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Weekly · RSS coming soonWhat Is Permissible Ground Coverage? Setbacks, FAR & Buildable Area in India
Permissible ground coverage is the share of your plot you may build on at ground level — typically 50–75% for residential plots in India, set by your local authority. Here is how it works alongside setbacks and FAR, with NBC 2016, Delhi MPD, BBMP and Mumbai DCPR references.
ClimateFive climate zones, five different homes
A Bangalore wall is not a Jaipur wall. ECBC's five-zone framework, what it asks of your floor plan, and why most builders ignore it. Editorial commentary; advisory only.
BuildersThe complete builder stack — from raw site photo to handover, in one tool
A working tour of every GrehYug product a builder, architect, or interior decorator can use today — site photo to interior redesign, AI floor plan to elevation library, Dṛṣṭi AI Vastu report to ConstructScan handoff, plus 40+ free calculators. Real numbers, real coverage, no inflated claims.
VastuIs 100% Vastu compliance practically possible? An honest reading
Builders and architects keep asking us: can you make this house 100% Vastu compliant? An editorial reading from the classical Vastu Shastra texts on why the answer is honest, not absolute — and what a working professional in India should actually promise the customer.
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