Sustainable Architecture

Given the growing concern about sustainability, it has become increasingly important for Indian Architects to adopt design practices that focus on green building designs and green construction techniques geared towards the locale’s ecological makeup. Sustainable design practices strive to create energy efficient buildings especially zero energy eco friendly homes without compromising on comfort, practicality and aesthetics. Penning down some thoughts on some basic techniques that can be easily adopted at not much extra costs but with substantial gains in the years to come. Divided them under the broad categories listed below and each category would be published as a separate post in sequence. Sustainable Planning and Design Green Materials Sustainable Utilities - Energy & Water Sustainable Landscaping