As part of the government’s plan to reform and modernize waste management practices, all upcoming housing societies and business complexes in India will soon be required to ensure zero waste.…

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Arup, have published a research titled, ‘Net-zero buildings: Halving construction emissions today’, which focuses on lowering upfront embodied carbon in construction.This…

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), in partnership with CDP(Carbon Disclosure Project), has assessed 50 companies across the building sector. The latest building benchmark assessment shows that 54% of companies do…

ASHRAE Standard 228-2023 sets requirements for evaluating whether a building or group of buildings meets the definition of “zero net energy” or “zero net carbon” during building operation. The Standard…

Global CEOs have pledged to reduce real estate emissions by 50% by 2030, and achieve net zero carbon, no later than 2050. The pledge aims to accelerate the transition to…

Buildings’ energy intensity, defined as the amount of energy used by buildings, would need to improve by 30% globally by 2030 in order to meet the Paris Climate Agreement’s aims,…

Scottish Government is planning to mobilize £1.8 bn to cut carbon emissions from the built environment to a tune of 68% by 2030, helping the nation to realize its net…

The Solar Decathlon India 2021-22 Challenge enables student teams to explore affordable building solutions that are innovative and forward looking. Student teams design resilient, net-zero-energy-water buildings for real building projects…

The Advancing Net Zero (ANZ) Status Report 2021 states the achievements and endeavours of GBCs and the building and construction sector towards reducing carbon footprints. The report highlights actions from…

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has released a statement that the Kempegowda airport is net energy neutral in the financial year 2020-21; BIAL which manages the airport is successful in…