Greening our offices

Every morning when I go to work, I park my car close to my work and walk for a good 8 mins to work. This 8 minute walk I get, is past some homes where their gardens and trees are abundant. I walk past the fragrant trees and bushes and know that I’v...

Greening our Spaces

In my last article I had written about greening our interiors and the benefits of some of the plants for our surrounding environment. Both Interior and our exterior spaces  should be green and if we can all use green elements to design interesting i...

Greening our Interiors

Living in the city, I always look forward to visiting beaches and parks especially on the weekends. The feeling of being in nature is invigorating and refreshing. It’s a nice break from the concrete and the air-conditioning that we breathe daily. B...

FAR & Development in India

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Sustainable Materials

After you find yourself selecting all the eco construction material possible for your building, don’t forget, that you can use furniture and lighting that come from recycled sources too! Many innovative designers have experimented with recycled con...

Soya bean uses in construction

My last few articles have been about byproducts of grains, such as rice, wheat, and corn. These are grains that are universally used and recognized as a major source of food. Most grains that do contain gluten, are also used   as replacements withi...

Put it back!

So going back to the initial concept of reuse, reduce, and recycle! We need to look at the aspects of how materials not only should be used of recycled products but also of all the products around us that are easily recycled. I already mentioned that...

Wheat uses in Construction

Wheat is a major component of our diets. It is found in breads, cakes  etc. And since the early 1900’s scientists had developed many kinds of wheat that were resistant to cold, disease and other crop threats. As a result, wheat production has rise...

Corn uses in Construction

In my last article, I had talked about Rice and how it has been found to have many uses. Today’s article is about Corn. One of the most  versatile foods around.  Corn has been an important crop for thousands of years. Particularly known for being...