Existing buildings can now go green with IGBC [June 2013]

Existing buildings can now go green with IGBC
The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), part of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), has launched the first-of-its-kind rating system to address sustainability aspects in existing buildings.
The rating programme was launched during the Conference on Green Cities and Townships held in Mumbai on April 25. This rating tool facilitates building owners and facility managers in implementation of green building strategies, measure their impacts and sustain the performance in the long run.
Green buildings can have tremendous benefits such as operational savings in energy and water consumption to a tune of 15-30 per cent, enhanced air quality and health and higher satisfaction levels of occupants.
The rating has begun to receive good response from the stakeholders right on the first day. Projects amounting to 3.6 million sq. feet have already expressed their interest to participate in the pilot rating programme. “CREDAI is committed to the green building initiatives,” said C. Shekar Reddy, President, CREDAI during the launch. “Many of the CREDAI members are closely working with IGBC in constructing green buildings. With increasing urbanisation, the requirement for affordable housing has become the need of hour. MoEF should also grant a single window NOCs to reduce the project cost for the builders.

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