Buildings

Guidelines for high rise buildings

Ministry has been regularly receiving proposals for Environmental Clearance for high rise buildings from the States of Kerala, Maharashtra, Haryana etc.

Publication Date:

07/02/2012

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

High Rise Building, Buildings, India, Environment

Energy

Request for proposals (RFP) for effective implementation of GOs/Building bye laws in states/ Municipal Corporations for mandatory installation of solar water heating systems in functional buildings

A UNDP/GEF Global Solar Water Heating Project is also under implementation by the Ministry which aims at accelerating the market development of solar water heating and facilitating the installation of 5 million m2 of installed collector area by 2012.The objective of the project is to leverage the Ministry’s National Programme and create markets

Publication Date:

01/02/2012

Source: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Tags:

Solar Water Heaters, India, Buildings, Building Byelaws, Municipal Corporations

Energy

Sun power for 7 Sikkim buildings - Raj bhavan to go green by april

Gangtok, Jan. 31: Seven government buildings, including the Raj Bhavan and the Sikkim Assembly, will be powered by solar energy from April this year.

Publication Date:

01/02/2012

Source: Telegraph (North East)

Tags:

Sikkim, Solar Energy, Energy, Renewable Energy, Buildings, Gangtok, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)

Habitat And Urbanisation

HC reprieve for 39 ‘polluting’ buildings

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has granted relief to 39 malls, commercial buildings and residential complexes that were fined by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for causing air and wa

Publication Date:

24/01/2012

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

High Court, Habitat And Urbanisation, Buildings, Delhi, Water Pollution, Pollution Control, Water Act 1974, Air Pollution

Habitat And Urbanisation

Green-building rating: overrated

The idea of green rating of buildings has taken roots in India. This is in line with the global trend in which the rating tools set benchmarks for green measures for constructing and using buildings to make them sustainable.

Publication Date:

01/01/2012

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Green Buildings, India, CSE, Buildings

Climate Change

ICTs and climate change mitigation in Developing Countries

Urgent action is required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Publication Date:

01/01/2012

Author(s): Helen Roeth, Leena Wokeck, Richard Heeks, Richard Labelle

Source: Centre for Development Informatics

Tags:

Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Developing Countries, India, Energy, Buildings, Transport, Forests, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases

Environment

President gets tough with coastline polluters

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday directed Sri Lanka Coast Conservation Department officials to take legal action against persons polluting the coastline and constructing unauthorized buildings

Publication Date:

04/12/2011

Source: Daily News (Sri Lanka)

Tags:

Sri Lanka, Buildings, Pollution, Environment, Hotels, Tourism, Forests

Energy

Roadmap for India in energy efficiency

Energy is an indispensable input for economic growth and human development. There is a strong two-way relationship between economic development and energy consumption.

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Author(s): Arijit Sengupta, Saurabh Kumar

Source: Atlantic Energy Efficiency

Tags:

Energy Efficiency, India, Buildings, Industry, Energy Policy, Vehicles

Natural Disasters