Preserving Bangalore’s Urban Canopy: Battling Monsoon Mayhem 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 …
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Time to Build Community Air Conditioners, LAKES! Urban landscapes are known to be affected by the urban heat island effect (UHI), where cities experience higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas. Greenhouse gas concentrations lead to Earth system heat uptake, with over 90% stored in oceans, causing ocean warming and sea level rise. Inland waters cover …
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Sustainable design starts with Sun studies. Sun Studies 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. These studies involve simulating the path of the sun at different times of the day, seasons, and geographic locations to …
Are you still in the era of isolation transformer? An isolation transformer is a transformer used to transfer electrical power from a source of alternating current power to some equipment or device while isolating the powered device from the power source, usually for safety reasons or to reduce transients and harmonics. UPS with isolation transformer: …
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What is Mixed Mode Cooling? Mixed mode cooling refers to a cooling system that combines different methods to achieve optimal cooling efficiency. This can involve integrating traditional air conditioning systems with more sustainable or energy-efficient methods such as natural ventilation, evaporative cooling, or thermal mass cooling. The idea behind mixed mode cooling is to take …
Colors that improve Daylight in Buildings Have you ever walked into a room and instantly felt brighter and more alive? That’s not just your imagination—colors can play a significant role in enhancing the natural light in a space, making it feel more open and inviting. When it comes to designing buildings, the choice of paint …
Preparing Buildings for Above-Normal Monsoon Rainfall in 2024 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 …
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Is Separate earthing required for Lifts. Why? The function of the earthing system in an electrical installation is to dissipate in the ground the current intensities of any nature that may originate, whether from fault currents, at an industrial frequency or due to atmospheric discharges. Earthing has two main functions: to ensure the safety of …
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 …
