buildings

Green Buildings In India – Environment & Ecology for UPSC CSE By Shreyaa Sharma

Green Buildings In India – In this lesson we learn about the Green Buildings in India. Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building) refers to both a structure and the application of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle: from planning to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and … Read more

Energy 101 Webinar: Energy Star for Buildings

Did you know that many cities and states now require an Energy Star rating by law? What exactly is an Energy Star rating and how does a building get one? In this webinar, we will provide an overview of Energy Star building ratings, Portfolio Manager, and why benchmarking your buildings is important when understanding energy … Read more

Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities Inaugural Lecture: Norman Foster

An annual lecture within the Harvard GSD Lecture Series, this event intends to expose a large audience of students, faculty and members of the public to the importance of green design and planning. Lord Foster’s practice, Foster + Partners, has pioneered an integrated design approach driven by sustainability, winning hundreds of awards and international competitions. … Read more

How green are ‘green buildings’?

On Property India, a special report on the growing trend for ‘green buildings’ and the incentives that the government gives to buildings that fulfill criteria to be called green. Later on the show, we discuss whether the government has put in checks and balances to ensure that developers stick to ‘green’ norms and also there … Read more

Green Buildings in India: The GRIHA Approach

Green Buildings in India: The GRIHA Approach Most of India’s historical buildings are engineering feats that were achieved hundreds of years ago. Silently, yet eloquently, they tell us how man and nature were intricately connected. Forts, palaces, and ordinary houses- they were all built around nature. And very often, with limited wastage of resources. Over … Read more

The coolest buildings aren’t green | Bryn Davidson | TEDxRenfrewCollingwood

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Creating ‘greener’ buildings will help address climate change… right? Green buildings can make a difference, but only if we start asking the right questions. If we can start to see the whole story of how our buildings impact the climate … Read more