The realty market continues to be the secure and preferred investment option for many; this will continue if modern-day sustainability goals are kept in focus.
Lindsay Bernard Rodrigues - CEO & Co-Founder, The Bennet and Bernard Company
Going green is no longer an option but a mandatory requirement. The past few years have crafted the realty sector and prepared it to be far more considerate towards the environment. The end-consumer and investor are in tune with the larger reality that a healthy environment is a justified requirement. And two things have been paramount in projects going green: the technology in various aspects of a project has seen a progress that’s hard to define. The other factor is climate change and the repercussions felt by the common man.
Sustainability means savings: developers have realized the practical short and long-term financial benefits in planning for environmental-friendly and sustainable improvements. Energy and water costs are a major concern; focusing on such improvements can reduce the expenses and realized as annual savings, as opposed to quicker, short-term cost reductions and are measures that can improve the bottomline of a project.
At Bennet and Bernard, the focus is on environment conservation and creation of communities that are eco-friendly. Our ethical imperative is to be sustainable. We have adopted cutting edge eco-friendly technologies to create homes that embrace green architecture and design - from incorporating locally sourced materials to energy-proficiency technologies, use of solar water heaters and solar panels for lighting common areas, to sewage waste treatment, recycling and going paperless and water harvesting, to smart floor plan designs for natural air ventilation, to use of natural laterite stones as heat repellents, hempcrete blocks for internal walls, etc. These are various approaches that consolidate green components in the luxury home design.
