Trane, a leading global provider of cooling and heating systems and services, announced today its Gold sponsorship of the Green Building Congress 2007 to be held at the Chennai Trade Centre from September 19-21.

This is the third year in a row that Trane has committed to green building through its sponsorship of The Green Building Congress.

This is an annual event during which industry leaders come together to create awareness on issues related to green buildings and the environment. The objectives of this year’s congress are to discuss India’s challenges, issues and opportunities related to sustainability, expose the participants to the latest global trends, and promote business opportunities to facilitate market transformation to green products.

As a gold sponsor and thought leader Trane’s Mike Thompson, Director of Environmental Affairs will be speaking about delivering efficiency through integrated systems. His presentation will share perspectives on energy efficiency in heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) technologies and its role in environmental responsibility. His session is scheduled for 21st September, at 04.05 p.m. at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai.

“There is an increasing awareness among building owners, developers and corporates of the environmental and economic impact of efficient systems in India,” said Mike. “With a huge increase in multinational real estate projects in the country, India needs is setting an example for the rest of the world and showing that it can develop with minimal impact on the environment.”

Trane is committed to delivering on India’s growing construction needs with responsible comfort solutions,” said Manoj Mathur, regional leader for Trane in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. ”The Green Building Congress is one such platform for the Indian industry to learn how to adopt greener technologies.”

Trane Announces GBC Gold Sponsorship – 2

As part of its full line of integrated HVAC systems and services, Trane will be showcasing their building technology and displaying their system automation architecture which controls building and HVAC systems, thereby conserving energy and reducing costs, and service capabilities to ensure that building systems run at peak capacity.

Trane is involved with multiple green building projects in India which include The Olympia Tech Park and The Futura and eGate IT parks built by Appaswamy Real Estate, Chennai. Trane’s business in India was established in 1993 and plays a major role in providing the Indian market with state-of-the-art HVAC products, systems and services that are environmentally responsible and energy efficient.

With four offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, Trane’s HVAC expertise in India has provided comfort systems to Reliance Industries, GE India, Ranbaxy Laboratories Intel and others. In the region, Trane’s customers include prestigious hotel groups such as Hyatt Regency, Oberoi, JW Marriot and ITC.

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Trane, the air conditioning systems and services business of American Standard Companies, is a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and comprehensive facility solutions. Its offerings include energy efficient heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, service and parts support, advanced building controls and financing solutions. Each Trane system is designed to meet the specific needs of customers who want heating, cooling, dehumidifying and air cleaning systems for residential, commercial, institutional and industrial applications. In 2006, Trane contributed $6.8 billion to American Standard's total sales of $10 billion.

For more information, visit the Trane Web site at http://www.trane.com/.