Going green can save a great deal
How can a city and your home benefit from green building technologies that India has successfully promoted in the last decade?
Green buildings essentially offer a set of detailed parameters that can guide architects and service consultants in areas of energy [lighting, appliances, air-conditioning], water and waste management for any building — be it a home, office, hotel or hospital. The nice thing about the green rating systems that have been created and guided by institutions like the CII Indian Green Business Council or the GRIHA in India is that they offer very clear step-by-step procedural thinking for enabling professional consultants as well as builders to achieve efficiency in the use of energy for any building.
If you look at the profile of smart buildings that are coming up across India’s growing metros, you can see such construction can benefit from these principles of sustainable architecture and design.
In cities like Mumbai, Chennai or Kolkata, being in hot and humid regions with a coastal climate, buildings inevitably need air-conditioning for new buildings.The benefits accruing from the use of green technology in the building industry can make a big difference in the cost of energy that a building entails every month.
How can such energy efficient technology solutions be promoted?
Thanks to BEE, IGBC and GRIHA, there is in place a clear framework of things to promote renewable energy options with methodology. This has helped to nurture solution-providers and vendors who are addressing creatively the need for energy efficiency. This is so not just in India but in other parts of the world, too.
