India’s construction sector is assessed at approximately $100 billion industry . As a result of government spending, private investments as well as foreign direct investment, India has made a place for itself into the top ten spending nations on construction globally. A recent report on “Global Construction 2020”, assessed that India will be the third […]
It takes an intention to build sustainable: Ar. Prem Nath
Most of the projects, today, aspire to be green, only to achieve green rating certificates, while there are developments which achieve ‘green’ and are then awarded green ratings & special citations. Ar. Prem Nath,Prem Nath and Associates Sustainable construction for today’s needs “Sustainable Construction, today, is an inevitable fact of life,” says Ar. Prem Nath […]
“Sustainability should be perceived as duty”
Sustainability, in my opinion, should be perceived as a duty of every citizen to adopt such norms for the sake of preservation of our resources for the next generation. Amol Prabhu, Partner,Shashi Prabhu & Associates (SPA) The most significant sustainable building SPA has built is the administrative building constructed over 8,700 sq. m. for IRICEN […]
Understanding Sustainable Construction: Ar. Narasimhan
Sustainability should embrace the interplay of environmental performance, social responsibility and economic accountability. Ar. Naresh V Narasimhan, Head, Venkataramanan Associates Sustainable construction’ for today’s needs “Sustainability is one of the world’s most talked about, but least understood word. Its meaning is often clouded by differing interpretations,” says Ar. Naresh V Narasimhan, Head, Venkataramanan Associates. “There […]
Creating an ‘optimised’ structure
The most sustainable strategy is not to build at all. The second best solution is to build less i.e. to create the most efficient design which optimises the structure to be built around it. Manit Rastogi, Founder Partner, Morphogenesis Sustainable construction for today’s needs “Much of the present urban development continues to be ecologically unviable, […]
Sustainable construction associated with energy efficiency: Ar. Anchuri
In the context of building design, sustainability seeks to diminish the negative environmental impact of buildings. Ar. S.P. Anchuri, Chief Consultant, Anchuri & Anchuri ‘Sustainable construction’ for today’s needs “Sustainability is today’s expression. It has the supernatural of attracting everybody’s attention,” says Ar. Er. S. P. Anchuri, Chief Consultant, Anchuri and Anchuri. Explaining it with […]
Sustainability is at the epicentre of designs at Studio Symbiosis
An understanding of the site, topography, materials, design brief, structure and services is essential to create sustainable architecture. It is the integration of all these elements that result in complete sustainable architecture Amit Gupta, Founding Partners, Studio Symbiosis The design philosophy at Studio Symbiosis is to create integrated design solutions imbibing amalgamated, efficient, robust and […]
Adding green quotient in Metros
Metros need to practice sustainable construction to minimise environmental impact. Ar Satyakam Garg Initial one section of the project is complete with functioning eight numbers of the station and a depot. This first part of the project called as priority section is country’s best and latest in terms of sustainable construction. Our cities are witnessing […]
Green buildings help achieve sustainable development
With the advent of the era of green buildings, we have begun to understand the concept of sustainability in construction and its importance. Vivek Talwar,CMD, NITCO Ltd. Construction industry in India has been a major part of the economy and plays an important role in the development of country’s infrastructure by providing gigantic economic influx. […]
Somany brings intelligence in sanitaryware
Smart homes concept has a sustained demand in metros and we see in comings years the same to percolate down to ‘Smart Cities’ to ensure further adoption of sustainable development and efficient energy management Abhishek Somany, MD, Somany Ceramics Limited The rapid economic development and urbanisation has led to an enormous demand for construction which […]