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City in Gujarat gets country’s first certified green police station buildingBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2018
This police station has been awarded green building status by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). In fact, Harni has become the first police station in the country to get a silver rating... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy efficiency , Green Buildings , Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) , sustainability , waste management , Water Management |
PEER rating soon for green buildings in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2017
The US-based Green Building Council Inc (GBCI) will launch PEER, a system that evaluates power system performance in a building, in India by next year. The council is currently running the pilot... Read more.. Subject Tags: Green Buildings , sector news |
Green building code to hike construction costs by 5%: BEEBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2017
The new green building code 2017 will lead to a rise in construction costs by 5 per cent but save energy up to 50 per cent, a senior official said today. |
Indian builders pledge "green" homes in race to meet climate goalsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2017
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India's top builders have pledged to make at least a fifth of their new housing developments sustainable by 2022, as the country looks to tap sectors other than... Read more.. |
IFC plans $6 billion investment in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 19, 2017
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group member, is planning to invest up to $6 billion in India over the next five years to support initiatives in renewable energy and green... Read more.. |
All new constructions in Maharashtra must comply with energy-efficiency guidelinesBy : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2017
All new constructions in Maharashtra will have to be eco-friendly and comply with the energy-efficiency regulations, this is one of the highlights of the electricity-conservation policy that was... Read more.. |
EESL to invest Rs 1,000 cr under buildings programmeBy : sustainabilityo..., May 22, 2017
The Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), on Saturday said it would bring investment to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore covering more than 10,000 large government or private buildings in next 2-3... Read more.. |
India at 3rd place in USGBC's list of top 10 nations for LEEDBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2016
India remained at the third position in the USGBC's annual ranking of the top 10 countries for LEED, which is a green building rating system. ... Read more.. |
Indus Towers sets up ‘Aesthetic Sites’ in 50 citiesBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 30, 2016
Telecom infrastructure major Indus Towers, is not only making environment-friendly towers, but also attractive and camouflaged ones in order to change the mindset of people that they emit ‘bad’... Read more.. Subject Tags: Green Buildings , infrastructure development |
Mumbai: IGBC asks government to promote green buildingsBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2016
In its bid to save energy and water by adopting the concept of green buildings, members from Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) have raised concern to the government by requesting them to... Read more.. Subject Tags: Green Buildings |