The U.S. Green Building Council was in Bangalore to tie up an extra local stamping to its international LEED rating, making it more relevant to India. "Our multi-city trip to India will showcase our commitment to the Indian market to make LEED more pertinent to Indian conditions," said Mahesh Ramanujam, COO, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The event saw the release of "alternative compliance paths" for LEED, for making the system more applicable to India's regional climate, geography, land use laws and more. "USGBC and TERI have plans to work together in the field of building performance, by addressing existing buildings in India and working on a LEED Dynamic Plaque that measures a building in real time, but regionalised for India," said Scot Horst, senior vice-president, for LEED, USGBC, who was also present at the occasion.

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