To obtain 50 billion sq. ft. of inexperienced buildings by 2050 by Sensitizing Built Ecosystem
- IGBC indicators MOU with TSIIC for collaborative promotion of Green Cities and Green Building Concepts to develop inexperienced industrial parks in Telangana
- IGBC indicators MOU with ICICI Foundation for collaborative promotion of the Green Village & Green Building ideas in India
- IGBC indicators MOU with Climate Bonds Initiative to extend entry to funds and enhance consciousness and understanding of inexperienced finance among the many stakeholders within the Indian Green Building sector.
- IGBC indicators MOU with One Click LCA to collectively develop a course on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for architectural and engineering faculty college students, and construct capability to include LCA strategy in design, building and operation of buildings and constructed surroundings.
HYDERABAD, India, Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — CII – Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has achieved 9.75 billion sq. ft. of inexperienced constructing footprint unfold throughout 8,600+ initiatives throughout India making India obtain the 2nd highest inexperienced constructing Footprint within the World.
The 20th version of the Green Building Congress was organised at HICC-Novotel, Hyderabad. The 3-day flagship Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) occasion obtained an awesome response and noticed giant participation from the inexperienced constructing group with over 3000 delegates from world wide. India’s largest inexperienced expo being organised together with the Green Building Congress 2022, showcased over 1,000 inexperienced constructing merchandise, companies, and applied sciences throughout 100+ stalls and was visited by over 6500 guests.
To Further Spread the Green Footprint, IGBC Announced the Launch of:
- IGBC NEST, a considered one of a form score programme for self-developed housing initiatives to go inexperienced, was launched on the occasion.
Updated variations of the next Ratings had been unveiled:
- IGBC Green Factory Rating System,
- IGBC Green Affordable Housing Rating System and
- IGBC Green Resorts Ratings System had been launched at 20th Green Building Congress 2022.
To Promote a Green Built Environment the contribution of ‘Green Pro’ rankings was highlighted and
- Green Pro Standards for Copper Tubes & Automotive Steel to help Green Built Environment had been launched.
It was introduced on the occasion that the inexperienced buildings are supported by over 5400 merchandise rated by CII’s GreenPro score system which helped cut back the carbon footprint by 6.5 million tonnes, making it the fastest-growing ECO Label on this planet.
The convention was inaugurated by Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Union Minister who urged all state governments and concrete native our bodies to proactively provide incentives to IGBC-rated Green Buildings to make sure wider adoption of inexperienced constructing ideas all through the nation. He emphasised the pressing must preserve water and assist India construct water safety for the longer term and congratulated IGBC on its good work being executed for the nation.
According to Mr. Gurmit Singh Arora, Chairman, IGBC, “Promoting Net Zero – Built Environment and Buildings is the need of the hour and IGBC would set the mission to achieve 50@50, having 50 billion square feet of green buildings by the year 2050. To enable the mission IGBC would broaden and update the rating systems to consult and direct the built environment toward the goal. The Green Pro rating system for Green Products would be an enabler towards the objective as going green is no longer a choice but a mandate. To facilitate the Green movement, ‘GreenPro experience centres’ need to be set up to give a hands-on look at products before and after they turn green.”
Mr. C. Shekhar Reddy, Chairman IGBC-Hyderabad mentioned, “IGBC has taken numerous activities to accelerate the Green Building movement towards Net Zero by 2070. Telangana is at the forefront of this movement and Hyderabad bagged the prestigious ‘World Green City Award 2022’ beating Paris, Bogota, Mexico City, Montreal, and Fortaleza in Brazil. To further proliferate the Green Movement IGBC has signed an MOU with Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) to develop a framework and consultation for developing sustainable new industrial parks. Most of the new buildings under TSIIC have applied for IGBC ratings. Even Hyderabad Metro Rail has committed to attaining carbon neutrality by 2040 and already have 23 metro stations that are IGBC Platinum-rated buildings. The new Police Command and Control Centre in Hyderabad is IGBC rated. Even South-central railways have adopted Green Movement, with The Secunderabad and Hyderabad Railway stations being Platinum-rated projects. To achieve 50@50 we need to encourage all stakeholders in the city to be part of the movement and expand the footprints to Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.”
Mr. V Suresh, Chairman, of IGBC Policy and Advocacy Committee & Government Relations stated, “The vision of Indian cities going green needs a holistic approach. There is a need for the building market not only in Tier 1 Cities but also in Tier 2 and 3 cities to get aligned with Green or Sustainable practices to enhance their green footprint in the country. More avenues for cheaper funding of Green Projects across the board will further incentivize the green movement. The various stakeholders in the movement including the government, factories, small-scale industries along with the offices, banks, and the ecosystem as a whole should strive to promote green buildings amidst urbanization at a rapid rate keeping in mind the well-being of future generations.”
Mr. B. Thiagarajan, National Vice Chairman, IGBC stated, “We are happy that more stakeholders including builders, factories, and government bodies are opting for IGBC Green Ratings. Besides the manufacturing ecosystem is exploring innovative ways to provide cost-effective green building materials.”
Outlining the developments numerous stakeholders contributing to the inexperienced constructing motion highlighted:
According to George Menezes, Advisor- Sustainability, Godrej & Boyce, “Setting short-term objectives and outlining long-term vision routes is crucial for the industry in order to meet the milestones established at the Glasgow COP 26. It is essential to have such forums as they provide platforms to industry and policymakers for open discussion wherein we can discuss the opportunities, and challenges and try to overcome them. Without short-term goals and actions, long-term targets lack purpose. It is important to build an organization’s capability for doing things that actually matter. Godrej & Boyce and CII, together have been leading the Green Building movement in India since 2004. We have built and established the first green building in India and will continue to work together to build a more sustainable future. Godrej & Boyce is committed to ensuring that one-third of our energy requirements are fulfilled by renewables. We have voluntarily participated in the EP100 and Science Based Target initiative under which we are committed to doubling our energy productivity and reducing our emissions.”
Dr. Bejay Jayan, Technical Director, Pidilite Industries Limited talked about “The importance of Envelope Insulation of buildings as 50% of the energy consumed in a building is by HVAC and poor insulation can lead to energy losses, increasing the consumption. The Smart Wall Masonry Panel System is a unique wall insulation system by Pidilite, that has two parts that interlock together to form the masonry wall.”
Mr. S Yuvaraj Murthy, Head of Technology, Schneider Electric, talking on the session on The Energy System for Smart Cities stated, “The Smart Grid and Smart Buildings and Homes are essential for making the grid more efficient & reliable and to maximize the energy efficiency. To assist in this, Schneider has launched new services such as GreenNext and GreenYodha, the new sustainability initiatives to support the Green Built environment.”
According to Mr. Tushar Sinkar, Director R&D Nippon Paints, “To achieve the Net Zero Objective it is important to select the right paint with appropriate VOC content, and other technical parameters in paint selection for interior building applications. Our range is ‘Green Pro’ rated and has a product for all the requirements to provide the right materials for the Green Built Environment.”
Mr. Anand Santhanam, National Head – Sales and Marketing, Saint Gobain India Pvt. Ltd. said “The benefits of the good glass facade, which can be used to reduce carbon emissions. Green Buildings will greatly benefit by increasing the recycled glass content from 18% to 40% in lighting and building environment. The innovation – SG Imagine, gives a virtual trail glass experience, cutting off the carbon emissions related to trail glass samples and their transport to the clients.”
The Green Building Congress 2022 additionally devoted a day to CleanTech startups providing options for Building/Industry Sector. The ACE Program was a one-day technical session the place enterprises engaged on clear applied sciences shared options that assist buildings and industries obtain their net-zero targets. Technologies on IOT-based vitality and water metering, monitoring, and management methods had been showcased with new-age automated algorithmic optimization. Additionally, renewable Solar and WHR methods, biogas era and administration methods, zero electrical energy water filtration methods, high-efficiency followers, and many others. had been mentioned. Cross-industry alternate of applied sciences and options befell to assist obtain the mission 50@50
About the Indian Green Building Council:
IGBC was established by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in 2001 to actively promote the Green Building idea in India. The council is represented by all building {industry} stakeholders comprising company, authorities, nodal companies, architects, product producers, establishments, and extra. The council additionally intently works with governments, the World Green Building Council, and bilateral and multilateral companies in selling inexperienced constructing ideas in India. With a Green Building footprint of 8.30 billion sq. ft., and with over 8,450+ initiatives adopting IGBC’s 30 score methods, the Green Building motion in India has been advancing at a fast tempo and reworking India, into one of many international leaders within the inexperienced constructed surroundings. IGBC’s present stakeholder ecosystem consists of 29 Local Chapters throughout the nation, 5,970+ Accredited Professionals (IGBC APs), and 320+ scholar chapters.
Telangana Green constructing statistics: 543 registered inexperienced constructing initiatives, equal to 356 million sq. ft. of inexperienced constructing footprint.
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