sustainable home

Bengaluru residents Sajitha and Mahesh built their eco-friendly new home by repurposing their old one, with help from architecture firm Destination Designs.

The Pardiwala family’s initiative to use containers for building a house is a brilliant way to reduce construction waste and costs.

Made from refused and reused material or what Dasarathi refers to as ‘kachra,’ the home was designed by his family of three and two award-winning architects.

With soaring temperatures and warnings of heatwaves in several Indian cities, architects share how to build homes that stay naturally cool and don't require air conditioning at all times.

Looking for inspiration to build your eco-friendly home? These 10 architectural ideas combine innovation with traditional means of construction to design homes on the base of sustainability.

Dhruvang Hingmire and Priyanka Gunjikar, architects of 'Building in Mud', create cement-free, eco-friendly homes that stay cool, using natural materials and lime plaster.

Located in Hyderabad, father-son duo M V Ramachandrudu and Bharani have built a solar-powered sustainable home out of shipping containers.

Engineers from BITS Pilani, Ashis Panda and Madhulika speak about their sustainable 'dream home' that is made with stones, lime, jaggery, and wood - similar to old mansions and palaces in Rajasthan.

Architects Deepa Suriyaprakash and Guruprasanna C of Betweenlines speak about ‘Breathe’, a sustainable home project in Bengaluru that is 100% energy efficient and eco-friendly.

Amritha and Harshit's home in Chennai is constructed using minimal cement and concrete, yet stands proud and tall and a proof that sustainable architecture can look royal.