Environmental Sustainability of Building Construction: A Comprehensive Assessment and Mitigation Strategy

Abstract

Indian villagers are migrating towards cities from villages due to the industrialization and population growth, hence human settlement in cities becomes crowded. This generates several issues with regard to the environment. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) provides systematic environmental management plan, probable impacts on environment and its mitigation measures. The growth rate of Indian construction sector is very high as compared to the other countries. Providing EIA for construction activity will reduces probable environmental impacts. It is necessary to prepare a detailed account of environmental impact due to the proposed activity so that appropriate precautions or mitigation measures could be taken. This paper is to study environmental impact of building construction project and its mitigation measures. The study covers various parameters like location, parking system, rainwater harvesting system, sewage treatment plant, water quality, solid waste management, source of water, ground water quality of study area, nearest sensitive areas and overall socioeconomics. Aim is to define the project in a systematic manner and suggest possible mitigation measures for development. The primary purpose of this study is to establish Eco-friendly management of the construction activities