Green Buildings
The new government’s intent to develop 100 “Smart Cities” has created quite a buzz in the realty sector. The government allocated Rs 7,060 crore for these in the Budget last month. The use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in most of the smart cities will have to adhere to green building norms and reduce [...] Continue Reading »
Green buildings are not only helpful in reducing the cost of your maintenance but will also make sure that you enjoy a better lifestyle in the long run. When Nair Manoj Kumar shifted to his new apartment at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, he didn’t know what a green building really was. He didn’t even have to [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi: Soon a list of provisions will be set that have to be followed by those owning plots of size 3,000 square metre and above. An amendment has been proposed by management action groups to the Master Plan 2021 as per which the local bodies should ensure that building plans for such plots have [...] Continue Reading »
Noida: On a measure to support development of green buildings in the city, the Noida Authority has decided to reward over 24 developers who have opted for eco-friendly construction by giving them 5 percent floor area ratio (FAR) for free. Around 20 buildings have been completely designed on the green concept and have received the [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- With more and more number of green buildings sprawling across the country, the environment ministry has decided to relax the green building norms in an attempt to foster which has been impacted with the high interest rates. A large number of buildings will be de-linked by the ministry as the buildings can come [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi-NCR: NCR houses around 80 green buildings which together occupy around 121 million sq ft of office space. Such buildings provide green office spaces with natural air and sunlight inside the office and thereby reduces energy consumption. Ecotech City located in Greater Noida is one such green building providing office blocks which do not need [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- As an outcome of firm real estate market of Bangalore, the demand for skilled architects has been increasing, especially in the luxury and customised construction segment. People looking for new creations and innovative features in the upcoming projects and the growing competition between new projects in the real estate market, have inspired the builders [...] Continue Reading »
As the concept of green buildings is gaining ground among developers, the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) expects nearly 2 billion square feet of sustained building footprint to come up by 2015. At present, there are 1,745 eco-friendly building projects with over 1.21 billion sq ft of green footprint are registered with the IGBC. IGBC [...] Continue Reading »
Emphasis on energy efficiency seems to be shifted to smaller buildings of late. In order to help smaller buildings in Delhi to reduce their carbon footprint, a special programme has been devised. An offshoot of GRIHA – the green rating for integrated habitat assessment – SVAGRIHA has been conceptualised especially for buildings that are less [...] Continue Reading »
The ‘Trends in Green Buildings’ workshop organized by The Weekend Leader in Bangalore saw the gathering of leading architects, builders and renewable energy experts. The workshop highlighted the importance of green buildings and their relevance in India. The speakers engaged in conversation with budding architects drawn from some of the finest architecture schools in the [...] Continue Reading »
