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INDIAN GREEN

BUILDING COUNCIL
The Council's Call for Green Building Innovation
HISTORY
 The Green Building Movement in India has been spearheaded by IGBC (part of CII)
since 2001, by creating National awareness. The Council’s activities have enabled a
market transformation with regard to green building concepts, materials and
technologies.

 IGBC continuously works to provide tools that facilitate the adoption of green building
practices in India.

 The development of IGBC Green Homes Rating System is another important step in
this direction.
WHAT IS IGBC IMPACT ON GREEN
BUILDINGS?
The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has launched ‘IGBC
Green Homes Rating System’ to address National priorities. By
applying IGBC Green Homes criteria, homes which are sustainable
over the life cycle of the building can be constructed. This rating
programme is a tool which enables the designer to apply green
concepts and criteria, so as to reduce environmental impact, that are
measurable.
BENIFITS

 Green homes can have tremendous benefits, both tangible and intangible. The most tangible

benefits are the reduction in water and energy consumption right from day one of occupancy.

 The energy savings could range from 20 - 30 % and water savings around 30 - 50%.

 Intangible benefits of green homes include enhanced air quality, excellent daylighting, health &

wellbeing of the occupants, lower energy bills and conservation of scarce national resources.
IGBC RATING SYSTEM

Rating system addresses green features under the following categories:


 Sustainable Sites
 Water Conservation
 Energy Efficiency
 Materials & Resources
 Resident Health & well-being
 Innovation & Design
Threshold criteria for certification levels:
Certification level Points Recognition

Certified 50-59 Best Practices

Silver 60-69 Outstanding Performance

Gold 70-79 National Excellence

Platinum 80-100 Global Leadership


Suzlon One Earth, Pune

This significantly unique office is designed by Christopher Charles, Pune based

architect and has received LEED Platinum rating in 2010. To ignite our eyes, he and

his partner came up with the concept “Office in the garden”. Spread over 10 acres,

this magnificent structure is one of the largest green building projects of the country

and is also one of the India’s first buildings to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and

Environmental Design) certified.


CII- Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad
This architectural masterpiece has set the world’s best example of passive
architectural design. The CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Center (GBC) was the
was the first building outside of the US to be awarded LEED platinum rating at the
time of its inauguration. The building doesn’t let out any waste and recycles it all
within. It can be said that building is literally made up of only recycled materials.
GOAL OF IGBC
On Earth-day in 2021, IGBC launched 'IGBC Mission on Net Zero' with a vision

'to facilitate India become one of the foremost countries in transforming to Net

Zero by 2050'. A journey to achieve Net Zero buildings & built environments by

2050 in all aspects i.e., Energy, Water, Waste and Carbon.

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