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Green-rated buildings not keeping their promise, says CSE report

“Many don’t qualify even for one-star label under BEE programme”

Publication Date: 
13/10/2014
Meena Menon
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Green Buildings, Regulations, Bureau Of Energy Efficiency (BEE), CSE, Buildings, Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

UK looks to Dutch model to make 100,000 homes carbon-neutral by 2020

More than 100,000 homes across the UK could be given a carbon-neutral retrofit by 2020 if the EU approves funding for a ground-breaking green social housing project this month.

Publication Date: 
10/10/2014
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Housing, Environment, United Kingdom (UK), European Union (EU), Energy, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Green Buildings, Netherlands
Habitat And Urbanisation

Unified building Bye-laws 2013 and development control regulation of Master Plan for Delhi – 2021

Unified Building Bye-laws for National Capital Territory of Delhi are applicable since 1983. Since then, a number of amendments/modifications, both in the Development Control Regulations (DCRs) and Building Bye-laws have been made and are in operation.

Publication Date: 
09/10/2014
Delhi Urban Art Commission
Tags:
Building Byelaws, Delhi, Buildings, Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency
Environment

CII body's green-building ratings misleading, not up to government standards: CSE

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Monday questioned the voluntary building rating system Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) developed by the US Green Building Counci

Publication Date: 
30/09/2014
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Delhi, Green Buildings, Bureau Of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Energy Efficiency, India, United States Of America (US)
Environment

India Environment Portal Newsletter 20 - 27 September 2014

The weekly digest of important reports, research, policy documents, regulations, studies, court cases, protests, conflicts, initiatives, photos, data, statistics, infographics, presentations on the India Environment Portal, 20 - 27 September 2014.

Publication Date: 
27/09/2014
India Environment Portal
Tags:
Sanitation, Climate Change, Energy, Health, Forests, Green Buildings, Industry, Irrigation, Environment Court, Renewable Energy, Economy, Transport, Tiger Conservation, Food Security
Habitat And Urbanisation

Residential buildings in India: energy use projections and savings potentials

A new scenario analysis demonstrates that a very aggressive residential building energy efficiency policy and market driven scenario in India can substantially reduce future energy demand in the sector. Following a business-as-usual scenario it is estimated that consumption from the residential building sector could rise up to 8 times.

Publication Date: 
23/09/2014
Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN)
Tags:
Green Buildings, Buildings, Energy Efficiency, India, Electricity, Green House Gases, Energy Policy, Household Energy, Urban Housing, Rural Housing
Habitat And Urbanisation

Building green sense

There is no question that India and other parts of the still-under-construction world must build green.

Publication Date: 
22/09/2014
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Green Buildings, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Architecture
Habitat And Urbanisation

DDA to design layout plan for green buildings

Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday directed the Delhi Development Authority to chart the draft regulations and layout plan for green buildings as proposed in the Master Plan, 2021.

Publication Date: 
17/09/2014
Akanksha Jain
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Green Buildings, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Water Harvesting, Energy Efficiency, Habitat And Urbanisation
Environment

Singapore firms offer green buildings for Vijayawada

With the Andhra Pradesh government announcing its capital city, all eyes are now on the Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali and Mangalagiri (VGTM) region.

Publication Date: 
08/09/2014
Hindu (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada, Green Buildings, Guntur (T), Singapore, Construction Industry, Housing Construction, Population, Sanitation, Environment
Environment

Govt will Consider Providing Concessions to Green Buildings'

Aiming to encourage green building technology, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the government would consider granting various concessions for constructing houses using the technology.

Publication Date: 
21/08/2014
New Indian Express (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Green Buildings, Housing Construction, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Security, Environment

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