Humanscapes is an 18,000-square-foot, net-positive energy, experimental housing complex located in Auroville, India. This mixed-use development of residences, community and workspaces besides being sustainable, wants to address the issues of skill development and capacity building of construction labour, who are mostly distressed migrants in India to improve their economic condition and reduce construction waste in the habitat sector to meet India’s commitment to IPCC.
The Passive House approach for warm climates
Passive House is an internationally recognized, performance-based energy standard in construction. The Passive House concept is based on the goal of reducing heat transfer across building envelope to an absolute minimum, thus rendering large cooling and heating systems unnecessary. This approach …
SIERRA’s eFACiLiTY® Green Office Building, Coimbatore
Access a host of case studies of high performance, super-efficient, and net zero energy buildings from India, South Asia, and other regions. Every month we highlight a high performance building that stands out for its innovative features.
The NZEB Alliance is a network of innovators and early adopters of NZEB concept in India. The Alliance aims to accelerate the building sector towards NZEB goals by providing an open forum for exchange of thoughts, ideas, and success stories. The Alliance membership is open to all private and public companies, institutions, associations and individuals interested in advancing NZEB initiatives, energy efficient technologies, best practices, policies, and programs.
Every month we underscore a webinar from our nZEB Knowledge Series or an event organized under the USAID MAITREE program to accelerate the discussion on net zero energy buildings.
USAID led Market Integration and Transformation Program for Energy Efficiency (MAITREE) is aimed at accelerating the adoption of cost-effective energy efficiency as a standard practice within buildings, and specifically focuses on cooling. MAITREE is a part of the US-India bilateral partnership between the Ministry of Power and USAID. This nZEB Knowledge Portal is a part of the outreach efforts of the MAITREE program.
