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Habitat And Urbanisation

Only 44% Delhi buildings smart

Only 44 per cent of Delhi’s buildings are smart, revealed a first-of-its kind survey on “smart buildings.” Conducted on 2,000 buildings across eight cities in India, the survey by Honeywell India s

Publication Date: 
25/06/2015
Sweta Goswami
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Buildings, Green Buildings, Smart City
Environment

Green building certification to get tighter

NOIDA: In order to boost green building movement in Noida, Greater Noida and the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) areas, the process of green building certification by GRI

Publication Date: 
22/06/2015
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Green Buildings, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Housing Construction, Environment, Regulations
Science And Technology

New roof material keeps buildings super cool by reflecting back most sunlight

Dr Angus Gentle holding a piece of the special material over an existing cool roof to reduce air temperature around it.UTS

Publication Date: 
03/06/2015
International Business Times
Tags:
Science And Technology, Buildings, Building Materials, Energy, Green Buildings
Environment

India registers 3 billion square feet green building footprint: IGBC

Over three billion sq ft area of green building projects has been registered so far by Indian Green Building Council, which aims to rope in 10 billion sq ft by 2022.

Publication Date: 
22/05/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Green Buildings, India, Sustainable Development, Housing Construction, Global, Environment
Energy

Achieving the global transition to energy efficient lighting toolkit

The Toolkit is a practical reference manual that identifies many of the essential elements that need to be considered before and after inefficient lighting phase-out schemes have been initiated, including all of the elements of the en.lighten integrated approach.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2015
UNEP
Tags:
Energy Efficiency, Water Conservation, Electricity, Health Effects, Green Buildings, Subsidies, Energy Policy, India, Carbon Dioxide, South Africa, CFL, LEDs, European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), United States Of America (US), China, Pakistan, Nepal
Energy

Now, a park for renewable energy in Bengaluru

Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) will construct a two-acre renewable energy park and green building for its corporate office at Nagarabhavi.

Publication Date: 
16/04/2015
Bosky Khanna
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Solar Energy, Green Buildings, Renewable Energy, Energy Technology, Energy
Habitat And Urbanisation

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on efficiency of green rated buildings, 16/03/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on efficiency of green rated buildings, 16/03/2015.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2015
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency, India, Parliament, Bureau Of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Smart cities scheme to be rolled out next month: Venkaiah Naidu

The Modi Government's flagship 'smart cities' scheme will be rolled out from next month, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2015
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry Of Urban Development, Smart City, Water Harvesting, Solid Waste, Waste Management, Green Buildings
Environment

Let local bodies give green nod for mega building projects: State

In a move aimed at easing the path for major building projects, the state environment department has suggested doing away with mandatory eco-clearances for such constructions at the state-level and

Publication Date: 
02/03/2015
Priyanka Kakodkar
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Green Buildings, Environment Clearance (EC), Housing Construction, Regulations, Environment
Environment

Nod for green, transport chapters of Master Plan ’21

The Delhi Development Authority on Monday saw approval of chapters on environment and transport in Master Plan 2021 in its board meeting chaired by the Lieutenant-Governor.

Publication Date: 
17/02/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Environment, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Transport, Green Buildings, Water Harvesting, Ministry Of Urban Development

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