Green Buildings

U-value Thermal transmittance, also known as U-value, is the rate of transfer of heat energy through a structure, divided by the difference in temperature across that structure. The units of measurement are W/m²K. The better-insulated a structure or material is, the lower the U-value will be. Thermal transmittance takes heat Read more…

Under the new set of rules, all families below the poverty line and cowsheds have been totally exempted from paying property tax, it was decided in the general House meeting of the Dharamshala Municipal Corporation (DMC) on Thursday. Dharamshala: A new format of property tax is being introduced in the Read more…

KOLKATA: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), in consultation with enlisted architects, structural engineers and other stakeholders, has adopted several neighbourhood- and environment-friendly construction practices. Some of the measures to be in place include preventing harmful effluents from piling rigs from flowing into the sewerage and drainage lines, not Read more…

The 7th GRIHA Summit was organized from February 16–20, 2016 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The theme of the conference was ‘Cities of the Future’ and it served as a platform for knowledge sharing on sustainability solutions for built environment both at city and building scale. Some of Read more…

Can glazed buildings be energy efficient?  What is the optimum percentage of glazed surface that a building should have?  In the dialogue of energy efficiency in buildings, glazed buildings are always believed to be energy inefficient and glass is considered as the single largest contributor to increase in energy consumption. Read more…

Construction of real estate space continues to grow at unprecedented rate, with urbanization of developing India. With the government’s reform agenda in full steam, there is no doubt that buildings and infrastructure shall continue to dominate urban and peri- urban space in the coming days. Buildings have significant energy and Read more…

The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has called upon state and central governments to adopt sustainable construction technologies to construct new government buildings such as offices, schools, anganwadis, panchayat buildings and model Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) houses across the country. “Construction of government buildings using Read more…

Wind developers have expressed concern over the new land policy for renewable energy announced by Gujarat about a month ago as it does not make possession of a power purchase agreement (PPA) mandatory while applying for land to set up a project in the state.  They fear that without such Read more…

The British High Commission has launched ‘Green is GREAT’ campaign, an initiative to highlight the strength of the UK-India partnership on climate and sustainability in the run up. The campaign is linked with climate, sustainability and business which lines up various planned activities. While speaking to ANI, British High Commissioner Read more…