Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the High Court of Kerala regarding grant of transit passes for extracting ordinary earth for construction of buildiings, Thrissur, Kerala, 04/04/2018

Judgement of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of Elko Properties And Developers Private Limited Vs The District Geologist, Department of Mining And Geology, Thrissur District & Others dated 04/04/2018 regarding refusal on the part of Department of Mining and Geology to accept the application of the Elko Properties for issuance of transit passes, so as to extract ordinary earth for building purposes citing the necessity of an environmental clearance certificate.

Judgement Date: 
04/04/2018
Tags:
Buildings, Building Materials, Environment Clearance (EC), Mining, Kerala, Thrissur (D), High Court, Building Byelaws
Climate Change

Assessment and mitigation strategies to counteract overheating in urban historical areas in Rome

As urban overheating is increasing, there is a strong public interest towards mitigation strategies to enhance comfortable urban spaces, for their role in supporting urban metabolism and social life. The study presents an assessment of the existing thermal comfort and usage of San Silvestro Square in Rome during the summer, and performs the simulation of cooling strategies scenarios, to understand their mitigation potential for renovation projects.

Publication Date: 
18/03/2018
Flavia Laureti, Letizia Martinelli, Alessandra Battisti
Climate
6
1
1-26
Tags:
Heat Waves, Urban Habitat, Italy, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Green Buildings, Building Materials, Green Spaces, Solar Radiation
Air Pollution

Strict building norms to curb air pollution

Panaji: In an effort to tackle air pollution in towns and cities, the central government has set out to ensure that dust mitigation measures for construction and demolition activities are compulsor

Publication Date: 
06/03/2018
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Air Pollution, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Management, Industrial Pollution, PM 2.5, Environment Act 1986, Building Materials, Air Pollution Control
Solid Waste

Debris chokes river Cooum as officials turn a blind eye

CHENNAI: While the Tamil Nadu government spent hundreds of crores of taxpayer money to restore the Cooum river, miscreants have wreaked havoc on the project piling tonnes of construction and plasti

Publication Date: 
22/01/2018
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Building Materials, Waste Disposal, Cooum, River Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Solid Waste
Sanitation

The urban bio-loop: growing, making and regenerating

Cities could tackle the global problem of rising levels of waste and depleted resources by using organic waste, such as bananas, potatoes and maize as building materials, Arup predicts. Globally the construction industry is one of the largest users of raw materials; in the UK alone it accounts for 60 per cent of all raw materials consumed.

Publication Date: 
11/10/2017
Arup
Tags:
Organic Waste, Building Materials, Construction Industry, Urbanisation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Index properties of soil of Sabarmati river, Gandhinagar District, Gujarat

The present work is mainly focused on the Geotechnical properties of the areas in Gandhinagar district. The recent growth which is associated with urbanization in Gandhinagar -Ahmedabad Township calls for appropriate geotechnical investigations of soils of the area. Representative soil samples were collected from the Sabarmati River bed near Gandhinagar area and were investigated as per Indian standard for their index properties with a view to classifying for their use in infrastructural development.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2017
Shubham Bhatt, R. D. Shah, Vasu Pancholi & et al
Indian Journal of Scientific Research
16
1
144-150
Tags:
Soil Capability, Sand, Building Materials, Sabarmati, Gandhinagar (D), Gujarat, Mining
Habitat And Urbanisation

Mud bricks best for cool, green houses, says study

Simple mud concrete bricks provide the most affordable and sustainable houses in the tropics, a Sri-Lankan study suggests.

Publication Date: 
04/07/2017
Eco Business
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Housing, Building Materials, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Environment, Bricks
Solid Waste

Solid Waste Management Rules 2016: How well they have been implemented on ground?

The 2016 Rules supersede the Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 and expand the ambit of application to every urban local body, including outgrowths in urban agglomerations, census towns, areas under

Publication Date: 
02/05/2017
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Waste Management, Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2000, Building Materials, Biodegradable Waste, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Solid Waste

Guidelines on environmental management of construction & demolition (C & D) wastes

CPCB has brought `Guidelines on Environmental Management of C&D Wastes' in compliance of Rule 10 sub-rule 1(a) of the C&D Waste Management Rules, 2016 and has attempted to address the issues pertaining to abatement of adverse environmental impacts arising from C&D waste management activities.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2017
Central Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Waste Management, Construction Industry, Waste Disposal, Environment Management, India, Building Materials
Solid Waste

Draft guidelines on Environmental Management of C&D Waste Management in India

The draft “Guidelines on Environmental Management of C&D Waste Management in India (2017)” has been prepared by CPCB in compliance of under Duties of the Central Pollution Control Board under Rule 10 sub-rule 1(a) of Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Management Rules, 2016 states ‘- prepare operational guidelines related to environ

Publication Date: 
07/03/2017
Central Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Waste Management, Construction Industry, Waste Disposal, Environment Management, India, Building Materials

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