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Panel Discussion on
Green Buildings in Residential Sector
The Centre of Excellence in Urban Planning and professors from IIT, Kharagpur attended
and Design (CoEUPD) of IIT Kharagpur on the workshop.
May 5th, 2025 hosted a one-day awareness I deliberated on HUDCO’s contributions for
workshop on "Green Buildings in the Green Building and Infrastructure through
Residential Sector" at the IIT Kharagpur Loans, Consultancy Services, Research &
Research Park, Kolkata. The workshop aimed Training and CSR initiatives besides various
to deepen understanding of sustainable Govt. of India Programmes. I emphasized the
construction practices, energy-efficient importance of green buildings in achieving
housing, and green building techniques. India’s Net Zero target. I also actively
Experts discussed critical aspects of green contributed in the Panel Discussion on the
buildings, including global trends, India's subject topic and attended the queries
future directions, and government initiatives raised by the audience.
designed to promote sustainable
architecture. The discussion highlighted the government's
role in promoting green practices through
I attended the Workshop on Green Buildings incentives for solar panels, building
as a speaker in the Panel Discussion on the retrofitting, and sustainability. Panelists
topic “Are Green Buildings Just a Trend or a debunked the myth that green buildings are
Necessity?”. The panel discussion featured a too expensive; with the right financial
distinguished ensemble of experts, including instruments and incentives, they are both
Ms. Shakuntala Ghosh, Principal Architect feasible and necessary. A key point raised
and Partner at Ghosh, Bose and Associates; during the discussion was the importance of
Dr. Himadri Guha; Mr. Debesh Chakraborty, proper air conditioning practices, such as
Regional Chief of HUDCO (Kolkata); Mr. using drapes or screens on windows to
Durga Prasad Konar, Chief Engineer of CPWD reduce cooling costs and make the room
(Kolkata); Mr. Rajneesh Kumar and Mr. cooler with less energy consumption.
Sanjay Kumar, Deputy General Managers at Maintenance of green building
the State Bank of India, Kolkata. The session infrastructure, especially facilities like
was presided over by Prof. Chattopadhyay Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), was also
and attended by other professors of IIT, discussed. If built to the proper
Kharagpur. Eminent developers from Kolkata specifications, these systems can be easily
and Kharagpur, school students, scholars maintained, ensuring the long-term
sustainability of green buildings.
The panel discussion concluded with a
‘Green Pledge’ inspiring participants to
embrace a mindset focused on a future
where green buildings are the standard, not
the exception.
Debesh Chakraborty
Regional Chief - Kolkata
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