At a time when the real estate sector is searching for a possible trigger, builders are zooming in on the concept of water and energy conservation. Almost all the builders are selling this concept as the USP of their projects. Not only the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) but also the builders are spreading the message of energy and water conservation to the customers and the public. Experts in the field point out that green building will be the next buzzword which will drive sales in the near future. "Builders have been adopting methods to conserve water and energy for the past few years. Now the concept gathers momentum and we feel this as a step towards the green building concept," said M V Antony, president, CREDAI-Kochi. The builders are more concerned about the environmental issues and hence they are promoting these kinds of projects recently. Builders have started installing more solar panels and centralized gas supply system in apartments to receive piped gas, he pointed out.

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