The building envelope comprises walls, roof, and fenestration (openings including windows, doors, vents, etc.). The design of the building envelope influences heat gain/loss, natural ventilation, and daylighting, which, in turn, determines indoor temperatures, thermal comfort, and sensible cooling/heating demand.
Imagine you’re on the cusp of choosing your new office space, and there’s a pivotal question on the table: “Are you asking for glare-free daylight space or just a good-looking glass building?” This isn’t just a choice between four walls and a roof: it’s a question about your daily work experience. On one hand, the allure of those sleek, transparent glass buildings is undeniable. They give a sense of modernity, sophistication, and a connection to the bustling world outside.
There are several passive ways to reduce the heat gain of buildings and decrease the energy consumption. In this article, we will discuss a very effective technique- Insulation. Insulation on walls reduces heat gain or heat loss from an indoor environment to an outdoor environment and maintains the thermal comfort of the room.
The right orientation of a building is crucial for energy efficiency, natural ventilation, maximizing daylight, and reduction of air conditioning load.
When it comes to construction and real estate development in India, it’s not just about aesthetics and functionality; it’s also about safety and well-being. Public Health Engineering (PHE) and Life Safety Systems play a pivotal role in ensuring that buildings are not just structures but safe havens for occupants. In this blog, we’ll explore what PHE engineering is, what Life Safety Systems entail, and why they are indispensable in the Indian context.
Human beings are a complex system of hormones, moods, and delicate chemical and physical balance. Raise the temperature to even 2 degrees Celsius and you’re sick. Go through two bad days of sleeping and you get headaches.
The act of selecting the ideal color palette for your building may initially appear as a decision rooted solely in aesthetics, but it can have a significant financial impact. The color you choose for your walls can greatly affect your comfort and energy bills.
One of the jobs of technology is to make things efficient, and it is generally successful at its job. But people take time to adapt to new technology usually because they aren’t aware of it. With advances in sanitary fixtures, we get the same level of comfort while dramatically reducing water usage and wastage. This is one area where we can be mindful of when it comes to water conservation.
Both commercial and residential buildings built without the proper installation of fire hazard measures are at risk of such accidents. We can’t take this lightly; this must be addressed on a wide scale. Due to a lack of awareness and the attitude of “this won’t happen to me”, people don’t just put their properties and residents at risk, but they also endanger others around them.
Cities have had a turbulent engagement with water throughout history. Our greatest urban centers owe their very existence to the harbors, rivers, and drinking water sources that provided inspiration for development and the means for economic prosperity. Yet, despite our instinctive attraction to water, we have all too often exploited the relationship by confining it, degrading it, and largely ignoring it.