Date: December 23, 2013 While construction necessitates enormous amount of construction material that accounts for about half of all materials used, it is also responsible for generating about half of the solid waste that degrades the land and environment. Given the fact that 70 per cent of the buildings that will stand in India in 2030 are yet to be built, this environmental cost will only compound with the anticipated construction boom unless immediate steps are taken to recycle and reuse construction waste and turn it into a resource.
Panchkula, March 14 2013 The sustainable buildings team of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) co-organised a half day workshop on March 14, 2013 with the Department of Renewable Energy, Haryana (DRE) and HAREDA (Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency).The venue of the workshop was the new HAREDA office : Akshay Urja Bhawan, which has received a tentative five star GRIHA rating.
Kolkata, January 4, 2013 The sustainable buildings team of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi organised a half a day workshop on January 4, 2013 in association with New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), Kolkata and Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, West Bengal (HIDCO).
Co- organized by Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Tuesday, 11 December 2012 Venue: Hotel Shivalik View, Sector 17-E, Chandigarh The Centre for Science and Environment along with the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) is organizing an ‘Orientation Workshop on Agenda for Sustainable Buildings' on 11 December 2012 in Chandigarh.