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IGBC Cool Roof Guidelines explained for Industrial and Commercial Buildings

In our previous discussion, we have already discussed about cool roofs, its importance in sustainability and rating systems for accreditation...

How Cool Roof Paints help in achieving IGBC certification

“The proper use of science is not to conquer but to live with it”- Berry Commoner.   Many current scientist-activists...

Passive cooling techniques to reduce heat gains

In our previous discussions,the physics of heat gain and components of building envelope have already been discussed. It is beyond...

Components of a building envelope and temperature dynamics

Building envelope can be described as the exterior enclosure of a building structure which seperartes the interior conditioned space.These include...

Understanding building physics and heat gains

The primary purpose of a building is to prevent the occupant from the vagaries of nature. Since ancient times, humans...