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The intent of this credit is as follows: – To encourage development in locations shown to have multimodal transportation choices. – To reduced motor vehicle…
Read insight — LEED Certification- Requirements for LT CREDIT: ACCESS TO QUALITY TRANSITOn the origin and objectives of USGBC The US Green Building Council (USGBC) emerged from conversations among three individuals – Mike Italiano, David Gottfried, and…
Read insight — ‘One should be penalised for not building green’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…
Read insight — North marching towards green building conceptNOIDA: 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…
Read insight — Noida leads NCR in green building score: SurveyThe 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…
Read insight — Build green, build smartMajority of the infrastructure projects impose bad impacts on environment. Due to rapid urbanization in the country, the energy consumption is more than 60% in…
Read insight — ‘‘Green Buildings” – The Vital Need for IndiaImproving 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.…
Read insight — Benefits of Green BuildingsNon-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…
Read insight — LEED Certification – Requirements for EA CREDIT: RENEWABLE ENERGYEverything on Earth requires water to endure itself. But water is a limited resource and the population growth puts a stress on water supplies. Clean…
Read insight — LEED Certification- Requirements for WE Credit:door Water Use ReductionWith rapid growth of infrastructure industry, the problem of the waste generated from their construction and demolition has also increased. It becomes really important to…
Read insight — LEED Certification- Requirement for Construction and Demolition Waste Management