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Recently Environmental protection organizations expressed highly concern about the abrupt increase in carbon emissions across the world from the buildings. Global concern about the environment…
Read insight — Net Zero Energy Buildings – What Are the Challenges?Glazing in building facade plays a very very important role. The requirement of glazing is to enter the light and fresh air and also offer…
Read insight — Effect of Glazing on Building Envelope Heat gainIt is fact that the adding insulation reduces the heat gain. However, there is a increment in the cost to do so. But the cost…
Read insight — How Much Insulation Is Good Enough for Your Building ?Climate Zone Map of India Climate Zones The first step in following the ECBC is determining the appropriate climate zone of the building site which…
Read insight — Climate Zone Map of IndiaIn recent years we have seen that many commercial buildings are coming up as a whole glass buildings. In Indian context buildings with full glass…
Read insight — It’s time to either optimize window to wall ratio or adopting efficient exterior glazing type in 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…
Read insight — Understanding U-Value for Building EnvelopeUnder the new set of rules, all families below the poverty line and cowsheds have been totally exempted from paying property tax, it was decided…
Read insight — Green buildings to get 50% rebate in property tax at DharamshalaKOLKATA: 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…
Read insight — New Town Kolkata Development Authority adopts green building practicesThe 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…
Read insight — THE 7TH GRIHA SUMMIT 2016The renewable energy venture of one of the leading companies in India has commissioned approximately 1 MW rooftop solar projects for Delhi Technical University (DTU),…
Read insight — Premier Educational Institutes in Delhi Go Green