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Building rules must be modernised to make low-carbon construction standard
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Modernising outdated building codes will be essential to make low-carbon construction the standard in India, especially as nearly 70 per cent of the buildings that will exist in 2050 are yet to be built, said Nyrika Holkar, Executive Director, Godrej Enterprises Group, in an exclusive con
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Odisha: Bhubaneswar gets India's first integrated heat and cooling action
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Developed by iFOREST in collaboration with the Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC), the plan provides a roadmap to address rising temperatures, humidity, the Urban Heat Island effect, and the growing demand for air conditioners.
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India to Benefit from FedEx's USD 2 Million Investment in Global Urban Con
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 9: FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, is investing over USD 2 million toward sustainable communities. FedEx will support 40 urban conservation projects worldwide, including
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Research finds humidity can increase heat risk in urban climates
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A latest study, led by Yale School of the Environment scientists and published in Nature, investigated the combined effect of temperature and humidity on urban heat stress using observational data and an urban climate model calculation.
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Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) India organises a workshop on Climate A
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 6 (ANI/PRNewswire): Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) India in partnership with the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) conducted a workshop on Urban Heat Island (UHI) studi
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Vegetation can help cool potentially deadly urban heat islands: Study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): Planting more vegetation, using reflective materials on hard surfaces and installing green roofs on buildings can help cool potentially deadly urban heat islands, recent study suggests.
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