Eco-Friendly Flooring Products

Make a green choice for your home by choosing eco-friendly options.

Recycled Products

Consider installing reclaimed flooring. Environmentally friendly, recycled materials are often of better quality than new materials, and use less energy. For example, in 2010, researchers calculated that producing new wood flooring consumed 13 times the energy used in reclaiming wood floors (See References 3, page 8).

Wood

Wood is a renewable resource; it is the practices foresters use to produce the wood that determines its eco-friendliness, however. Forest certification programs oversee sustainable forest management; some provide databases of retailers that sell products they certify, including flooring (see References 4).

Cork

Cork parquet flooring, according to a 2009 study using the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Building for Energy and Environmental Sustainability life-cycle assessment process, was the flooring product with the least environmental impact (see References 5, page 4). Made from recycled cork waste, this flooring has a lifespan of up to 50 years (see References 5, page 3).

Linoleum

Natural linoleum, made from renewable materials such as wood flour and linseed oil, is biodegradable and nontoxic, and requires almost no maintenance. It will last up to 30 years. In the BEES analysis, linoleum was second to cork parquet in environmental impact. (See References 5, page 3 through 9).

Bamboo

Bamboo is a hardwood-like grass; growers produce species used for flooring in three to six years, without the need for much fertilizer or pesticide. Many of the flooring products made with bamboo, however, use potentially toxic and polluting chemicals in their manufacture and are shipped long distances. Forest certification is now available for some bamboo flooring products. (See References 4 and 6)

Considerations

All bio-based, certified flooring choices are eco-friendly. Factors such as local availability, cost and maintenance requirements determine which materials are best. Note that researchers using the BEES analysis found carpet, particularly wool carpet, to have the greatest environmental impact. (References 5, page 8)

 

 

Eco-Friendly Homes

Eco-friendly building incorporates a wide variety of concepts and strategies during the design and construction process. Eco-friendly materials, a vital component of sustainable building, come from renewable rather than nonrenewable resources. Such materials enhance the health and efficiency of homes, but they also promote conservation of dwindling nonrenewable resources worldwide and reduce the overall impact associated with resource extraction, including transportation, processing, fabrication and disposal of materials. (See References 1.)

Advantages

Homeowners reap many benefits from eco-friendly building materials. Some of these advantages include reduced maintenance and replacement costs over the life of the home, increased energy efficiency and utility bill savings, improved personal health of home occupants and greater design flexibility. (See References 1.)

Resource Efficiency

All eco-friendly building materials have resource efficiency in common, a criteria they meet in a number of ways. Materials may contain postconsumer or postindustrial recycled content, or they may be easy to recycle at the end of their useful life. Others are harvested from sustainably managed sources, often certified by third-party verification. Some materials are locally harvested, saving money and resources related to transportation. Others are salvaged, refurbished or remanufactured. (See References 1.)

Indoor Air Quality

Eco-friendly building materials enhance the interior air quality of a home by meeting one or more criteria. They can be low in toxins, including carcinogens and reproductive toxins, as proven by product testing. They may emit minimal levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Some do not promote moisture or the growth of biological contaminants such as mold. A final criteria qualifying materials as eco-friendly is that they require cleaning with only natural, nontoxic cleaning products. (See References 1.)

Eco-Friendly Product Assurance

To ensure that products are eco-friendly, look for labels certifying that the materials have been tested and meet specific standards. Investigate individual certification companies to determine their methods and requirements. A few certification programs include Energy Star, Green Guard, Green Seal, Green Label Plus and Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) (see References 2). Additionally, the U.S. Green Building Council's "Green Home Guide" offers information, guidance and recommendations for eco-home building products and on finding professionals (see Resources 1).

Adobe Construction Services

Adobe Construction  

Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material (sticks, straw, and/or manure), which the builders shape into bricks (using frames) and dry in the sun. Adobe buildings are similar to cob and mudbrick buildings. Adobe structures are extremely durable, and account for some of the oldest existing buildings in the world. In hot climates, compared with wooden buildings, adobe buildings offer significant advantages due to their greater thermal mass, but they are known to be particularly susceptible to earthquake damage.
 

Buildings made of sun-dried earth are common in West Asia, North Africa, West Africa South America, southwestern North America, Spain , Eastern Europe and East Anglia, particularly Norfolk, known as 'clay lump.Adobe had been in use by indigenous peoples of the Americas in the Southwestern United States, Mesoamerica, and the Andean region of South America for several thousand years, although often substantial amounts of stone are used in the walls of Pueblo buildings. (Also, the Pueblo people built their adobe structures with handfuls or basketfuls of adobe, until the Spanish introduced them to the making of bricks.) Adobe brickmaking was used in Spain starting by the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age, from the eighth century B.C. on. Its wide use can be attributed to its simplicity of design and manufacture, and the economy of creating it.


A distinction is sometimes made between the smaller adobes, which are about the size of ordinary baked bricks, and the larger adobines, some of which may be one to two yards (1–2 m) long.

Adobe Construction Services
Production and Construction in Mud Bricks.
Roofing With Thatch and Bamboo
Use of Recycled Wood
Rain Water Harvesting
Recycling of Water
Use of Solar Passive Techniques

Eco-friendly homes

Eco-friendly homes

Eco-friendly homes are a latest trend emerging in real estate business. Builders and developers are concentrating in constructing Eco-friendly homes or building. In India, the demand for houses, apartments, shopping malls, commercial complexes etc. are on the rise. The demand for Eco-friendly homes or apartments is rising in major cities such as Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Hyderabad.  

 

Eco-friendly homes are normally built with the aim of reducing environmental waste, minimizing pollution, and reducing negative effects on human health.

 A major goal of eco-friendly home or building is reducing the consumption of natural resources as much as possible. Many countries today are adopting green building standards for all designers and builders of eco-friendly homes.

 Now the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has introduced a system of rating green homes. This system is India’s first foray in the sector. Architects and builders have begun using green principles like water harvesting and waste management in their projects. They emphasize the use of eco friendly building materials and lighting common areas based on solar energy.

Projects - List of Projects of Imarat Architects

S. No.	Client	Address		S. No.	Client	Address
1	Adv. Rana	H.No. 2169-D, Sec. 7 , Karnal		1	Adm. Block	Refinery , Panipat
2	Mr. Anil Aggarwal	H.No. 1615, Sec. 9 , Karnal		2	Astha Education	Mugal Canal , Karnal
3	Mr. Anil Shegal	H.No. 72, Sec. 8 , Karnal		3	Budha College	Indri Road , Indri
4	Mr. Anil Verma	H.No. 1026, Sec. 9 , Karnal		4	Mr. Chandragupt	Comm. Building, Kunjpura Road Karnal
5	Mr. Arun Rajpal	Diwan Colony , Karnal		5	Dr. D.V. Saini	Ward No. 3 Ladwa
6	Mr. Ashish Bhatia	H.No. 197, Model Town , Karnal		6	Dr. Gurbachan Singh	Adarsh Public School
7	Mr. Ashok Bambha	H.No. 12 A/R , Model Town , Karnal		7	Mr. Gupta	Theatre , Ladwa , Kurukshetra
8	Mr. Ashok Luthra	H.No. 5, Sec. 7 , Karnal		8	Dr. Josan	Sec-12,Karnal.
9	Mr. Ashok Sharma	H.No. 803, Randhir Lane , Karnal		9	Mrs. Jaswinder Monga	Sec. 13 , Karnal
10	Mrs. Aarti Jain	H.No. 5, Session Road, Karnal		10	Kashmir Silk Store	Design Concept , Karnal
11	Mrs. Arti Gupta	H.No. 417-B, Sec. 8/9 Part 2 , Karnal		11	Mrs. Manju	Dps Playschool , Model Town , Karnal
12	Mrs. Bhawna			12	Mr. Nagpal	Complex , Jalandhar
13	Mr. Bhatia	Food Hut , Near Bus Stand , Karnal		13	Ndri	National Dairy Ins. , Karnal
14	Mr. Bharat Gulati	1014,Sec-13,Karnal.		14	Mr. Prem Bhajanka	Century Plywood , Taravari
15	Mr. Bajaj	Chetak Factory, Ind. Area , Karnal		15	Mr. Rajeev Gupta	Factory , Hsidc, Karnal
16	Brig. Surinder Singh	H.No. 2135, Phase-7 Mohali		16	Mr. Rajeev Gupta	Amrit Dhara Hospital
17	Mr. Bhim Sain	H.No. 7, Diwan Colony , Karnal		17	Singh Sabha	Gurudwara , Yamunanagar
18	Mr. Balwant Singh	H.No. 765, Sec. 8 , Karnal		18	Sports Authority	Wrestling Hall , Karan Stadium , Karnal
19	Mr. Bhatia	H.No. 37, Dyal Singh Colony, Karnal		19	Dr. Saini	Saini Hospital , Kurukshetra
20	Mr. Baldev	H.No. 733, Model Town, Karnal		20	Singh Sabha	Gurudwara , Karnal
21	Mr. Bajaj	H.No. 455, Sec. 8 , Karnal		21	Mrs. Usha	Dps , Ladwa , Kurukshetra
22	Mr. Baldev	H.No. 314, Sec. 8 Part 2, Karnal		22	Vipassna Center	Kunjpura , Karnal
23	Mr. Chawla	Model Town , Karnal		23	Mr. V.K. Puri	Design Concept , Mbd, Sec.9, Karnal
24	Mr. Cheema	H.No. 159, Sec. 5 , Kurukshetra		24	Verma Hospital	Pipli-Ynr Road Kurukshetra
25	Mr. Chopra	H.No. 853, Sec. 9 , Karnal		25	Mr. Repin Gupta	factory
26	Mr. Cheema	H.No. 49, Model Town, Karnal		26	Food Hut	Near bus stand , Karnal
27	Mr. Chopra	H.No. 277-R, Model Town, Karnal
28	Mrs. Chopra	H.No. 93, Sec. 7 , Karnal
29	Chopra Gun House	Karnal
30	Mr. Cp Dua	H.No. 543-L, Model Town, Karnal
31	Mr. Chander Jyoti	H.No. 1124, Sec. 9 , Karnal
32	Mr. Divjot Singh	H.No. 40, Sec. 40 , Gurgaon
33	Mr. Devender Valia	H.No. 36, Sec. 8-9 Part 2 , Karnal
34	Mr. Dhilon	H.No. 560, Model Town, Karnal
35	Mr. Diwan	H.No. 531, Model Town, Karnal
36	Dr. Dilbir	H.No. 244, Sec. 5 , Karnal
37	Mr.Deepak Wadera	Near Police Line , Karnal
38	Mr. Deepak Sharma	H.No. C 204, Model Town, Karnal
39	Mr. Diwan	H.No. 250, Model Town, Karnal
40	D.M	H.No. 48-B, Model Town, Karnal
41	Mr. Deepak Goel	Assandh,Karnal.
42	Mr. Gandhi	Narsi Village,Karnal.
43	Dr. Gurbachan Singh	Adarsh Colony, Karnal
44	Mr. Ghansyam Gupta	Kunjpura Road , Karnal
45	Dr. Gurdeep Singh	Sec. 7, Kurukshetra
46	Mr. Goel	H.No. 107, Sec. 14 , Karnal
47	Mr. Gurvinder Singh	H.No. 1277, Sec. 7 , Karnal
48	Dr. Gulati	H.No. 86, Model Town, Karnal
49	Mr. Gulati	H.No. 246, Sec. 6 , Karnal
50	Mr. Grover	H.No. 152, Model Town, Ka

Residential Projects -Imarat Architects

 Residential  Projects 

The firm has over 200 projects to its credit, with each being unique to the site & specifications, aesthetic in appeal and sensitive to the enviornment.Imarat Architects provide the best Residential Projects in India.

 

Commercial Projects

Projects - Commercial

 

 

Projects provided by Imarat Architects

Projects - Interiors

 

 

 

Services Provided By Imarat Architects

Services   

1. Architecture
• Energy Efficiency
• Vaastu
• Aesthetics
• Functionatly
2. Interiors
3. Landscaping
4. Adobe Construction
   • Production and Construction in Mud Bricks.
   • Roofing With Thatch and Bamboo
   • Use of Recycled Wood
   • Rain Water Harvesting
   • Recycling of Water
   • Use of Solar Passive Techniques
5. Green Building Consultancy
   • Solar Passive Building Design
   • Construction in Autoclave Blocks
   • Thermal Insulation
   • Roof Insulation Techniques
   • Energy Saving Techniques as Specified by Teri and Griha
   • Natural Daylighting.
6. We have a team of dedicated experienced professionals & associate consultants to provide professional services encompassing;

   
   

   
   • Structural
   • Electrical
   • HVAC
   • Fire Fighting and Protection
   • A/V Solutions
   • Illumination Design

Research & Development - Objectives

To build an
                  “abode in adobe”
To develop a building vocabulary of materials and techniques which caters to contemporary tastes, yet derives its roots from the “vernacular architecture” of the place.

Incorporating the wisdom of vastu with principles of climatology.

To build our basic shelters, an average home that blends with nature while maintaning its unique sculputural beauty and functional aesthetics.

To use and promote construction materials and technology which is enviornment friendly and locally available.

To develop a module/sample of a ‘shelter’ that is affordable, comfortable, aesthetical, functional and ecofriendly.

Eco-Friendly Architecture: Imarat Architects

A home moduled out of the earth by an enviornment conscious architect.

    building
             with  EARTH
                 on  EARTH
       down to  EARTH.....

Imarat Architects in Media

The firm seeks to bring good architecture to the doorstep (Literally) of the common man, specially in the smaller cities and towns. The architects are committed to using resources responsibly in a design that is adapted to the surroundings and the enviornment. Their work encompasses a wide range of residential and commercial projects.

Adobe Construction by Imarat Architects

Adobe Construction

• Production and Construction in Mud Bricks.
• Roofing With Thatch and Bamboo
• Use of Recycled Wood
• Rain Water Harvesting
• Recycling of Water
• Use of Solar Passive Techniques

A WORD BY THE ARCHITECT:

You employ stone, wood and concrete, and with these materials you build houses & palaces, that is construction. But suddenly You touch my heart.......and I say, “This is beautiful”---------that is architecture”.

Years ago, the great architects, all over the world were applauded for buildings that took the natural environment into its integral design -------Frank Lloyd Wright being a pioneer, Today, the responsibility on us, architects, is far greater; with so much havoc been wrought to the earth’s natural resources already, its time to put a stop to this depletion. We need to design and construct sustainable buildings and even go  a step further and educate our local populance about the wisdom of the green building movement. Each city counts, each building counts, each drop counts.
India is poised for a major growth in the GREEN BUILDING sector and development on these lines will go a long way in contributing to the ecological of the country. It was important for our firm, IMARAT, to lead the way with sustainable construction of our own office building, because persuading our clients on the advantages of GREEN BUILDING it was imperative for our office building to be a role model.

We have always believed in VISION & INNOVATION. My goal is creating spaces that inspire us to strive for a higher consciousness. Our design approach seeks an amalgamation of eco effectiveness, sustainable development, functional convenience and visual appeal,

IMARAT “---- building dreams”.

Eco Friendly : How to build a wall?

Firstly you need to make the Mud bricks, for that you put the mud into the brick frame and then allow thw bricks to dry under the sun for 21 days.

Mud Brick frame is available in two sizes:
a) 6” x 1’-0”
b) 6” x 6”

Then over the cill level you start building the wall from the mud bricks and the mortar used for mud bricks is of mud.

Eco-friendly building materials

Mudbrick

Mud bricks are made by mixing clay earth with water and sometimes straw (which helps stop the bricks cracking), then placing the mixture into moulds to dry in the sun. Mud bricks are joined with a mortar, made from a similar clay-water mix as the bricks themselves. They need to be protected from driving rain by paint, linseed oil or turpentine.

Mudbrick is one of the oldest building techniques, and one of the most eco-friendly. The only energy needed is sunshine and all the materials are natural. If you have suitable clay on your property or nearby, little or no transport is needed. With maintenance, it is very durable – mudbrick buildings have stood for centuries. And at the end of the building’s lifetime, the bricks will break down to earth again.

Because mud bricks are simple to make, they are a good choice for owner builders. However, making the bricks, while technically simple, is hard physical work and mudbrick is not a particularly good insulator.