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Green Home Helps To Save Money and Environment

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Green Home in India is not a new concept or a new thing to real estate in India. Today green home means a home or apartment project where builder or architect adopts green principles such as rainwater harvesting, effective waste management system and focusing on energy or water efficiency. Increasing conscious of health and environment [...]

Choosing Energy Efficient Doors

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

There has been growing demand for energy efficient doors. Energy efficient doors offer many benefits for the environment and your pocket. Because Energy efficient doors reduce the amount of energy you use to heat and cool your home. Windows and doors can be a major source of heat loss, when replacing existing or buying new [...]

Green Building Increases Resale Value

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

A green building generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants. Green home or green building not only brings down your utility bills but also increase home value. Low operating costs of green buildings are raising property values in the current economic market. Resale values of Green buildings are usually greater than those that [...]

“Ban The Bulb”- Campaign In India

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Greenpeace India launched the “Ban the Bulb” campaign,  calling for a phase out of inefficient light bulbs by 2012. Ban The Bulb (BTB) campaign is to discourage the use of traditional incandescent bulbs and replacing them with energy efficient lighting. There is a considerable scope of reducing energy consumption through energy efficient lighting schemes. Choosing [...]

National Building Code for Residential Apartments in India

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

National Building code is a document containing standardized requirement for the design & construction of most types of building in the country. Although codes may sometimes seem fussy, they are the result of years of experience and testing. Building codes exist to protect the public’s health, safety and welfare. National Building Codes (NBC) regulate building [...]