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'Green'gainsspeed
inthecapital
GARIMAGOSWAMY He rhetorically raised the question
- 'Can green building achieve the goals
T
he last few months have seen ofimproving nation's energy efficiency,
.. a raise in conscientious steps stimulating the national economy
being taken towards creating a and create long-term green jobs?' and
Green economy in the capital. A green elaborated on the details as he asked
event took place this September at the another rhetorical question, 'What is the
Indian Habitat Center in the form of a role ofHYAC, new materials and lighting
'Green Jobs fair'. In October, another in green buildings and building retrofit
event took place at New Delhi. While markets?' GreenSolutions emerged as one
the former aimed at creating what innovative solution, from which Indian
came.,!,o be know!!. asG~~n JqQ.s!~e markets, economy and environment
--ratter romeaatbrlnging together an eco- was. sure to -benefit.' 'G~e'enSpaces will
system of investors and entrepreneurial save 36,000 tons of C02 per annum,
companies for sustainable environment- this has been verified by TERI. This was
friendly solutions. This event sounded reasserted during the event. Meattle's
the formation of. 'Cleantech Forum vision is to 'reshape commercial
XXIV'. Participants included prominent buildings in India on the principles of
personalities such as Kamal Meattle, green architecture'. Stating some figures,
CEO, Paharpur Business Centre and Meattle added, 'In the overall assessment
Greenspaces, Tejpreet S Chopra,
Presid.ent & CEO, GE, Ajay Mathur,
Director General, Bureau of Energy
Efficiency, Government of India,
Rakesh Mehta, Chief Secretary
Delhi, Government of India and Dr
Prem Jain, Chairman, India Green
Buildings Council.
One of the motives of 'Cleantech
ForumXXN' is to present innovative
opportunities to the corporate
sector. The idea behind this
endeavor was that entrepreneurs,
investors, corp orates, policy-
makers, economic development
agencies and an assembly of global
Clean tech promoters begin to access
Cleantech technological and market
insights, investment opportunities and
unparalleled networking.
An objective, set forth to craft and GreenSpaces will be more meaningful for
chart the industry direction;incorporates society as it will help demonstrate that
certain steps: Addressing climate change it is possible to reduce energy used by
and resource scarcity, measuring the buildings in the world. It demonstrates
current global economic climate as it to reduce the consumption of energy
relates to Cleantech, providing access to from 40 percent to 10 percent. It will be
capital and industry pioneers, connecting a benchmark commercial building that
with industry insiders at thought- can be replicated anywhere across the
provoking sessions and getting educated globe. Its design has achieved a saving
by and networking with pioneering of 74.4percent energy over a normal 'A'
innovators, corp orates and investors. grade building and efforts are on to either
-Kamal Meattle, CEO, Paharpur reduce cost or to improve this to perhaps
Business Centre and Greenspaces, threw 80 percent'.
some light on 'sustainable material, In spite of the economic downturn,
infrastructure and green buildings' .He and the financial crisis of the past
said, 'this will be our collective and year, India still represents a key
collaborative contribution to the efforts market for companies in a time where
for reducing global warming. It will also global economic growth has slowed
produce renewable power and show that down. India's need for infrastructure
mostly US technology can cut emission development presents an opportunity
of a building in a developing country like to innovate with 'clean' and 'smart' in
Illdia and show that 'Green is Green." infrastructure design.