Urbanisation is playing significant role in climate change

In the last few decades global warming has jumped from the obscurity of science journals to the front pages of newspapers, and ultimately environmental concerns have emerged as one of the alarming stories of the era.The growing urbanization has stimulated the local climate change in the entire world. Urbanization is one direct cause which is contributing significantly towards our climate change and could be managed through available compliance and standards.However, recently climate change concerns received wider recognition and acceptance with the emergence of green building conceptualization amongst the developers in India.

* Courtesy IPCC

Statistics state that the residential, commercial, and institutional buildings sector accounted for about one-third of the global energy used and roughly one-third of the associated CO2 emissions in above chart*. The commercial sector is considerably more heterogeneous than residential buildings, encompassing hospitals, schools, offices, enclosed malls and restaurants. Each of it having a unique energy use.

Green Building

“Going Green” has become the watchword in today’s real estate market.The concept of “Green Building” aims at increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources - energy, water, materials - while reducing the impact of the building on human health and the surrounding environment during its life cycle, through better design, construction, operation, maintenance and removal and recycle of waste. Maximizing the use of day lighting, reducing the burden on the electricity usage, optimizing the cooling and heating loads of a building are few of such measures.

Some systematic approaches like LEED (USGBC), GRIHA (IGBC) etc. help in sustainable development but the importance of going green is not absolutely credited in terms of project cost and business value.

Today, general awareness on Green Buildings in India is still scattered but is improving rapidly amongst all sectors. The integrated and holistic approach towards construction of modern green structures is emerging with accelerated awareness and the government also provides incentives to architects and consultants who design buildings on green architectural concepts and get them rated under GRIHA/IGBC etc. This has encouraged the builders to construct buildings that are designed, built and operated in a manner that improves the health, well-being and productivity of people and the environment.

 At LSquare, our team of highly experienced dedicated professionals help you “go green” by following our uniquely crafted methodology on the various Green and CDM models which cover Green Building Consultancy, LEED Facilitation, Energy Modeling & Simulation, Lighting Simulation ,Day Lighting Analysis, Fundamental & Enhanced Commissioning  and CDM Advisory to name a few. Our methodology encompasses all the requirement of LEED (USGBC) and GRIHA(IGBC) to facilitate the achievement of LEED and GRIHA certifications at various levels thereby providing an unparalleled competitive advantage .