The GRIHA council along with TERI organized a Stakeholder Meeting in Bangalore to share & disseminate: GRIHA for Existing Buildings. The workshop was held on 26-October-2017 at TERI-Sothern Regional Center. It was attended by various builders, architects, corporates as well as academicians working in the field of sustainability in southern India. The guest speakers included Mr. Mahendra Jain (IAS, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Urban Development Department) and Mr Naresh V. Narsimhan (Principal Architect, Venkataramanan Associates, Bangalore).

Mr Sanjay Seth (CEO, GRIHA Council and Senior Director, TERI) delivered the welcome address and Ms Shabnam Bassi (Secretary, GRIHA), Ms Minni Sastry (Associate Director and Fellow, TERI) and Mr. Raviprakash Kurkiya (Deputy Manager, RR, GRIHA) presented the various criteria covered under the GRIHA EB Rating System. The new rating system was well received by the participants. Some of them also offered essential suggestions and inputs for further enhancement of the rating system.