Even Bengaluru, known as the garden city of India, has been experiencing the adverse effects of climate change and unplanned development

Even Bengaluru, known as the garden city of India, has been experiencing the adverse effects of climate change and unplanned development, with its weather patterns having become more erratic and temperatures going to extremes. It is, however, going in the right direction by adopting LEED certification: nearly 300 projects, with over 99 million sq. ft., have been certified, while another 200 are engaged with LEED. The certified projects include Infosys, RMZ, Armstrong Design, LinkedIn, ITC Gardenia, and Flipkart. The city also has more than 123 professionals with LEED credentials who can take projects through the certification process.

In a country that’s consistently one of the most rapidly expanding markets for LEED in the world, with more than 3,200 LEED projects, representing more than 1.6 billion gross sq. ft. of space, Bengaluru’s contribution to sustainability is reflected by Karnataka’s placement in the top 10 states.

“Greenbuild India offers a forum for the green building community to unite, change lives, revolutionise business and address pressing issues,” Ramanujam adds. “This is where inspiration happens, business relationships are cultivated, innovation is recognised and celebrated and where people from all over come to reconnect and remind each other why they do what they do – and why they work hard every day to create better buildings, cities and communities - to build a more sustainable future for all people.”

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