Mumbai: After years of haphazard development that has turned much of the city into an eyesore for greens, developers are now looking at getting an environmentally friendly tag for their projects. Green parameters are becoming a feature of sprawling residential and commercial projects coming up in Mumbai and the suburbs. Be it water recycling plants, rainwater harvesting, eco-friendly sunlit architecture, indigenous trees or solar lighting, developers are designing even residential buildings that promise to control the carbon footprint and lessen the adverse impact of greenhouse gas emissions. An increasing number of developers are seeking green ratings from international and national agencies, including from the Indian Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the US-based Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED). The under-construction 320-metre Palais Royale, slated to be one of the tallest residential buildings in India, got pre-certification for the prestigious platinum rating from LEED in September 2009. This means the Worli building will aspire to have high-quality energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emission reduction and other features. Vikas S Kasliwal, of Palais Royale