COURTESY : www.angi.com Green interior As an eco-conscious homeowner, you want a stunning interior design for your home—but not at the cost of the environment. A growing niche of interior designers with a green focus has been bringing in earth-friendly …
COURTESY : patterns.architexturez.net Natural arhitecture The positive effects of biophilic design must be understood in architectural terms: as form and form-making principles, and structural systems. Biologically-based design utilizes observed effects, and tries to document them into an empirical and tested body of …
COURTESY : www.financialexpress.com Health consideration Considering the current prevailing uncertainty, with cases on the rise in some regions and lockdowns still being implemented in various countries, including India, it would be premature to offer any projections on when a full …
COURTESY : www.cseindia.org Green city Around 105 professionals were sensitized on the challenges faced by West Bengal in the wake of climate change and its increasing vulnerability to disasters such as flooding and cyclones. Kolkata is the world’s third most …
COURTESY : www.imf.org Climate change Scientific research now indicates more clearly than ever that our carbon footprint—the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere where it contributes to global warming through the so-called greenhouse effect—now threatens our ecosystems and …
COURTESY : ieefa.org Renewable energy Renewable energy in India has taken centre-stage when it comes to the significant development of energy infrastructure required to achieve India’s economic goals. In 2016, the Indian government set a giant target of 175 gigawatts …
COURTESY : www.watercalculator.org Water efficiency Many factors affect how much water people use in a day, including where they live, whether they live in a house or an apartment and how they live their day-to-day lives. While water might seem …
COURTESY : www.greenchoices.org Waste reduction The government is committed to reducing the amount of waste and has set targets for waste reduction. A new strategy for cutting waste was published in 2007 looking for at least 40 per cent …
COURTESY : www.lib.uchicago.edu Reused materials The sustainability of a site is improved when an existing structure can be reused. Searle Chemistry Laboratory was renovated from the former lab building, using 95% of the existing walls, roof, and floors which both …
