Past Event
GRIHA National Conference 2010
The GRIHA National Conference was held on 4 January 2010 at the India Habitat
Centre, New Delhi. It was jointly organised by TERI and the MNRE. The one-day
conference was inaugurated by Dr Farooq Abdullah, Honourable Union Minister
for New and Renewable Energy. Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, and
Mr Deepak Gupta, Secretary, MNRE, were also present on the occasion.
The one-day conference on GRIHA and Green Buildings focused on micro and
macro aspects of developing green buildings and habitats. It was attended
by over 400 professionals from different disciplines, like architecture,
engineering and construction management. It had four technical sessions
focusing on the GRIHA rating system, sustainable buildings, sustainable
habitats, and tools and techniques for designing sustainable buildings.
An exhibition of green building materials and technologies was also a part
of the event There were stalls on products relevant to design and construction
of green buildings, like building performance simulation software, building
envelope insulation, high-performance glass, eco-friendly paints, high-albedo
roof coatings, light pipes, drip irrigation systems, tree transplantation,
low-cost eco-friendly housing for the shelterless, and smart wireless monitoring
and control of urban utilities.