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ShKo Bungalow at Karjat

Last week ended with a site visit to Nasrapur, Karjat. This is the fourth design in the same general location after the [RaBV], [BAli] and [LGEs] bungalows so I’m extremely familiar with the area and climate.  Part of this particular … Continue reading

Green Listing

If you are the provider of any green / sustainable product or service that is appropriate for mention on this website, please fill the form below listing your website and stating clearly what exactly makes your product sustainable. If, however, … Continue reading

Commercial Feedback

If you provide a product, service or solution related to architecture or interior design, please feel free to fill this form. If it happens to be a green / sus­tain­able prod­uct or ser­vice that is appro­pri­ate for men­tion on this … Continue reading

FAQs

Here are some of the more frequently asked questions that I have encountered over the years. They have been categorised in order to make it simpler for the reader.

Rainwater Harvesting

What is Rainwater Harvesting Myths about the cost and complexity of RHW systems have meant that many people do not take it seriously enough. Rainwater Harvesting is getting a lot of publicity these days but there is still a lot … Continue reading

Recycling Water

Apart from saving fresh water there are also some ways of reusing and recycling water so as to reduce our requirement. The technology for this could be hi-tech, like a filtration plant, for example but we will concentrate on basic … Continue reading

Saving Water

There are literally thousands of sites on the internet which will show you ways of saving water. Some boast of having the 100 best tips while others give you five; but almost all of them are useless to us here … Continue reading

Energy-Efficient Lighting

The incandescent bulb is the most common – and one of the least energy-efficient lighting options for brightening a space. Today we have numerous fluorescent type fittings; both, the old tubelight and modern compacts which retro-fit into incandescent holders. Light … Continue reading

Passive Cooling in Tropical Climates

Passive cooling In tropical climates can be achieved by intelligent architectural design.In tropical climates, it’s important to keep the interior of a building cool and it is known as “passive cooling” because the reliance on “active” or mechanical means (air-conditioning) … Continue reading