BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE WITH GREEN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

When considering Sri Lankan cities, most of the cities are already struggling with environmental degradation, traffic congestion, inadequate urban infrastructure, and a lack of basic services. Maintaining economic growth, while creating sustainable livable cities for all, is the biggest urban challenge facing today. Sustainable city concept is a broader concept which integrates social development, economic development and environmental management. Sustainable Development Goals which were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 also addressing sustainable city concept by their eleventh goal, stated as' Sustainable cities and communities' with the objective of to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. There are several national sustainable development programs planned for Sri Lank and in there, the sustainable city concept plays a major role. Therefore, actions should be taken to incorporate sustainable city concepts to Sri Lankan attributes by developing policies, projects, awareness programs, educational programs and funding facilities.

"GREENSL® Rating System for Sustainable Cities' developed by the Green Building Council of Sri Lanka is an effort to make the existing and emerging cities in Sri Lanka to be more sustainable by activating and encouraging stakeholders at local government level to participate in a process that will improve their living conditions. The rating system is also designed to ensure compliance with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015.