February 2018

Green Habitat
Newsletter from Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)

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15 CII-IGBC Green Building Congress 2017evokes excellent response
Playing a catalytic role in realizing the vision of IGBC is Highlights
Green Building Congress- India's annual flagship event on l Government of Rajasthan was the Partner State
green buildings. Institutionalized in the year 2001, Green
l Hosted WorldGBC's annual members meet
Building Congress has been offering an excellent platform
l 2,400 +participants
to share, learn and explore new growth opportunities. Over
l 4,000 + visitors to international exhibition
the years, the event has grown in terms of content, outreach
l Participation from over 30 Green Building Councils of the
and awareness generation. World.
Green Building Congress 2017 l 150 projects awarded with IGBC Green Building Rating

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l 100 + green building products and technologies were on
The 15 edition of CII-IGBC (Indian Green Building Council)
display at the international exhibition
Green Building Congress 2017, organised in Jaipur from 4
l 5 new IGBC Green Building Rating Systems launched
to 7 October 2017, has evoked excellent response from the
l 2 MoUs inked
delegates and World Green Building Council (WorldGBC)
l Awards presented to winners of Green Your School contest
leaders. The theme for the event was - 'Sustainable built
and IGBC Green Design Competition
environment for all'. Presentations, discussions were
l IGBC Special Recognition Awards 2017 and Green
woven around this theme. Champion Awards 2017 presented

Launch of IGBC Health & Well-being Rating (Pilot Version) Rating System
Seen from L-R: Mr. Jaimni Uberoi, Chairman IGBC (Jaipur) Chapter; Ms. Terri Wills, CEO, World Green Building Council; Mr Kamal Meattle, Chairman,
IGBC Health & Well-being Rating; Shri. Rajpal Singh Shekhawat, Hon'ble Minister for Industry, NRI & Govt. Enterprise, Government of Rajasthan;
Ar. Tai Lee Siang, Chair, World Green Building Council and Mr. Basantt Khaitan, Chairman, CII Rajasthan State Council

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 Curtain Raiser also marked
by presen-
Setting the tone for the 3-day Green Building Congress 2017
tation of the
was the curtain raiser and UTC Distinguished Sustainability
World Green
Lecture Series organised on 4 October 2017.
Building
Dr Joseph C o u n c i l
A l l e n , ( G B C )
D i r e c t o r, Chairman's
H e a l t h y Award 2017
Buildings to Ms. Romilly Madew, CEO, Green Building Council of
Program, Australia, for her contribution to the global green building
Centre for movement.
Health &The
Launch of CII-IGBC green building rating systems
Global Envi-ronment, Har vard Chan School and
Mr John Mandyck, Chief Sustainability Officer, United At Green Building Congress 2017, CII-IGBC has launched
Technologies Corporation, offered new perspectives on several IGBC green building rating systems including-
v a r i o u s Healthy and Well-being Rating; Green Cities (Existing Cities);
a s p e c t s Green Affordable Housing; Green New Building (Version
related to 3.0) and Green Interiors Rating Systems.
g r e e n
As on date, CII-IGBC, has launched 21 fully indigenised
buildings.
green building rating systems including commercial,
The cur tain residential, cities, townships, schools, healthcare, data
raiser was centres and several other building categories.

WorldGBC annual members meet

Coinciding with Green Building Congress 2017, CII-IGBC hosted the 2017 annual WorldGBC (World Green Building Council)
members meet. CEOs and senior officials from over 30 International Green Building Councils attended the meeting. It offered
a platform to share and learn the best practices/ success stories from across the Globe. The Annual Members Meet also
discussed on the strategies for the way forward to further accelerate the global green building movement.

Team from WorldGBC

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 International Exhibition: Inspiring young minds go the green way

Coinciding IGBC in its

with Green continued
Building effor ts to
Congress inspire young
2017, a 3-day minds and
international encourage
exhibition, them to come
showcasing u p w i t h
Shri. Rajpal Singh Shekhawat, Hon'ble Minister for
over 100 Industry, NRI & Govt. Enterprise, Government of innovative and futuristic green ideas, annually conducts
latest and Rajasthan inaugurating the international exhibition Green Your School contest, supported by Carrier-Toshiba.
emerging green building products and technologies, was The 2017 winners were awarded under the following
organised. categories

Some of the products on display included - CO2 Sensors,
HVAC System, Waste Management Equipment, Low-Flow
Water Fixtures, etc., Over 4,000 visitors gained first-hand
understanding on these green building products and
technologies.
Awarding Excellence: Award Distribution to
CII-IGBC rated green building projects
150 green
building
projects,
including
G r e e n
Schools;
Green Railway
Stations;
Team from Jaipur Railway Station receiving IGBC
plaque from Mr A K Tewari, Principal Executive Green Metro
Director, (EnHM), Railway Board Stations;
G r e e n
Affordable Housing; Green Homes; were presented with CII-
IGBC Green Building plaque and certificate for adopting the
respective CII-IGBC Green Building rating system.
Projects were awarded rating for incorporating some of the
finest green building features. As on date, CII-IGBC has
awarded rating to over 1200 green building projects.
l Innovation Category: Kendriya Vidyalaya; IIT Kanpur
l Education and Awareness Category: Bharitya Vidya
Bhawan Public School, Hyderabad
l Benefits to School and Society Category: PSBB
Senior Secondary School, Chennai
Each winning school will receive Rs. 2.5 lakhs to implement
the proposed green features in their respective schools.
CII-IGBC also organises the annual Architectural Design
Competition, supported by Daikin. Winners of IGBC Green
Design Competition 2017 included the following:
l Joint Winners (1st prize): Mr. Rishabh Jain, MNIT,
Jaipur & Mr. Shivjeet Potdar, RV College of
Engineering, Bengaluru.Each of theJoint winner will
receive Rs 50,000 Cash award
l 3rd Prize: Mr. Akhil Akash & Mr. Mrinal Kumar Das,
School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada. The
winner will receive cash award of Rs 20,000/-
Forging new partnerships
At Green Building Congress 2017, CII-IGBC inked MoU with
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Officials (IAPMO) & Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) with
Climate Project Foundation.

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 Spirit of Rajasthan Celebrated Other Parallel
sessions
On the second
day of Green Green Building
B u i l d i n g Congress 2017
Congress 2017, was also marked
a freewheeling by sessions on
discussion on Affordable
Seen from L-R: Ms Mita Kapur, Founder & CEO, Siyahi;
the theme 'Sprit Housing, Green Mr Jaimni Uberoi, Chair, IGBC Jaipur Chapter;
o f Ra j a s t h a n ' Schools; Green Dr Chandrasekhar Hariharan, Co-Chair, IGBC
Seen from L-R: Dr Chandrashekar Hariharan, Co-Chair, Bangalore Chapter; Ms Rashmi Bansal, Author;
IGBC - Bangalore Chapter; Mr. Jaimni Uberoi, was organised. Hospitals and Ms Jayshree Periwal, Founding Director,
Chairman, IGBC Jaipur Chapter; Mr. Sriram Vedire, Jayshree Periwal High School
Chairperson, Rajasthan River Basin and Water
The discussion Green Products
Resources Planning Authority; Ms. Rima Hooja, Writer, brought out the &Technologies.
Historian and Archaeologist and Ms. Tripti Pandey,
Tourism and Culture Specialist distinctive Various concepts, success stories, best practices on the
aspects of the topics were discussed and deliberated
State of Rajasthan's culture, traditions, heritage and stories
alive to celebrate their uniqueness.

Shri Gajendra Singh Khimsar, Hon'ble Minister for Forest & Environment, Shri Ashok Jain, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan
Government of Rajasthan addressing at the inaugural session. at Curtain Raiser session

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