Newsletter | May 2017   GRIHA Evaluator examination has been launched   The GRIHA Community portal is a step towards bridging the gap between green rating and sustainability integration. Design and development of green infrastructure necessitates large pool of qualified professionals in all parts of the country. One mega event GRIHA Council supported the One Mega Event at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 10-12 May, 2017 as a Knowledge partner. Amazing-plastic-bottle-architecture-withstands-earthquakes-in-taipei Plastic bottle architecture is fantastic at turning a problem into an eco-friendly opportunity. How 5 Tamil Nadu Kids Made an Innovative Eco Roof for Their School Toilet Using Plastic Bottles Finding that the toilet in their school, owing to lack of roofing, was perennially littered with leaves that had fallen from trees, students of Panchayat Union Middle School, Thandalai, were concerned that they would catch diseases.   World’s largest vertical garden blooms with 85,000 plants in the heart of Bogota Behold: the largest vertical garden in the world. Located in Bogota, Colombia, the Santalaia building is completely covered with a lush layer of 85,000 plants that span 3,100 square meters (33,368 square feet). A vertical garden of this size can produce enough oxygen for more than 3,100 people every year, process 1,708 pounds of heavy metals, filter more than 2,000 tons of harmful gases and catch more than 881 pounds of dust New products added in the GRIHA product catalogue Biosphere Premium and Ecosphere Premium (Graphenstone lime-based products) and Duravat Water Based Exterior Emulsion, Elegant Premium Interior Emulsion and Silkina Acrylic Distemper (Luxture Surface Coatings Pvt. Ltd) have been added to the product catalogue   Register your interest for training on GRIHA Register your products and projects Upcoming 3 Day training Programs Visakhapatnam 28-30 June 2017 Pune 26-28 July 2017 Ranchi 30 August – 1 September 2017 South Asian University The project has been awarded 5 stars GRIHA LD rating. The project has demonstrated 21% energy reduction from the GRIHA LD base case. Street lighting is designed to be about 11% more energy efficient than the GRIHA LD Base case. 100% of organic kitchen waste will be converted to bio gas. The project will preserve about 69% of their existing site features.   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