IGBC, USGBC strengthen partnership to promote more green buildings
Updated: Jun 13, 2014 04:00:36pm
New Delhi, Jun 13 (KNN) In an effort to increase the uptake of more green buildings in India, the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and US Green Building Council (USGBC) are strengthening their partnership to work in the areas of advocacy, knowledge exchange and market transformation, said a release from Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
“Very soon rating systems for green schools and affordable housing segments will be launched. In light of the increasing volumes of green building projects that IGBC is handling, IGBC feels it will be better managed if the LEED rating is handled by USGBC. Hence IGBC has agreed with USGBC for them to directly handle the LEED certification,” said IGBC chairman Prem C Jain.
The LEED India projects which are already registered with IGBC will be certified by IGBC till end of 2018. Starting July 1, 2014, the projects will be registered and certified directly by GBCI, the certification institute appointed by USGBC.
USGBC Chief Operating Officer Mahesh Ramanujam said IGBC has been instrumental in mobilizing the green building movement in India over the past 10 years and helping establish LEED India as a key driver for market transformation.
CII-Godrej GBC Chairman Jamshyd N Godrej stated that energy and water efficiency across all sectors of the economy is of paramount importance to India and IGBC would give a major thrust in these areas.
He said by 2030, the power deficit will be more than 12 per cent in peak load. To meet such demand, there is need to add a 500 MW power plant every week for the next 10 years.
IGBC hailed central and state governments for the new thrust on renewable energy.
“The decreasing trend in the cost of RE power is an encouraging step in the right direction. IGBC would work on private sector investments by the building sector so that the share of Renewable energy by 2022 is 25 per cent or more,” said Godrej.
IGBC Founding Chairman Pasuraman R said over the next few years, IGBC would research and work towards making the Green Building Standards more Asia culture-cum-practise specific. This could be built up as we move forward to building a differential and potentially an USP.
CII-Godrej GBC Executive Director S Raghupathy affirmed both the organisations have been mutually benefitted. USGBC and IGBC would together continue the journey on advocacy, networking, knowledge exchange and working together in World GBC fora, through a new agreement. (KNN/ST)
“Very soon rating systems for green schools and affordable housing segments will be launched. In light of the increasing volumes of green building projects that IGBC is handling, IGBC feels it will be better managed if the LEED rating is handled by USGBC. Hence IGBC has agreed with USGBC for them to directly handle the LEED certification,” said IGBC chairman Prem C Jain.
The LEED India projects which are already registered with IGBC will be certified by IGBC till end of 2018. Starting July 1, 2014, the projects will be registered and certified directly by GBCI, the certification institute appointed by USGBC.
USGBC Chief Operating Officer Mahesh Ramanujam said IGBC has been instrumental in mobilizing the green building movement in India over the past 10 years and helping establish LEED India as a key driver for market transformation.
CII-Godrej GBC Chairman Jamshyd N Godrej stated that energy and water efficiency across all sectors of the economy is of paramount importance to India and IGBC would give a major thrust in these areas.
He said by 2030, the power deficit will be more than 12 per cent in peak load. To meet such demand, there is need to add a 500 MW power plant every week for the next 10 years.
IGBC hailed central and state governments for the new thrust on renewable energy.
“The decreasing trend in the cost of RE power is an encouraging step in the right direction. IGBC would work on private sector investments by the building sector so that the share of Renewable energy by 2022 is 25 per cent or more,” said Godrej.
IGBC Founding Chairman Pasuraman R said over the next few years, IGBC would research and work towards making the Green Building Standards more Asia culture-cum-practise specific. This could be built up as we move forward to building a differential and potentially an USP.
CII-Godrej GBC Executive Director S Raghupathy affirmed both the organisations have been mutually benefitted. USGBC and IGBC would together continue the journey on advocacy, networking, knowledge exchange and working together in World GBC fora, through a new agreement. (KNN/ST)
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