To conserve land and protect farmland and wildlife habitat by encouraging development in areas with existing infrastructure LEED has introduced a provision of awarding 1-6 credit points. The intent of this credit is to promote walkability, and transportation efficiency and reduce vehicle distance traveled and to improve public health by Read more…
The intent of this credit is as follows: – To encourage development in locations shown to have multimodal transportation choices. – To reduced motor vehicle use, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. – To reduce air pollution, and other environmental and public health harms associated with motor vehicle use. Possible Credit Read more…
On the origin and objectives of USGBC The US Green Building Council (USGBC) emerged from conversations among three individuals – Mike Italiano, David Gottfried, and Rick Fedrizzi – that began in 1993. It revolved round promoting sustainability in building design, construction and operation. Their concern was how to reduce carbon Read more…
Taking a cue from the western and southern region, North India is taking steps in developing green buildings. Out of 6,000-odd green projects coming up across the country, there are around 400 projects (excluding Delhi) being developed in the region with a majority of them concentrated in Gurugram. According to Read more…
NOIDA: Showing the way to its neighbours, Noida has the maximum number of green buildings in NCR, occupying an impressive 7,64,513 square metre area. Gurgaon and Faridabad are way behind with green projects on just 5,80,962 sqm and 49,604 sqm area, respectively.The survey by the Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Read more…
The market in India may reach up to 10 billion sq.ft. by 2022. Although sustainable real estate is still in a nascent stage in the country, India is one of the leading countries in green building development. In fact, India ranks only second after the U.S. in terms of the Read more…
Majority of the infrastructure projects impose bad impacts on environment. Due to rapid urbanization in the country, the energy consumption is more than 60% in residential real estate projects. Green Building is the only solution which works towards achieving the sustainability. India has about 750+ LEED Certified projects as of Read more…
Non-renewable fuels, also called fossil fuels supply about 80 percent of the world’s total energy consumption. They provide electricity, heat, and transportation and much more. When fossil fuels are burned, they release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which in turn trap heat in our atmosphere, making them the chief contributors to global warming and climate Read more…
Improving the energy efficiency of buildings can help to improve the challenges (health hazards, cost of living, pollution and climate change) that a city/society face. Green buildings/Sustainable buildings play a vital role to make a city sustainable. There are Numerous Benefits that a sustainable building delivers to its society Environmental Read more…
Everything on Earth requires water to endure itself. But water is a limited resource and the population growth puts a stress on water supplies. Clean water is reduced by the pollution and contamination we create. In essence, humans are decreasing our own water supply due to pollution and by misusing Read more…