Recently Indian Green Building Council has launched 'NEST' initiative

Recently Indian Green Building Council has launched 'NEST' initiative

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: November 20 2023

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  • Indian Green Building Council is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
  • Recently this council has started 'NEST' initiative.
  • The initiative aims to promote sustainable and environment-friendly construction practices in the domestic housing sector.
  • This initiative has been launched in Chennai.
  • NEST will encourage individual homeowners and the residential sector to adopt green building features, thereby reducing power consumption, water usage and creating healthy living spaces.
  • It will provide a platform to the stakeholders of the construction industry in the country to create a sustainable building environment to achieve net zero carbon emission targets.
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