Prevention is.

Toxic concrete

Better alternatives

Good housekeeping

Traditional architecture makes for better homes

Murky science of comfort part 2: Why we feel suffocated in a building even when it is pleasant outside

Humans are built to get used to local environments but unfortunately industry interests have come to define what ‘comfortable’ room …

Record renewable power capacity installed in 2016

Installed renewable capacity touched the 2,000-gigawatt-milestone, on the back of a growing solar sector 

The 20th century saw a 23-fold increase in natural resources used for building

Massive expansion of natural resource consumption will have a considerable environmental impact

India ranks third in the world in the LEED Green Building rankings

The rank can be a powerful tool in the country's efforts for the 100 Smart Cities initiative

Curbing selfish sprawl in Tamil Nadu hills

New legislation enacted by the Jayalalitha ministry seeks to contain ecological degradation in the state's hill stations by controlling …

CSE points out lapses in building regulations in India

The condition and quality of Indian building stock is poor when it comes to seismic performance. In Delhi, almost 80 per cent of buildings …

Buttressing the Raj

What were The Royal Indian Engineering College grads really up to? A history...

Solan building collapse: Wake-up call to end illegal, unscientific construction

The fragile hilly terrain endures haphazard construction without proper clearance, land evaluation mechanism 

Murky science of comfort part 3: Industry defined standards make us feel uncomfortable without ACs

The Heat, Ventilation and Air Conditioning industry has made sure that we get used to heating and cooling appliances by setting arbitrary …

Mud is a cost-effective biulding material

Mud is on its way to becoming a popular and economically viable medium of constructon with the urban builder

Union govt flags off ‘Accelerate Vigyan’ scheme to push scientific research

The scheme will strive to boost high-end scientific research and prepare scientific manpower that can venture into research careers 

Making houses energy efficient

Our houses gobble up energy and spew out carbon dioxide. Shocking, but true. Buildings, primarily residential and commercial facilities, are …

Protecting wetlands

Glass: pane and simple

They are opaque, they are transparent...they are windows of the future

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Reinforced

Building code made stronger

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 6, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 14, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Cool dwellings: Here is what you can do to make your building beat the heat

‘Shade, insulate and ventilate’ should be the mantra for achieving ‘thermally comfortable’ buildings

No country in position to provide safe future to children: Report

High carbon emissions diminish good development indices of children, says Unicef-WHO-Lancet Commission report

Building up a dangerous trend

Last October's earthquake destroyed 20 per cent of Uttarkashi's houses. When the rubble had settled, it was found that the older, traditional …