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March 3, 2018 Article, External Post

ECOLOGIC: How about living in your own ‘edible’ home?

Image Credits : www.marthastewart.com March 3rd, 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on the emerging trend of organic food as building materials. Full Article Mushroom Bricks and Algae Solar Panels could soon be common building materials in our future. The focus on materials in..

February 24, 2018 Article, External Post

ECOLOGIC : How livable is your city or state?

February 24th 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on the livability index, a measure used to gauge living conditions in cities. The article also addresses the importance of developing villages. Full Article The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs intends to rank 116 Indian..

February 17, 2018 Article, External Post, Media

ECOLOGIC : Everything need not go down the drain

February 17th 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on how we need to be responsible with waste disposal keeping in mind sewage treatment and its management. Full Article At the recently concluded Reciprocity Fest, young students took centrestage to present sustainable ideas for Chennai. The..

February 16, 2018 Article, External Post

ECOLOGIC : All is well with the cold-pressed oils

February 10th 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on the value of using cold-pressed natural oils such as coconut and olive oil. Full Article A few days ago, I was talking to a client about native regional trees, and about coconut trees. She complained, “when..

February 3, 2018 External Post

ECOLOGIC : E-cycle for a better and safe environment

Photo Credit: Andrew McConnell / Panos February 3rd 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on the need for E-Waste Management. Full Article In this digital age, all electronic gadgets in homes and offices — computer monitors, CPUs, keyboards, cell phones, and telephones — become obsolete..

January 31, 2018 Article, External Post

ECOLOGIC : Soil-less gardening for green crusaders

Photo credits : www.amazon.in January 27th 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on the science of hydroponics, the science of soil-less gardening. Full Article For many the idea of going green starts and stops at recycling. While recycling maybe an integral part of green..

January 20, 2018 Article, External Post

Ecologic : Don’t Hesitate to Pick up Trash from the shores

January 20th 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on the importance of inculcating civic sense and responsibility. Full Article Tourist spots, especially city beaches were abuzz with activity during Kaanum Pongal. Tens of thousands of people thronged these hot spots and special enforcements were pressed..

January 6, 2018 Article, External Post

ECOLOGIC : Get over the Icky Factor to Recycle well

January 6th 2018, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on ways to take the ‘disgust’ out of sustainability. Full Article Sustainable living could be yucky to most of us at first! Let us face it, the idea of having to ‘recycle’ anything always brings up memories..

January 4, 2018 Article, External Post

ECOLOGIC : Do you pledge to save the environment?

In her recent article in the Indian Express, Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects encourages citizens of the city to work towards a better environment over the course of the new year. Full Article As we look back, the sustainability stories in 2017 covered a wide range of topics —..

December 23, 2017 Article, External Post

ECOLOGIC : Net Zero is 100% possible

December 23rd 2017, New Indian Express: ECOLOGIC- Pavitra Sriprakash, the Chief Designer and Director of Shilpa Architects writes on Net Zero buildings. Full Article Let us aim for near Zero Energy is something I hear often during the planning stage of projects. Most of us are energy conscious now-a-days and understand that anything new that..