Attaining points for certification of green building through choice of paint

• Main Authors: Dodo, Yakubu Aminu, Nafida, Raja, Zakari, Amamata, Elnafaty, Abbas S., Nyakuma, Bemgba Bevan, Bashir, Faizah Mohammed
• Format: Article
• Published: Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC 2015
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/57923/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3303/CET1545314

Scientists predict that anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions will raise global temperatures by 2 °C this century. More importantly, buildings account for a significant proportion of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Therefore, the concept of green buildi...