Last evening at the American Library here, there was a web interaction between Peter J. Arsenault and Roshni Udyavar – head of the Environmental Architecture course at Rachana Sansad. I fully expected it to be all about LEED but was … Continue reading
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Laying Out the Biodiversity Garden [SomVid]
Work has begun on laying out the biodiversity garden at a local college campus. As I mentioned in my previous post, this project is being carried out in collaboration with Ladybird Environmental Consulting, and it also involves the students of … Continue reading
Biodiversity Garden Design [SomVid]
This biodiversity garden for a college campus has been designed in collaboration with Ladybird Environmental Consulting. They meticulously worked out the locations and densities for the various kinds of flora to be planted. Students from the college actively participated in … Continue reading
A Call for Permeable Paving
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: urban dwellers have an obsession with paving every possible open space. Housing society compound?Pave it — we need to park our cars! Open area where social interactions take place?Pave it — … Continue reading
Reduce Hard Paving
In our urban environment we see numerous examples of open spaces with hard paving all over them. One of the reasons for this is our insatiable hunger for parking. The earth in our cities is starved of air and water … Continue reading
ShKo Bungalow
Many people dream of leaving the city to lead a slower, more meaningful life outside it. Few, however, are able to live that dream. Just a stone’s throw from the [RaBV] bungalow here is a sustainable weekday home of a … Continue reading
TERI and USGBC to join forces
Now that was unexpected! New Delhi, June 7: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the development of high performance buildings in India and Southeast Asia. Essentially, … Continue reading
New BEE Ratings for Air Conditioning
From the beginning of 2104—and in line with past practice—the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has updated their rating system for all appliances including lights, fans and air-conditioners. I’m only going to talk about air conditioners here because they are, … Continue reading
I must be an idiot
Just received a call from a gentleman who wanted to develop 9 acres of land at Nasrapur village in Karjat, very close to some of the bungalows I’ve done and am doing there. That sounded interesting, naturally. Unfortunately he wanted … Continue reading
Visit to ecobuild India 2013
Yesterday was my day to visit Bombay Exhibition Centre at Goregaon for this year’s ecobuild India 2013. I was a bit surprised to see some of the participating vendors because there was nothing remotely connected to sustainable architecture in their … Continue reading