Media Release
Mangaluru, Aug 15: On August 14, Vedavyasa Kamath, MLA, Mangaluru South Assembly Contituency, Bharath Shetty, MLA, Mangaluru North Assembly Constituency and Mohammed Nazeer, Commissioner, Mangaluru City Corporation launched CII- IGBC Mangaluru Chapter, thereby ushering in a new chapter in further promoting sustainable- built environment in the city.
The city becomes the 26th local chapter of CII- Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). Other earlier local chapters launched by IGBC in the state of Maharashtra include- Bengaluru and Mysuru. IGBC local chapters work closely with the stakeholders in facilitating the adoption and promotion of green building concepts in the region and also offers a platform for sharing and learning and exploring new growth opportunities in the sector.
Distinguished dignitaries present at the launch programme included Prof Airani Mohammed Khan, registrar, Mangalore University, V Suresh, chairman, IGBC; Syed Mohamed Beary, chairman, CII IGBC Bengaluru Chapter and CMS, Bearys Group and M Anand, principal counsellor, CII IGBC.
Spearheading the 21st century, green building movement in India is IGBC, part of CII. The council was formed in 2001 with a vision to facilitate India emerge as one of the global leaders in green buildings and green built environment by 2025. Benefits of IGBC rated green buildings include: 40 to 50% savings in electricity consumption; 20 to 30% savings in water consumption; enhanced ventilation & daylighting and enhanced health & productivity of occupants.
IGBC with the support of all the stakeholders has facilitated India to become one of the top five Countries in the world in terms of largest registered green building footprint. As of now, over 5,400 green building projects, amounting to over 6.92 Billion sq ft are adopting IGBC green building rating systems. IGBC aspires to facilitate 10 billion sq ft of green building footprint by 2022 (75th year of India’s Independence).
The launch of IGBCs chapter in Mangaluru will further facilitate the adoption and promotion of green buildings in the State. IGBC Mangaluru chapter would be led by D B Mehta, MD, Allegro Ventures and Ar Venkatesh Pai, principal architect, Pailands Associate. The chapter with its multi-pronged approach will facilitate the spread and growth of green building movement in Mangaluru & nearby region.
The event began with the opening remarks of Syed Mohammed Beary who stressed upon the need to switch to sustainable development to save the environment and planet earth. Adding that the 21st century belongs to India he said, “Sustainability is in India's ethos. We need not learn about it from others. He also urged the MLAs to help the initiative through government.
Council’s national chairman, V Suresh while addressing the event, stressed upon how population rise in India has made sustainability difficult in urban areas.
D B Mehta, chairman of the IGBC Mangaluru chapter in his address said that the aim and goal of all the stakeholders of the Mangaluru chapter will be the same as to how we can bring sustainable development in Mangaluru. “The important challenge in Mangaluru will not be building green buildings, but to maintain it and see through how the users take it forward.”
Mangaluru north MLA Dr Bharath Shetty also addressed the event and said, “We are at a stage where we are destroying and exploiting nature to an extent of no return. We see money in everything. We see trees, we see money in it. We see sand, we see money in it. I am really happy that IGBC Mangaluru chapter has been launched."
Mangaluru south MLA Vedavyadas Kamath also wished luck to the Mangaluru chapter and promised full cooperation and support from the government.
Mangaluru City Corporation commissioner Mohammed Nazeer, Mangaluru University registrar Airani Mohammed Khan also spoke about the need for such initiatives.
IGBC student chapters at 11 Engineering & Architecture Institute were also launched to propagate the green building movement further in the city and in the country.