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Developers step up focus on green buildingsAccording to Xynteo's Build Ahead, a business-led initiative focused on scaling decarbonising efforts in India, consumers are willing to pa...
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Why architects are resurrecting traditional building techniques to beat the heatIn Nigeria, for example, people have long used biomimicry to copy the style of local flora and fauna as they design their homes.
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View: Time to reimagine architecture for our overheated citiesThe city in summer becomes a heat sink — where the prevailing atmospheric temperature becomes grossly magnified by modern construction mate...
05 Jun, 2022, 11.02 AM IST
Eco-friendly infra must be inexpensive, simple: ExpertsEmphasising that eco-friendly infrastructure must be cost effective, experts from various industries said sustainability must be at the cen...
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Model Scientist: Statistical physicist who helps biologists understand life at a deep levelHe's working on how proteins, after they're made in the cell, acquire key bells and whistles. It's often the difference between health and ...
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Six waste-of-time gym workouts that's not helping you muchMost fitness trainers are of the opinion that people, who spend about an hour at the gym, actually exercise for only 25-30 minutes.
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Michael Bloomberg has donated $100 million to turn New York City into a tech hubMichael Bloomberg is donating a whopping $100 million to Cornell Tech, he announced during a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning.
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- How blazing sun can cool your building
At Solar Energy Centre in Gurgaon, solar ACs have replaced conventional devices. Some other buildings have switched to alternative cooling ...
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