Bangalore residential market slowly becomes a green oriented housing market. The increasing number of green buildings is an example for this new trend.
According to the industry experts, Bangalore residential market is more inclined to green buildings which are becoming a new trend in the residential market. However one thing makes the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) happier as there are many green buildings in Bangalore now.
The total number of green buildings in Karnataka is 41. Interestingly 39 are in Bangalore and only two are in other districts of the entire state.
The numbers with The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED India) say that there are 41 green buildings in Karnataka. Across India, Karnataka is the fourth state which has maximum number of such buildings.
Maharashtra has the highest number of green buildings. The list is followed by the National Capital Region and Tamil Nadu which fall in second and third places respectively.
Apart from LEED India, Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) is also authorized to rate the green buildings in India. These organizations rate the buildings on the overall performance starting with the inception to the final stages of performance.
Green buildings are those buildings which use less water and preserves energy. Such buildings generate less waste and offers healthier living environment to the people who reside in the buildings. The rating is done in different stages of construction and to the final stages of performance.
The number of residential buildings will be more than the number of commercial buildings by the end of 2030, predict the industry experts. However IGBC has expressed its happiness over the fact that the number of green buildings are increasing in the country.
At present 1,909 buildings are registered with IGBC. Among these 187 are from Karnataka. The numbers with GRIHA also displays that the number of such buildings are increasing in Bangalore. This probably signals the people’s desire to shift their homes from the tiresome gray surrounding of the city to the refreshing green surroundings of the nature.
