World over Energy Efficiency issues have gained importance over the years. Today there is more awareness compared to yesteryears. The rising cost of energy, global warming and carbon emissions have made people sit up and take note of benefits of energy efficiency. The survey of nearly 4,000 building owners and operators around the world was [...]
Planning to buy a new flat, independent villa or apartment. There are many points which you ought to figure out before deciding about the location and which floor to zero-in on. There are defined documentation in each state or the country. But there is one important issue which is pan global. The amount of sunlight [...]
Green Buildings or the Energy efficient buildings have been catching the attention of planners and developers alike. This is an hitherto untapped area which can be made use of for the purpose of energy conservation. The fact that HVAC is the most important area and accounts for 55% of the energy usages in a typical commercial building [...]
International Code Council has just released International Green Construction Code, a comprehensive Green Building Code which is expected to bring about paradigm shift in the way Green Building are being constructed. This would also spur other nations to review their national codes and come out with some revisions.
Recent incident at Bangalore has left people wondering about CSR commitments of many of companies of our times. OHSAS 18001:2007 is the standard which governs Occupation Health and Safety of an organization and its employees. When an organization embraces OHSAS 18001 standard, it mandates establishment of a management system.
Slowdown is relaxing a wee bit. Its official now. The developed world is also showing signs of recovery. And even though there was slowdown in the home-improvement business through the recession, the market for home energy-efficiency improvements is looking up.
Solar Water Heating Systems are an integral feature of any green building. Solar water heating systems are employed even in conventional buildings for energy efficient measures. Today, there are many solar water heating systems which can be employed to even get temperatures more than the boiling water temperatures. But the common ones which are in [...]
Our present decade started with concerns over high rise buildings in the wake of Sept 11, 2001 episode. But that was only for few early years. March to pridely own the tallest building continued unabated. Taiwan, Shanghai and now Dubai rivalled with one another to have the tallest man made structure in their country. Even [...]
