Dear Esteemed Member of the Media, We truly missed you all at the CII-IGBC Conference held in Goa.
Hon'ble MP Mr. Shantaram Naik, 'Guest of Honour' and 'Keynote Speaker' launched the new rating system 'IGBC Green Existing Buildings O & M Rating system'. A brief Press note and photo is attached. In the photo (L to R) : Geetika Goyal, Head Goa state Office, Pramod V Pathak, Member Secretary, GEDA, Bharat Kamat, Vice Chair, IGBC Goa Chapter, Shantaram Naik Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Amar Britto, Chairman IGBC Goa Chapter, S Srinivas, Principal Counsellor CII Sohrabji Godrej GBC, Thomas Knerer, Architect, Knerer and Lang, Germany, Mala Singh, Founder & Director-PEC Solutions Green Designs Pvt. Ltd. Would be most obliged if you could kindly carry the same in your esteemed print & electronic media. Once again, we 'Thank You' for your continued support. With warm regards, John ------------------------------------------------------------------- John S Fernandes Executive Officer, CII Goa State Confederation of Indian Industry 502, Unitech City Center, M. G. Road, Panaji, Goa 403 001 Tel: 0832 - 2422790 / 2422796 / 9822982979 e-mail: <mailto:cii.g...@dataone.in> <mailto:cii....@cii.in> cii....@cii.in ; <mailto:cjohn.fernan...@cii.in> john.fernan...@cii.in ; ------------------------------------------------------------------- Before printing, think about ENVIRONMENTAL responsibility. CII PRESS RELEASE Candolim: At the Confederation of Indian Industry - Indian Green Building Council (CII-IGBC), Goa Chapter's second conference on 'Sustainable development for a Green Goa', on 30th May 2013 at Fortune Select Regina, Candolim, Goa, Hon'ble MP Mr Shantaram Naik was the 'Guest of Honour' and 'Keynote Speaker' for the program on 'Green Legislations'. This session focused on the need/requirement of Green Legislations in the state of Goa. During his address, wished the august gathering on the statehood day and recalled the zero hour time when he had had raised this issue of Statehood during Rajiv Gandhi's tenure as Prime Minister in 1987. Hon'ble MP Mr. Shantaram Naik spoke about the age old green concepts which have been in practice in Goa. He reminded the audience of how the design of old houses with the courtyard, higher ceilings, big windows, fruit trees planted in the compounds to improve the micro-climate etc. made a green house. The similar concept needs to be kept in mind while building homes in the modern age. He also emphasized on land protection and controlled use of land for housing so that the environment is well protected. During the course of his address, Mr. Shantaram Naik made suggestions that instead of going for a new legislation to green the construction industry, amendments should be made to the building Regulations in Goa- The Goa Land Development & Building regulations 2010. He also made a strong case for the use of the National Building Code in Goa during construction of homes stating that he felt that the Green Buildings could be partly achieved through its use. According to him it might be difficult for a common man to follow the three main legislations. He also stated that the local Government has to amend the local byelaws to incorporate green features to ensure construction of Green homes in Goa. Hon'ble MP Mr. Shantaram Naik also launched the book on new rating system 'IGBC Green Existing Buildings O & M Rating system'. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclaimer This message, including any files transmitted with it, is for the sole use of the intended recipient and may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any unauthorized use, review, storage, disclosure or distribution of this message and/or its contents in any form is strictly prohibited. If it appears that you are not the intended recipient or this message has been forwarded to you without appropriate authority, please immediately delete this message permanently from your records and notify the sender. CII makes no warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of the information in this message and accepts no liability for any damages, including without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, arising out of or due to use of the information given in this message.