India's expanding real estate sector is posing a major threat to the environment. But there is hope as more and more people are becoming aware of the need to design eco-friendly buildings.
Leh is a remote mountainous region in the Himalayas with freezing temperatures throughout the year. Children studying in a school there are lucky to receive warm sunrays all through the day.
The "green school", as it is called, uses solar panels to trap sunlight from all directions. It is also designed to withstand earthquakes.
Jack Armitage, architect of Druk White Lotus School, said: "We use woodwork construction for the inner skin of the cavity walls. The solar panels were installed last year. The school is now running on those solar panels, so we don't have to rely on the grid. It is very good for the environment, too."
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Source: Channelnewsasia, 2009-09-22, Link
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