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India should focus on becoming more energy efficient

6 years ago

Energy efficiency is the most cost-effective climate mitigation option. The primary energy intensity improvement in India slowed down for a third consecutive year. While there have been steps taken in…

2020 Greenbuild Leadership Award winners in India

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6 years ago

In recognition of their work in advancing the development of sustainable and resilient buildings, cities and communities, architect & engineer Padma Shri Ar C N Raghavendran along with 5 organizations…

WorldGBC sets goals to tackle embodied carbon levels

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6 years ago

With the growing awareness about carbon emission sources, the attention is now increasing towards lowering the embodied carbon which amounts to 11% of the annual global emissions. As operational emissions…

Key target areas to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by 2020

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6 years ago

While achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 is realistic, it needs concentrated effort. Three key areas which will be crucial in achieving this are: scaling up technologies that help us…

Denmark investing in Hydrogen energy

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6 years ago

The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities is set to invest DKK 128 million in the construction of two large-scale electrolysis plants, in hopes that the country’s surplus of…

Ireland to focus on a near zero energy future for housing

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6 years ago

The Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Damien English, T.D., has called on the construction industry to be prepared for the revised building regulations that apply to all new dwellings…

NZEB goals assisting the rise of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics

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6 years ago

While building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) has been commercially available for use since the 1990s, we are finally seeing them playing a larger role in the construction business. Evolving regulations in…

Carbon capture and storage to be key in achieving net-zero carbon goals

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6 years ago

Almost all our remaining carbon budget as defined by the Paris Agreement will be depleted by emissions from current, under construction and operational infrastructure. It doesn’t take into account –…

Low embodied carbon alternatives for building materials

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6 years ago

A building’s overall embodied carbon is inextricably linked to the composition of the products from which it is built. Manufacturing of materials like steel, concrete, aluminum, and glass for use…

January 2020

6 years ago

Monthly updates about our initiatives, global highlights and everything NZEB! January 2020 Bulletin Keynote address at 'Sustainable Development Research in the Asia-Pacific' conference Nidhi Gupta delivered a keynote on 'Moving towards…