Posts Tagged ‘green buildings’

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in association with the Association for Development and Research on Sustainable Habitats (ADaRSH) and The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) invites participants and exhibitors for a National Conference on Green Design: Buildings and Habitats during January 7-8, 2011 at ... Full story

The Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) in collaboration with Shanthigiri Research Foundation, Delhi Division invites concerned citizens for a two-day National Workshop on “Sustainable Development: Building Alternatives” at the Auditorium, NMML on 21-22 April 2010. Date: 21st and 22nd April, 2010 Time: 9.30 am onwards Venue: Auditorium, Teen Murti House, Teen Murti ... Full story

Development Alternatives, a non-profit organisation established in 1983 creating large scale sustainable livelihoods is organising a Capacity Building Series (2008- 09) for Green Buildings: Designing a Sustainable Future Globally, around 40 % of virgin materials and energy and 16 % of the annually available fresh water are consumed by the construction sector. The construction and operation ... Full story

Development Alternatives, a non-profit organisation established in 1983 creating large scale sustainable livelihoods is organising a Capacity Building Series (2008- 09) for Experiential field based training on Building for Future: Sustainable Homes (Green Building) OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING To provide an overview of design and construction facets of green buildings To establish decision-making criteria for the design and construction of green buildings To provide exposure to various alternative building materials and technologies which can be used to construct green buildings The training programme will enable the participants to appreciate the various issues in design and construction of green buildings and will equip them with a design methodology which can then be taken up in their respective contexts along with professional expertise. Dates:  19, 20 and 21st of March 2009 Venue:TARA Nirman Kendra, M.G.Road, New Delhi RESOURCE PERSON Mr Pankaj Khanna: Has seven years of experience in building technology development, training systems development and building energy projects. Core team member for the assessment of Training systems of various institutions through an initiative of the HSMI/HUDCO supported by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Has been instrumental in developing a participatory methodology for assessing sustainability of building practices in habitat development projects. Has been responsible for developing training modules for a variety of construction techniques and has delivered construction trainings across the country. Bachelor of Engineering- Civil - School of Building Science and Technology, CEPT, Ahmedabad, 2000 Master of Science, Renewable Energy and Architecture, University of Nottingham, 2006- research thesis on desiccant driven cooling systems for institutional buildings in Delhi's climate. COURSE ELIGIBILITY This programme is designed for architects, building engineers; professionals form the construction industry- builders and developers, government housing department professionals. The programme is also suitable for final year architectural students. Fee: INR 7,500 per participant (The Training fee covers food during the training hours, course material and field visits) YOUR TAKEAWAYS Knowledge and experience from the training Field Exposure and further learning Manuals and training material Networking opportunity for you And an ....Enriched you For more information and to register, contact: Bhavana Gadre Telephone: 011-26132718 tla@devalt.org   Online Nomination Form Manager-Training TARA Livelihood Academy Development Alternatives, 111/9-Z, Kishangarh, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 Full story