May 15, 2008 |
Today's modern buildings are no doubt a marvel in terms of architecture and technology, but have also led to an adverse impact on the environment. The new-age buildings account for 12% of water usage, 30% of green house gas (GHG) emissions, 65% of waste output and 70% of electrical consumption. In contrast, 'Green' buildings are eco-friendly and can contribute towards a cleaner environment by reducing the amount of energy used to light, heat, cool and operate buildings and GHG and other harmful emissions.
September 8, 2008 |
"GO green" was a dominant theme at the seminar, with panelists deliberating on the spinoff and economics of environment-friendly and energy-efficient structures. Everon Project Consultants MD BK Bassi was of the view that non-conventional sources of energy can be used to lower the adverse impact of pollution near the surroundings. He said, "Power needs to be judiciously used in such projects, especially by companies in India where there is an acute shortage in the supply of power.
September 22, 2014 |
NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro will be observing World Green Building Week till September 27 to promote construction of environment friendly buildings. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has partnered with Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to observe the week on the theme "Get up, Green Up". The Week would be simultaneously observed in over 100 countries all over the world. Earlier this month, DMRC in association with IGBC and other stakeholders had launched the IGBC Green Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS)
May 5, 2012 |
By: Rajat Malhotra, Director, Engineering & Operations Solutions (West Asia), Jones Lang LaSalle India The real estate sector has emerged as one India's largest drivers of economic growth. As a sector, it provides large scale employment and contributes significantly to the GDP . For decades, environmentalists have been warning that frenetic human economic activity associated with the breakneck speed of economic growth is placing a huge strain on the earth and its natural resources.
October 26, 2013 |
CHENNAI: The Centre was finalising a draft policy on non-financial incentives to promote green buildings, a top official of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation said here today. Referring to the additional Floor Space Index , for green buildings in Noida, Union Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Arun Kumar Mishra said such measures would be actively promoted by the Centre and made part of the national policy [on promotion of green buildings]
February 20, 2008 |
BANGALOR: In tune with global trend to protect the environment, the number of green building projects in India is expected to go up from the current 164 to over 2,000 by 2012, industry experts feel. India has taken a leading role in promoting green buildings coming close behind the US, Australia and Canada, CII Green Business Centre Head S Raghupathy said during a seminar organised by CII on energy efficiency in building design and construction. Green buildings utilised designs and materials that were environment friendly.
May 21, 2015 |
MUMBAI: Over three billion sq ft area of green building projects has been registered so far by Indian Green Building Council , which aims to rope in 10 billion sq ft by 2022. IGBC is a part of the industry body Confederation of Indian Industry ( CII ), which is involved in promoting the green building movement in India. "India has crossed three billion sq ft mark of registered green building footprint. This is a remarkable milestone which has put the country in the second position in the world green building footprint.
April 11, 2011 |
MUMBAI: Builders in Mumbai have sensed an opportunity to obtain permission for more construction area. The state government is now considering allowing higher floor space index for environment-friendly green buildings and is also considering other incentives to prompt more developers to undertake construction of such green buildings, said Valsa R Nair Singh, Secretary (Environment), Government of Maharashtra . "I am Looking forward to a day when we will only have green buildings in the state.
March 12, 2015
NEW DELHI: About 575 projects, covering 21 million square meters, are registered for certification under the GRIHA, a national rating system for green buildings in India. TERI, a non-profit research body, developed the Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA), which was adopted as the national rating system for green buildings by the government in 2007. Addressing GRIHA summit, TERI University Adjunct Professor and GRIHA Council's Vice President Amit Kumar said: "We have over 21 million square meters that have been registered for GRIHA certification.
June 9, 2012 |
Green buildings are gaining ground in the real estate market . Soon, there is every possibility that such buildings would become a norm one day. The concept of green buildings is not just a simple trend that's gaining momentum in real estate construction but it is also an approach and its importance would only continue to rise. Vishal Jumani , Managing Director, Supreme Universal says, "The benefits of green buildings are immense for the end users in the long-run with the net energy savings being 20-30 %, water savings being 30-50 % in both landscape and bathrooms, better air quality in the surroundings, excellent day lighting due to design features, image enhancement of the project and reduced carbon footprint.