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A green building is one that uses less water, optimizes energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to a conventional building. The Indian green building council (IGBC) is the leading green building movement in the country. Throughout the building lifecycle, green ...
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan is a set example that impinges on society's consciousness towards environmental awareness for adopting green building concepts in India. [ 4 ] The Union environment ministry is facing a challenge of a garden variety - bird droppings, soiling the courtyard of Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, which houses it, and is amongst the ...
Green building in India; Energy Conservation Building Code; Solar power in India; India Environment Portal; Energy-efficient buildings – a business case for India? An analysis of incremental costs for four building projects of the Energy-Efficient Homes Programme, 2015
The World Bank has launched Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies a program to provide a solution for the EDGE green building program and certification system. [citation needed] The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) plays an active role in promoting sustainability in the Indian construction sector.
The Capital is a 19-story building situated in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. [3] The Capital was constructed by Wadhwa Developers. [4] It's a commercial building with a mixture of offices, retail and hospitality spaces. It features the world’s largest automated car parking system, and is a green building, with Gold LEED certification. [5]
Lawrence Wilfred "Laurie" Baker (2 March 1917 – 1 April 2007) was a British-born Indian architect, renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture and designs that maximized space, ventilation and light and maintained an uncluttered yet striking aesthetic sensibility.
The Chepauk Palace in the city, designed by Paul Benfield, is said to be the first Indo-Saracenic building in India. Since then, many of the colonial-era buildings in the city were designed in this style of architecture, which is most apparent around the Fort St George built in 1640. Most of these were designed by English architects Robert ...
It comprises palaces, temples, and water tanks, displaying various architectural styles. Key structures include the Teli ka Mandir and Saas-Bahu Temple. The fort is notable for its strategic design and the use of blue ceramic tiles for decoration. It serves as an important example of Indian architecture and history. [112]