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White Paper - Healthy Affordable Housing in India: Prioritising the Well-being of Occupants in the Design and Construction of Low-income Housing
The white paper puts forward recommendations for the coordinated enhancement of policies, codes, and regulations. It lay out a framework for guidance for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), and the Review Committees of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for the National Building Code (NBC), to harmonise their actions for healthy affordable housing in urban areas.
“Fan-First” Cooling – a low-carbon way to improve heat resilience in a changing climate
A guide with these contents
- Sustainable and accessible ways to keep cool
- Key messages
- How does heat affect the body?
- Doesn’t air conditioning solve the problem?
- How can electric fans help?
- When shouldn’t electric fans be used?
- What if it’s too hot to use a fan or there is no power?
- How can buildings help keep people cool without the need for air conditioning?
- What should governments, employers, services and communities do to promote
- ‘fan-first’ cooling?
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