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Document Type: | General |
Publish Date: | 31st January,2012 |
Primary Author: | Mili Majumdar |
Edited By: | Suneela Farooqi |
Published By: | Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI New Delhi |
Vernacular approach to design (passive architecture, local materials, use of local labor): Low income/low cost housing and mass housing programs of the government; certain pockets in India (Kerala and Auroville). Adoption of Energy conservation building code in envelope design, labelled appliances for households; particularly applicable to middle and high income group housing. Green rated housing : Energy and resource efficiency looked at holistically in addition to indoor environmental quality and societal issues.