CII – Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre is organizing the 4th edition of India’s flagship event on Green Buildings, this year at Bangalore during 12 - 15 Oct 2006, Mr ParsuRaman R, Chairman Indian Green Building Council & Vice Chairman of World Green Building Council said today at the press conference held at Bangalore.

World over, the construction sector is growing at a rapid pace. In India, the construction sector is growing at 13 % and real estate at a stunning 30 %. This would undoubtedly burden the already stressed urban infrastructure. If this kind of a growth rate is to be sustainable, there is an imminent need to look at construction which is environment-friendly.

From a humble beginning of 20,000 sq.ft of green footprint in the country in the year 2003, to a staggering 10 million sq.ft expected by end 2008, green buildings are well poised to reach scalar heights. Today a variety of green building projects are coming up in the country – residential complexes, exhibition centers, hospitals, educational institutions, laboratories, IT parks, airports, government buildings and corporate offices.

The projected growth potential for Green Buildings in India is estimated to be Rs. 2000 crores by the year 2008. This will open up a plethora of opportunities for several stakeholders like construction industry, architects, builders, material and equipment manufacturers etc. To further advance the promotion of Green Buildings in India and to attract more investments in this sector, CII–Godrej GBC is organising Green Building Congress, International conference & exhibition at Bangalore.

The main objectives of organising Green Building Congress 2006 are to create awareness on Green Building concepts, promote business opportunities for Green building products & technologies, sensitise Government & facilitate Market Transformation.

Green Building Congress will feature a two-day International Conference, four-day exhibition and an exclusive one-day seminar on Green Homes.

The event would kick-off with the inauguration of the exhibition on 12th October 2006 at 1600 hrs. Some of the building materials & products on display are – Eco-friendly carpets & paints, energy efficient chillers, day lighting, energy efficient windows, lighting systems, high-performance glass, eco-panels, solar systems, eco-friendly housekeeping chemicals, building management systems and water treatment systems.

The International Conference would be inaugurated by Mr H D Kumaraswamy, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka on 13th October 2006.

Some of the leading experts from India and abroad who would be sharing their experiences at this two-day conference are - Mr James Hartzfeld & Mr Sandy Wiggins, US Green Building Council, USA; Mr Ronji Borooah, Young + Wright Architects, Canada; Mr Sharukh Mistry, Mistry Associates, Mr Karan Grover, KGA Associates, Mr Prashant Bhat, Landscape Company, Mr Werner Jager, Hydro Building Systems, Germany and Mr Don Anderson, ICF Consulting, USA.

The residential sector offers exciting opportunities to incorporate building concepts. To sensitize this sector, an exclusive seminar on “Green Homes” is being organised on 15th October 2006.

Mr K Jairaj, Commissioner, Bangalore Mahanagara Palike will be inaugurating the Green Homes seminar on 15th Oct 2006.

Over 500 participants comprising Architects, Builders, Interior Designers, Corporate involved in Green Buildings and Government officials are attending the conference.

Mr Sharukh Mistry, Chairman on IGBC-Bangalore Chapter welcomed the gathering.

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