Aluminium: Building smart, building green
October 18, 2024
| ET Edge Insights
Greener building practices are a key imperative for ushering in sustainability within the sector. Aluminium offers significant possibilities in this regard, says Ms Shabnam Bassi, Senior Fellow and Director, Sustainable Buildings Division, TERI.
GRIHA Council: Accelerating climate action in the built environment
September 1, 2024 |
September 1, 2024
The Sunday Guardian
GRIHA Council on 30 August 2024 held its second GRIHA Regional Conference in Hyderabad, Telangana on the theme 'Accelerating Climate Action in the Built Environment'. This was the second in a series of conferences held throughout the year, held simultaneously with the annual GRIHA Summit, all focused on the same theme. The event was graced by the presence of Shri Sridhar Babu Dudilla, Hon'ble Minister for Information Technology, Electronics and Communications; Industries and Commerce and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana.
Green Home Loan: Concept, benefits, eligibility – Here’s everything you need to know
August 5, 2024 |
August 5, 2024
The Financial Express
A specialized type of mortgage called green home loans encourages environmentally- friendly housing choices. The growing environmental awareness is a primary catalyst for the surge in green home loans in India. Additionally, significant long-term savings on utility bills resulting from enhanced energy and water efficiency serve as a major incentive. According to The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), adopting green building practices in urban India could save an impressive 8,400 megawatts of electricity annually, enough to meet the lighting needs of 550,000 homes each year.
Concrete Jungles Fuel India's Heatwave Crisis
July 29, 2024 |
July 29, 2024
Outlook Planet
With over 140 deaths and more than 40,000 hospitalisations for heatstroke, according to the Health Ministry's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), summer 2024 has seen the most dramatic heatwave yet. It is no longer metaphorical. Cities, for example, often face the brunt of a heatwave. This can be squarely attributed to the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect, which is when urban areas have a significant temperature difference from surrounding rural areas due to a lack of green cover and addition of waste heat generated by energy usage into the urban environment.
Amid rising mercury, green constructions gain traction
June 3, 2024 |
June 3, 2024
Hindustan Times
When it comes to mandates, states have been slow to notify and mandate Union government guidelines such as Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC). For example, in Uttar Pradesh, buildings with a four-star rating from GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment, a rating system developed by TERI) are given an additional floor area ratio of 25%. Similar incentives related to additional FSI (Floor Space Index or maximum permissible floor area relative to the plot size) are given by state governments in other states such as Delhi, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, and Rajasthan.
GRIHA council organised a 'Sustainability Fair' under Prayavaran Rakashak Programme 2.0 as a prelude to the 15th GRIHA Summit
November 4, 2023 |
November 4, 2023
India Education Diary
Taking a step forward for engaging students and teachers in sustainability, GRIHA Council has conducted an awareness event, the Prayavaran Rakashak Programme, based on the theme "Earth ko Anarth se Bachaye" as an initiative to engage multiple stakeholders and inculcate the values of sustainability in them. This platform provides opportunities for students to showcase their understanding on sustainability. The event was held 3 November 2023 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
