Definition of Green Building
Planning and building processes that significantly reduce or even eliminate the negative impact of the building on those who use it and on the environment.
The planning and implementation of a building applying the principles of green planning produces a building that is environmentally responsible, profitable, and provides a healthy setting in which people can live and work. Green building also yields savings in energy and water costs throughout the project life.

In practical terms, green building is implemented through the use of various specifications ordered in five categories:
1. Planning a sustainable site: Planning a site that addresses the environment, including specifications for minimizing damage to the environment during the process of construction.
2. Saving water and ensuring efficient consumption – e.g. through specifications for saving water consumption.
3. Enhanced exploitation of energy in the building and use of renewable energy sources (e.g. photovoltaic cells).
4. Conserving materials and sources – e.g. specifications for recycling construction materials in order to reduce the consumption and quarrying of new materials.
5. The internal environment in the building – such as specifications for producing a more comfortable environment for those living in the building. A point is received for each specification that is implemented in the building. The more points the building receives, the “greener” the project.

The Visitors Pavilion at Ramat Hanadiv is the first site in Israel to receive a standard certificate from the Ministry of the Environment and the Standard Institute of Israel (SII). Speaking at the ceremony at which the certificate was awarded, SII director Mr. Doron Tamir noted that the Visitors Pavilion excelled in its compliance with the standard specifications.

		Trees cut down around the construction site were shredded and used to produce compost.
		Unique trees were retained, with construction diverted so as to encircle them
		Local rocks were shredded on-site and utilized during the construction process.
		The air conditioning water cooling system will be deployed underground, so as to conserve energy. Cautious estimates predict return on investment within a period of seven years.
		Internal lighting will be of a natural source. Light will penetrate through an upper aperture and will be reflected onto cavities from the inner walls.
		Minimal illumination at night.