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The Green Homes project is a sustainable housing project introduced by UN-Habitat, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), CEN, ENPHO, IHS and SLTDC with support of European Union to promote sustainable housing in Nepal. The project proposes to use green building techniques such as green construction materials, passive ...
Nepal Building Codes (NBC) are a set of a technical documents developed by The Department of Urban Development and Building Construction under the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works of Nepal. The codes were first drafted in 1993–1994 and were adopted in 2003. It was included in the gazette in 2006. Adherence to the NBC is mandatory in ...
Lokta bushes proliferate in open clusters or colonies on the southern slopes of Nepal's Himalayan forests between 1,600 and 4,000 m (c.5,250–13,000 ft). [2] Historically the handcrafting of lokta paper occurred in the rural areas of Nepal, most notably in the Baglung District. Today raw lokta paper is produced in more than 22 districts in ...
The International Green Construction Code (IGCC) is a set of guidelines that aim to improve the sustainability and environmental performance of buildings during their design, construction, and operation. It was introduced by the International Code Council (ICC), a non-profit organization that provides building safety and fire prevention codes ...
Green design has often been used interchangeably with environmentally sustainable design. It is the practice of creating structures by using environment friendly processes. [87] There is a popular debate about this with several arguing that green design is in effect narrower than sustainable design, which takes into account a larger system.
This is, for the most part, a separate conversation. The league implemented another new All-Star Game format because players stopped trying in the exhibition. They have been too busy complaining ...
GreenSource Magazine was launched in June 2006 as the sister publication of Architectural Record and the member publication of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). Aimed at the green-design community, it featured articles on projects, design processes, technology, products, and environmental issues in the developing sustainable ...
SoftBank billionaire Masayoshi Son has pledged to invest $100 billion in the US over the next four years. Masa's longtime friend and Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang weighs in on the pledge.