GRIHA Summit 2015: Inaugural session
- Duration: 55:50
- Updated: 30 Mar 2015
Inaugural address by Prof. M V Rajeev Gowda
Prof. M V Rajeev Gowda in his special address said that to combat climate change, there is an urgent need to shift from current practices and consider the overall impact of buildings on people and surroundings. To showcase climatic difference, he highlighted the experiences gained from different Indian cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai and countries like China. He also urged the need of sharing and using the information related to best green construction practices on the Internet or social media to promote construction of sustainable habitat.
In his address, Mr. Amit Kumar, Senior Fellow, TERI & Vice President, GRIHA Council, referred to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and highlighted existing energy consumption and related emission of greenhouse gases. He added that India is developing at a fast pace, without paying attention to the availability of resources and negative impact on the surroundings. There is a dire need therefore, to promote construction activity in such a way that buildings make the least impact on the environment and provide maximum gain to occupants in terms of healthy living and reduce resource consumption.
Dr Leena Srivastava, Acting Director General, TERI stated that India is still heavily dependent on conventional energy sources like coal and oil. She said, “In India we have limited reserves of oil, so to meet the growing energy demand, we import almost 90 per cent of oil from other countries.” She also stressed on the utilization of solar photovoltaic (SPV) system and highlighted that in India there is a potential of around 352 GW for generating power from the rooftop SPV system.
Felicitation of professionals for excellence in promoting and outreach of GRIHA
During the session, professionals were felicitated for their contribution in promoting and outreach of GRIHA in India. Those felicitated include, Mr. Divakar Garg, DG, CPWD; Mr. NP Aggarwal, ED, NBCC; Ms. Anamika Prasad, Director, EDS; Mr. Anurag Bajpai, Director, GreenTree; Mr. P Sahel, Vice Chairman, Lotus Greens; Ms. Swati Reddy, Director, Terra Viridis; and Ms. Poorva Keskar, Principal, BRICK School of Architecture, Pune.
Ms. Mili Majumdar, Secretary, GRIHA Council and Director, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI, delivered the vote of thanks to all dignitaries and attendees.
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Inaugural address by Prof. M V Rajeev Gowda
Prof. M V Rajeev Gowda in his special address said that to combat climate change, there is an urgent need to shift from current practices and consider the overall impact of buildings on people and surroundings. To showcase climatic difference, he highlighted the experiences gained from different Indian cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai and countries like China. He also urged the need of sharing and using the information related to best green construction practices on the Internet or social media to promote construction of sustainable habitat.
In his address, Mr. Amit Kumar, Senior Fellow, TERI & Vice President, GRIHA Council, referred to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and highlighted existing energy consumption and related emission of greenhouse gases. He added that India is developing at a fast pace, without paying attention to the availability of resources and negative impact on the surroundings. There is a dire need therefore, to promote construction activity in such a way that buildings make the least impact on the environment and provide maximum gain to occupants in terms of healthy living and reduce resource consumption.
Dr Leena Srivastava, Acting Director General, TERI stated that India is still heavily dependent on conventional energy sources like coal and oil. She said, “In India we have limited reserves of oil, so to meet the growing energy demand, we import almost 90 per cent of oil from other countries.” She also stressed on the utilization of solar photovoltaic (SPV) system and highlighted that in India there is a potential of around 352 GW for generating power from the rooftop SPV system.
Felicitation of professionals for excellence in promoting and outreach of GRIHA
During the session, professionals were felicitated for their contribution in promoting and outreach of GRIHA in India. Those felicitated include, Mr. Divakar Garg, DG, CPWD; Mr. NP Aggarwal, ED, NBCC; Ms. Anamika Prasad, Director, EDS; Mr. Anurag Bajpai, Director, GreenTree; Mr. P Sahel, Vice Chairman, Lotus Greens; Ms. Swati Reddy, Director, Terra Viridis; and Ms. Poorva Keskar, Principal, BRICK School of Architecture, Pune.
Ms. Mili Majumdar, Secretary, GRIHA Council and Director, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI, delivered the vote of thanks to all dignitaries and attendees.
- published: 30 Mar 2015
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