IFFCO residential colony in Gurugram where majority of staffs working in Delhi headquarters are residing has bagged the highest prestigious Platinum Rating certificate under IGBC Green Residential Societies (Pilot Version) Rating System of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), reports Times of India.
The IGBC has devised a rating mechanism for metro stations and buildings on a scale of platinum, gold, silver, etc., for following green building specifications. The objective of the IGBC Green Rating is to ensure environmental sustainability.
It is the second Residential Society in Delhi NCR and first in Haryana to receive certificate under IGBC Green Residential Societies.
Incidentally, the point awarded to IFFCO Nagar, Sector-17 B, Gurgaon under IGBC Green Residential Societies (Pilot Version) was highest in Delhi NCR.
The news has been carried by majority of leading dailies including Times of India, Hindustan Times and Navbharat Times. A jubilant MD of IFFCO Dr U S Awasthi has promptly retweeted their tweets. “#Gurgaon’s IFFCO Nagar has been awarded the Platinum Rating Certificate of Indian green building”, Awasthi retweeted.
S Richard Fedrizzi, the CEO and founding chairman of US Green Building Council, has also congratulated the IFFCO MD Dr US Awasthi on achieving LEED certification for IFFCO Sadan.
LEED certification identifies IFFCO Sadan as a showcase example of sustainable design and demonstrates your leadership in transforming the building industry,” Fedrizzi mentioned in his congratulatory letter, reports Times of India.