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Net Zero Buildings and Sustainability

Note: Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) is working with World Green Building Council (WGBC) in developing a tool for the assessment of net zero energy buildings in the country. Net Zero buildings Future Buildings, Green Buildings and Sustainability  - Net zero can be either Net zero energy buildings or Net zero carbon buildings or both, Zet Zero Buildings - Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) would lead the future of net zero buildings in India - Future is of net zero buildings and it is also important as government of almost all nations has taken decision to reduce reduce temperature by 2 oC -Study on net zero building reveals, there would be huge demand of Net Zero Building professional by 2030 and 2050. As various institutions & organizations have taken decision to develop guidelines for Net Zero Building Certification What technicality is required in designing/ developing Net Zero Buildings (energy & carbon) 1. In depth knowledge of the subjects ...

NCEUB: People and Buildings conference for Masters Students 2016

Below message is shared with you on behalf of Prof  Fergus Nicol Dear Members The 2016 Masters Conference "People and Buildings" will be held on 23rd September at the Central House building of London Metropolitan University, 59-63 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7PF. The building is right beside the Aldgate East station on the London Underground (District and Hammersmith & City Lines) The MC2016 website is alive  http://nceub.org.uk/ocs/index. php/mc/MC2016/  It includes enough information to get people going - containing the timetable and the portal for uploading of abstracts and papers. The proceedings from last year's conference are also available (warning: the file may take some time to download) at http://nceub.org.uk/mc2015/ proceedings/MC2015_ Proceedings_People_and_ Buildings_2015.pdf Please pass on these details to masters students and encourage them to take part. We look forward to receiving abstracts from your stud...