Modern times ancient excuses
A preliminary report on the state of US emissions and consumption Energy
Sustainable, Healthy and Liveable Housing
Date: March 3rd-6th, 2020
CPWD marathon of trainings
Dates : Training 1- Sept, 10 - 14 | Training 2- Sept, 17 - 20 | Training 3- Sept, 24 - 25
Workshop for academicians in Andhra Pradesh to mainstream sustainability guidelines in academic curricula of the built environment courses
Date: 11th August 2018 Venue: Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam
Mainstreaming Energy Efficiency in Urban Water and Waste water Management in the wake of Climate Change
The high energy footprint of conventional municipal water management practices and contemporary disharmony between the water and energy sectors has resulted in missed joint opportunities for resource conservation.
Not As Cool
Centre for Science and Environment has carried out this study to know how energy efficiency of room air conditioners (RAC) perform when outside ambient temperature is variable and high.
New study by Centre for Science and Environment shatters the myth of star-rated ACs
New study by Centre for Science and Environment shatters the myth of star-rated ACs
Making sense of green building rating
The building sector is set to grow exponentially. It already has a huge environmental footprint, with the domestic and commercial sectors consuming some 30 per cent of India’s electricity. So, the imperative to go green is clear. The question is where India is and where it should go. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has issued the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) to improve the energy performance of buildings by 40-60 per cent. But the use of the code in design is not linked to the actual performance of the building after it has been commissioned.
The myth of green building
There is no question that India and other parts of the still-under-construction world must build green. The building sector is a major contributor to climate change and local environmental destruction because of construction materials used; energy expended for lighting, heating and cooling; and water consumption and waste discharge. This is the threat. There is an opportunity as well.
A green facade
Building green is definitely important. But equally important is to know how green is a green building. Take the glitzy, glass-enveloped buildings popping up across the country. It does not matter if you are in the mild but wet and windy climate of Bengaluru or in the extreme hot and dry climate of Gurgaon, glass is the in-thing. I have always wondered how buildings extensively using glass could work in such varied climatic zones, where one needs ventilation. Then, I started reading that glass was green. Buildings liberally using glass were being certified green. How come?
What's good insulation?
Many architects use imported, expensive and environmentally inappropriate material
Keep it flowing: Tour of a house that thrives on air circulation, saves energy cost
Tour of a house that thrives on air circulation, saves energy cost
Green buildings: it's common sense
Frenzied growth in real estate and changing lifestyle in Indian cities are inciting resource guzzling. Architects have innovative ideas to build green homes
Greenest of all: Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun's movement
Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun’s movement
A cool idea : Roofs that reflect sunlight save electricity
Roofs that reflect sunlight save electricity
Proposed fuel economy standards a complete sell-out, says CSE
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) releases proposed fuel economy standards for cars -- CSE lambasts them as too little too late. The standards require car manufactures to do nothing until 2015 and only a marginal improvement thereafter.