The way forward beyond Net ZERO: By Prof. Charanjit Singh Shah

Sustainability as such has no bench marks. The more you respect mother earth and create designs that are organic in built form and knit with nature, the environment becomes more lively and human. The building should not be a constituent of brick and concrete alone but should progressively grow and blossom like a flower and become an eternal part of landscape and its natural surrounding. It needs to be treated like a living organism and should breathe & be inter woven with the environment. 

My past 40 years of experience and passion for sustainable green architecture has progressed my thoughts. I ...

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Doors | Windows | Facades

A building much like our human body is a living entity that needs to breathe. For as long as human civilizations have existed on this earth, we have built our dwellings with openings reflecting all sorts of physical, social, cultural and interpersonal factors. Fenestrations or openings in architecture performs a plethora of roles ranging from allowing sunlight and fresh air to acting as thresholds to portraying a symbolic manifestation. Over the years, advancements in technology and the availability of scientifically monitored materials have transformed the purpose, identity, and designs of facades and their fenestrations. With the advent of the industrial ...

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Convert your spoil into SOIL..!

The heat in Delhi has just been too much to take especially for someone who has just moved to Delhi from Mumbai.! We at least have the cool sea breeze in Mumbai. Unfortunately, none of that happens here. Interacting with the Delhites I learned it wasn't always this hot in Delhi. But over the years there has been a rise in the overall temperature of the city. In fact, global temperature has risen by 1 degree in the past 60 years. And although 1 degree may appear like a small fraction we all have witnessed inclement climatic changes in Nature. 

So what ...

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