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Tricitynews
Chandigarh 19th
June:- Mahindra and
TERI’s new Center of Excellence (CoE) was inaugurated in Gurugram by the group
Chairman Anand Mahindra. Asahi India Glass Ltd. (AIS) – India’s leading
integrated glass company has completed their most-celebrated energy efficient
project Mahindra-TERI CoE’s new research facility.
Mahindra TERI Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Habitats has been
established to develop energy efficient innovative solutions tailored to the
Indian building sector and climates. It would also develop an effective
dissemination strategy for energy efficient envelope design and water use for
sustainable habitats. Mahindra TERI CoE is a SVA-GRIHA 5-star rated building.
The recently inaugurated CoE at Gurugram has employed innovated products from
AIS, India’s leading integrated glass company in its structure. Products like
high performance energy efficient glass, uPVC doors and Windows, laminated
skylight work & frameless doors were installed in this building.
On completion of the project, Sanjay Labroo, MD & CEO, Asahi
India Glass Ltd (AIS) said that AIS has always believed in sustainable living and one of
the ways to show our support and commitment to the same, is through our
innovative, specialized and sustainable glass products and solutions. We
are extremely proud to be associated with TERI and Mahindra group for
this path-breaking project. He
congratulate Anand Mahindra and Mahindra team, Dr Ajay Mathur and TERI team for
selecting AIS as a partner of choice for glass solutions at the TERI Center of
Excellence. At AIS we shall continue our efforts and investments to help create
and support sustainable habitats.
Speaking at the launch, Anand Mahindra,
Chairman, Mahindra Group said that we have used the planet’s resources
disproportionately for our development so far. For India to
develop, we will need to find new and innovative ways so as to reduce the
adverse impact on our planet. To find the right balance between development and
sustainability is a big opportunity for businesses to make profit and flourish
and therefore being green should not be considered as a burden or cost.
Talking about the need for green buildings and
sustainability, Anita Arjundas, Managing Director, Mahindra LifeSpaces said
that the Centre of Excellence is an outcome of the vision to bring academia,
developers, and the building material industry partners together to work on
building materials and innovation for the Indian context.
Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI said
that 2/3rd of India is yet to be built. We need to find new
sustainable building materials. This initiative of CoE has been 2 years in the
making and has been made possible with Mahindra LifeSpaces and our partners
like Asahi India Glass(AIS) who have supported the CoE with energy efficient
fenestration and glazing solutions.
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