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Message from the
President,
GRIHA Council
Dear Friends,
I am privileged to be writing this message at a special time as we organize the
10th edition of the GRIHA Summit. This year, as we reach out to international
academia, the GRIHA Council is collaborating with the University of New South
Wales, Australia, to co-create the 10th GRIHA Summit. We are honoured to
felicitate Dr B V Doshi, the first Indian Pritzker laureate, during the summit.
I has been established that the built GIZ are partnering with the GRIHA
am pleased to see the steady
Council to organize the ‘International
adoption of the GRIHA rating
environment can contribute to a more
Conference on Green Buildings’
system across the country. Multiple
equal, inclusive, and cohesive society,
engagements, both with public
to Energy Conservation Day. I am
we use, our neighbourhoods, and
and private construction agencies, if the places where we live, the facilities on December 13, 2018, as a prelude
have reinforced GRIHA as a robust meeting places are accessible, resource pleased that GRIHA will be launching
and transparent tool to evaluate efficient, and user centric. At the global a new rating, ‘GRIHA for CITIES’,
green development. Our constant level, India has been ranked low in aligned with the Government of
interaction with various stakeholders, its efforts to deal with environmental India’s target of providing better living
including those in the central and state issues, as per the 2018 Environmental conditions for the existing and future
governments, architects and building Performance Index green rankings, generations. This rating is specifically
professionals, and building occupants, released on the sidelines of the World developed for CIvic bodies governing
has helped to build the credibility of Economic Forum at Davos. We look Towns, Industries, Existing and new
the rating system. I am informed that forward to new collaborations and Settlements to be designed or re-
the GRIHA footprint now accounts strengthening our goals towards the engineered by adopting a holistic
for about 60 million sq. m of floor betterment of the nation. and smart approach with a focus
area, with approximately 1,200 The theme for this year’s summit, on sustainability of the ever-
registered projects. ‘Fostering Partnerships for Sustainable growing infrastructure.
Green buildings in India have Habitat’, is aligned to achieve I gratefully acknowledge the support
constituted a very small fraction (less sustainable development through of all our valued partners and their
than 2 per cent to 3 per cent) of the partnerships and collaboration, confidence in the brand GRIHA. I
current building stock in the country. sharing of ideas and solutions, creating congratulate Team GRIHA for their
With rapid urbanization, and with a knowledge-exchange outcomes, wholehearted commitment for the
large share of population demanding and strengthening research both achievements during the last year and
improved living standards and at the national and global levels. wish them success in the year ahead.
healthier neighbourhoods, there has It shall be a platform to discuss With best wishes for the ensuing New
been a marginal increased uptake of opportunities, address challenges, and Year, 2019!
energy efficient and green buildings. provide solutions amongst various
However, green building certification policymakers, building practitioners,
continues to be challenged by a lack of technology experts, academic
awareness, high perceived first costs, researchers, and other stakeholders.
and the perceived lack of demand from The 10th GRIHA Summit is being
the end users. organized in the week of Energy Ajay Mathur
The construction industry has Conservation Day, which is observed President, GRIHA Council and
significant environmental, social, on December 14, each year. This year, Director General, TERI
and economic impacts on society. It the Bureau of Energy Efficiency and
President,
GRIHA Council
Dear Friends,
I am privileged to be writing this message at a special time as we organize the
10th edition of the GRIHA Summit. This year, as we reach out to international
academia, the GRIHA Council is collaborating with the University of New South
Wales, Australia, to co-create the 10th GRIHA Summit. We are honoured to
felicitate Dr B V Doshi, the first Indian Pritzker laureate, during the summit.
I has been established that the built GIZ are partnering with the GRIHA
am pleased to see the steady
Council to organize the ‘International
adoption of the GRIHA rating
environment can contribute to a more
Conference on Green Buildings’
system across the country. Multiple
equal, inclusive, and cohesive society,
engagements, both with public
to Energy Conservation Day. I am
we use, our neighbourhoods, and
and private construction agencies, if the places where we live, the facilities on December 13, 2018, as a prelude
have reinforced GRIHA as a robust meeting places are accessible, resource pleased that GRIHA will be launching
and transparent tool to evaluate efficient, and user centric. At the global a new rating, ‘GRIHA for CITIES’,
green development. Our constant level, India has been ranked low in aligned with the Government of
interaction with various stakeholders, its efforts to deal with environmental India’s target of providing better living
including those in the central and state issues, as per the 2018 Environmental conditions for the existing and future
governments, architects and building Performance Index green rankings, generations. This rating is specifically
professionals, and building occupants, released on the sidelines of the World developed for CIvic bodies governing
has helped to build the credibility of Economic Forum at Davos. We look Towns, Industries, Existing and new
the rating system. I am informed that forward to new collaborations and Settlements to be designed or re-
the GRIHA footprint now accounts strengthening our goals towards the engineered by adopting a holistic
for about 60 million sq. m of floor betterment of the nation. and smart approach with a focus
area, with approximately 1,200 The theme for this year’s summit, on sustainability of the ever-
registered projects. ‘Fostering Partnerships for Sustainable growing infrastructure.
Green buildings in India have Habitat’, is aligned to achieve I gratefully acknowledge the support
constituted a very small fraction (less sustainable development through of all our valued partners and their
than 2 per cent to 3 per cent) of the partnerships and collaboration, confidence in the brand GRIHA. I
current building stock in the country. sharing of ideas and solutions, creating congratulate Team GRIHA for their
With rapid urbanization, and with a knowledge-exchange outcomes, wholehearted commitment for the
large share of population demanding and strengthening research both achievements during the last year and
improved living standards and at the national and global levels. wish them success in the year ahead.
healthier neighbourhoods, there has It shall be a platform to discuss With best wishes for the ensuing New
been a marginal increased uptake of opportunities, address challenges, and Year, 2019!
energy efficient and green buildings. provide solutions amongst various
However, green building certification policymakers, building practitioners,
continues to be challenged by a lack of technology experts, academic
awareness, high perceived first costs, researchers, and other stakeholders.
and the perceived lack of demand from The 10th GRIHA Summit is being
the end users. organized in the week of Energy Ajay Mathur
The construction industry has Conservation Day, which is observed President, GRIHA Council and
significant environmental, social, on December 14, each year. This year, Director General, TERI
and economic impacts on society. It the Bureau of Energy Efficiency and
