The construction industry has a significant impact on climate change due to the urbanization increase, as cities consume 75% of the world's natural resources and contribute 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, the construction and the built environment directly depend on a number of climatic factors. Climatic information is used at all stages of the construction project: concept development, technical design, organization and conduct of construction works, operation of buildings and structures, repair and reconstruction, destruction, utilization and recycling. The role of the construction industry in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and reducing the impact on climate change through the implementation of green building principles is analyzed. Green building aims to minimize the negative impact on the environment, and innovative green technologies reduce carbon emissions.

As a result of global climate change, the duration of hot periods and the intensity of natural hydrometeorological phenomena are increasing, the precipitation regime is changing, which, combined with increasing urbanization, poses a serious threat to social stability, economic and environmental safety of the urban population and environment. Reducing the vulnerability of cities to climate change involves measures to increase adaptation capacity, reduce risks and vulnerabilities, increase the capacity to cope with emergencies and benefit from climate change. Reducing the impact of the urban environment on climate change requires a comprehensive strategic action plan for each sector of urban development.

Construction is an example of anthropogenic activity that not only harms the environment, but often causes the destruction and even destruction of ecosystems. The threat is posed by all stages of construction from design and survey work to maintenance of the finished building and its disposal at the end of the housing cycle. By creating an additional environmental burden, the construction industry has a negative impact on human health. Instead of natural ecosystems, as a result of construction activities, urban areas are created – a zone of continuous development within the city or urban agglomeration. Whether the urban environment will be comfortable for a person or, on the contrary, a person will feel ecological discomfort depends on the work of architects, builders, and the quality of building materials. The ecological state of cities can be attributed to the global environmental problems of mankind. The desire to reduce the impact on the environment encourages the search for ways to improve, innovative methods, the latest technologies, safe for the environment and human health building materials. Current trends in the implementation of green building standards are promising for overcoming the environmental crisis of cities, and make it possible to reduce the impact of the construction industry on the environment. In order to accelerate the pace of implementation of aspects of "green building" it is necessary to implement European environmental standards in the legislation of Ukraine. The introduction of mandatory environmental certification of buildings at the legislative level (starting with new buildings) is one of the most important steps in this direction. The basis is the already popular and time-tested British international certification system BREEAM, the rating system for energy efficient and environmentally friendly buildings LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, USA), or DGNB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen, Germany).