Redefining the Greys of the Green

In nature's cradle

Green look

Energy audit shy

Concrete in Extreme Environments

Contemporary events have shown that buildings designed to modern day codes need to be able to resist accidental extreme actions such as impact, …

US engineers design heating patches that can be sewn into clothes

They claim the patches can replace heating systems and save 47 % of global energy used for indoor heating

Courtyard as cold island

With a little twist in traditional design, Akshay Urja Bhawan in Haryana provides a model for affordable green buildings

Cool cover

New panel can make buildings reflect heat, cut cooling cost

Certified, not certain

Green-rated buildings in India are not necessarily energy efficient

A cool idea

Roofs that reflect sunlight save electricity

News Snippets

5 stars for saving electricity

House that

Keep it flowing

Tour of a house that thrives on air circulation, saves energy cost

Wasted

What’s good insulation?

Many architects use imported, expensive and environmentally inappropriate material

A recipe sans ingredients

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 …

Green roofs can help cities adapt to climate change

Dusty Gedge, president of European Federation of Green Roof Association, says growing a garden on roofs gives relief from heat island effect and …

Let’s play with mud

Using earth to develop modern, sustainable buildings

Changing colours of business

Auroville’s alternative galaxy

How a township has set high standard for eco-friendly living

City trapped in a solar oven

Climate-incompatible buildings that fuel excessive use of air- conditioners not only add to the energy needs of cities but also create …

Energy wise, resource foolish

Most eco-friendly claims of Indira Paryavaran Bhawan are hogwash

For a green house