# India demonstrates leadership through LEED for existing buildings

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/04/india-demonstrates-leadership-through-leed-for-existing-buildings/
- Published: 2020-04-22T16:40:04-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

Can we talk LEED v4.1 for cities?!? The USGBC and The Energy Resources Institute(
TERI) have formally launched new, technical guidance to advance LEED for existing
buildings in India. With the new launch of LEED v4.1 for cities, India will Lead
in LEED. That’s as launched as part of the annual GRIHA Summit held in New Delhi.

In India, as energy consumption rises and cities grapple with some of the world’s
worst air pollution. So greening India’s existing building stock is paramount. Therefore
existing buildings hold most noteworthy incredible promise. It can take up to 80
years making up for the environmental impacts. So let’s not be demolishing an old
building and constructing a new one. That’s even if the resulting building is extremely
energy efficient.

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View notable LEED-certified existing building projects in India covering a diversity
of sectors [here.](https://www.usgbc.org/articles/india-demonstrates-leadership-through-leed-existing-buildings)

However, as wanted for LEED and I n order to scale globally, it is critical that
all cities measure and improve performance. So our [LEED for Cities and LEED for Communities](https://new.usgbc.org/leed-v41#cities-and-communities)
rating systems address this. All by providing a framework for measuring, managing
and improving the performance for economies, the environment and people. Today, 
we announced the latest version of this rating system—the [launch of LEED v4.1 for Cities and Communities](https://www.usgbc.org/articles/leed-v41-launches-cities-and-communities).

Working with partners around the globe

So the new [LEED](https://www.usgbc.org/articles/developing-leed-cites-and-communities-decade-partnership-leadership-and-performance)
v4.1 for Cities and Communities rating systems are the result of a decade of engagement
with local sustainability leaders, planners, city and local government officials
and developers. During the development of [LEED v4.1](https://web.archive.org/web/20190329183740/https://new.usgbc.org/leed-v41),
LEED worked with over 140 city and community projects around the world to raise 
the stakes.

**[Oberoi Mall Limited](https://www.usgbc.org/projects/oberoi-mall-limited), **_LEED
Gold 2013, Mumbai_

Here’s the first mall in India and as well third mall in the world to receive LEED
Gold.

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**[ITC Maurya Hotel](https://www.usgbc.org/projects/itc-maurya-hotel), **_LEED Platinum,
Mumbai_

Finally and most noteworthy the first hotel in the world to earn LEED Platinum!

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