Eco Design Sustainable Buildings for a New India

Shelter is a basic human need. Buildings and habitats are designed and constructed to fulfil this. Since the industrial revolution, the world has witnessed incalculable technological achievements, economic and population growth, and ever - increasing use of natural resources. Increased urbanisation, seen today, is a result of this overall growth. The green cover, and ground water resources have been forced to give way to these rapidly developing urban structures.

Energy is another major resource that is being consumed indiscriminately to meet the power demand for air-conditioning, lighting and equipment. Citing an example of the growing urban metropolis of Delhi in India - it lost its green buffer to give way to the growth of satellite towns of Noida and Gurgaon, resulting in sudden weather changes due to unobstructed hot/cold winds from neighbouring States. On the other hand, had these impacts been studied earlier, preventive interventions could have been possible.