BCIL Collective - Milestone for the building industry

BCIL Collective - Milestone for the building industry

Bangalore, India - The Building Industry is achieving a new first in Bangalore with a campus of 100-plus homes securing Carbon Credits for all its resident families. The Building Technology Company, Biodiversity Conservation India Limited (BCIL) has launched a project 'BCIL Collective', which offers several new features and benefits to customers that reduce Carbon Dioxide Emission, both in the building process and in their daily-living in these homes.

On the occasion, speaking to the media Mr. Chandrashekar Hariharan, CEO, BCIL said 'The carbon values are mapped on the basis of the differential in carbon emission between regular materials used in the building industry for building blocks, for air-conditioning, and for natural daylighting, among other things. The carbon matrices are certified by professional consulting bodies that help position the 'carbon credit' on the world market. Price for such carbon tonnage varies from USD 10 TO 12.'

'BCIL Collective offers around 120 homes with an average of under 40 homes to an acre, against the market's norm of over 65 to 90 homes to an acre. The lesser density translates to greater security for residents on water availability into the far future. The energy back-up is planned to be fuelled by biofuels' he added.

The houses are being built with not a single brick, clay tile or burnt clay block being used - because all three materials are energy intensive in manufacture, apart from using precious top soil that threatens agriculture. The project also uses energy-efficient building blocks that reduce heat-gain in every house.

A unique feature at this residential campus is the low-maintenance, low-cost energy-saving air-conditioning' systems that are ecologically sustainable.

BCIL homes are about building systems and designs that address global warming solutions with a pro-active approach. Campus lighting, for instance, is done with a combination of CFL and LED lighting systems, with no incandescent lamps, fluorescent tubes or halogen bulbs used anywhere in the campus. Homes offer automation that save energy for every user.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT :

Ms. MEKHALA JOIS
M/s. Aim High India PR
Bangalore, India
E-Mail : mekhala@aimhighindia.com