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 CII
- Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre is organising its 5th
edition of India's flagship event on Green Building - the Green
Building Congress - at the Chennai Trade Centre from September
19-22, 2007.
It will have over 800 participants, including
high-profile architects, senior consultants, builders,
contractors along with facility management groups, corporates,
government representatives and institutions who seek active
participation in the congress.
Prem C. Jain, chairman, India Green Building
Council, and chairman and managing director, Spectral Services
Consultants Pvt Ltd, said the council was working on a target of
10,000 Green Buildings in the country by 2012.
India has been witnessing rapid growth in
infrastructure development. The construction sector has become
the second largest sector, growing at an average rate of 9.5 per
cent as compared to the global average of 5 per cent. While this
growth is welcome, the sector should grow in a sustainable
manner with minimum impact on the environment.
 The
Green Building Movement, spearheaded by CII (launched in 2001),
is advancing rapidly and is well poised for a phenomenal growth.
With a modest beginning of 20,000 sq ft of green footprint in
the country in 2003, green buildings of over 25 million sq ft
are being constructed across the country, Prem Jain said.
M S Swaminathan, founder and chairman M S
Swaminathan Research Foundation, will be the chief guest at the
inaugural session.
The event covers the following programme:
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International conference on September 20 &
21
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Exhibition on Green products from September
19 to 22
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Seminar on Green Homes on September 22
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LEED workshop on Green Buildings on
September 19 & 22
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Green Building Tours on September 19 & 22
The programme will also have LEED Award
distribution for LEED rated projects, design competition for
architecture students and eco-contest for school students, said
C N Raghavendran, chairman, Chennai Chapter, IGBC.
The event would host the only exposition on
green building materials and equipment in the country. More than
40 products and technologies would be displayed at the
exhibition which is expected to attract over 5,000 business
visitors across the country, he added.
 Over
800 sq m of area will be put on display at the exhibition. These
are Building insulation materials, sky shade, software for
architectural design, water treatment processes, energy saving
equipment, non-timber wood products, welding equipment for solar
installation, environment-friendly building materials, high
performance glass, environment-friendly carpets and floor care
products, integrated building management systems and controls,
HV A/C systems and controls, energy efficient pumps, lighting
systems and controls, solar appliances and eco-friendly
chemicals.
The programme will be an opportunity for all
architects, consultants, builders, contractors, facility
management groups, green product equipment manufacturers,
corporate representatives, international agencies, government
representatives and educational institutions to get exposure to
the latest Green Building concepts, said S Raghupathy, senior
director and head, CII-Godrej GBC.
R Rangaraj
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