Green Building Congress 2023 IGBC launches first net zero carbon rating system

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)’s Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), in partnership with the Tamil Nadu government, has  inaugurated a three-day annual flagship conference – Green Building Congress 2023 in Chennai on Thursday.
As a key facilitator in India’s journey towards achieving Net Zero Carbon Emission goal, IGBC announced India’s first ‘Net Zero Carbon’ rating system as part of the inaugural event. The IGBC’s Mission on Net Zero serves as a catalyst for the adoption of Net Zero concepts, supporting the market’s transformation towards total decarbonization of the building sector.
The reference guidelines of IGBC net zero carbon rating system publication formulated by IGBC was unveiled by  Gurmit Singh Arora, National Chairman, Indian Green Building Council,  Ajit Chordia, Chairman, IGBC Chennai Chapter,  Oliver Ballhatchet, MBE, British Deputy High Commissioner Chennai,  Jamshyd N Godrej, Chairman, CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre,  B Thiagarajan, National Vice Chairman, Indian Green Building Council and Mahesh Anand, Co-chairman, IGBC Chennai chapter.
As part of the inaugural event, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Atmakuri Ramarao School, (Benefits to Environment), Kendriya Vidyalaya, BSF Camp Chhawla, Delhi (Education & Awareness) and Navy Children School, Karwar, Karnataka (Innovation Category) were awarded as winners for the Green Your School Programme.
Founded with a singular motto of instilling a sense of Green amongst young minds, IGBC also initiated a Green Your School Programme for classes starting from 8th to 10th and has been successfully recognising innovative ideas and initiatives from school children to become a greener nation for the past 17 years. Along with the launch of the new Net Zero Carbon Ration System, IGBC also released updated versions of its existing rating systems for existing buildings, green campuses and green factories.