It will ensure that every household and every organization that occupies these Green Buildings will have a lesser impact on the environment and a better liveability over the years”, shares Ar. Anagha Paranjape Purohit.

VKE is now a proactive contributor to prestigious projects like the National Maritime Heritage Centre- Lothal Museum Project in Gujarat and offers green building certification services under LEED, IGBC, GRIHA, ASSOCHAM GEM, WELL and other rating systems from across the world. For environmental clearance solutions, the firm has procured over 350+ ECs for diverse construction projects. Additionally it prepares Environmental Management Plans for projects as a NABET accredited entity. The scope of VKE’s building simulation services encompasses the provision of solutions to professionals that aspire to design climate responsive designs, assisting in the designing of renewable energy installations. Its services also extend to the government for policy advocacy and implementation services, and has served the formulation and implementation of Energy Conservation Building Codes (ECBC) in India.

This year, under the larger umbrella of VK Design & Projects, VKE’s service portfolio has grown to offer architectural design, environmental consulting, including MEP services, urban design, landscape design and interior design. This expansion has allowed the firm to become a one-stop solutions provider, making the fulfillment of sustainability goals much more streamlined. Moreover, it has expanded its services to incorporate GHG inventory, carbon footprint analysis and CII-Greenco rating solutions, enabling businesses to achieve net-zero/SDG/decarbonization targets.

Future Roadmap

Since inception, VKE has offered boutique and customized solutions, adhering to international trends and standards as well as skills and solutions that advance the sustainability sector. The firm's growth can be attributed to the team's commitment to staying at the forefront, continually upgrading skills in the use of diverse softwares for creative environmental solutions that offer quantified advantage for the environment.

"Today, we stand as a widely recognized and celebrated organization awarded with the Green Champion Award by Indian Green Building Council in 2022 for the largest Green Building footprint in India, and winners of the 2024 Ice Box Challenge for designing and constructing energy efficient and ECBC compliant structure in Delhi under the consortium of Passive House Institute, Germany, AEEE, and PLEDGE4EARTH. We have also played a pivotal role in consulting the cities of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad for achieving a Platinum IGBC Existing Green Cities certification", further adds Dr. Poorva Keskar.

Having grown over the years, the company is now ready to explore the next chapter of its growth, making decarbonization of the real-estate sector its next goal, until 2030. For the fulfillment of this goal, the firm is dedicated to continue working on individual projects while also helping real-estate businesses look at the overall portfolio of assets and identify key solutions that will further the cause of reducing carbon footprint of the upcoming and new projects, in addition to finding more sustainable solutions for the maintenance of existing structures.

As the firm stands determined to advance the cause of sustainability by assisting real-estate businesses in optimizing their portfolios, it is also striving to improve its own solutions, ensuring that it incorporates advanced technological tools for the refinement of services being provided to clients.