NEST initiative

About NEST initiative

• It is to promote sustainable and eco-friendly constructions in the domestic housing sector.
• It would help pave the way for individual house owners and the residential sector to adopt green building features in a big way to help in bringing down electricity consumption, water usage and creating a healthy living space.

Key facts about the Indian Green Building Council

• It is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and was formed in the year 2001.
• It is India's Premier certification body.
• The council offers a wide array of services, which include developing new green building rating programmes, certification services and green building training programmes.
• The council also organises the Green Building Congress, its annual flagship event on green buildings.
• It is also among the 5 countries that are on the board of the World Green Building Council, discussing global issues at COP and similar global platforms.
• The rating is based on six environmental categories, which include sustainable station facility, health, hygiene and sanitation, energy efficiency, water efficiency, smart and green initiatives and innovation and development.
• Headquarter: Hyderabad.

Q1) What is Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?

It is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation, playing a proactive role in India’s development process. It is India’s premier business association, with a direct membership of over 7500 organisations from the private as well as public sectors.

Source: IGBC launches certification initiative ‘Nest’ to promote eco-friendly housing