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Sustainable building design and construction has been highly acclaimed in recent times. We witness lots of architects opting for green building design and construction, considering the environmental essentials and social responsibility towards the society they live in.

The change lies in how effectively we use the energy. Globally respected green building agencies such as LEED, ESTIDAMA, BREEAM, and Green Star, give out credits and ratings based on the energy efficiency of a building's design and its post-construction performance.

The change lies in how effectively we use the energy. Globally respected green building agencies such as LEED, ESTIDAMA, BREEAM, and Green Star, give out credits and ratings based on the energy efficiency of a building's design and its post-construction performance.

Net zero buildings are the ultimate statement of Green construction. However easy or no-big deal it looks; it is currently posing a major challenge to construction fraternity. So from where do you begin?

Coop Himmelb(l)au designs Vienna's BelView Tower generating a differentiated facade design and receives a DGNB certificate in Gold for sustainable construction.

Does steel construction work better for durable, natural ageing of the building? Check out Ar. Sanjay Puri's latest outing at Surat, Gujarat and leave us your views…

BIM is applicable to anything that needs construction, which also includes civil and infrastructure projects including roads, highways, tunnels and much more. As a matter of fact, according to McGraw Hill's report, Business Value of BIM, civil engineers are embracing BIM software faster as compared to architects in the initial days

Though, LEED helps Architects, contractors, engineers and owners to stay productive and profitable in the long run, there are challenges with these LEED certified buildings as well.

LEED not only saves money of the buyers or inhabitants, it increases building efficiency, and most importantly brings sustainability.

Moving away from the conventional residential typology, Matharoo Associates chisels an out-of-box facade using construction-grade stone. Check it out here and leave us your views...

With developments in technology which support BIM workflows better than before, there are examples of ground-breaking projects in construction and infrastructure which have optimized energy use using efficient and reliable energy analyses using real building data - the most remarkable in recent times is the Shanghai Tower.

The best thing to start with is building performance simulation. It can help Architects run multiple simulations with various materials and physical positioning as to how a building would function under different situations. This kind of choices made at very initial stage of deign can help converse the energy later on.

One of the largest fleets of modular buildings and container storage in the Northeast. Offering permanent and temporary modular buildings for schools and businesses, including sustainable, LEED certified classrooms, mobile office trailers, permanent or temporary prefabricated space for hospitals, constructions sites, retail establishments and more.

Can Circular Economy be implemented easily in the construction industry that uses the traditional linear model of 'take, make and waste'? @arup-associates present a prototype with 'reuse' at its core. Read here and leave us your thoughts.

David Hertz Architects, Studio of Environmental Architecture dedicated to the design and construction of sustainable and restorative places, designs the Sail house in the Caribbean islands, a dappled array of structures, named for their nautical-inspired tensile roofs.

Traditional materials meet modern living and the design blends with geography, all while spotlighting a stunning use of rammed earth construction in this collaboration between Aayam Architects and Hunnarshala Foundation. 

Net zero buildings make their way, solar, wind and geothermal are likely to be the preferable ways of generating energy, as they generate the same amount of energy that is consumed by these buildings.

Net zero buildings make their way, solar, wind and geothermal are likely to be the preferable ways of generating energy, as they generate the same amount of energy that is consumed by these buildings.

Especially in the current green architecture trend , more and more common materials are preferred by investors and architects. Besides the concrete, iron and steel buildings, bamboo, bamboo and hammock buildings bring a unique and bold beauty, which is a combination of traditional language and modern design. It is one of the hardest, most versatile and most sustainable bamboo species. Therefore, the constructions are built from extremely solid and long life spans of over 50 years .