The first and only green building projects, goods, technology and services property expo in India will be held at the Hitex Exhibition Centre in Madhapur from 28 to 30 July. In collaboration with the State government, the property exhibition is being held to educate and inspire potential purchasers to choose IGBC-certified or pre-certified Green developments over conventional structures. Throughout the three-day exhibition, more than 75 exhibitors will present green homes, goods, and services. Telangana was the first State to mandate ECBC requirements for commercial constructions and the first State to implement the Cool Roof Policy, according to IGBC Chairman (Hyderabad Chapter) C Shekar Reddy. At a press conference held here on Thursday, he explained that the expo's goal was to raise awareness among the public about the value of selecting green-rated structures over conventional ones.
The Telangana government has adopted IGBC Green Ratings for a number of its projects, including the Secretariat Complex, Yadadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Hyderabad Police Commissionerate HQ and Integrated Command & Control Centre, the HUDA Annexe Building, the Commissioner of Industries Bhavan, Abids, Hyderabad Bhavan, among others. According to Shekar Reddy, "more than 700 projects in Telangana are currently going green with IGBC, totalling about 1.12 billion sq. ft of the green building footprint." IGBC Hyderabad Chapter Co-Chairman Srinivasa Murthy said property owners and tenants might benefit from lower maintenance costs, energy and water use by adopting IGBC-rated Green Homes and goods.
IGBC to conduct a study to certify villages, tier II towns
In order to accredit villages and tier II towns in the State under its Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Certified categories, the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) will carry out research. In Telangana, all of the cities and villages have LED lighting, nurseries, vermicompost pits, and harvest pits. More crucially, the panchayats and ULBs are required to set aside 10% of their budgets for environmental projects. According to IGBC Hyderabad Chapter Chairman C Shekar Reddy, all these criteria come under several IGBC categories, and the villages and towns would be assessed in accordance with those categories. Many settlements already fit the IGBC grading categories by default. If there were any weaknesses, he continued, the state government could fix them and put them into practice to maintain ratings. Students from engineering and other streams would be enlisted to carry out the investigation and geotag the facilities. Ratings for the communities would be provided based on the practicable study. He stated that a report will be sent to the government on how to offer more amenities for rating purposes. In a few months, a pilot study will be done in a dozen cities and villages. A report would be presented to the State government based on the findings, according to Shekar Reddy.
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