Since 2013, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has been publishing a report series titled “LEED in Motion” with topics ranging from countries to specific industries such as retail and residential. The LEED in Motion: India report is now available for download. In India, there are 553 LEED certified projects and 1375 registered projects with a total of 833 million square feet of space ranging from office, retail, and government buildings to factories, airports, and hotels. USGBC’s partnerships with the Indian Green Building Council and India’s Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have helped LEED advance in India. TERI’s Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) rating system focuses on accelerating the development of green, high performing buildings across India and Southeast Asia. USGBC’s strategic partnerships are instrumental in mobilizing the green building movement and establishing LEED as a key driver for market transformation.
A few notable projects include the HOK-designed Bangalore Airport Terminal 1 which was LEED Gold-certified in December, 2013; the LEED Platinum-certified ITC Windsor Hotel where 100% of the hotel’s energy demand is met through self-owned wind farms; and the LEED Platinum-certified Volvo-Eicher Group Headquarters with a 50,000 liter-capacity sewage treatment plant that recycles water for use in the HVAC cooling towers, landscape irrigation, washing cars, and toilet flushing.
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