Team SHUNYA (Sustainable Housing for Urbanising Nations by its Young Aspirants) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay won second place for their project Vivaan, in the Solar Decathlon…

The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI) has entered into a nationwide tie-up with the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), with a pledge to build more than…

IIT Kanpur joins hands with the Military Engineer Services (MES) Jhansi to create carbon-neutral army campuses. This partnership aims to transform five cantonment campuses into environmentally conscious spaces by implementing…

In a significant stride towards efficient HVAC systems, researchers at IIT Mandi have developed a pioneering algorithm for automatic detection of failures in HVAC systems in buildings. This algorithm, powered…

Colliers organized a three-part series of events in December 2022 in collaboration with RICS school of built environment and the Australia-India Council to discuss issues associated with embodied carbon in…

As part of the government’s plan to reform and modernize waste management practices, all upcoming housing societies and business complexes in India will soon be required to ensure zero waste.…

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Arup, have published a research titled, ‘Net-zero buildings: Halving construction emissions today’, which focuses on lowering upfront embodied carbon in construction.This…

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), in partnership with CDP(Carbon Disclosure Project), has assessed 50 companies across the building sector. The latest building benchmark assessment shows that 54% of companies do…

ASHRAE Standard 228-2023 sets requirements for evaluating whether a building or group of buildings meets the definition of “zero net energy” or “zero net carbon” during building operation. The Standard…

Global CEOs have pledged to reduce real estate emissions by 50% by 2030, and achieve net zero carbon, no later than 2050. The pledge aims to accelerate the transition to…