Vasim Shikalgar

Electric vehicles can greatly reduce the carbon emissions from the transportation sector, but this required proper planning, designing and ample infrastructure. One limitation of most EV chargers as...

Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) is a Green Building certification system developed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The goal of EDGE certification is to reduce the...

Geotextile in a synthetic permeable material used to improve the soil characteristics in civil construction projects. Geotextiles are large sheets that binds the earth soil strongly and prevent it...

A building digital twin or a digital replica of a building is a virtual model that collects real-world information about various building structures from wireless technologies like sensors, drones and...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving to have promising application in construction industry. Seeing how HVAC systems contribute to the largest share of energy consumption in commercial and...

Since the last few decades, solar power has grown exponentially all over the world. There are several factors contributing to the growth of solar panels. However, affordable technological advancements...

Since the last few decades, solar power has grown exponentially all over the world. There are several factors contributing to the growth of solar panels. However, affordable technological advancements...

MEP engineering is the art of planning, designing and managing the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing systems of a building. MEP engineers specialize in key aspects of construction projects like...

Building retrofits can greatly reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. However, the first step is finding the most suitable energy efficiency measures. Since each building is unique...

Everybody loves the fall, as it marks the beginning of the holiday season and brings families together. However, as winter approaches, the heating requirements rise considerably which can lead to an...

Transformers are fundamental for electricity distribution, stepping the voltage up and down as it travels from power plants to individual buildings. Transformers are among the most efficient...

For achieving a clean energy future and cut down the greenhouse has emissions, many leading US cities have been striving hard to meet the goal. The American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy...

In architecture, the term "Resilient Design" refers to the design of buildings that responds to the natural and man-made disasters. In other words, resilience is the ability to adapt to the changing...

When we first hear the word "resilience", we instantly think about the ability to recover quickly and bounce back. In construction industry, resilient design is said to be a well thought design of...

Self compacting concrete (SCC), also known as self consolidating concrete, is a fluid type of concrete that can be placed and consolidated by means of its own weight without needing mechanical...