Buildings can cause sickness

But building biology helps remove harmful electromagnetic fields from architecture

Home truths

Buildings in India rarely follow quake codes

Restoring a century-old building in Chandannagar helps raise awareness about heritage management

The Registry Building constructed in 1875 served as the register office as well as the first French courthouse

Delhi is earthquake prone

The 2001 Bhuj earthquake was something of a watershed in Indian disaster preparedness. Several state governments, most so in the Northeast, and …

Bridge safety

Tiny magnets are the key to quake-proof buildings and bridges

The pucca LCM of growth

The lowly brick, that is

Trends in high places

Traditional timber-and-slate houses vs a neo-concrete nightmare in a Himachal village

Mandatory building energy code needed by 2030, says UN report

The building sector’s energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions rose by 7% since 2010, the report said

Honing old homing skills

Missing the wood for the trees

Switch on the window, please

Windows that change from clear to dark and back at the flick of a switch are set to make air-conditioning systems redundant in buildings, thereby …

Structural collapse

The rot has set in the construction sector. A dysfunctional clearance system has led to a series of building collapses in the recent past. …

One Track Mind

The Union government's ineptness in dealing with technology finds a new victim: Delhi's metro rail project

Moneymakers

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Razing the past

A historic structure in Simla may be demolished to make way for a multi-storey building

Payback

Illegal construction around the Ranthambore National Park ought to go

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Windows for the Third World

Scientists claim highly insulating windows called "Low-E (emissivity)" windows could save considerable amounts of power in developing countries.

After the quake

Punarvasan: A Document on Reconstruction in Post-Earthquake Marathwada Audio Visual Unit, Tata Institute of Social Sciences 58 min English Rs …

Houses of cards

A recent workshop reveals that the rehabilitation of the 1993 Marathwada earthquake victims was a bloody farce

Green buildings: how to redesign

There is a buzz about green buildings

Matrix reloaded

Adding jute fiber to cement mix can make buildings stronger

Palatial eco-disharmony

Baker honoured