Abstract
Buildings provide shelter and retreat to human beings while define the well being and quality of life. The built environment is not just the collection of buildings; it is in fact the physical result of various economic, social, and environmental processes strongly related to the society standards and needs. Economic pressures related to property and labor market, investment and equity, household income, and the production and distribution of goods, in combination with social aspects related to culture, security, identity, accessibility and basic needs, and finally, in association with environmental influences related to the use of land, energy, and materials, define and determine the built environment one lives in. Developments of the urban environment have serious effects on the global environmental quality. Major concerns are the quality of air, temperature increase, acoustic quality, and traffic congestion. Buildings are related to global changes in the increase of urban temperatures, rate of energy consumption, increased use of raw materials, pollution and production of waste, conversion of agricultural to developed land, loss of biodiversity, and water shortage.
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