World Green Building Week 2022 was celebrated during 12-16 September 2022 and aims to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable Built Environments for everyone, everywhere. The theme for 2022 was #BuildingforEveryone. During the week-long celebrations, CII's Indian Green Building Council organised programs including an e-waste management campaign, visit of a green building, video campaign, awareness camps, walkathon, cyclothon etc. According to the World Health Organization, air pollution kills over seven million people a year.
Commenting on the development, Narayan Saboo, Chairman & Managing Director, Bigbloc Construction, said, "Loss of green cover has an immeasurable effect. Trees act as the lungs of the planet, absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere, retaining carbon, and releasing oxygen. Every tree destroyed leads to more CO2 emissions and destruction of one of our greatest allies in the fight against climate change. As a part of our commitment to environment and being socially responsible, BigBloc Construction has initiated the tree plantation drive."
Incorporated in 2015, BigBloc Construction is the largest player in Western India and the only listed company in the AAC Block Space. Green and non-toxic building construction material, AAC blocks are economical, light weight, thermal insulation, sound-proof, and fire resistant with superior build quality. They save energy, are eco-friendly and economical too compared to the traditional bricks. It is the only company in this segment to generate carbon credits.
Over the last decade, AAC Blocks have emerged as a preferred choice over red clay and fly ash bricks. Growth in the infrastructure sector, growing preferences for low-cost houses, and an ever-increasing focus on green and sound-proof buildings are factors driving the AAC market.
Said Mohit Saboo, Director & CFO, BigBloc Construction, "The increasing carbon footprint on the environment is a growing concern. We have made a commitment towards producing green building products and solutions with the ultimate aim of helping the Construction and Infrastructure Industry to build green and sustainable habitats. With our vision ‘Conserve Soil’, we launched NXTBLOC, which is a green product."
