MUMBAI: With few open spaces and an almost insatiable demand for commercial and residential buildings, the city is usually a major worry for environmentalists.

Centre outlines urban agenda for next 20 years

"Unfortunately, it is not happening in Vizag. It is difficult to implement it in the core city. However, it could be done on the outskirts of the city," Rama Rao said.

Total Environment Building Systems is an architect-led real estate design and development firm that builds furnished and customised homes with a focus on functional design.

A new desert city in the United Arab Emirates without light switches or water taps has much to teach people around the world about saving energy and precious resources.

Combining the aesthetics of art and the technicalities of architecture, a city-based artist has brought out a series of artworks that highlight the need for sustainable designing of buildings.

When award-winning architect Vidur Bharadwaj took to art, it was natural for him to infuse the canvas with expressions of nature and imageries of historic monuments.

The 6.84-sq km start-up area, which will be the heart of Amaravati, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, will be better, greener and more modern than the famed Singapore city-state itself.

Bhopal : Of the many firsts that Bhopal is credited with, world’s greenest manufacturing plant here is something few are aware about.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will soon be dotted with sustainable and environmentally-friendly buildings as the real estate developers have launched a campaign for making the buildings energy-efficient as w