PMC and IGBC to work more closely in taking forward the movement

 Addressing at the Session on Green Buildings for Smart Pune organised jointly by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and Pune Municipal Corporation, Mr Kunal Kumar, Hon’ble Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation said that PMC would extend all the possible support to IGBC in taking forward the green building movement in the State.  Mr Kunal Kumar underlined that city of Pune stands tall in the national green building movement and should play a more important role in facilitating a greener and healthier State. Green should become a way of life, he highlighted.

Mr J P Shroff, Chairman, IGBC Pune Chapter said that, IGBC through its multi-pronged strategy has facilitated India become the second country in the world in terms of largest registered green building footprint. 3.8 billion sq.ft of spaces are going the IGBC way, he informed. IGBC aspires to facilitate 10 billion sq.ft by 2022, added Mr Shroff.

Mr Shantilal Kataria, Chairman, CREDAI Pune Metro underlined that, CREDAI would continue to offer its support to IGBC in taking forward the green building movement in the State.

The inaugural session was also marked by release of Handbook titled “Pune Green – Field, which covers 10 green building projects in Pune and also felicitation of project owners & consultants who have registered their projects post signing of MoU between PMC and CII IGBC.