Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)
The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) is a part of CII-Godrej Green Business Centre, a body actively involved in promoting the Green Building movement in India. The council is represented by all stakeholders in the construction industry, including corporate, government & nodal agencies, architects, product manufacturers, institutions, etc. The council is industry-led, consensus-based and member-driven.

Vision
The vision of the Indian Green Building council is to serve as single point solution provider and be a key engine to facilitate all Green Building activities in India. It also aims to usher in a green building movement and facilitate the emergence of India as one of the world leaders in green buildings by 2010.

Definition of a Green Building by IGBC
"A green building is one which uses less water, optimises energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to a conventional building."

Specific tasks of the IGBC

•    Catalyse registration of 1000 green buildings per year by end 2010.
•    Create 5000 IGBC accredited green building professionals by end 2010.
•    Tap Green Building materials and equipment market upto Rs.15000 Crores by 2010.
•    Tap service opportunities for green building consultants in India and other countries.
•    Develop LEED India as a robust green building rating system.
•    Enable reduction in cost of constructing green buildings.
•    The ultimate goal is to work towards reducing the cost of green buildings as compared to conventional buildings.

IGBC green building rating programmes
IGBC has launched rating programmes to conceive, design & construct buildings as green buildings. It has launched a green building rating system for new constructions in the government, commercial, as well as institutional buildings segments, apart from IT parks, malls, residential and factory buildings.
 
Other rating programmes in the pipeline are:

1. IGBC Green Homes Rating System
Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Green Homes is the first rating programme developed in India, a system that provides a set of performance standards for certifying the design and construction phases exclusively for the residential sector. It is based on accepted energy and environmental principles and strikes a balance between known established practices and emerging concepts.

The system is designed to be comprehensive in scope, yet simple in operation. It provides guidelines for the design and construction of residential buildings of all sizes and types. The intent of IGBC Green Homes is to assist in the creation of high performance, healthy, durable, affordable and environmentally sound residential buildings.


2. IGBC Green Factory Building Rating System

With the advancement of the green building movement in India, many companies have evinced keen interest in having a holistic green design and construction framework for upcoming factory buildings. IGBC, in its endeavour to extend green building concepts to all building types has developed the IGBC Green factory rating system. IGBC Green Factories rating system is the first of its kind addressing sustainability in industrial buildings. The programme is fundamentally designed to address national priorities and quality of life for factory workmen.

IGBC Green Factory Rating System is a voluntary and consensus based programme. The rating system has been developed based on the contemporary materials and technologies. This rating system would facilitate the development of green factories. The rating system evaluates certain credit points using a prescriptive approach and other credits on a performance based approach. The rating system is evolved so as to be comprehensive and at the same time user-friendly.

This is an excellent opportunity for projects to participate in the pilot rating programme. The learning from the pilot rating programme would influence in developing a robust rating system. The pilot projects play an important role in evaluating the results achieved by the pilot projects and the criteria established in the rating programme.

IGBC estimates the demand for green building materials and equipment will reach $4 billion per annum by 2010. Industry experts feel that in tune with the global trend to protect environment, the number of green building projects in India may go up from the current 164 to over 2,000 by 2012.

SOURCE:

http://www.igbc.in/