Telangana Drives India's Green Building Boom With Over 1,245 Sustainable Projects
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer, ASHRAE President Bill McQuade, and IGBC National Chairman C Shekar Reddy were among the speakers: Reports
HYDERABAD: India now ranks second globally for green building space, and Telangana is a big part of that story. The state has 1,245-plus registered projects that cover 1.67 billion square feet. That puts it among the country's frontrunners in sustainable construction, and those numbers dominated conversations at the second IGBC Green Telangana Summit 2026 in Hyderabad on Friday.
The CII Indian Green Building Council organized the day-long event around the theme "Smart, Green & Net Zero: Transforming Telangana's Built Environment Together." Policymakers, architects, urban planners, and industry leaders attended. The programme included plenary sessions, panel discussions, and technical segments on net-zero buildings and sustainable construction.
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer, ASHRAE President Bill McQuade, and IGBC National Chairman C Shekar Reddy were among the speakers. Reddy put the scale of the moment in context. India now has over 19,000 IGBC-registered projects that account for 15.74 billion square feet of green building space, and the country's built-up area is expected to grow nearly 2.5 times by 2040. "Telangana has been at the forefront of this progress," he said.
Meyer brought a global angle. "Cities and states around the world are increasingly confronting the urgent challenge of climate change," he said, and called the work in Hyderabad an example of the forward-looking leadership the world needs.
The summit also saw the launch of a Telangana Coffee Table Book, which documented over 40 IGBC-certified green and net-zero projects. CREDAI, NAREDCO, and ASHRAE representatives joined discussions on sustainable urban planning and energy efficiency.
The event closed with 47 projects totalling 46.3 million square feet receiving recognition for adopting green building practices, a sign that the state's sustainability push is moving from policy into construction.
