GEM Sustainability
Certification Program
Green & Eco-friendly Movement
ASSOCHAM – At a Glance
1. ASSOCHAM is known as The Knowledge Architect of
Corporate India
2. ASSOCHAM initiated its endeavour of value creation
for Indian industry in 1920.
3. More than 400 Chambers and Trade Associations have
been associated
2 4. Serving more than 4 lakh direct and indirect members
from all over India
5. It has more than 100 National Councils covering the
entire gamut of economic activities in India.
Promoter Chambers
We derive our strength from our Promoter Chambers
and other Industry/ Regional Chambers/Associations
spread all over the country.
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ASSOCHAM Office Bearer -
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5 MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Global environmental challenges, such as
impacts of
climate change,
loss of biodiversity,
over-use of natural resources,
leading to environmental and health issues, are
critically linked to issues of poverty and the
sustainability of ecosystems, and
consequently, issues of resource security and
political stability.
Journey of Green Buildings till
date & a lot more to do -
“More than 4,300 projects with about 4.7 billion sqft of built-up area
had registered for green technology as of September 2017.
However, only about 5% of the total buildings in India, and hence there
is huge potential for further penetration of green building technology.
Growing at an exponential rate, the Indian green buildings' market is
expected to double and may reach around 10 billion sqft by 2022,
valued between USD 35 billion-USD 50 billion”.
6 - Anuj Puri, Chairman, ANAROCK Property Consultants
The Times Of India, Mar 30, 2018
Benefits of Green Buildings -
Environmental benefits:
Reduce wastage of water
Conserve Energy
Conserve natural resources
Improve air and water quality
Protect biodiversity and ecosystems
Economic benefits:
Reduce operating costs
Improve occupant productivity
7 Create market for green product and services
Social benefits:
Improve quality of life
Minimize strain on local infrastructure
Improve occupant health and comfort
Save Water –
i. Green buildings can reduce the water usage by 30-40%
ii. Rain Water Harvesting / Storage system
iii. Waste Water Treatment system to treat waste water
from toilets and kitchens
iv. Dual plumbing in the toilets
v. Use Rain water and treated water for flushing, HVAC
8 applications & landscape
vi. Low flow water fixtures
vii. Best irrigation practices
Save Natural Resources -
i. Real estate development is one of the biggest
consumers of natural resources and generates
significant amounts of wastes and pollutants.
ii. Building construction materials with recycled
contents
9 iii. Local building construction materials
iv. Engineered wood products instead of Hard
wood
Save Energy -
i. Green buildings can reduce the energy consumption by 20-
30%
ii. Install energy efficient HVAC and other electrical equipment
iii. Use LEDs, occupancy and daylight sensors
iv. Design the buildings to best utilize the natural light
v. Adequately size the windows to utilize the fresh air
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vi. Optimize the façade glass selection for daylight and heat
transfer
vii. Install Imperishable Energy Resources such as Solar PV, Wind
turbine, Biogas system etc.
Glamorous
portrayal of
business world
with the ugly
truth.
Hiding away
the truth has
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always been the
instant solution
for mankind.
GEM
Reference
guide
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Objective
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ASSOCHAM has launched the “GEM Sustainability (Green)
Certification Program” in August 2018 with the objective to
promote environment friendly green building design and
construction.
GEM Sustainability Certification Rating Program is based upon
BEE ECBC 2017 and NBC 2016.
Through this initiative, ASSOCHAM has started awarding the
Sustainability Certification Rating to Housing, Commercial
Offices, Hotels, Colleges, Universities, Schools and Factory
buildings and related developments. All existing, under
construction or upcoming projects can register for this
certification rating program.
ASSOCHAM Council for Green & Eco-
14 friendly Movement (GEM)
Chairman : Mr. Pankaj R. Dharkar
President, Pankaj Dharkar & Associates,
Ahmedabad
International President, FSAI
Past President, ISHRAE
Past Chairman, RefCold (ISHRAE)
GEM Council Members
15 1. Ar. Vijay Garg, Acting President, Council of Architecture (COA)
2. Ar. Charanjit Shah, Founder, Creative Group, Leading International
Architecture, Urban Planning, Engineering and Building Consultancy
3. Ar. Tushar Sogani, Tushar Sogani Architects, Jaipur
4. Mr. Richie Mittal, MD, Overdrive Engineering Private Limited, Noida,
President Elect, ISHRAE, Director, IAQA, India Chapter
5. Mr. Vishal Kapur, Managing Director of Meho-HCP Air Systems Pvt Ltd HVAC
contracting & Services company based out of Kolkata & Delhi
6. Ar. Surinder Bahga, Sakaar Foundation, Chandigarh
7. Ar. Anand Tatu, Architects, Planners and Interior Designers, Ahmedabad
8. Mr. Sandeep Narang, Consultant, Sustainable Construction Practices
9. Mr. Subrata Chowdhury, Past President and COO of Hero Realty Pvt. Ltd. and
Shristi Infrastructures
10. Mr. Shakti Kumar Leekha, Marketing Head/CMO for Illumination Business for
Bajaj Electricals Ltd.
11. Mr. Ashu Gupta, Managing Partner, Design2Occupancy
MoEF&CC
Appreciation
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GEM – Green and Eco-friendly Movement
Reference Program
There is a 0-130 point scale. Project will achieve GEM 1 to GEM 5
rating levels.
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GEM Sustainability
Monitoring Platform
GEM Command Center
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Central Monitoring Station
IoT Gateway
Processes the Data for
Collects Data
Energy & Monitoring
from the BMS &
Sends to Cloud
Cloud
Computing
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and Sends to
Central
Monitoring
Station
Benefits of being a GEM Monitored Facility -
OWNERS
1. CAPEX Control
2. Tangible ROI
3. Compliance OPERATORS
4. Life Cycle Costs
1. Lower OPEX
2. Lower Energy Costs
3. Manpower
Optimization
4. Asset Optimization
OCCUPANTS
1. Comfort
2. Safety
3. Smartness
4. Solve Inconvenience in
Parking, Canteen , Lifts
etc
MoU signing
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ASSOCHAM – FSAI MoU signing
MoU have been signed with Fire and Security
Association of India (FSAI) for knowledge support –
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ASSOCHAM – ISHRAE MoU signing
MoU have been signed with Indian Society of Heating
and Refrigeration Air Conditioning (ISHRAE) for
knowledge support –
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ASSOCHAM – MoU signing
ASHRAE India Chapter
MoU have been signed with ASHRAE India Chapter for
knowledge support –
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ASSOCHAM – IAQA MoU signing
MoU have been signed with Indoor Air Quality
Association (IAQA) for knowledge support –
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GEM Certified Projects
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15+ Projects Registered for GEM Rating during last one
year
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Standard requirements for a building to be
29 GEM Certified
1. Project should be approved from Government
2. More landscape and plant trees on-site
3. Use of High SRI / High Albedo Materials on the Roof and
Non-roof areas
4. Rain water harvesting
5. Use low flow water fixtures
6. Install STP and use treated water for landscape, flushing,
Air-conditioning and car wash etc
7. Design building as per NBC 2016 and ECBC 2017
8. Post occupancy Waste management
9. Use low VOC paints for interiors
10. HCFC free air-conditioning system
11. LED lighting and Energy efficient air-conditioning system
12. Install Solar PV (on-site/off-site)
13. Use recycled and regional building construction materials
Pre-certification/ Provisional Certification
30 Rating Process
Final Certification Rating Process
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GEM Regional Chapters –
32 Rajasthan & Punjab
GEM Regional Chapters – Delhi & Gujarat
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