Green Building

"Green" or "Natural" building is an umbrella term that connotes any sort of building that is accomplished with the use of natural materials primarily, as opposed to the use of man-made or industrial materials.  The objective is to build with simple techniques that don't further pollute the environment, consume more fossil fuel, or unnecessarily extract the resources of Mother Earth.  Such techniques, by their very nature, have an aesthetic value that tends to blend in with the environment and "feel" natural.