Our cities, with their towering skyscrapers and sprawling infrastructure, stand as marvels of modern engineering and architecture. However, this urbanization comes at a significant cost: the urban heat island (UHI) effect. This phenomenon, where urban areas experience significantly higher temperatures than their rural counterparts, is a direct consequence of replacing natural landscapes with concrete and asphalt.
Bangalore, often referred to as the Garden City of India, is renowned for its lush greenery and numerous trees lining its streets and parks. However, the city’s monsoon season brings with it heavy rains and occasional storms that can pose significant challenges to this green canopy. One of the most visible and concerning impacts of these weather events is the uprooting of trees.
Urban landscapes are known to be affected by the urban heat island effect (UHI), where cities experience higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted above-normal rainfall for the monsoon season in 2024. This brings a renewed focus on ensuring that buildings are prepared to withstand heavy rains and potential flooding. The following guide provides detailed steps and precautions for building owners, managers, and residents to safeguard their properties.
Ever wondered why some rooms make you feel at ease, while others leave you fidgeting for comfort? The answer lies in the hidden world of thermal comfort, a vital component of our daily environments that’s often overlooked yet is crucial for our well-being and efficiency. But l goes into creating this elusive perfect temperature? This blog explores the concept of thermal comfort, a state in which a person feels neither too hot nor too cold, plays a vital role in our well-being, productivity, and overall satisfaction in indoor environments. Achieving thermal comfort involves balancing various environmental and personal factors that influence how we perceive temperature.
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 supply.
Sun studies, also known as solar analysis or solar studies, are analyses conducted to understand how sunlight interacts with a building, site, or urban environment over time.
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.
A novel approach to urban planning and rehabilitation known as “urban acupuncture” sees cities as living things in need of focused measures. To support sustainability, health, and vibrancy. Inspired by the traditional Chinese medicine of acupuncture, which stimulates body points with well-placed needles to facilitate healing, urban acupuncture locates important points in urban settings and applies small-scale interventions to address regional issues and enhance general health. The foundations of urban acupuncture, its uses, and its promise to make cities more resilient and habitable are all covered in this article.
From wood and steel to water and electricity, the construction of our homes, offices, and
infrastructure consumes an immense number of resources. The construction industry is
responsible for extracting 30% of natural resources and generating 25% of the world’s
solid waste. Furthermore, a staggering 38% of global emissions stem from the materials
used in construction, the construction process itself, and the resulting structures.