Second Meeting of the Steering Committee on

30 July 2011; India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Members Present List enclosed as Annexure - 1 Introductory Remarks by Ar Vidur Bharadwaj Ar Vidur Bharadwaj, Chairman, IGBC Delhi Chapter welcomed the members for the meeting. He mentioned that the IGBC Annual Conference 'Green Building Congress 2011' is scheduled in Delhi during the third week of October 2011. He mentioned that IGBC Delhi Chapter would like to make this event a landmark event and this event has been timed aptly where there is major construction boom. He then requested Dr Prem C Jain, Chairman, Indian Green Building Council to address the gathering. Address by Dr Prem C Jain Dr Prem C Jain thanked all the Core Committee members for extending their support and glorifying the event of Green Building Congress 2011. He mentioned that Green Building movement is making more & more momentum. Green Building Congress is one such activities of IGBC in advancing the green building movement. He mentioned that the event needs lot of support from the stakeholders in terms of finance and visibility. He then requested Mr M Anand, Senior Counsellor, CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, to brief the members on the green building movement and the updates.

Green Building Movement & Green Building Congress Mr M Anand made a detailed presentation on the green building movement and green building congress. The highlights of the presentation are: Green Building Movement v Green Building Congress is one of the essential pillars of green building movement. Green building movement and green building congress are in the upward spiral. This is the impact that has happened so far for the last 10 years. v He has mentioned that IGBC is receiving overwhelming support from all the stakeholders in terms of membership. IGBC as on date crossed the 100 landmark in terms of Lifetime membership. He thanked all the members for this achievement. v As on date, 1210 green building have been registered with IGBC, which is considered as the second largest in the world in terms of 846 million sq feet of green building footprint, next to USA. As on today, there are 12 chapters including the recent launch of 3 more Chapters Goa, Vadodara and Coimbatore. By the end of April 2011. IGBCs aspiration is to have 18 Chapters by the end of this year, all over the country. v He then presented on the IGBC and Government partnership in terms of advancing this movement, which include Faster Environmental Clearance by MoEF for the projects applying for IGBC Green Building Certification, Development of Guidelines by IGBC and Environment Department of Govt of Maharashtra, Initiatives of Govt of Hyderabad in terms of Green Channel, etc., v He highlighted the members on the Challenges & Opportunities in advancing the green building movement. He requested the members for their leadership and more involvement in taking this movement to greater heights v He also mentioned that the proposed Green Building Congress 2011 at Delhi has been aimed at enabling green building movement in the country and address the Challenges & Opportunities that we are facing today in the green building movement. Green Building Congress 2011 v The proposed date for the event is 19 22 October 2011 and the event schedule is as under : Date 18 & 19 Oct 2011 19 Oct 2011 19 Oct 2011 20 & 21 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 20 -22 Oct 2011 Event Workshop on Energy Simulations in Buildings Training Programme on Green Buildings Green Building Mission International Conference on Green Buildings Conference on Green Cities Conference on Green Homes Exhibition on Green Building Materials & Equipment Venue Hotel Le Meridien Hotel Le Meridien Starts at Hotel Le Meridien Pragati Maidan Pragati Maidan Pragati Maidan Pragati Maidan

Workshop on Energy Simulation in buildings: 18&19 Oct 2011:New Delhi: Enable participants to be able to use Energy Plus to model physical buildings and solve practical problems. Training Programe on Green Buildings:19 Oct 2011: New Delhi Training programme is to share best practices on Green Buildings and impart knowledge on Green Building concepts. Green Building Mission: 19 Oct 2011; New Delhi The mission is to give the participants a first-hand feel of design, construction and benefits of Green Buildings International Conference on Green Buildings: 20&21 Oct 2011: New Delhi The international conference offers an excellent opportunity to know more on latest trends on green buildings, network with National and International experts, Platform to launch new green building products and develop new business opportunities Conference on Green Homes: 22 Oct 2011 The conference offers an excellent opportunity for Awareness & exposure to Green Homes concepts and also gives exposure to Green Homes Materials & Products. Conference on Green Cities: 22 Oct 2011: The conference offers an excellent opportunity to learn more on the green cities concepts & also provides a platform for establishing new contacts, networking & exploring business opportunities. Exhibition on Green Building Products & Technologies: 20-22 Oct 2011 Over 300 companies from various countries are expected to exhibit their green building products & technologies at the exhibition v Anticipating 1500 participants and 200 exhibition stalls , which would attract 10,000 visitors v The event will cover all aspects of green building materials. training programme. Capacity building of professionals through

v Focus areas green communities, green homes, materials & technologies, green landscaping, resource efficiency, net zero building, experience sharing by rated buildings v Speakers - combination of international & national speakers v Several countries are showing keen interest to participate. IGBC working closely with all the trade offices seeking their participation. He briefed the members on the progress made so far on the promotional activities of the event. He concluded his presentation by thanking all the sponsors who had confirmed to support the event. On completion of Mr Anands presentation, Dr Jain opened the floor for their suggestions. suggestions are : Some of the

Mr Kamal Meattle 1. A brief area in exhibition area to hold catalogue show and explore the possibility of providing an exclusive link to various countries to exhibit or listing their innovative green products 2. To have a session to convert the green moment into Peoples moment involving general public, students, politicians etc. 3. Green Building Congress 2011 should highlight the implied advantage as What is in it for me? Mr Gopal, RR Cable 1. Confirmed his support and sponsorship for the T-Shirt/ Wind Breaker 2. Also asked IGBC team to make use of the 30 minutes slot available with them on CNBC Channel to telecast on the Green Building Congress 2011. 3. IGBC to encourage manufactures dealing with innovative product such as tile made of marbles slurry and stones etc.Also said he will provide additional data from developmental organizations on the above activity. Dr Satish Kumar, Schneider Electric 1. Suggested IGBC to highlight the number of registered projects and certified projects and benefits achieved by these buildings in terms of mitigation and etc. 2. Also stressed the need for evaluating the performance of these buildings and sharing it in the public domain. Mr V Suresh, HIRCO 1. Requested IGBC team to approach National Housing Bank for involving them in Green Homes 2. Mentioned that the following companies can be approached for sponsorship for Green Building Congress 2011 Siemens Suzlon L&G Tata BP Solar Coca-Cola Lanco

3. Mentioned that IGBC certified or Registered projects from builders/developers community can be potential sponsors under Silver sponsorship category Ms Neetu Jain, Aesthetic Solutions Suggested to promote Net-Zero building during the event. Dr Jain suggested her to join with Ms Sheetal Rakheja to incorporate Aesthetic Solutions products such as no VOC etc.

Mr Ashish Bahal, Philips 1. Suggested to explore the possibilities of transforming the Green Building Congress 2011 into Green Building Festival by involving more people. 2. Also suggested that the event can be posted on the TEDx website for promotion. Webinar & Live Coverage: 1. Ms Priya Vakhil suggested the possibility of exploring the Webinar, Live Coverage on chargeable basis and can view no download basis

2. Dr Satish Kumar, Schneider Electric also expressed his interest in joining hands with Webinar and guide IGBC team in evaluating the resources required for the same. 3. Mr Sandeep Shikre, SSA Architects expressed his support in the Webinar Mr Hardeep Singh, Forbo Flooring India Suggested to have series of Road shows in Chandigarh ,Jaipur and all the other Norther Regions of the country to promote the Green Building Congress 2011 as it is being held at New Delhi and also expressed that the road shows will attract many people to participate in the event. Mr Vaibhav Satpute, TULS Management Mr Vaibhav Satpute from TULS Management mentioned that IEEMA can be requested to host the Green Building Congress 2011 details in their website to have more visibility / reach out of the event. He has also agreed to help IGBC in getting the contact details and other formalities required for the same. Dr Jain thanked members on their suggestions & interactions. He informed that the suggestions made during this meeting will be incorporated and the revised programme structure will be circulated shortly. The meeting ended with concluding remarks by Mr Vidur Bharadwaj, who thanked all the members for the participation and requested for their support in wider dissemination of this event and more participation.

M Anand Senior Counsellor CII Godrej GBC

Dr Prem C Jain Chairman Indian Green Building Council