It is in our own interest that we incorporate resource efficiencies into our planning process, says Sanjay Seth, TERI

November 2018

With a mission to attain a cleaner and sustainable future, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), along with the Ministry of New and Renewable En...

Tags: TERI, MNRE, Government of India, Sanjay Seth, BEE, Ministry of Power, PMU, PWD, GRIHA Summit, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Chandrakant Dada Patil, ECBC, LED Bulb programme, Construction

New terminal at Trichy Airport to be completed by 2021

October 2018

Work on the proposed terminal building at the Trichy International Airport is expected to be completed by September 2021. ...

Tags: GRIHA, Airport, AAI, Trichy International Airport

Felicity Adobe launches SwarnaGriha I

September 2018

Felicity Adobe has launched SwarnaGriha I-'Homes for All', the first in the series of affordable housing projects, in Bengaluru's Tumkur that offers ...

Tags: SwarnaGriha I, Homes for All, LIG categories, TUDA, PMAY scheme, Construction

8th Regional GRIHA Summit

September 2018

Green Buildings Rating System India (GRIHA), the national rating system for green buildings in India, kickstarted the 8th Regional GRIHA Summit in Mu...

Tags: GRIHA, PWD, Urban Local Bodies, Evaluators, ECBC, SVAGRIHA, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Green buildings

Building green: Trends in building blocks, glazing, insulation, HVAC, elevators, lighting, and BMS

April 2018

In 2001, India had just one building conforming to the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) green building rating, spanning 20,000 sq ft. Today, the ...

Tags: IGBC, LEED, Egis India Consulting Engineers, GRIHA, Srinivas S, LED lighting, Waterless urinals, HVAC technologies, photovoltaic cells, TERI, Monnanda Appaiah, Wienerberger India, Rajiv Balaggan, Pilkington Glass India, Façade

Construction work starts at Guwahati Airport terminal

March 2018

Construction works have started at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport’s new integrated terminal building in Guwahati, Assam. ...

Tags: Construction works, Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Escalators, Elevators, GRIHA, Photovoltaic panels

11 experts discuss the future of the workplace in terms of planning and design. Find out what they have to say!

March 2018

Workplaces today are becoming more collaborative and open, fertile ground for interaction and ideation, and increasingly connected through Internet o...

Tags: Falguni Padode, RoI, HCL, Technology, Mahindra Tower, Jaimin Desai, Mahindra Lifespace Developers, Genpact, MNC, Interiors, Building façade, lighting, Materials, ASHRAE, GRIHA

Smart Plaster for Smart Cities

March 2018

Today, the entire construction industry is suffering from non-availability of quality river bed sand for plastering interior and exterior surfaces. S...

Tags: Construction industry, BHOOSHAN DIXIT, IGBC LEED, GRIHA, Alu-form concrete wall, AAC block, Technology, ECO RENDER Plus, Smart Cities