Indira Paryavaran Bhavan in New Delhi will be the countrys first green building to have on-site generation of power to meet all its energy demands. To be the new address for the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests, it is a net zero energy building and also the first government-owned property with a target to be a five-star GRIHA and LEED Platinum rating building. GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) is a green building design evaluation system, and LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) is a rating system for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. CPWD has included green buildings to its mandate. All the new buildings coming up are minimum three-star GRIHA, but this is the first-of-its kind where CPWD is targeting both GRIHA and LEED Platinum rating and it is the first green building in the country where power will be generated on-site.

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