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Dr Prem C Jain, architect of 21st century modren green building movement in India

•	Fondly called as ‘Bhishma Pitamah’ among Indian green building fraternity, Dr Prem C Jain, in many ways was acknowledged as the architect of the 21st century modern green building movement.

•	He brought to the fore on how green buildings not only address ecological issues and concerns but also makes good business sense and in the process offers new growth opportunities to various stakeholders

•	Dr Jain’s thought leadership and visionary guidance has made green buildings as a way of life for many in the country and has facilitated India in becoming the second country in the world in terms of largest registered green building footprint.

•	Dr Jain was a globally acclaimed authority on green buildings. His voice and opinion was held in high esteem across various national and international forums including- Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) World Green Building Council, Asia Pacific Network, etc.,

•	Equipped with a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from University of Minnesota (USA), Dr Jain gained the unique distinction of becoming the first practicing engineer in India to have been nominated in 1995, Fellow of the ASHRAE USA in its history of a hundred years.

•	Building on his rich and varied experience, Dr Jain, in early 2000 played a catalytic role in launching Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) as part of CII. The vision of the council is to facilitate India emerge as one of the global leaders in green buildings and built environment by 2025

•	Today, IGBC is India’s premier certification agency and is playing a catalytic role in greening of various forms of built-environment including cities, townships, villages, schools, hospitals, railway stations, MRTS, airports, etc.,

•	IGBC, under the guidance of Dr Jain has launched 25 green building rating systems which are fully designed to address national priorities including- water efficiency, energy efficiency, reduction in fossil fuel use for commuting, handling of consumer waste and conserving natural resources

•	IGBC projects are spread across the length and breadth of the country and in the process facilitating in building a greener and healthier India. India is home to some of the finest green building projects and promotes innovative and futuristic green building concepts like – net zero buildings, pre-fabricated homes, etc.,

•	Dr Jain aspired that every Indian across the social spectrum should live only in a green building or a green home. Towards this direction, he was instrumental in launching IGBC green building rating system including- affordable housing, green homes, green cities, green townships.

•	His clarion call on ‘ go back to roots’ enabled in design of earth centric buildings which speaks volumes on how India’s ancient architectural practices and modern technological innovations can be dovetailed to design masterpiece structures that can breathe freely.

•	Dr Jain espoused that suitable policy incentives from the Government will go a long way in further accelerating green building movement in the country. Dr Jain has facilitated in States including- Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Haryana offer policy incentives for IGBC-rated green building projects.

•	As on November 2018, over 4,900 projects, amounting to over 6.4 billion sq.ft of green building footprint are adopting IGBC standards. This in turn has enabled India become the second country in the world in terms of largest registered green building footprint

•	Dr Jain envisioned to facilitate 10 billion sq.ft of green building footprint by 2022 (75th year of India’s Independence).

•	Dr Jain, with his thought leadership & dedication, coupled with multi-pronged approach and strategic interventions defined how a ‘movement approach’ could offer rich economic and ecological dividends and in the process facilitate in building a greener and healthier India

•	Dr Jain institutionalized Green Building Congress- India’s annual flagship event on green buildings and built environment. He ensured that each year, Green Building Congress sets its own benchmark and offer new paradigms on how to further accelerate green building movement in India. This is an excellent platform to learn, share and explore new growth opportunities. IGBC thus far organised 15 editions of Green Building Congress.

•	Though an octogenarian, he was always youthful. He was instrumental in launching over 150 IGBC student chapters in various architectural and engineering colleges. Green your school contest is his brainchild and he is passionate about it.

•	Dr Jain through his business acumen has enabled in facilitating market transformation of green building products and technologies. IGBC estimates the market potential to be about USD 300 billion by 2025.

•	Dr Prem C Jain, the architect of modern green building movement has ushered in a paradigm shift the way buildings are conceived and designed. He has facilitated India stand tall in the global green building movement and aspires that "Bharat should soon emerge as the Jagat Guru in Sustainable Built Environment".

http://realtyplusmag.com/interview-with-dr-prem-c-jain-chairman-indian-green-building-council-2/