Too cool for comfort
How rising incomes are lowering room temperatures at the cost of energy, health and comfort
The light bulb moment
Citing energy efficiency and durability, industry has put LED lights on a pedestal. But is it really time to bid adieu to CFL and the humble …
Give landscape its due
Ravindra Bhan is one of the country’s pioneer landscape architects. From establishing a programme in landscape architecture at the School …
A thin green coating
No check on performance of green-rated buildings; developers pocket government incentives
Lavasa above law
Lavasa continues to bypass norms. But the environment ministry may give clearance to the the maiden planned hill city in India, Sakshi C Dasgupta …
Watertight
Rate water fixtures for efficiency to cut wastage