Habitat And Urbanisation
A green facade
Building green is definitely important. But equally important is to know how green is a green building. Take the glitzy, glass-enveloped buildings popping up across the country. It does not matter if you are in the mild but wet and windy climate of Bengaluru or in the extreme hot and dry climate of Gurgaon, glass is the in-thing. I have always wondered how buildings extensively using glass could work in such varied climatic zones, where one needs ventilation. Then, I started reading that glass was green. Buildings liberally using glass were being certified green. How come?
Use of glass in construction has become a fad. But it is not the right choice for Indian climate
Use of glass in construction has become a fad. But it is not the right choice for Indian climate
What’s good insulation?
Many architects use imported, expensive and environmentally inappropriate material
Keep it flowing: Tour of a house that thrives on air circulation, saves energy cost
Tour of a house that thrives on air circulation, saves energy cost
A cool idea : Roofs that reflect sunlight save electricity
Roofs that reflect sunlight save electricity
Greenest of all: Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun’s movement
Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun’s movement
Green buildings: it’s common sense
Frenzied growth in real estate and changing lifestyle in Indian cities are inciting resource guzzling. Architects have innovative ideas to build green homes
A tale of two cities
I travelled to two different cities in two different states last week—Indore and Guwahati. I came back with images identified by common distinctions: piles of garbage and glitzy new shopping malls. Is this our vision of urban development? There is no question that cities are imploding; growth is happening faster than we ever imagined. Construction is booming and expansion is gobbling agricultural land.
Changing colours of business
Industry sees sense in going green
Green buildings: how to redesign
There is a buzz about green buildings
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