How do we cope up with scarcity? This
had been in question for pretty long now, especially a country like
India where her resources are scarce ever since the British left. Very
few things in India have been quoted as not and a large chunk of
population is still suffering without water, space, food and
electricity. The basic amenities are at stake and the rest of us are
surviving with a bit of currency power we have got but too far, its’ not
going to help. In Bangalore, we are at the edge of falling apart and
one of the fast diminishing resource is space.
On top of the scarcity, massive levels
of destruction are happening to nature every day. Cutting trees, dumping
plastic, mining and encroachment of land everywhere is just eating into
the environment. How do we put it to an end and what can be the problem
behind this? To all such queries, our reply should be sustainability.
When we start focusing on long term benefits, we will be out of the
‘soup’ we are in right now. When our actions can be in sync with nature
and we are driven by the fact that nature is also a limited source of
sustenance we would reach the problem solving level.
Technology
Real estate and sustainability should go
hand in hand because on one side, we are constructing on earth and
converting lands into buildings. On the other side, this is space for
accommodating people in the world. This has to be kept in mind and the
use of environment has to be in the safe and effective manner. To put a
tab on us destroying the nature with all those machines, we should have
an agenda to minimise harm. Building strong structures and being strict
about such quality controls are very necessary because that is long term
benefit. It’s a part of sustainability process when you are saving
money and time for the future, instead of building a low quality
building, prone to even petty damage. We are not able to live without
technology, but now the state is technology has encroached extremely
into our lives and nature is at the verge of extinction.
Eco-friendly practices
These days, much environment friendly
and sustainable alternatives have come up like green property, rainwater
harvesting and also monitoring carbon related issues in the ecosystem.
What has emerged as a sustainable and eco-friendly technique off late is
the concept of green property. Green property frequently delivers
superior finance returns and market performance. Green property broadly
focuses on the concern affecting long-term value generation and short
term profitability. Companies are becoming more concerned about
environmental issues and their corporate images which would not reflect
the ‘not so green’ attitude.
There are also organizations who
inculcate a kind of responsibility with the employees by promoting cloth
bags, paper cups and not using plastic products.
“This is one industry where we are
totally interacting and studying the nature always. The changes, the
limitations and the potential are scrutinised and efforts are developed
to interact better with nature. Apart from planting trees, we also use a
technology called Kumkang to build homes and it is a Korean technology
which takes less time to build homes. Their advanced build up is also
largely resistant to earthquakes. Since calamities are on a rise, our
quality should also be upgraded.”
Urbanisation
Everybody knew Bangalore as a green
city, loaded with gardens, sidelined with trees and parks. Now with very
high level of pollution and aggressive urbanisation, the city is left
with meagre space. Bangalore Habba was a perfect example of the
community of Bangalore coming together for 15 days and celebrating arts
and culture of the city. City’s lung space and green spots have to be
revamped and expanded to let the air breathe.
Sustainability
The challenge is in creating
infrastructure that can be used well beyond what its meant for. Most of
the stadiums that were built when Bangalore hosted the National Games
are all exhibition venues now, but that was not the purpose they were
built for. London hosted the Olympics with its existing infrastructure
and took most of the events outdoors to the roads and lakes and parks
that they already had. Much space in Bangalore is not put to good use
and effective utilisation of the property will bring in much required
answers to the solutions in the city.
There are different, several
alternatives to the easy and dangerous stints we take with nature for
quick results. Sustainability is the key in real estate industry and
smart management of air, water and space all accords to the environment
we live in. Post the Environment Day; all of us are not bothered about
planting trees or dumping waste. It’s all in our long term goals and
agenda that we plan for sustainable actions for nature. Let us pledge to
use the environment friendly practices rather than easy ones, which are
really toxic.
Raja Mukherjee, Sales and Marketing Head of Concorde Group
Courtesy By:- https://www.commonfloor.com/guide/how-real-estate-industry-is-driven-by-the-force-of-sustainability-52525.html
