Book Report 1.

Title - Building Green


Author - 이찬승/황우연/안세정/구은영/김진홍/이종은


Publisher & Year - 능률교육, 2009. 3. 1.


Vocabularies -

1. Sustainable - Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment

2. Architect - A person professionally engaged in the design of certain large constructions other than buildings and the like

3. Economical - Avoiding waste or extravagance; Thrifty

4. Supply - To furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite

5. Convert - To change (something) into a different form or properties; Transmute; Transform

6. Generate - To bring into existence; Cause to be; Produce

7. Rooftop - The roof of a building, esp. The outer surface

8. Drainage -Aa system of drains, artificial or natural

9. Bamboo - Any of the woody or treelike tropical and semitropical grasses of the genera Bambusa, Phyllostachys, Dendrocalamus, and allied genera, having woody, usually hollow stems with stalked blades and flowering only after years of growth

10. Indeed - In fact; In reality; In truth; Truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation)

11. Currently - At the presenttime; Now

- Dictionary.com


Summary -
Due to the increasing interests towards sustainable development, a new style of buildings, called 'Green' buildings are becoming popular. These constructions are economical, safe for health, and environmentally friendly. A few examples of these buildings include Clackamas High School in Oregon, whch has big windows that reduce the need of electricity; the new research center at Oberin Colege in Ohio, which has solar cells on therook that convert sunlight into electricity; Calhoun Shool in New York City, which has an entire rooftop garden which keeps the temperature nice; the new library in Santa Monica, California, which was built with a special drainage system to collect rainwaer planned to be used in toilets and for watering the grass; Chicago Center for Green Technology, of which the ceiling tiles are made of newspaper; the Women's Cultual Center in New Mexico which is built with old tires packed with dirt.

Comment -
I'm glad to hear that the world is finally apprehending the significance of conserving the nature. It is everybody's obligation to protect the environment, and hopefully this book(?..) will affect many.



* The reason I put (..?) is because this is actually not a book. It's a short little passage from our "High School English Textbook".