Glass Blocks which can Generate Electricity
Researchers from University of Exeter, England have developed a solar power device that fits into glass blocks. The product can broadly replace glass blocks used for a building’s façade, and transform…
‘Unisphere’ – One of the World’s Largest Net-Zero Buildings
Achieving energy self-sufficiency for a 35,000 square foot building in a highly dense urban fabric is a formidable task, for which incorporating net-zero strategies cannot be an afterthought but ingrained in…
Irumbai, Tamil Nadu to be the First Fully- Solar Powered Village in the Country
Aiming to study the socio-economic impact of energy conservation and create awareness on sustainable and renewable energy, Irumbai – a village in Tamil Nadu would soon become the country’s first fully solar-powered…
Sacramento Aims to go Carbon Neutral by Electrifying its Homes, Including Low Income and Moderate Income homes
How does a not-for-profit municipal utility that has committed to eliminate carbon from buildings ensure that its low and moderate income customers aren’t left behind during the transition? This was…
3D – printed Brick made of Upcycled Plastic offers 10 times more insulation compared to clay-bricks
Insipred by the Baya weaverbird’s nest, researchers at De Montfort University, Leicester (DMU) have developed a 3D-printed brick made out of plastic waste! Thermal insulation tests showed that the brick has a…
Netherlands are Constructing the World’s Largest Sun Tracking Solar Islands
Branded as one of the worst performers in the Renewable energy (RE) sector, Netherlands is soon turning the tide! Comprising of almost 15 floating islands, more than 70,000 sun tracking…
EDS has been selected to help 100 buildings achieve Net Zero Energy (NZEB) Status
To propel the Net-Zero movement in India, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is conducting a feasibility analysis for 100 buildings across the country to achieve Net Zero Energy status.…
Technology which uses Solar Panels to Extract Drinking Water from Air!
Developed by Founder Cody Friesen, a materials scientist and associate professor at Arizona State University, a solar panel system can generate drinking water sufficient for 2 to 3 people, even in arid…
NZEB tour | Infosys campus at Pocharam, Hyderabad
EDS conducted the NZEB tour to Infosys net-zero energy campus at Pocharam on 23 November for a group of 53 professionals and students. Participants got a first-hand experience of the high-performance strategies across the campus.While Infosys has grown over the last decade by more than 150% in terms of the number of employees, the monthly energy consumption per employee has more than halved! Key to this has been stringent standards of building performance.
NZEB Tour | Indian Green Business Centre (IGBC)
The Hyderabad study tour kickstarted with a visit to the first Platinum-rated LEED building in India, the iconic Sohrabji Indian Green Business Centre (IGBC). With an EPI of 85 kWh/sq.m/yr, the centre exemplifies sustainable performance through the thoughtful integration of passive and active measures. The building recently received an ambitious retrofit to target a net-zero energy facility. It now features a 124 kWp bi-facial photovoltaics and a highly efficient water cooled chiller system.