The pucca LCM of growth

The lowly brick, that is

Missing the wood for the trees

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Buildings can cause sickness

But building biology helps remove harmful electromagnetic fields from architecture

Payback

Illegal construction around the Ranthambore National Park ought to go

Matrix reloaded

Adding jute fiber to cement mix can make buildings stronger

Baker honoured

Back to nature

Glue to bind bridges

Mud housing is the key

Mud's low cost and malleability makes it an ideal building material. But its use can be popularised only if such drawbacks as its …

The 20th century saw a 23-fold increase in natural resources used for building

Massive expansion of natural resource consumption will have a considerable environmental impact

Prevention is.

Good housekeeping

Traditional architecture makes for better homes

Murky science of comfort part 3: Industry defined standards make us feel uncomfortable without ACs

The Heat, Ventilation and Air Conditioning industry has made sure that we get used to heating and cooling appliances by setting arbitrary …

Mud is a cost-effective biulding material

Mud is on its way to becoming a popular and economically viable medium of constructon with the urban builder

Cool dwellings: Here is what you can do to make your building beat the heat

‘Shade, insulate and ventilate’ should be the mantra for achieving ‘thermally comfortable’ buildings

Glass: pane and simple

They are opaque, they are transparent...they are windows of the future

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No bric-a-bracs

Bricks can be made with 30 per cent sewage sludge

How we lost the art of manipulating microclimate

The current mass housing construction is in contrast from the traditional urban forms of the city, which had smaller shaded spaces, were more …

Cool cover

New panel can make buildings reflect heat, cut cooling cost

A concrete facelift

Delhi is earthquake prone

The 2001 Bhuj earthquake was something of a watershed in Indian disaster preparedness. Several state governments, most so in the Northeast, and …

Mandatory building energy code needed by 2030, says UN report

The building sector’s energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions rose by 7% since 2010, the report said

Earthquake disaster not limited to death toll

While many affected areas in Afghanistan are conflict-ridden, Pakistan faces administrative challenges