Construction Industry News
ACC Ltd has launched Houses of Tomorrow (HOT), a global program of Holcim, in India as a concrete step towards sustainable development.
ACC will be the first Indian building materials company to monitor and promote low carbon emissions in single-family home construction.
The Houses of Tomorrow are sustainable, cost-effective, accessible and repeatable. The program plans to build houses using new low-carbon building materials.
Puducherry is home to the first project in India called Gratitude Villa.
The project, designed by Trupti Doshi, a well-known sustainability expert, combines materials, climate-specific passive design and smart building processes to produce a holistically sustainable home that also improves tenant comfort.
The use of materials such as ECOPact green concrete, ACC Suraksha cement, fly ash bricks and a low-carbon alternative to virgin steel is planned to minimize CO2 emissions at Gratitude Villa by 40%.
Mr Sridhar Balakrishnan, MD & CEO, ACC Limited, told the media that their parent company Holcim is pioneering the transition to sustainable construction.
The Houses of Tomorrow concept arose from this commitment to sustainability.
He said they are excited to launch this project in India, which would help us continue to inspire future generations of homebuilders to choose green goods and solutions.
Balakrishnan said that through innovation and smart design, they believe that sustainability is for everyone, in every place and in every price range.
As part of the selection process, more than 40 well-known architects have been asked to participate in the Houses of Tomorrow initiative.
Gratitude Villa was chosen as the first House of Tomorrow in India after a jury evaluation, as it fulfilled its purpose of displaying a beautifully designed home utilizing low-carbon materials and sustainable construction.
The first wave of this unique initiative, coordinated across five countries - India, Kenya, France, Canada and Mexico - aims to make a positive impact on the environment while providing long-term value to the population.
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