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Witness the journey of Naveen Krishna who started a company that has changed the lives of over 1,200 rickshaw-pullers in North India. This article...

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By the year 2050, 75% of the population of the world is expected to be living in urban areas; there’s an urgent need to focus on building sustainable...

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This article summaries the award-winning proposals of City Investments To Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) programme, highlighting how these...

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As 90% of global urban growth now takes place in developing countries, it has become extremely important to make cities both ecologically and...

This article takes a look at the future of the electric automotive industry in India. 19 of the top 35 most polluted cities in the world are in India...

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Cob is a natural building technique that has a wide variety of uses. It allows a builder to become an artist with an entire wall or even a house as...

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Everybody needs to get from here to there. All modes of transportation require energy but some are more friendly to the earth than others. There are a...

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This article takes a look at some homes in Bengaluru that are setting an example for eco-friendly living. It also tells the story of how each of these...

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Delia Kinzinger aka Didi contractor is a self trained architect who uses wood, bamboo and stone to create vernacular architecture in Himachal Pradesh...

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Are you aware that your office or residential building could be harming the environment? Is it possible that your building is spewing harmful...

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This article looks at how modern day construction is trying to switch to greener materials along with some innovative examples from the Indian context...

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In an age where we are witnessing the rise of green washing, is every so called green building really green? Are the certifications and star systems...

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This article explores how localization is a low environmental impact process in terms of carbon footprint as well as health hazards and hence is the...

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In an increasingly concretised country, these men and women are going against the grain.

Take a look at ten different architects in the country who...

In this article on natural buildings, the cow is intertwined with the building process. In addition to looking at how byproducts of cow rearing (cow...

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A video from Thannal Hand Sculpted Homes

This video illustrates how eco-construction is for everyone. This is a showcase on natural farmers of...

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An analysis of Portland cement and its alternatives.

Cement has drastically changed the face of architecture on our planet. With the need to...

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An illustrated kindle book about building a cob and wattle & daub cottage

This book showcases possibilities in the world of natural building. It is...

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Once considered a predominantly rural country, India is rapidly urbanizing. Although less than 1/3rd of India’s population now lives in cities, in the...