In the face of the global imperative to limit the rise in temperatures to 1.5 °C (above pre-industrial level), as outlined in the Paris Agreement, nations have been striving to transition towards a net-zero economy. This challenge is particularly pronounced for India, where the dual goals of fulfilling developmental aspirations …
For cities to confront the challenges of fossil fuel depletion, increasing energy costs and rapid climate change, it is inevitable to develop and implement urban energy management solutions for their sustainable future. This publication is a training companion developed originally for training courses at the International Urban Training Centre in …
This guidebook covers a range of building technologies, design principles and practices which can significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, while improving living and working conditions. All the mitigation technologies and practices are dealt with in simple language and approaches for implementing these technologies are also provided. This guidebook will …
The CII – Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre in Hyderabad is the first LEED Platinum rated building in India. It offers advisory services to the industry in the areas of : green buildings, energy efficiency, water management, environmental management, renewable energy, green business incubation, and climate change activities.
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Monday gave a last chance'' to the Ministry of Environment and Forests to file an affidavit stating whether it has kept in abeyance an office memorandum which seeks to regulate construction activity including restricting height of buildings. A division bench of Justice Sharad Bobde and …
July 25: The Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) is trying to make rainwater harvesting mandatory in its new building bylaws for the city, a source said. “The new building bylaws are in process and will take at least a couple of months to draft. In general, there will be some …
Collector can order closure of buildings not conforming with safety parameters The district administration is gearing up to crack down on high rise buildings in the city functioning with scant regard for fire safety measures. District Collector P.I. Sheikh Pareed told The Hindu that suo motu inspections will be carried …
An ambitious project involving construction of swanky sea-view high-rises on prime Mumbai land after razing Mahatma Phule Colony, a slum sprawl at Nariman Point, is under scanner for violation of building norms. The plot is located between the Manora hostel for MLAs and the Arabian sea. The builder, Ace Links, …
Power, Water Elude New Market As Master Plan Called It Green Zone & MCD Didn’t Know. By habit, 60-year-old Vijay Kumar reaches his shop by 11am. But without water or electricity for the past three years, he has been forced to start business late in the evening. Kumar says ever …
Says CSE Report Based On Review Of 900 Haryana Projects. Builders seem to be fudging data related to water consumption while seeking green clearance for their projects, according to a recent report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). A review of about 900 projects for environmental clearance in …
In a move to check the rampant mining of underground water in Gurgaon, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday barred issuance of any fresh license for construction activity unless builders give an undertaking that underground water would not be drawn by them. The court also asked the Haryana …
Nod Only For Builders Who Agree Not To Use Groundwater. The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday restrained the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) from issuing new licences to developers in Gurgaon unless they give an undertaking that groundwater would not be consumed for construction work. In a potent, …
Study calculated each country's efforts to reduce energy use in industry, transport, and buildings as well as overall policies It lacks the glitz or glamour of the Olympics but the UK won a race that really does matter on Thursday, taking the gold in energy efficiency. A report launched in …
Suggestions on allowing residences in industrial zones, consolidating plots for group housing to make use of higher floor area ratio and allowing property development along a proposed Metro line are among 20 major “suggested changes” that the Delhi Development Authority has approved in the Master Plan Delhi-2021 review process. “The …
NCR builders fudge water usage data, finds Centre for Science and Environment The water shortage residents are facing in the NCR region may have a connection with lax environmental clearance procedures of building projects. It seems builders are fudging data relating to water consumption while seeking green clearance for their …
KOHIMA, July 5 (PTI) – In the face of erratic electricity supply in the State, the Nagaland government has planned to install solar power facility in most of the directorate building of various departments within this year. Although the Department of New and Renewable Energy (NRE) wanted to install solar …
The solar heating and cooling (SHC) roadmap outlines a pathway for solar energy to supply almost one sixth (18 EJ) of the world’s total energy use for both heating and cooling by 2050. This would save some 800 megatonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per year; more than the total …
The process of getting green clearances is turning into an “official extortion cell”, Mr Navin Raheja, President, National Real Estate Development Council, said here. Calling for doing away with green clearances for buildings, Mr Raheja suggested standard operating procedures instead. He was speaking at an event on “Green Buildings” organised …
PUNE: Indian cities are extremely ill prepared to address the environmental fallouts of the aggressive building construction that is underway, according to Centre for Science and Environment. A statement issued by the centre said that 70% of the building stock that will be there in 2030 is yet to be …
Although India is facing a construction boom, only three per cent of its buildings can be certified as green. Experts expressed concern as to why the building sector remains unregulated especially since it is a major energy guzzler. “Buildings are responsible for 40 per cent of energy use, 30 per …
