Habitat And Urbanisation

World Green Building Trends 2016: developing markets accelerate global green growth

According to this report, the emerging economies like Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia and South Africa will be engines of green growth in the next three years, with development varying from t

Publication Date: 
16/02/2016
World Green Building Council
Tags:
Green Buildings, Buildings, Industry, Environment, India, Global, Construction Industry, Urbanisation
Energy

Solar energy system must for special buildings in cities, towns

Planning approvals for special buildings (ground plus four floors) and multi-storeyed buildings (above four floors) will be issued by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and the Director

Publication Date: 
15/02/2016
K. Manikandan
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Solar Energy, Buildings, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Renewable Energy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Energy
Energy

Mandatory for industries to tap solar power for water heaters

As per the Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy unveiled in 2012

Publication Date: 
08/02/2016
Dennis S. Jesudasan
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Solar Energy, Solar Water Heaters, Industry, Construction Industry, Buildings, Renewable Energy, Energy
Energy

Rent Your Rooftop & Get Solar Power at a Cheaper Rate

Give us your rooftop and we will give you cheap solar power ­ this is the model being used by many solar power companies to rake up their rooftop solar installation capacities.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2016
Debjoy Sengupta
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Buildings, Renewable Energy, Power Industry, Energy
Environment

NGT stops razing of Dindoshi and Yeoor Hills

The cutting of Dindoshi and Yeoor hills, in Goregaon and Thane, respectively, has been stayed in an interim order by the Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal.

Publication Date: 
19/01/2016
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Ecology, National Green Tribunal (NGT), NGO, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Housing Construction, Buildings, Landslides, Forests, Construction Industry, Deforestation, Environment
Environment

Following SC observation, real estate companies say building plans approved only after environment clearance

Real estate companies in top metros have said that local government bodies approve building plans only after the project has been granted environment clearance.

Publication Date: 
18/01/2016
Ravi Teja Sharma, Kailash Babar
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Housing Construction, Buildings, Construction Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Act 1986, Noida, Gurgaon (T), Bangalore (T), Mumbai, CRZ Clearance (Coastal Clearance), Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

Implementing energy efficiency in buildings: a compendium of experiences from across the world

This compendium on implementing energy efficiency in buildings studies the challenges in the implementation of building energy codes; policy regulation and its impact and international best practices.

Publication Date: 
18/12/2015
SN Srinivas, Butchaiah Gadde, Sanjay Seth, Vittalkumar Dhage
UNDP India
Tags:
Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Buildings, India, Global, Green House Gases, Emission Targets, Energy Intensity
Habitat And Urbanisation

Submit completion certificate format: NGT to Noida Authority

NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal on Monday directed the Noida Authority to submit the format of completion certificates issued to builders whose projects fell within a 10km radius of the Okhla Bi

Publication Date: 
08/12/2015
Sharmila Bhowmik
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Okhala SA, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Construction Industry, Buildings, Habitat And Urbanisation
Energy

UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report 2015

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Renewable energy Policy Network for the 21st century (REN21) joined forces to produce the UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report which covers 17 selected UNECE member countries located in the South East Europe, the Caucasus, the Russian Federation and Central Asia.

Publication Date: 
07/12/2015
REN21 Secretariat
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Europe, Electricity, Power Industry, Buildings, Transport, Finance
Climate Change

AC use sparks 'uncool' debate

PUNE: The city's weather, moderate with average temperatures ranging between 20 and 28 degrees Celsius, hardly needs much air conditioning, but the pace at which constructions are coming up and the

Publication Date: 
07/12/2015
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (T), Municipal Corporation, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Dioxide, Floods, Droughts, Sea Level Rise, Lifestyles, Buildings, Climate Impacts, Climate Change, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

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