From a courtyard Haveli in Rajasthan that stores the cool air from the night before to Charles Correa's contemporary examples of high-rise courtyards in the Kanchanjunga apartments, Mumbai, they respond wonderfully to the environment.
[citation needed] Today, Indian cities offer a more dense lifestyle with homes and offices surrounded by urban heat islands with dust, noise, and pollution.
The design of simple, low-energy bioclimatic strategies and better building materials can shelter from the outside world, creating havens of comfort for occupants of all income levels.
[1] The World Bank has launched Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies a program to provide a solution for the EDGE green building program and certification system.
[citation needed] The CII is the central pillar of the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).