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Andhra Pradesh government has made energy conservation measures compulsory for new buildings that come ups in th state from this year 2014. All commercial buildings and other Non Residential Buildings that have a plot area of more than 1000 Square Meters or built up area of 2000 Square Meters and certain categories of buildings …
To advance green building movement in the country, IGBC is organising India’s flagship event on green buildings, Green Building Congress 2014 on 4 – 6 September 2014 at Hyderbad, India. The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) was formed in the year 2001 to address many of these aspects. The vision of the council is …
The Indian Green Building Council launched updated version of LEED India, LEED 2011 for India. Major changes in new rating system: The credit categories of Sustainable Sites, Water Effi ciency and Energy & Atmosphere have changes significantly while Materials & Resources and Indoor Environmental Quality remained very similar Sustainable Sites The sustainable site section has …
The Indian Green Building Council launched updated version of LEED India, LEED 2011 for India. New projects will have to be register under the new rating system beginning 20th October 2011. LEED India 2011 focuses on reduction of energy usage & carbon di oxide emission. The new version comes with several changes. The credit categories …
Use of recycled building material is fairly recent phenomena, and gaining worldwide acceptance for both the economic as well as environmental benefits. With the introduction of Green building certification in India, the use of recycled material in buildings gain momentum. To make a building “Green“ it is necessary to select building materials to be green …
The official launch of the IGBC Green Township rating system (Pilot Version) was made by Dr B S Yediyurappa, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka at ‘Municipalika 2011’ organised on 27 January 2011 at Bengaluru. The IGBC Township rating system governs design and development of location, the high standards of sustainable development and environmental responsibility in …
Now the trend all over world is to optimize the use of all natural resources and to reduce emission of global warming gases. “Today we use the equivalent of 1.4 planets to provide the resources we use and absorb our waste.” – Global Footprint Network “If current population and consumption trends continue, by the middle …
“Having a green garden or landscaping is not a green building.” A Green Building is a best practice of constructing a building with more energy efficient, good indoor air quality, reduction in waste material in pre and post construction, more water efficient, and conserves natural resources. Common objective of a green building is to reduce …