Sustainably designed and constructed buildings which are energy efficient could cut global energy consumption by as much as a quarter, says the architect charged with the task of designing India’s tallest building at Noida near Delhi.
Karan Grover, a strong advocate of traditional Indian architecture and the keynote speaker at a recent conference organised by the Institute of Indian Designers in Bhopal, India, says that buildings consume around 50% of the world’s energy – more than transport and manufacturing put together – and that there is enormous potential for sustainable buildings in cities like Bhopal and Indore to be at the cutting edge of change. Read more
Source : designbuildsource.com.au
