Hon’ble President Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates the ‘National Conference on Green Design’ 2013

On the occasion, a new rating system for green large area developments, called 'GRIHA LD', was also launched by TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) and ADARSH (Association for Development and Research of Sustainable Habitats),which would provide planning practices and guidelines that can be followed to reduce the environmental impact of large-scale developments. It will address issues pertaining to site, water waste and energy management in large developments and go beyond buildings following a consolidated framework for assessment of environmental impacts of the habitat in a holistic manner.