India’s First Net Zero Carbon Rating System By IGBC
IGBC announced India’s first ‘Net Zero Carbon’ rating system.The reference guidelines of IGBC net zero carbon rating system publication formulated by IGBC was unveiled and released byGurmit Singh Arora, National Chairman, Indian Green Building Council, Ajit Chordia, Chairman, IGBC Chennai Chapter, Oliver Ballhatchet MBE, British Deputy High Commissioner Chennai, Jamshyd N Godrej, Chairman, CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre,B Thiagarajan National Vice Chairman, Indian Green Building Council and Mahesh Anand, Co-chairman, IGBC Chennai Chapter. Sharing his view on the newly launched Net Zero Rating System, Gurmit Singh Arora, Chairman - IGBC & Chairman - Green Building Congress 2023 said “The Government of India over the last two decades has initiated several new missions and policies which support the path towards net zero carbon buildings, cities and nation. The building sector of our country has an excellent opportunity to take the leadership role for accelerating the uptake of Net Zero. The Green Building Movement in India has been spearheaded by CII’s IGBC since 2001, by creating awareness amongst the stakeholders. Thus far, the Council has been instrumental in enabling 10.42 billion sq.ft. of green building footprint in the country. The Council’s activities have enabled a market transformation particularly in the green building materials and technologies. IGBC continuously works to provide tools that facilitate the adoption of green building practices in India. The newly launched Net Zero Rating System is an initiative aimed at facilitating the adoption of Net Zero concepts to support market transformation towards total building sector decarbonization and to accelerate the adoption of Net Zero concepts in the country.” Gurmit Singh Arora further added that “The benefits of this rating system are multifaceted. Beyond supporting India's climate goals through carbon reduction, it encourages resource efficiency, adoption of energy-efficient systems, integration of renewable energy sources, responsible water use, waste minimization, and climate-resilient building designs. The rating system presents an excellent opportunity for the building sector to lead the adoption of Net Zero practices and facilitate India's transformation into one of the foremost countries achieving Net Zero by 2050.” Adding to this, Ajit Chordia, Chairman, IGBC Chennai Chapter said “We are pleased to host our annual flagship event - Green Building Congress 2023 in Chennai. We are sure this event will significantly contribute to reinforcing India's position as a leader on the global green buildings map. We appreciate the Tamil Nadu government for its efforts towards achieving sustainable goals in the pursuit of moving towards Net Zero waste, water, energy, and carbon. Tamil Nadu’s commitment towards the green building movement can be witnessed through many landmark projects such as the IGBC certified buildings - Anna Centenary Library, Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Smart Governance Centre and many more. This three-day conference is set to unearth many innovative modals of achieving Net Zero Carbon future and we are confident that there will be significant takeaways for everyone.” The launch of IGBC Net Zero Carbon rating system is in alignment with ‘IGBC's Mission on Net Zero’ launched on Earth Day in 2021 and India’s commitment at COP 26 i.e., achieving long-term goal of reaching Net Zero carbon in emissions by 2070. The rating system operates on a voluntary and consensus-based approach, promoting the use of low-embodied carbon materials and technologies, and on-site or off-site renewable energy sources, and adherence to a Whole Building Life Cycle Analysis as per ISO Standard 14040. The rating system addresses projects in both 'Design & Construction' and 'Operations' phases. This approach allows tailored strategies for minimizing or eliminating carbon emissions at different project stages.
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