Green Building in Asia

Green Buildings Lure Premium Buyers

2011-04-28T21:38:00.000+08:00

Green seems to be the latest buzzword in the construction industry. “There are 1,046 green projects currently underway across India,” said Shabbir Kanchwala, vice-president, project coordination, K Raheja Corp, which is developing six commercial green projects in Mumbai. “Spaces in these buildings cost marginally more than regular projects.” “Today a green property is priced 2-25% higher,

Green building space at 648 mln sq ft

2011-04-26T21:47:00.000+08:00

The country’s green building space has been growing exponentially since 2003 when it started with a registered green built-up area of 20,000 sft to the current level of 648 million sft. The figures suggest an average of 40-fold increase each year over the last eight years. According to S Raghupathy, who heads the CII Godrej Green Business Centre (GBC) here, India now has a variety of certified

Modern Vision for a New China in One World Trade Center

2011-04-16T00:19:00.000+08:00

China Center New York unveiled its high-profile interior concept design, "Folding Garden" for its future home at One World Trade Center. Once in place, the vertical Chinese garden folding through 64th to 69th floors provides an extraordinary space for Chinese and U.S. business leaders to build relationships and provides a dramatic showcase for the rise of modern China. …/ "The China Center Space

NSW Gov urged to green audit all its buildings

2011-04-16T00:15:00.001+08:00

An environmental audit of every building the NSW Government owns or occupies would provide an opportunity to make cost savings, improve the performance of building stock, says the Green Building Council. “The Green Building Council of Australia welcomes the O’Farrell Government’s timely approach to tackling many of the challenges facing NSW, but notes that an environmental audit of every building

IRENA Moves To UAE

2011-04-10T13:29:00.000+08:00

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially become the first Arab nation in which a “truly international organisation” is based. That organization just happens to be centered around supporting a global implementation of renewable energy. A recent statement by the UAE notes that members of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have confirmed the nation as the agency’s official

Maharashtra Considers More incentives to Green Buildings

2011-04-10T13:25:00.000+08:00

Committed to promoting green homes in the state, the Maharashtra government is considering various incentives and subsidies, including granting extra floor space index (FSI), to green projects, a top official said here Friday. "We have many plans to encourage green homes, by giving both financial and non-financial incentives to these projects. We will give top priority in giving environmental

Iconic Buildings Change the Skyline of India

2011-04-10T13:19:00.002+08:00

The skylines of India's major cities are changing fast as iconic new office buildings and luxury apartment blocks serve the burgeoning business elite. In Chennai, an office complex shaped like six giant butterflies with a central spine will soon house 24,000 employees of Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest technology firm.The huge glass and steel structure, called the Siruseri complex,

New Delhi Airport Terminal Achieves LEED-Gold Rating

2011-04-10T13:14:00.001+08:00

The Indian Green Building Council has awarded the vast Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport LEED-Gold certification for new construction. Built in just 37 months, the 5.4 million-square-foot integrated domestic and international terminal opened in July 2010 and is designed to handle as many as 34 mln travelers a year, more than doubling the facility's previous capacity. Indira Gandhi

Works to be Done - To Raise the Appreciation of Green Building in Philippines

2011-04-10T13:09:00.000+08:00

GREEN buildings" in the Philippines still have a long way to go. If we are to go by the experience of Zuellig, whose pre-certified green building development is fast rising at the intersection of Makati avenue and Paseo de Roxas, it would not be difficult to conclude that the market has yet to fully appreciate the benefits of living in a green building. Chickie Locsin, marketing and

The Very First Green Facility of Coca-Cola in Philippines

2011-04-10T12:57:00.000+08:00

THE very first green facility of Coca-Cola in the Philippines will soon be operational, a high-ranking company executive said.Located in Misamis Oriental, some 20 km east of Cagayan de Oro City, the Villanueva plant is expected to be operational in a couple of months.Besides being able to generate jobs in the area, the Misamis Oriental plant also boasts of being Coca-Cola's first green building

P&W Shanghai LEED Platinum Rated

2010-04-02T16:29:00.000+08:00

The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Green Building Council, along with the China Green Building Conference, have awarded the Shanghai Engine Center with Leadership on Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification. The joint venture of Pratt & Whitney and China Eastern Airlines becomes the first facility in China to receive the Platinum rating. U.S. Green Building Council

Contest to Spur 'Green Sparks'

2010-04-02T16:26:00.000+08:00

THE Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and City Developments Limited (CDL) have joined hands to organise a first-of-its-kind competition to generate green ideas that existing buildings in Singapore can adopt. The inaugural BCA-CDL Green Sparks Competition has attracted about 120 student participants from five local tertiary institutions. The challenge is to enhance green features of Fuji

Green Building Saves Money

2010-04-02T16:21:00.000+08:00

THE Residences at W Singapore Sentosa Cove do not come cheap, at up to $3,000 per square foot (psf). Thankfully, the energy bills for owners of the newly launched waterfront project promise to be a different story. Every year, each unit is expected to save its efficient fittings in the bathrooms will cut about $400 a year in water bills for each home. The 228-unit residential project

Singapore buildings to get leaner and greener

2010-03-10T22:22:00.000+08:00

Singapore’s Building & Construction Authority (BCA) is set to make changes to some of its regulations to push the construction industry towards green building and greater productivity. The mandatory minimum energy efficiency standard that must be met before a new building can receive a Green Mark certification will be raised by 10 per cent from today’s standard. The energy efficiency standards

Need for re-look at Green Building Rating Systems

2010-03-10T22:18:00.000+08:00

Buildings, accounting for 30-40 per cent of global energy use, are known to be energy guzzlers. In India, buildings account for 30% of total energy consumption. With growing concerns about the increasing energy water and material use in the building sector, green building movement started in early 90s in US and Europe. However in India, it gained momentum in India a few years back only. A

Australia green building rules revised

2010-03-10T22:13:00.000+08:00

The body encouraging development of more environmentally friendly buildings in Australia has revised its previously negative view on PVC materials. The Sydney-based Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) said its new system for rating the plastic should be in force by April following a review that ended in February. and considered advances made by the PVC sector. GBCA operates the

Pennar Forays into Green Building Business

2010-02-16T19:37:00.000+08:00

Pennar Industries, the Hyderabad-based engineered metal products company, is entering into development of green pre-engineered steel buildings business through its subsidiary PEBS Pennar. The Rs 850 crore company has set up a facility near Hyderabad to manufacture pre-engineered steel buildings. PEBS Pennar will compete with existing players in the pre-engineered buildings market such as Kirby

Indonesia to Tackle Climate Change

2010-02-16T19:33:00.000+08:00

Indonesia’s leading climate change advisor said yesterday he thinks global consensus on climate change cannot be reached, but hinted at a national strategy currently underway that would allow Indonesia to move forward on tackling the effects of environmental degradation without waiting for another round of international negotiations. “We have prepared for the eventuality of a non-binding

Jakarta Administration Strengthens The Green Building Program

2010-02-16T19:29:00.000+08:00

The change of climate as the trigger for global warming will threaten human life if there is no serious solution. Therefore, Jakarta administration in 2009 declared to reduce gas emission about 30 percent up to 2030. The policy and interest holder have made strategic steps to reduce the negative effect of climate change; for example, green building program. The same statement was expressed by

Taking green to the world

2010-02-07T13:54:00.000+08:00

The chief executive of the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC), Jane Henley, is to become chief executive of the World Green Building Council in April but will remain based in New Zealand. The appointment comes four years after Henley played an instrumental role in establishing the New Zealand body. Council Chairman Rob Lang says she had made an outstanding contribution to the rapid

Green Building Congress To Be Held In Shanghai

2010-02-07T13:51:00.000+08:00

Asia Eco Green Building Congress 2010 will be held on May 12th-14th at Renaissance Hotel Shanghai, China. This is one of the most high-level summits concerning green building communities across Asia. Inspired by the great success of inaugural Asia Eco Green Building Congress 2009, It will be held for the second time in Shanghai. This congress includes one day pre-conference workshop and two

3C to Develop Green Housing Project in Noida

2010-02-07T13:47:00.000+08:00

Real estate developer The 3C Company today said it will develop an affordable housing project over 41 acres of land in Noida with an outlay of Rs 2,400 crore. Located in Sector 110 of Noida, Lotus Panache, the "green" project, would be jointly funded by realty-focused private equity fund Red Fort Capital, company's Director Vidur Bharadwaj told reporters here. "Our recently-launched green

APAC Emerges as a Fertile Market for Green

2010-01-20T22:07:00.004+08:00

With various governments implementing national or regional initiatives and programs to encourage energy conservation activities, the 'green' trend is taking off in a big way in the Asia Pacific. The governments' endeavors offer tremendous opportunities to technologists in the green and energy efficiency space in the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC), building automation systems (

S'pore Highlights Positive Outlook for Construction Industry

2010-01-20T22:02:00.001+08:00

.../Greening our Buildings – a Key Growth AreaTo sustain and grow the industry in the medium term, the industry should go beyond traditional construction. It must move into the cutting edge of technology and build capabilities in the key growth area of Green Buildings. In this regard, we have introduced incentives schemes and training programmes to build capability and grow the pool of

Jakarta a Step Closer to Getting Green Buildings

2010-01-20T21:59:00.001+08:00

The Green Building Council Indonesia (GBCI) will launch a framework for a rating system, in a step toward a standard for newly constructed buildings to be certified environmentally friendly, an official said.Rana Yusuf Nasir, GBCI director of ratings and technology, said Wednesday the framework that will be launched Friday could serve as a test for property developers planning green buildings