During this era of modernity and coping with its consequences, the people of the world and the countries of the world are finally recognizing, understanding and contemplating over the global threats of Climate Change and Global Warming which are eventually leading to overall environmental Degradation of the Earth.
With a lot going on the international level, the protests and debates over the above-mentioned threats, for instance, Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations, etc. At this time,
India plans to contribute its fair share of this ‘Green Revolt’ by becoming the global leader in green buildings come 2022.
At present, India is third on the charts, only behind the US and the UK, with a green footprint of 7 billion square feet
(sqft). The target: 10 billion sqft in the next three years.
“This is a tremendous achievement, considering we started on this path only in 2001. Right now there are 5,400 green projects across the country, We have 10 villages across Haryana, Gujarat and the North-East. I hope that the number of participating towns will touch 5,000 by 2022, IGBC records show that the green concept has managed to penetrate through only 5% of India,” said V Suresh, Chairman of Indian Green Building Council on Thursday, 27 Sep.
“That’s a very low mark and we hope to push it up to 25% in 2022. We also need more professionals who are educated and trained in green practices. That can happen if we weave it into Engineering and Architecture courses offered by major institutes in India,” he said.
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