able ’ ▁design . ▁Cole ▁ident ifies ▁eight ▁key ▁attributes ▁of ▁green ▁buildings : ▁▁ ▁Red u ces ▁damage ▁to ▁natural ▁or ▁sensitive ▁sites ▁ ▁Red u ces ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁new ▁infrastr ucture ▁ ▁Red u ces ▁the ▁impact s ▁on ▁natural ▁feature ▁and ▁site ▁e col ogy ▁during ▁construction ▁ ▁Red u ces ▁the ▁potential ▁environmental ▁damage ▁from ▁em issions ▁and ▁out flow s ▁ ▁Red u ces ▁the ▁contributions ▁to ▁global ▁environmental ▁damage ▁ ▁Red u ces ▁resource ▁use ▁– ▁energy , ▁water , ▁materials ▁ ▁Min im izes ▁the ▁dis com fort ▁of ▁building ▁occup ants ▁ ▁Min im izes ▁harm ful ▁subst ances ▁and ▁ir rit ants ▁within ▁building ▁inter iors ▁ ▁By ▁these ▁eight ▁key ▁attributes , ▁‘ green ’ ▁design ▁is ▁accomplished ▁by ▁reducing ▁the ▁harm ful , ▁dam aging ▁and ▁negative ▁impact s ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁humans ▁that ▁result ▁from ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁built ▁environment . ▁Another ▁characteristic ▁that ▁separ ates ▁‘ green ’ ▁design ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁aim ed ▁at ▁broad ▁market ▁transformation ▁and ▁therefore ▁green ▁building ▁assess ment ▁frameworks ▁and ▁tools ▁are ▁typically ▁generic ▁in ▁nature . ▁ ▁S ust ain able ▁Design ▁ ▁‘ S ust ain able ’ ▁and ▁‘ green ’ ▁are ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁used ▁inter change ably ▁however , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁slight ▁distinction ▁between ▁then . ▁‘ Green ’ ▁design ▁is ▁central ized ▁around ▁specifically ▁decre asing ▁environmental ▁impact s ▁from ▁human ▁development ▁whereas ▁sust ain ability ▁can ▁be ▁viewed ▁for ▁an