Chennai:
More than 600 students from 25 schools across the city
took part in a green initiative to raise awareness on the eco-friendly and
sustainable features of the heritage buildings in India.
Organised by Young Indians, an integral part of
Confederation of Indian Industries, India’s Natural Trust of Art and Culture and
US consulate, the Green Heritage Project is a student initiative to record
green heritage buildings besides understand more about heritage buildings and
in the process learn about the history of the neighborhoods.
Delivering a special address on the Green Heritage
Project Finale here on Monday, US Consul General Jennifer McIntyre urged the students
to reduce schools carbon footprint and suggested examples on how US Green
Building Council launched the ‘Green Schools’ project in the US.
Hailing the students for generating keen interest in the environment
and working towards green heritage project, she urged the students to work like
their US counterparts to ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ in a bid to contain
greenhouse gas emissions.
Hailing the students to highlight the environment
friendly and sustainable building practices in the heritage structures
identified in neighbourhoods, she said the project will help nurture India’s
green architects and entrepreneurs.
Madhana Ratnavel, chair (environment), Yi Chennai and
architect and urban planner said that the outcome of the initiative was that it
helped students observe heritage buildings in their own neighborhood building a
spirit of community and engaging them to observe and involve more in their
immediate surroundings.
The identified green aspects of the buildings help
educate the students on energy efficient solutions to create an environment-friendly
building. · The project presents the students an excellent opportunity to
develop and showcase their photographic skills, she said.
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