Green Building is gearing up in India

Green building has a rather short history in India. The first certified green building was actually built not so long ago, in 2004. The building is called CII-Godrej GBC, located in Hyderabad with ~20,000 sq ft.

Since then, thanks to the continuous promotion by the Indian Green Building Council, there are already ~315 green buildings in India spreading over 235 million sq ft across India.

Green building is not just about a twist in terms of the aesthetic / engineering design by the architect / engineering consulting firm, but also a careful selection of the materials used in the construction. So it is not surprising to see the shake-up of the local (or even global) construction materials industry in the near future.

A standard material shopping list for a green building could span across eco-friendly paints, sealants, carpets, to high-quality glass and insulations, etc…

For those in the industry who are too lazy to follow-up with the LEED-related news, probably they will have a hard time to offer products which meet the requirements of the increasing popular green building in 5-10 years time, perhaps shorter.