Chennai has more green buildings than any other city in India

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The capital city of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, is home to more green buildings than any other city in India. Chennai is home to 42 of the 212 structures in India that are certified as eco-friendly by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), followed by Mumbai, with 29 green buildings, and the National Capital Region (28). Hyderabad and Bangalore are tied in fourth place with 24 each and Kolkata is sixth with 8. Tamil Nadu tops the states with 47 green buildings and 57 more have been registered for certification in 2011.

Among the green buildings in Chennai are the Turbo Energy office complex, Menon Eternity, and Shell Business Service Centre, all with platinum certification, the highest rating. Anna Centenary Library and the new Tamil Nadu assembly building are gold-rated as is Express Avenue Mall. Viswa Syamalam, a house in Madipakkam, is one of only two individual homes in the country to have received a green rating. It was awarded platinum rating in 2009. The other green home is in Hyderabad. - read more