What makes a building green In its April edition, CW explores trends in building blocks, glazing, insulation, HVAC, elevators, lighting, and building management systems. Further, the edition explores what’s hot in roofing, facades and cladding – metallic or non-metallic, sheet or tile, with or without underlay, straight or curved, small or large, with or without solar panels, and more. This, along with what led four stations of the Chennai Metro to achieve the IGBC Platinum rating. Also look out for the 5th Smart Cities Summit held in Hyderabad. Moreover, Jayant Kulkarni, MD, Epicons Consultants, shares his experiences spanning four decades in the structural engineering and construction industry. Read on for exclusive interviews with Srinagar Smart City CEO on the citys plans and developments; RL Mopalwar, VC & MD, MSRDC, on a status update on the Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway project; and Thierry Vanlancker, CEO, AkzoNobel NV and Jayakumar Krishnaswamy, MD, AkzoNobel India on the companys new powder coatings facility in Mumbai.Additionally, the exclusive CW PROPERTY TODAY section within the magazine features the future of workplaces and the role of design and technology in enhancing employee productivity through a panel of 10 industry stakeholders. The section also features an exclusive interview with Vishal Mirchandani, CEO, Retail and Commercial, Brigade Group, on the Brigade Financial Centre at GIFT City and more...Happy reading!