Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment Newsletter | May 2016 Odd-even is not enough Delhi leads the country in its air pollution. The annual averages in the national capital are three to four times higher than the standards of particulate matter. Read more TERI to host Green Olympiad for CBSE students The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is set to host Green Olympiad in all Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools, read a circular issued by Sugandh Sharma, additional director, (research and innovation), CBSE on Tuesday. Read more IIT , Gandhinagar It's a GRIHA LD Master plan 5 star Rated project in Gandhinagar, near village Palaj, Gujarat. The project has demonstrated 37% reduction in energy, 30% reduction in waste and 100% reduction in organic waste below the GRIHA LD base case. A 500 kWp renewable energy installation has been proposed for the project. Read more Why more cities need to add up the economic value of trees Cutting-edge urban foresters argue not only for the intrinsic value of trees but also for the many economic and health benefits... Read more GRIHA Council and Pune Municipal Corporation Jointly Organize Half-Day Awareness Programme on GRIHA GRIHA Council and PMC (Pune Municipal Corporation) signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) last year to promote and incentivize the GRIHA rating system. As per the MoU, PMC will offer upto 15% rebate in the premium amount that is paid by the developer, depending on the GRIHA rating awarded by the GRIHA Council. Read more Challenging environment: How green buildings in India will enhance your quality of life While the Environment ministry headed by the Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Prakash Javadekar is formulating a set of standard guidelines for giving environmental clearances to real estate sector, this should be recognised as a signal to scale up energy efficient and green buildings in India... Read more Dr Mathur Awarded 'Knight of the National Order of Merit' On behalf of the President of the French Republic, H.E. Mr François Richier, Ambassador of France to India, conferred the French civilian distinction, ‘Officier de l’Ordre national du Mérite’... Read more New products added to the product catalogue Ecophon Focus™ Dg, Ecophon AkustoTM WallA Akutex FT, Ecophon Solo™, Ecophon Advantage™ E, Ecophon Meditec™ E, Fultone, Celotex fine fissured, Certainteed Sand Micro, Celotex Pin, Gyptone BIG Boards Read more 3-Day GRIHA V 2015 Training Programme at Thiruvananthapuram A three-day training workshop is being organized by GRIHA Council in association with TERI from June 1-3, 2016 at Keys Hotel Thiruvananthapuram, Housing Board Junction, Opposite Fire Brigade, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695001, (Tel: 0471 394 4100). The workshop aims at enhancing the knowledge on green buildings and GRIHA rating parameters for building professionals like architects, engineers, developers, policy makers and others. The faculty for the training programme will be professionals from GRIHA Council as well as other certified GRIHA professionals Read more Register your interest for training on GRIHA Register your products and projects Copyright © 2014 TERI GRIHA Council The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), 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