Indian Green Building Council
Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd (MLDL), the real estate and infrastructure development business of the $16.9 billion Mahindra Group, marked its foray into the Bengaluru market, by announcing the launch of its premium residential project, Windchimes on Bannerghatta Main Road. It is just 1 km from IIM-Bangalore & Fortis Hospital. Mahindra Windchimes is located Opp. BPL [...] Continue Reading »
According to the new eco-rating system launched by the Indian Green Building Council, it will be rating the schools on the basis of certain norms set by the council. Green buildings are becoming a popular trend and way of construction to be followed for most buildings these days. The Green Building rating decided by the [...] Continue Reading »
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation plans to map the needs and requirements for affordable housing. They plan to work closely with all the stakeholders in promoting Green Affordable Housing. They also plan to work with the State Governments closely so that the project can be executed with efficiency. The ministry has proposed to [...] Continue Reading »
Today the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) announced three rating systems to cover schools, metro rail projects and new buildings. Prem C Jain the Chairman of IGBC stated that the New Building Rating System comes into force because IGBC and US Green Building Council have parted ways on the LEED certification programme. The launching of [...] Continue Reading »
In residential as well as commercial segments, the ‘Green’ buildings are becoming popular. More and more developers are showing interest in offering eco-friendly options and they are making the ‘Green’ buildings popular. Although the concept has been around for almost a decade, it is gaining momentum only now. In the US, Europe, Australia and all [...] Continue Reading »
The new government’s intent to develop 100 “Smart Cities” has created quite a buzz in the realty sector. The government allocated Rs 7,060 crore for these in the Budget last month. The use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in most of the smart cities will have to adhere to green building norms and reduce [...] Continue Reading »
The Mahindra Lifespace developers which is the infrastructure division of the $16.5 billion Mahindra Group stated that its Mahindra World City township has got the Stage I certification under the India Green Building Council (IBGC) Green Townships. Mahindra World City which is the Special Economic Zone of Mahindra Lifespace Developers is located near the Singaperumal [...] Continue Reading »
The Modi government should take up tough measures to make sure that green technology is being used in matters of construction and realty space according to experts. This is primarily because of the massive and quick urbanisation the country is about to face. According to the CBRE South Asia Chairman and Managing Director Anshuman Magazine, [...] Continue Reading »
There is some good news for the environmentalists and eco-friendly people. Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) today said over 2 billion square feet area of green building projects has been registered so far and is targeting to have 10 billion square feet by 2022. In the last few years the green building movement has taken momentum [...] Continue Reading »
As India embraces urbanisation and confidently walks the talk of development, the new government’s next step should be to introduce stringent measures in favour of the use of green technology in the construction and realty space, say experts. CBRE South Asia Chairman and Managing Director, Anshuman Magazine says the construction and property markets are set [...] Continue Reading »
