Making Sense of Green Building Rating
Published By: Down to Earth | Published Date: November, 10 , 2014It is time to go beyond just lip service to push green reforms in building standards. On analysing reports from the Indian Green Building Council, researchers at the Centre for Science and Environment found that many reputed companies that had been given platinum rating were actually energy and water guzzlers. CSE analysis is based on self-disclosure by companies, which is not verified or audited. The Indian government needs to build a credible system of assurance so that it can really push what is green in performance.
Author(s): Sunita Narain | Posted on: Nov 11, 2014 | Views(939) | Download (177)