Strengthening Green Building Ratings In India

Embodied carbon forms almost 30% of the carbon footprint of the built environment. Most of this embodied carbon comes from the manufacturing of commonly used building materials like cement, concrete and steel. The share of embodied carbon, in India and globally, is expected to increase to more than 50% by 2050 as the share of operational carbon, i.e., emissions resulting …

ET Now Hosts Build Ahead Leader Panel On Net Zero Construction

Group Congregating on a Building Site

On 28 August, the leaders of Build Ahead’s six partners came together to discuss the need for a cross-sectoral approach and collaborative action to decarbonise the construction value chain. The recently launched Build Ahead coalition is a multi-stakeholder intiative dedicated to collectively tackling the challenge of achieving a net-zero built environment in India. In this wide-ranging discussion on ‘Decarbonising India’s Construction’, aired …