**14. Key findings**

Our planet earth is at peril due to plethora of factors like population explosion, unplanned urbanization, excessive energy use, water scarcity and inefficient waste management. It is pertinent to note that construction industry substantially consumes energy and other resources produced by the world as well as a major contributor to Green House Gas emissions. Green and Intelligent buildings with LEED certification, life cycle costing and life cycle management of resources play an important role in sustainability of the construction industry. Unless strong and efficient measures are adopted to bring the concept of green buildings within the affordability of a common man, the concept of sustainable construction will be confined to mere pipe dream. It is the responsibility of the current generation to bequeath a liveable planet to the next generation by cutting down of carbon dioxide emissions and adoption of pro-green measures. The window of opportunity to cut down the emissions is closing on us and unless we act fast, it may be too late to reverse the damage that has been inflicted on the environment by the construction industry.

*Risk Mitigation: Sustainable Management in Construction Industry DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.100215*
