IGBC India

Let’s first make the distinction, for the sake of convenience and clarity, between an ‘ecologically sustainable home’ and a ‘green home’. The former is something that you build with materials that make for the least use of exhaustible natural resources—a typical farmer’s house is the best example, with a combination of clay walls, cow dung […]

How can a city and your home benefit from green building technologies that India has successfully promoted in the last decade? Green buildings essentially offer a set of detailed parameters that can guide architects and service consultants in areas of energy [lighting, appliances, air-conditioning], water and waste management for any building — be it a home, […]