Environment Sustainability
Air pollution – The biggest devil of our environment. Clean air, water, and food are the birth right of every person on earth and are considered basic necessities. Air pollution has become a alarming concern in the world, with an increasing number of acute air pollution episodes in many cities worldwide. Both ambient (outdoor) and household (indoor) air pollution are considered the biggest environmental risks affecting health, and are responsible for about one in every nine deaths annually (WHO Report, 2016). We are the fastest developing country in the world having small and large construction activities across nation. Construction play a big role in Air pollution. The only material is mostly used throughout the construction cycle of any project is Dust, which pollutes the air.
Construction dust damages the health of life human being / animals & Plants across cities and pollute the environment throughout the construction. Following a sand loaded truck on the road is reducing few days of life unknowingly. Having a construction site near our residents is like facing the damaged road, unhealthy days and nights, traffic chaos.
We at Greenology believe that pollution due to construction dust can be significantly reduce by proper reinforcement, covered transportation and education along with strong citizen participation. We as an individual and government together can change the construction dust into a non-polluting source. All we need to do is to motivate general people towards environmentally friendly construction practices. In recent year our Indian govt has opted to incorporate green building into their design and construction process.
The Greenology has introduced sand bags, which will be transported from source to the construction site in a covered transportation without polluting the air. The space taken at construction site is also much lessor than unloaded by opened truck, that too without damaging our roads. This will also help in smooth traffic movement and healthier environment.
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
Social sustainability can be defined as specifying and managing both positive and negative impacts of systems, processes, organizations, and activities on people and social life. Social sustainability is a growing area of debate in the built environment, particularly in relation to housing.
The advantage of social sustainability are – at a community or societal level, the social benefits of sustainable design include knowledge transfer, improved environmental quality, neighbourhood restoration, and reduced health risks from pollutants associated with building energy use.
There are three pillars of sustainability – economic viability, environmental protection and social equity.
In corporations, social sustainability performance issues include human rights, fair labor practices, living conditions, health, safety, wellness, diversity, equity, work-life balance, empowerment, community engagement, philanthropy, volunteerism, and more.
We can achieve Social Sustainability by –
- Contributing in other ways to improve the lives of the people they affect, such as by creating decent jobs, goods and services that help meet basic needs, and more inclusive value chains.
- Make strategic social investments and promote public policies that support social sustainability.