* In making a building green, apart from reducing the energy requirements, its positive impact on economy and productivity also should be considered. Construction Management * Successful execution of a project depends upon—management, money, manpower, machinery and material. * Average of cost of civil works for a building at various levels are foundation: 10–15%, walls, stairs and roofs: 30–40%, doors and windows: 12 to 18%, flooring 10–20%, Finishing 8–20%, water proofing 8–12%. A provision of about 30% of civil works is required for water supply and sanitation (12.5 %), electrification (12.5 %) and external work (5%). * Commonly employed methods of planning in construction are bar charts and network method. In network method one can adopt Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) or Critical Path Method (CPM). PERT is suitable in the management of works where previous data and experience are not available. For building construction CPM is the best method. * Elements of a network...