Agenda

Agenda

DAY 1: January 16, 2014, Stein Auditorium, IHC
9.00 - 10.00 Registration
10.00 - 11:00 Inaugural Session
  • Welcome Address and setting the theme by Dr R K PachauriDirector General, TERI and President ADaRSH
  • Special remarks by Special Guest, Dr Satish Balram Agnihotri Secretary, New and Renewable Energy, Government of India
  • Special address by Guest of Honour, Mr Tarun Gogoi
  • Hon'ble Chief Minister of Assam
    • » Launch of GRIHA rating for schools
    • » Launch of GRIHA app for smartphones
    • » Presentation of awards
      • » Felicitation of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
      • » GRIHA rated projects
      • » SVAGRIHA rated projects
      • » Exemplary performance
  • Vote of thanks by Ms Mili MajumdarDirector TERI & Secretary cum Treasurer, ADaRSH
11:00 - 11:30 Tea
11.30 - 11.45 Setting the theme - Ms Mili Majumdar, Director TERI & Secretary cum Treasurer, ADaRSH
11:45 - 12:45 Chair - Mr Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs
Keynote Address - Mr B V Doshi, Principal, Vastu Shilpa Consultants
12:45 - 13:45 GRIHA : Implementing sustainability

GRIHA is not merely a rating system. The GRIHA framework also influences the design process and design interpretation. The outcomes of applying GRIHA results in habitat that are locally contextualized, environmentally sensitive and respond to social, environmental and economic needs of the people. Over the years of implementing GRIHA, we have come across several innovative interpretations of GRIHA benchmarks and criteria, be it in form of enhanced energy efficiency through good design or looking at larger neighborhood issues of micro climate moderation, proper phasing or sustainable mobility.

This session draws from various examples of GRIHA from around the country through presentations on projects of various scales, typologies and functions.

- Ms Swati Reddy, Environmental Building Consultant, Terra Viridis
- Ms Usha Rangarajan, Principal, Landmark Design Group
- Ms Minni Sastry, Fellow, TERI and Programme Manager ADaRSH
- Mr Manish Srivastava, Country Head, Design and Commercial, Saint Gobain Glass India

13:45 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 14:45 GRIHA Updates

Feedback on GRIHA implementation across the country has directed us to further develop versions and adapt GRIHA to suit specific requirements. The post occupancy audit information has facilitated quantification of the impact on resource conservation, which in turn validates commitments and helps measure performances across project typologies.

This session highlights the experiences, best practices and impact of GRIHA and its various versions.
- ADaRSH Presentation by Ms Priyanka Kochhar, Senior Programme Manager, ADaRSH
- Presentation by Mr Shailesh Ranjan, Sr. Manager - Technical Marketing at Asahi India Glass Ltd. (AIS)
14:45 - 15:45 Promoting business through renewable energy

As a country, there is strong policy focus on renewable energy in India, which has witnessed success at the macro level. The building sector also offers a huge potential for generation and integration of renewable energy, where technology interventions for converting waste to energy, utilizing geothermal energy etc. remain untapped. GRIHA lays a special emphasis on this and mandates renewable energy integration. However, a large scale adoption is possible only when such interventions are profitable.

This panel will discuss examples of cost effective renewable energy strategies, initiatives and technological interventions for promoting business through renewable energy.

- Chair - Ms Mili Majumdar, Director TERI & Secretary cum Treasurer, ADaRSH
- Dr A K Tripathi, Director Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India
- Mr Ashish Agarwal, Head Solar Business at Hero Future Energies
- Mr S Sonigra, Director, Orange County Foundation
- Dr Parimita Mohanty, Fellow, TERI

15:45 - 16:45 - Chair - Ms Sonali Rastogi, Senior Partner, Morphogenesis
- Keynote Address - Mr Fumihiko Maki, Maki and Associates
16:45 - 17:00 Tea
17:00 - 18:00 - Chair - Dr R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI and President ADaRSH
- Keynote Address - Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Govt. of India
18:00 onwards Networking Reception
Day 2 / Track I : 17 January, 2014, Silver Oak, IHC
9:30 - 10:45 Innovations in energy efficiency and impact on Indoor Air Quality
In the current dialogue on green buildings, a lot of emphasis is laid on energy efficiency. However, it is equally important to maintain indoor environmental quality. This session will be focused around issues like internal finishes, air quality, use of appropriate systems and controls that help in maintaining the indoor environmental quality.

- Chair - Mr Pradeep Kumar, Associate Director, TERI
- Mr Yatnesh Pandey, Sr Manager Marketing, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd
- Mr Pramod Dhir, Director, Dew Point
- Mr Dhiraj Wadhwa, Assisstant Director - Commercial Sales, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, India
- Mr Sumit Sharma, Fellow, Centre for Environmental Studies, TERI

10:45 - 11:15 Tea
11:15 - 12:15 Training young minds: from within and outside

Curriculum, formal learning and training through experience of sustainable habitats are key to inculcating a responsible attitude in students and teachers that plays a critical role in reducing wasteful consumption and imbibing healthier lifestyles. A significant part of the GRIHA footprint includes educational campuses; and with launch of the GRIHA Prakriti rating system for existing schools, we are set to mainstream sustainable habitat from within and outside.

This panel will deliberate on education (i.e. curriculum) and campus level interventions (green campuses) to influence minds.

- Launch of Sustainability Initiatives Newsletter, GRIHA edition
- Chair: Dr Leena Srivastava, Vice Chancellor, TERI University
- Ms Poorva Keskar, Director at VKe-environmental and Principal, Brick School of Architecture
- Dr Rinku Joshi, Coordinator Resource Centre, Daly College, Indore
- Dr Maya Mahajan, Associate Professor (Environmental Science) Amrita University
- Mr Rajeev Kathpalia, Partner, Vastu Shilpa Consultants

12.15 - 13.30

Financing green buildings
Financial institutes are in the process of developing tools and incentives to integrate energy efficiency in upcoming residential and commercial projects. Several initiatives by public and private sector banks, supported by international banks and/or driven by policy directive are being deployed to direct the building construction sector to be energy efficient. The Government of India has also taken initiatives to create and sustain markets for energy efficiency in India; and support private sector investments in this sector.

This panel will deliberate on the various financial initiatives to promote energy efficiency in the built environment.

- Chair - Shri Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd, Government of India
- Mr Sachin Khandelwal, Managing Director, Magma Housing Finance
- Shri R K Das, Country Head, Energy Efficiency & Clean Technology, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
- Shri Arnab Roy, Executive Director, National Housing Bank

13.30 - 14:30 Lunch
Day 2 / Track II : 17 January, 2014, Silver Oak, IHC
9:30 - 10:45

GRIHA Design Trophy at 56th Annual NASA Convention, 2014

NASA (National Association of Students of Architecture) provides an interactive platform for undergraduate architecture students all over the country by holding conventions and competitions for various trophies which cover different aspects of architecture. ADaRSH has launched GRIHA Trophy at NASA with the intent of spreading awareness about the concept of green buildings among the students through GRIHA. This session shall showcase the top 10 shortlisted entries.

- Welcome Address by Ms Mili Majumdar
Director, TERI & Secretary cum Treasurer, ADaRSH

- Special remarks by Chief Guest, Ar Karan Grover
Principal, Karan Grover Associates

- Special remarks by Guest of Honour, Ar Rajiv Mishra
Principal, Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai

- Special remarks by Guest of Honour, Mrs Aruna Ramani Grover
Professor of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

- Special address by Guest of Honour, Mr Senthil Somasundaram
National Sales Head - Projects, Asahi India Glass Ltd. (AIS)

- Special address by Guest of Honour, Mr P Sahel
Vice Chairman, Lotus Greens

10:45 - 11:15 Tea
11:15 - 12:30 Presentation by 7 shortlisted entries
12:30 - 12:45 Felicitation of students
12:45 - 01:00 Special Address by Dr R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI and President ADaRSH
DAY 2 / Post Lunch: January 17, 2014, Silver Oak, IHC
13.30 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 16:00

Panel Discussion - Should green buildings be incentivized?

Very strong opinions on whether green buildings should be incentivised exist today. While one school of thought is clearly for the motion and refuses to move away from the business as usual scenario, there is a parallel belief that incorporation of resource efficiency is beneficial for developers and occupants of buildings- and hence does not need incentives for promotion.

The panel discussion on the subject shall bring out opinions both for and against the motion.

- Chair: Ms Manisha Natarajan, Senior Editor, Business News at NDTV Profit
- Mr Sanjay Seth, Energy Economist, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Govt of India
- Mr Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India
- Mr Gaurang Pandya, Managing Director, UTC Climate, Controls & Security (India)
- Mr Neeraj Bansal, Head, Real Estate and Construction, KPMG
- Ms Sonali Rastogi, Senior Partner, Morphogenesis
- Mr P Sahel, Vice Chairman, Lotus Greens

16:00 - 17:00 Tea
DAY 3: January 18, 2014
09:00 - 09:15 Assemble at India Habitat Centre
09:30 - 11:30 Site Visit to Venue 1*
11:45 - 13:30 Site Visit to Venue 2*

* Limited seats are available for the site visit.
It is subject to prior confirmation on first come first serve basis.