Greening urban India through its buildings
Published: Jan 31, 2014
Photo: Prasad
The living ecosystem building of Development Alternatives.
Abstract: The need to adopt a green way of life is reflected in the increasing demand for ‘green’ buildings. It remains to be seen whether voluntary submissions would suffice in the effort to achieve holistic conservation of resources.
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