Green Building Concept of Banjar Traditional House in Kalimantan Selatan

Abstract

Human’s house since the beginning of life has a very important role in human history. It was initially obtained by utilizing natural human conditions eventually progressed along with the increased of science and culture. Traditional house is made and developed with inseparable from adaptation to the circumstances surrounding environment. One of Traditional House in Indonesia is Banjar Traditional House in Kalimantan Selatan. The value of local wisdom of the building form and construction in Banjar Traditional House can be studied and applied for modern building design in order to have adaptation value and friendly with the environment and in line with the green building concept. This paper investigated the benefits for building occupants and the efficient use of natural resources from the green building concept that has been applied.