Despite numerous advantages, green construction has not yet acquired significant proportions, since modern environmental technologies in construction lead to increased costs, and legislation is also not being adapted to new certification systems. This article outlined the main objectives of "green" construction. Considered the most important principles on which it is based. Analyzed the modern "green" standards for environmental performance of buildings, discussed in detail the methods for determining the rating of a building on specific scales. The advantages and disadvantages of environmental standards were also noted, groups of organizations in the field of “green” construction in Russia were considered.

Keywords: environmental technology, green building, green standards, energy saving, energy efficiency, energy consumption, green building, renewable energy sources