Sculpture station
Creations in stone and bronze
The Hindu Bureau
The Purple Turtles
The home decor brand has collaborated with artist and designer Bala Nivetha to host a tulip sculpture painting workshop in Chennai. Participants will learn to sculpt using sculpture-paste and palette knives, and they can take home the masterpiece they create. All materials will be provided.
The workshop will be held today from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Purple Turtles. Cost: From ₹2499 onwards thepurpleturtles.com
Stone Art
The home decor brand that specialises in stone creations is out with a new Bronze Collection. It comprises intricately crafted bronze gurines that come in various designs, from a man and woman intimately embracing, to a group of ve gurines hand in hand. Price: ₹35,000 onwards www.stoneart.asia
Even as the construction industry is booming, can the country’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions be met? Green building advocates say a building should be operational and address the concerns of embodied carbon.
Building technologist Mili Majumdar, a votary for sustainable buildings, explains that embodied carbon is the amount of carbon emitted during the life of building materials. It includes concrete, steel and insulation materials. The carbon dioxide released during extraction, manufacturing, transport, construction and disposal of all construction materials contributes to embodied carbon emission. Majumdar was involved in developing methods to rate buildings based on their ability to reduce carbon emission. She is credited with developing GRIHA (green rating for integrated habitat assessment) during her tenure at The Energy Resource Institute, a nongovernment organisation. Can residential buildings be green buildings? Yes, says Majumdar.
India has developed several codes such as the National Building Code and the Energy E ciency Code.
Buildings that comply with the codes would lead to a sustainable environment, she points out. The problem is that “developers are introducing newer methods as they are faster, quicker and easier, but they are not necessarily energy e cient.” Majumdar was recently in Chennai to receive the distinguished alumni award presented by her alma mater, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, where she completed her postgraduation in civil engineering.