Colors That Save Energy Usage When we pick colors for a building, it’s usually about what looks good. But what if the colors could also save money and energy? Yes, the right colors on a building can significantly reduce how much energy it uses, mainly by affecting how hot or cold the building gets. …
HOW DEEP IS YOUR GROUNDWATER? TIME TO RAISE IT UP! Groundwater—the world’s largest freshwater store, it is a life-sustaining resource that supplies water to billions of people, plays a central part in irrigated agriculture and influences the health of many ecosystems. About 30% of the world’s urban population depends on groundwater for their daily water …
Rule of Thumb for Daylight: An Insight into Natural Lighting in Rooms The Daylight Thumb Rule is a fundamental concept used in architectural design, particularly in optimizing natural light within interior spaces. This rule provides a formula to determine how daylight penetrates a room through a vertical façade, such as windows and ventilators, and its …
Mutual Shading in Buildings Have you ever sat under a tree on a sunny day to escape the heat? If so, you’ve already experienced the basic concept of mutual shading, but instead of trees, we’re talking about buildings here. When one building blocks the sunlight from reaching another, it helps in reducing the absorption of …
