In early 2013, the State Council promulgated the "green building action plan" .This means that the green building will be implemented from the national level in the future and it is of great significance to reduce energy consumption and to promote the development of energy-saving, green and low carbon architecture. In this paper, the suitable method and strategy of green residential building design in the Eastern Henan which based on the analysis of the planning and layout, architectural design, energy utilization and construction methods of existing residential buildings in the area are expounded through the analysis of the entire process of the construction of residential building.