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Financing Eco-Housing in India: A Review

Posted by: Ira Prem

Tagged in: Eco Housing

Ira Prem

The Winter 2010 edition of Housing Finance International, the Quarterly Journal of the International Union for Housing Finance (IUHF) has published an article co-authored by the IIEC team.


IIEC MoU with EMC

Posted by: Ira Prem

Tagged in: Events

Ira Prem

IIEC logoIIEC India and Environmental Management Centre (EMC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together in the areas of energy and environment.


MoU between IAPMO-I and IIEC-I

Posted by: Ira Prem

Tagged in: Events , End-use pumping

Ira Prem

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by and between International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials - India (IAPMO-India) and the International Institute for Energy Conservation – India (IIEC-India) at Pune, India on the 16th day of August 2010.


IIEC wins Financial Innovation contest

Posted by: Ira Prem

Tagged in: Events , Eco Housing

Ira Prem

The Agence Française de Développement, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The World Bank co-hosted a Marketplace on Innovative Financial Solutions for Development  in Paris on March 4-5, 2010. The Marketplace brought together international development practitioners, financiers, donors, social entrepreneurs, academics, civil society, and policy makers. A key feature of the event was a grant competition to highlight fresh ideas on how innovative financing mechanisms can be used to better solve development challenges and can be scaled up and replicated broadly. Over 800 organisations entered the competition, 20 of these were short-listed, including IIEC’s proposal “EcoTRA: EcoHousing Trust and Retention Accounts”.

EcoTRA stand at the  Marketplace


New homes in Maharashtra to be sustainable

Posted by: Ira Prem

Tagged in: Eco Housing

Ira Prem

The Government of Maharashtra organised a conference and exhibition on Eco Housing* at Nehru Centre, Worli on 16th February, 2010. IIEC had a stall displaying Eco Housing posters, brochures and the Eco Housing Version II criteria. The stall also had information on the Mumbai Energy Alliance. The stall was visited by CM Ashok Chavan, other speakers and a large number of the audience.


Mumbai's Potential for Energy Conservation

Posted by: Ira Prem

Tagged in: Report , MEA

Ira Prem

The MEA is currently in the initiation phase. The first of our activities was to study the markets for various forms of energy in Mumbai, and assess the potential for energy efficiency and energy conservation. The study was titled: Mumbai Energy Conservation Market Characterization.


The Eco-Housing Mainstreaming Partnership was initiated by the International Institute of Energy Conservation (IIEC) with the support of USAID India (United States Agency for International Development) and the USAID Global Development Alliance.  

The program is being implemented by IIEC with the support of its partners, who are mentioned below