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The India chapter of the Green Business Certification Inc (GBCI) released the list of top 10 states for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)…
Read insight — GBCI releases list of India’s Top 10 States for LEED, Maharashtra ranks firstAHMEDABAD: The Indian Green Building Council (IGBG) today said that 100 cities under the Centre’s ambitious ‘Smart City’ programme will be developed as green cities.…
Read insight — Smart Cities to go green, says IGBCMUMBAI: Over three billion sq ft area of green building projects has been registered so far by Indian Green Building Council, which aims to rope…
Read insight — India registers 3 billion sq ft green building footprint: IGBCMUMBAI: Bombay House, the Tata group’s headquarters in Mumbai, has become the first and only heritage building in the country to receive ‘Platinum Rating’ by…
Read insight — Tata’s Bombay House India’s first heritage building to get IGBC Platinum green ratingsCHENNAI: Mahindra Lifespace Developers, the infrastructure division of the $16.5 billion Mahindra Group, said its Mahindra World City township has bagged Stage I certfication under…
Read insight — Mahindra World City SEZ bags IGBC Stage I certificationWith LEED’s focus on sustainability and environmental performance, water efficiency has always been important in LEED rating systems. A primary goal of LEED v4 is…
Read insight — LEED CERTIFICATION- Requirements for WE Credit : Outdoor Water Use Reduction‘Eight State governments in the country support green buildings with incentives’ The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) launched the Performance Challenge programme to facilitate fully…
Read insight — Green building certification: scope high for industriesThe Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for co-operation in building energy…
Read insight — BEE, CPWD to promote energy efficiency in buildingsAt the Paris Climate Conference, India pledged to reduce the greenhouse emission (GHE) intensity of its gross domestic product by 33-35% over 2005 levels by…
Read insight — ‘Affordable housing can be green too’The District Library, in collaboration with NGO Sanjhi Chaan, held a seminar on sustainable development and self reliance, based on Mahatma Gandhi’s principles. The seminar…
Read insight — sustainable development need of the hour