Green buildings cost between 2-4 percent more than the normal buildings yet they are recommended as they can economize the Opex to a substantial amount. A few Indian villages are practicing successful sustainable practices for example, Dharnai village in Bihar developed its own solar-powered system for buildings. Hiware Bazar village of Maharashtra has transitioned itself by opting water conservation techniques. Payvihir village of Maharashtra won the Bio Diversity Award from the UNDP. This movement is growing and we can hope for more examples of not just sustainable buildings but a step further of sustainable villages and living.
Despite the rising acceptance of sustainable buildings, the perception that Green solutions are too expensive or won’t make a difference, results in people taking no actions. This perception of cost has become a stumbling block in the quicker acceptance of green building concepts. Sustainable practices, green products, and high-performance technologies in building design and construction, are well known now, still there continues a lack of accurate, thorough, and quantifiable information regarding the financial and economic impacts of high-performance buildings within the construction and home building industry. At times, in some remote locations, the challenge is availability/supply of Green materials such as fly ash, recycled steel, aluminum, etc. Sometimes, the issue is lack of professional training to design teams, who need to be well- versed with the latest technologies in energy efficiency methods, etc, use of softwares and plug-in to achieve wholesome sustainable planning design, etc.
Green buildings cost between 2-4 percent more than the normal buildings yet they are recommended as they can economize the Opex to a substantial amount
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CII’s headquarters in Hyderabad (Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre), also known as CIIGBC, earned a LEED rating of 56 credits and became certified LEED Platinum for New Construction (NC) v 2.0 in 2003 - the first in India and the first outside of the U.S. Designed by Karan Grover & Associates, this building has vegetated roofs that cover 55-60% of the building’s roofs, and the rest are covered by solar photo voltaic that generate 100 to 120 units of power. Almost 20% of the total energy cost of the building is compensated with solar energy.
