Newsletter | June 2017   Conference on GRIHA and Financing Green Buildings   Conference on GRIHA and Financing Green Buildings : GRIHA Council, in collaboration with Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited, organized a one-day conference on 'GRIHA and Financing Green Buildings' on June 22, 2017 in Pune. The event was inaugurated by Shri Nitin Kalaje, Hon'ble Mayor, PCMC and Shri Shravan Hardikar, Municipal Commissioner, PCMC. Welcoming the dignitaries and participants, Mr Sanjay Seth, CEO, GRIHA Council set the theme for the conference, which was followed by detailed presentations by eminent speakers focusing on GRIHA and the cost implications for going green, along with case study demonstrations.  The event also marked the signing of an MoU between GRIHA Council and M/s Vilas Javdekar Developers. The conference ended with a positive note as the esteemed guests present at the event promised to extend all necessary support in promoting GRIHA and green buildings in their region. Engineers India Bhawan, Chennai The project has been awarded 4 stars GRIHA provisional rating. The project has demonstrated 25.7% energy reduction from the GRIHA base case. A solar PV system of 35 kWp has been installed. Reduction of 67% has been demonstrated on building water Use by installing water efficient flush and flow fixtures. New Energy Conservation Building Code launched Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines has launched the Energy Conservation Building Code 2017 (ECBC 2017) . Developed by Ministry of Power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), ECBC 2017 prescribes the energy performance standards for new commercial buildings to be constructed across India. Registrations open for GRIHA rating for Existing Buildings GRIHA for Existing Buildings rating system is a 100 point system consisting of 12 criteria categorized under seven sections such as Site Parameters, Maintenance & Housekeeping, Energy, Water, Human Health & Comfort, Social Aspects, and Bonus points.   China breaks ground on first “Forest City” that fights air pollution A pollution-fighting green city unlike any before is springing to life in China. Designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti, the first “Forest City” is now under construction Liuzhou, Guangxi Province. Sports Facility at IIT Bombay, Mumbai The project has been awarded 4 stars GRIHA provisional rating. Rooftop Solar PV systems of 1MW installed for catering the entire academic campus; Out of which 25kW is dedicated/apportioned for this project. Diébédo Francis Kéré’s rainwater-harvesting 2017 Serpentine Pavilion unveiled in London The 2017 pavilion was unveiled on a perfectly sunny day – but when it rains the roof will protect protect visitors from drizzle while funneling precipitation it into a central waterfall and storing it for irrigation in the surrounding park. The pavilion is inspired by the culture of Kéré’s home village of Gando in Burkina Faso even as it plays with experimental construction techniques and embraces the climate in Britain   Register your interest for training on GRIHA Register your products and projects Upcoming 3 Day training Programs Pune 26-28 July 2017 Ranchi 30 August – 1 September 2017 Lucknow 27-29 September 2017 Mangaluru 25-27 October 2017 How Waterless Urinals Can Change the Lives of India’s 139.9 Million Government School Students Water security is an extremely important point to ponder for securing the growth and development of the Indian economy. The countrymen of the second largest populous nation in the world rely directly or indirectly on groundwater.   Copyright © 2016 GRIHA Council GRIHA Council, 1st Floor, A - 260, Defence colony, New Delhi, 110024 (Ph : 011 4644 4500) If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, click on the Unsubscribe link below