruction. By providing an awareness of the environment, values are taught that are necessary for the protection of the environment .From the study relating to Sustainable architecture and its relation to sustainable development, this paper identifies the principles of sustainable architecture and planning and clarifies the role of the public and professionals in reducing the impact of buildings on the environment.