Intertek participates in International Conference and Exhibition on Green Buildings

Intertek, a leading global provider of quality and safety solutions participated in International Conference and Exhibition on Green Buildings along with its partner International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO). Both parties presented on the exhibition to promote a green building movement in the country and to take up activities for the development of the green buildings in India.

The Green Building Congress, which is in its tenth year, was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It included a two-day Green Building Congress on October 20 and 21, and exhibited an array of green building products, training programmes and a national-level school competition to encourage green concepts and ideas focusing on architectural perspectives, experiences, global patterns, rating systems, materials and public policies. Intertek in collaboration with IAPMO exhibited its services and solutions, which corroborated the concept of urbanization and the relevance and need of green building and construction in the country.

Speaking at this event, Rajesh Saigal, Managing Director, Intertek India said, "Indian infrastructure is on verge of a revolution contributing to India's growth and progress, hence, there is a vital need to provide the impetus and the organizational infrastructure to raise quality levels across the industry. We at Intertek offer total solution for green buildings which help them to consume less water, optimize energy efficiently, conserve natural resources, generate less waste and provide cost effective healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to a conventional building."

The construction industry is one of the largest economic activities contributing to India's development. India has been witnessing tremendous growth in building and construction sector for the past 5 years. Intertek has come up with- Think Green Initiative (TGI) to address the needs of modern companies who wants to adopt new trends and technologies by providing them a perfect tool for evaluating, reviewing and monitoring factories' environmental performance and ultimately assuring improved performance.