12th GRIHA Summit of TERI Concludes

12th GRIHA Summit of TERI Concludes

• The 12th GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) Summit was held virtually from December 15-16, 2020. It was inaugurated by Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu virtually.
• The theme of the Summit was “Rejuvenating Resilient Habitats”.
• It is the annual flagship event organized by GRIHA Council in association with ‘key stakeholders in the construction industry’ to discuss and deliberate on furtherance of Sustainable Habitat Development in India.
• The Summit provides a platform to deliberate on innovative technologies and solutions to help in creating robust mechanisms for developing sustainable and resilient solutions for the benefit of the entire community.

GRIHA Council

• It is an independent, not-for-profit society jointly setup by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India to promote and administer green buildings in India.
• Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) is the national rating system of India for any completed building construction.
• It has been is recognised as India’s own green building rating system in India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).