India is on the move towards development with rapid urbanization and industrialization, thus presenting its citizens with rich opportunities. Cities like Mumbai, Delhi, etc. which are the epicenters of Indian urbanization, witness large scale migration from rural areas leading to increase in population. According to the 2010 McKinney report on India’s urbanization, our urban population is estimated to grow up to 590 million by 2030. Mumbai city alone is expected to have an overall population of 33 million by 2030 as per statistics. The growing concentration of people in the city has resulted in substantial housing shortage, causing a large hike in land & real estate prices and an increasing number of people to live in slums and squatter settlements. In view of the current urban housing scenario and exploitation of natural resources to meet our needs and greed, there arises an urgency to adopt strategies which will help to cater to the growing human demands as well as reduce the threat to the environment and also help to provide better quality of life to all of us. Green technologies & Building Strategies will be a vital option to create a balance between development & Environment to achieve the goal of sustainable development.