Economic　development　and　urbanization　naturally　give　rise　to　expanding　demand　for　new　buildings,　whose　construction　and　operation　inevitably　lead　to　significant　increases　in　energy　consumption　and　greenhouse　gas　emissions.　To　better　conserve　resources　and　protect　the　environment,　technologies　for　green　buildings　have　evolved　significantly　in　the　past　two　decades.　In　this　study,　a　scientometric　analysis　of　green　buildings　research　from　2003　to　2023　was　performed　using　CiteSpace.　A　total　of　1986　articles　retrieved　from　the　Web　of　Science　(WoS)　core　collection　database　were　used　as　the　data　source　for　an　in-depth　analysis　of　research　trends,　hotspots,　and　future　directions,　showing　changes　in　publication　numbers,　core　journals,　key　countries,　and　institutions　that　have　made　remarkable　contributions　in　this　field.　The　results　showed　that　the　field　of　green　buildings　research　is　in　a　phase　of　rapid　growth.　The　current　research　hotspots　include　the　adoption　of　the　green　buildings　paradigm,　rating　systems,　energy　performance,　greenhouse　gas　emissions,　indoor　environmental　quality,　and　green　roofs/walls.　Based　on　the　keywords　citation　bursts　and　literature　review,　we　believe　that　government　promotion　measures,　use　of　renewable　energy,　integration　with　plants,　and　application　of　artificial　intelligence　(AI)　in　green　buildings　will　be　the　most　promising　development　directions　in　the　future.