The biggest challenge is to convert the existing structures into reasonably energy-efficient green buildings. Retrofitting these structures is one of the solutions. It is proven high-volume, low-cost strategy to improve energy efficiency, thereby helping us to tackle one of the major causes of climate change. New age home owners are now retrofitting homes, converting the existing home spaces

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Engineered wood is slowly making inroads in the construction landscape due to its high durability as well as style. Fit for homes and offices interiors and windows created with engineered woods technique are heat proof, weather proof, break-in proof, sound proof,

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Scientists have created a new low-cost, non-toxic material that mimics the lotus leaf to repel water droplets, an advance that can help create eco-friendly waterproof surfaces. The super-hydrophobic nano-material can be applied in a variety of surfaces via spray

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India's number 1 stone company, Classic Marble Company (CMC) has announced the launch of a new collection of porcelain tiles from its TECHLAM range. The imported range of tiles has been aptly christened the 'Steel Collection' because of its metallic look and finish

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A vast majority of Indians who shop furniture are going in for both online and offline furniture purchase. Home furniture market in the country is set to increase from $25 billion to $35 billion by 2020.The market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 13% between 2013 and 2015. The sector employs more than 4.11 million people and is expected to almost triple

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India's leading business conference for the kitchen and cabinetry segment India Kitchen CongressTM (IKC) is set to return with its 6th edition on March 15-16, 2016 at The Leela Ambience, Gurgaon. The most awaited event of the industry will be a two-day conference which will decode the 'Make in India' movement. IKC will witness presentations, along with an exhibition

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BAU, the world's leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems, has won the coveted Architects' Darling® Award for the third time in succession. The accolade is the outcome of the biggest architects' poll in Germany this year. Around 1800 architects and planners

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Speaking about Centre's ambitious project to rejuvenate cities, the UD minister said that the first set of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) for 20 smart cities could be ready by December end. The Centre has set for itself the task of developing 100 smart cities so that they can

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Kirby Building Systems India Pvt. Ltd has won the prestigious Dun & Bradstreet Infra Award 2015 in the Industrial Projects (Implementation Excellence) category. The award is conferred for the execution of manufacturing facility of Toshiba-JSW Power

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Kohler has been silently working on a closed sanitation system that will address India's acute sanitation problem. "We have set up a pilot project in Coimbatore to develop a closed loop sanitation system that can help with some of the severe sanitation issues confronting India. We have some test units that are manufactured in India that would be shipped to Coimbatore

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A firm believer that the cheapest energy is that which is not consumed, Schréder has developed a solution that takes full advantage of the flexibility offered by LED technology to combine natural light with artificial light to provide the required lighting levels

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When Japanese electronics major Panasonic shut down its old factory, the authorities considered an innovative way of utilizing space by building a smart town in its place and adding to over 600 smart cities in the world with this unit. The 19 hectares smart town

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A vast majority of Indians who shop furniture are going in for both online and offline furniture purchase. Home furniture market in the country is set to increase from $25 billion to $35 billion by 2020.The market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 13%

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With increasing focus on new-age cooking appliances, Usha Kitchen Appliances seeks to double its turnover in the next 2-3 years. New age cooking appliances are helping the company target new customer in this segment, which is growing at a rate of 100% and they have already contributed 40% to the company revenue. The company finds food choices and life style

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CP Kukreja Awards for Design Excellence 2015, a prestigious design award conducted by Foundation for Design Excellence to encourage the role of Youth in imagining future cities, successfully completed its first cycle by felicitating the winners at the Lalit Hotel

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