Punjab and Sind Bank Chooses Surmount Energy as Its Green Consultant

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, January 04, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Punjab & Sind Bank (P&SB), a major Public Sector bank in Northern India has chosen Surmount Energy for Green Consultancy Services towards achieving it GRIHA certification requirements for one of its branches in Fort, Mumbai. P&SB has more than 1100 branches and offices spread throughout India, almost 450 are in Punjab state, though the bank's corporate headquarters is in New Delhi. Surmount Energy will be facilitating the GRIHA certification for the Punjab & Sind Bank project which is commercial building of about 300 sq.m.

Mr. Balbir Khera, CEO of Surmount Energy says, “We are glad to be a part of Punjab & Sind Bank’s Green initiatives. We will be involved extensively in attaining the GRIHA certification for the branch near the Bombay Stock Exchange. It is a matter of pride for us that Punjab & Sind Bank has chosen Surmount Energy for its expertise after having evaluated several companies.”

GRIHA is a green building evaluation system that has been conceived by TERI and developed jointly with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. In accordance with the Office Memorandum by Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), government of India, Association for Development and Research for Sustainable Habitats (ADaRSH) has proposed a procedure that will enable fast track environmental clearance through GRIHA pre-certification. ADaRSH promotes GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) as a design & evaluation tool for Green Buildings and Habitats. Surmount will be handling all aspects of the project certification including the facilitation, documentation and building performance analytics needed for the targeted green certifications.

Surmount Energy is a leader in Green Building Consultancy Services; Automation Solutions for Home, Township & Offices; and CCTV & Surveillance Systems. Its services and solutions currently serve 2.2 million sq. meters of space in India across 100’s of new and existing buildings. The automation solutions offered under the BuildTrack™ brand are designed to meet the safety, security, comfort or convenience needs in a broad range of residential, commercial or retail facilities and buildings.

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