Sustainable Architecture: Rebooting from Covid-19, the way forward
It is June 5th, World Environment Day, and humans (only humans) are still reeling under the pandemic that has struck us. In the last three months of lockdown in India, we have seen and heard of multiple examples of how planet Earth has cleansed itself in many parts of the world, and we are aware of many reports of how human occupation is the primary reason for the ills that have befallen our planet. However, humans are not going away, and so we need to strike the right balance for a future that is beneficial to all living beings. The construction industry needs to be at the forefront of this challenge. We are responsible in a huge way as far as the environment is concerned and it is time we owned up. While many from the industry is already talking about sustainable architecture, Green buildings, and LEED rated ( LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is an internationally recognized green building certification system ) buildings, there is still scope fo...