The Green Building Conference at MosBuild has served as a platform for exchanging ideas and practices in the field of sustainable construction for the third consecutive year. This year’s program was divided into three parts, with the first session, titled “Global Horizons of Green Building,” taking place on May 13, the opening day of the exhibition. Participants discussed the importance of international cooperation to promote green initiatives, and experts shared their experiences in implementing eco-friendly building technologies in various countries.
The event was moderated by Guy Imms, Chairman of the Russian Green Building Council (RuGBC). The session was organized by the RuGBC Association of Green Building and the AVOK Engineers Association. The conference was held in the Innovation and Masterclass Zone, one of the largest content platforms at MosBuild 2024.
The Green Building Conference at MosBuild once again became a significant platform for discussing sustainable construction. The event was opened by S Karthikeyan, Deputy Executive Director of the CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre (CII-Godrej GBC), who spoke about India’s achievements in this area. As head of the green building certification division at CII, he played a key role in developing the IGBC Net Zero system, aimed at achieving net-zero energy, water, carbon, and waste consumption. He also worked on developing roadmaps for the construction sector to achieve Net Zero at the government level.
Today, approximately 11,000 buildings in India are either certified or built according to green standards, including the new parliament building. According to S Karthikeyan, green construction in India focuses on two key aspects: energy-efficient cooling and the use of eco-friendly building materials. He highlighted that energy efficiency in cooling has increased sevenfold, and the Green Pro labeling system was developed to distinguish eco-friendly materials.
Demid Kosterev, co-founder and managing partner of MODULBAU, shared his experience with modular construction in Russia. He noted that modular structures not only significantly reduce the consumption of building materials and decrease waste by 30-50%, but also shorten construction timelines by 2-3 months, which positively impacts environmental sustainability. Modular solutions are widely used not only in residential construction but also in hotels, industrial, and social facilities.
Dmitry Vasilenko, project manager at the National PPP Center, presented the Russian green building certification system “Clever,” which was developed in response to the withdrawal of international eco-certification systems. Since the system’s launch, 2 million square meters of real estate have been certified. There are plans to take “Clever” to the international level in the future.
The session also featured presentations by Yuri Khakhanov, Director of Urban Technologies at Skolkovo Foundation, who discussed the principles of sustainable construction underlying their project; Nurzat Abdyrasulova, President of Unison Group (Kyrgyzstan), who provided a retrospective on the green initiatives implemented in her country; and Nikolai Shilkin, PhD, professor at MARHI, responsible secretary of TC 474, and chief editor of the journal “Energy Saving.” He delivered a report on the topic “NP AVOK and TC 474 of Rosstandart: Regulatory and Methodological Support for Sustainable Architecture and Building Engineering Systems.”
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