Platform to promote green housing

Home financing company IIFL Home Finance Limited, recently created ‘KUTUMB’ — a platform to promote the benefits of green architecture in the affordable housing segment. The platform has been created in partnership with National Housing Bank (NHB), Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), CDC UK, and Ashok B Lall Architects. 

Giving information about the initiative Monu Ratra, CEO, IIFL Home Finance Limited said, “It is a myth that green architecture costs more and does not blend with the idea of affordable housing. Through KUTUMB, we want to create a platform where individuals and organisations can pool their knowledge and resources towards creating a sustainable future and greener society."

National Housing Bank (NHB) represented the government participation at the event supporting the green building initiatives in the country. The Regional Manager of the bank said that NHB had signed an agreement with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France to implement the project called “Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Energy Finance (SUNREF) Housing India”.                                        — TNS