Earth Day is a yearly reminder of our responsibility to protect the environment and reverse the effects of climate change including melting ice caps, rising sea levels, droughts and severe heat waves. The current state of climate is troubling at best and there are no signs of these trends slowing down unless significant action is taken to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Buildings account for nearly 40 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, according to Architecture 2030. This can be countered by building green which considers energy, water, indoor environment quality, material selection and locations. Green Buildings can reduce the impact our buildings have on the climate change.
Based out of Pune, Astha Design and Sustainable Consultancy is the brainchild of Ar. Sucheta Mehetre. Sucheta has over 15 years of experience as a green building consultant. Astha Design was established for not just creating spaces that are aesthetically appealing but are also sustainable in nature. The company offers smart sustainable solutions that are a result of convergence between green building concepts, services and beautiful designs. Astha Design has been making green building a reality for more than a decade with innovative designs that are not cost implicative. Green building are smart green designs that care for the needs of the people and the environment and Astha Design is a
specialist in creating green building certified spaces that are healthy and sustainable and has a proven track record of delivering successful projects in time.
The organization offers services that are focused on creating sustainable solutions along with energy conservation i.e., electricity and water, throughout the length of the project. "We provide cost analysis based on green measures as per the market standards”, says Sucheta. The company also helps businesses achieve green building certifications like LEED- US Green Building Council (USGBC), Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiency (EDGE), Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA), and Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM). Astha Design also provides ECBC compliance reports required for environmental clearance of the projects and environmental due diligence reports that is needed for property evaluation and financial feasibility.
What makes Astha Design and sustainable consultancy different from others is its approach to attain global green standards and they have been at the forefront of implementing standardized sustainable measures. The company also continuously seeks to add global accreditation and appoint project managers and team members who are well accredited like GRIHA CPs, IGBC APs, EDGE auditors, WELL APs, LEED APs. The organization has managed to grow at a rate of one crore square feet per year in terms of managed areas because of its unique position across various typologies that enables it to manage several kinds of building projects.
We provide cost analysis based on green measures as per the market standards
Future Roadmap
In the future, Astha design wants to focus more on competing with global market and set global standards as benchmark even in Indiaand build more high performing Green Buildings as they reduce landfill waste, and encourage retention and creation of vegetated land areas and roofs. All of these strategies significantly reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and occupants. Green Buildings particularly certified buildings, provide the means to reduce the climate impacts of buildings and their inhabitants. Astha Design also aims to take sustainability in design and energy conservation that were in use in ancient India and collaborate at global levels with firms so that the world can know more about it .
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