What's good insulation?
Many architects use imported, expensive and environmentally inappropriate material
Many architects use imported, expensive and environmentally inappropriate material
Tour of a house that thrives on air circulation, saves energy cost
Frenzied growth in real estate and changing lifestyle in Indian cities are inciting resource guzzling. Architects have innovative ideas to build green homes
Use of glass in construction has become a fad. But it is not the right choice for Indian climate
Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun’s movement
Roofs that reflect sunlight save electricity
GRIHA, a rating system for green buildings developed by The Energy and Resources Institute ( TERI ), has been formalized as the first national rating system.
As per a new directive, the eu will certify buildings for energy efficiency from 2006 onwards. The European Climate Change Programme, established in 2000 to meet Kyoto Protocol targets, has identified the construction sector as providing the largest potential for carbon dioxide emission reduction. Buildings already account for up to 40 per cent of the eu's energy consumption. And southern European countries are buying more air-conditioning units, further disturbing the energy balance.
A decade has passed since the Energy Conservation Act was enacted in 2001.
Problem: Tall buildings risky in high seismic zones; Status: Hill-stations are getting concretised and growing vertically; Challenge: Use local construction material; regulate traffic
Bureau of Energy Efficiency says it is likely to meet Plan target. Experts say claims far from truth
A link was established between the unusually high incidence of deformities and diseases in Padre, a village in Kerala's Kasaragod district and endosulfan, an organochlorine pesticide.