Adv Chetan Kapadia analyses the recent notification released by MoEFCC towards easing the green norms for buildings

December 2018

A notification on November 15, 2018, by MoEFCC eases the green norms for residential projects of built-up area up to 50,000 sq m. ...

Tags: MoEFCC, Residential projects, Housing for All by 2022, SP Muthuraman, Union of India, Construction, Chetan Kapadia, EIA, Rainwater harvesting, Waste management systems, Renewable power

Kalpataru launches Kalpataru Magnus in Mumbai

July 2018

Kalpataru has launched Kalpataru Magnus, an ultra-luxurious, multi-amenity residential project in Mumbai. The project offers a choice of grand and el...

Tags: Kalpataru Magnus, BKC, Western Express Highway, Kalpataru, Wastewater recycling, Rainwater harvesting

Secunderabad becomes India’s first ‘green’ railway station

October 2017

Secunderabad’s railway station was recently awarded a silver rating certification by the Indian Green Building Council-Confederation of Industry (IGB...

Tags: IGBC, Railway station, Green Railway Stations Rating System, Energy efficiency, Water efficiency, Photovoltaic cells, LED lighting, Central waste collection system, Rainwater harvesting systems

BASF Group inaugurates new Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Mumbai

March 2017

BASF Group recently inaugurated its new Innovation Campus Asia Pacific, located in Mumbai. The project will involve a total expected investment of up...

Tags: BASF Group, R And D investment, Innovation Campus Asia Pacific, BASF Chemicals India, Dr Martin Brudermueller, Sanjeev Gandhi, BASF Catalysts India, BASF Group, LED lights, Rainwater harvesting, LEED, Dr Harald Lauke, Agricultural Research Station

BASF Group inaugurates new Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Mumbai

March 2017

BASF Group recently inaugurated its new Innovation Campus Asia Pacific, located in Mumbai. The project will involve a total expected investment of up...

Tags: BASF Group, R And D investment, Innovation Campus Asia Pacific, BASF Chemicals India, Dr Martin Brudermueller, Sanjeev Gandhi, BASF Catalysts India, BASF Group, LED lights, Rainwater harvesting, LEED, Dr Harald Lauke, Agricultural Research Station

Flying Green

December 2016

The new terminal at the Vadodara Airport has been constructed on the green concept. An important industrial, cultural and educational hub in western...

Tags: Vadodara Airport, Knowledge City, Confederation of Indian Industry, Narendra Kumar Shukla, Airports Authority of India, TERI, GRIHA, Harni Airport, HVAC, STP, Rainwater harvesting system, Dr Shankar of IIT-Mumbai, Fly-ash bricks, Construction, CIP

Platinum Advantage

November 2016

Spread across over 44 acre, DLF Cybercity has about 5.6 million sq ft of operational space. It features 10 blocks of multi-tenanted and independent b...

Tags: DLF Cybercity, Grade A workspace solutions, USGBC, LEED certification, IT SEZ, LEED Platinum Certification, No-emission green technology power plants, Oxy Zone, Power back-up, Central air-conditioning, CrFche, Stationary, Amit Grover, O And M Rating System, Gas-based power generation

How Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazaar redevelopment project is becoming a smart city model

September 2016

Dr Prem Jain, Chairman, AECOM India, and Chairman, Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), has earned the epithet, ‘Green Visionary’, owing to his deca...

Tags: Dr Prem Jain, AECOM India, IGBC, Bhendi Bazaar, Kutub Mandviwala, WC, Narendra Modi, Wi-Fi, Smart city model, Rainwater harvesting, Air-conditioning, Green Visionary