833 Million Square Feet of Building Space in India using LEED According to New Report from USGBC
The USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council) announced that 833 million square feet of building space in India is using LEED. The new study, LEED in Motion: India, was released today and details the impact LEED and green building have had on the Indian economy and its buildings, homes and communities. The LEED in Motion: India report provides a far-reaching account of the factors that have led to nearly 2,000 buildings participating in LEED across the Indian subcontinent.
LEED's presence in India has been advanced in coordination with several important strategic partnerships. USGBC's partnership with TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) has been especially beneficial, as the two organizations have worked together to advance the spread of high performance green buildings across the subcontinent and Southeast Asia. USGBC and TERI are also working together to create a comprehensive, regionally optimized green rating system that combines both LEED and TERI's GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment).
"The LEED in Motion: India report provides succinct feedback from green building consultants, building occupants and building owners that experience a distinct business advantage in complying with green building rating frameworks including LEED and GRIHA," said Mili Majumdar, director of sustainable habitat, TERI. "The GRIHA Summit in March 2015 will provide a platform to further share perspective and equip individuals and organisations to take lead on sustainability."