In Accordance with global trend to protect the environment, India is expected to increase the number of green building projects from current 164 to over 2,000 by 2012.
CII Green Business Centre Head S Raghupathy said,India is leading in the way of promoting green bulidings close behind close behind the US, Australia and Canada.
Green buildings use environment friendly designs and materials to ensured pollution free environment and reduction in energy bills through application of smart energy management, application of solar photovoltaic system, high performance windows, heat resistant paints, among others.
A blend of the modern and the traditional methods while constructing new buildings is adopted to promoting green buildings,inspite of mere western methods and technology