Released on: September 10, 2008, 11:09 pm

Press Release Author: Aim High Consulting

Industry: Real Estate

Press Release Summary: GIL offers Design and Build (D&B) and Consulting Services in
Green Building Practices for Individuals, Corporations, Builders and Industry
across India.

Press Release Body: BANGALORE, 10th September, 2008: Eco-construction major
Biodiversity Conservation India Ltd (BCIL) today announced the commercial launch of
its Research and Innovation wing, The Green Idea Lab (GIL). GIL, now spun into a
‘Green Business Enterprise’, will provide design and consulting services to
individuals and organizations to help them adopt complete sustainability in their
construction and allied projects. GIL comes fortified with the 14 years and over I
million sq feet of Award Winning Green and Sustainable architectural experience of
BCIL. It is also powered by a research lab that is involved in research and
development of technologies that are central to the GIL offering.

GIL will impact investments worth Two Billion Dollars on Green Buildings and
Innovative Building Management Systems in India, in the next 3-4 years. Sustainable
Buildings and envelopes of up to three million sq. ft. is likely to benefit from
GIL, helping them transcend beyond architecture into effective resource management.

GIL will offer solutions that will enable individuals, corporates, builders and SME
industries to develop sustainable communities or achieve efficiencies in Energy,
Waste or Water. Speaking to newsmen here today, Mr. Chandrashekhar Hariharan, CEO,
BCIL said, “The key to sustainability in built spaces is management of a combination
of six factors – Materials, Air, Water, Waste, Energy and Bio-mass. These are GIL’s
six strands of sustainability and we have considerable experience in these areas.
GIL has for long been the research arm of BCIL and has even managed a few projects
for BCIL in the role of a Project Management Company (PMC). In fact most innovations
from GIL is tested in-house at many of our (BCIL) own building projects”.

Individuals will benefit from GIL’s architectural solutions based on the
microclimate of the location, needs of family, aesthetics, and the incorporation of
sustainable technologies. GIL also offers advice to the home-owner on every facet of
home building: choosing the contractor, building materials, fittings and fixtures;
cost estimates; ideas on aesthetics and interiors and advice on intelligent gadgets
that could make a home more efficient.

The suite of services for corporations, small and medium industries include complete
Waste Management from garbage collection to disposal, (and even generating cash from
waste), bio-mass planning, and the very important Energy Management. Energy
management services, centers around – HVAC planning, indoor and outdoor Lighting,
choosing energy technology (solar, wind, bio-mass); the focus being on achieving
Energy Efficiency. GIL also offers complete ‘Design and Build’ options for various
projects like Schools, Resorts, Hospitals, Housing enclaves and Eco-tourism
projects.

GIL services are also available to BCIL’s fellow builders and developers. The
thinking being that, creating a ‘Green Revolution’ in urban living requires
widespread adoption of sustainable methods. There is evidence of growing awareness
about sustainable methods, enunciated by the fact that the CII (Confederation of
Indian Industries) promoted Green Business Centre estimates the potential for Green
Building Material and equipment to be about 400 million USD by 2010. And this is
counting only the buildings which would go for Green Building Ratings.

All Builders and Developers who want to incorporate sustainable technology practices
in their buildings can use GIL as a partner. Complete architectural design and
drawing services can be outsourced to GIL. The service cores of building can be
completely designed and built by GIL. If the project is at the planning stage, GIL
can even add valuable inputs on facets like building materials, the building
envelope itself, and the aesthetics. GIL will also enable Green Building Ratings
aspirants to achieve compliance. The GIL promise here is the development of
buildings that are durable and user friendly on maintenance.

Across customer categories, GIL offers solutions in Water Management: including
Water Harvesting, Storage and distribution, Treatment and re-use of waste water,
Waste Management: including Segregation, Re-cycling, Re-use and Disposal, Biomass
Planning: including Ground Level Landscaping, Upper Level Greens, Land and
Microclimate Assessment, Intelligent and Automated Systems.

In Air & Energy Management, GIL offers solutions that empower clients. Indoor air
quality is today a matter of concern for many buildings because it has a direct
impact on the health and productivity of residents / employees. GIL offers HVAC
systems that use non-ODS refrigerants and even has fresh air modes that offer air
management without refrigerants. GIL has also developed A/C systems and designed
noiseless ventilation units powered by renewable energy systems. In addition,
continuous innovation at the Research Lab has also meant that GIL today offers a
suite of products that can directly go into a building; A/C’s, Refrigerators,
Geysers, EE Lighting, etc.

Across all categories of services and across verticals the guiding philosophy for
GIL is ‘Mainstreaming Sustainability’. According to Mr. Saumitra K Chatterjee, Head
of Innovations, GIL, “We have the larger goal of promoting ‘Green Living’ across
communities. Mainstreaming Sustainability or making sure that sustainability is not
just practiced in limited pockets is an important agenda for GIL. We will therefore
use technologies and methodologies that can be practiced by all and, in most cases,
afforded by all”.

Today, the market space is highly fragmented and skewed towards individuals and
organizations which can afford to invest in high-end sustainable technologies. The
GIL difference will be seen through cost effective solutions that are close to
conventional market costs. Economic Sustainability is driven through savings in
terms of Operation and Maintenance (O & M) costs over a long time on water, energy
and other resources.

The GIL philosophy of sustainable living and a fair sampling of its product and
service mix are in action in BCIL properties like T-Zed and BCIL Collective. The
commercial launch of GIL is aimed at taking the philosophy and capability to all
those who desire it and thus promote sustainable living on as large a scale as
possible.


Web Site: http://www.greenidealab.com

Contact Details: Aim High Consulting
Indranagar,
Bangalore
080 - 41698920