26
Oct

GREEN BUILDINGS

Green Buildings are structures that ensure efficient use of natural resources like building materials, water, energy and other resources with minimal generation of non-degradable waste.

INDIAN GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (IGBC)

The Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is the rating system developed for certifying Green Buildings. LEED is a framework for assessing building performance against set criteria and standard points of references developed in the year 2000.

ABOUT IGBC

The Indian Green Building Council is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and was formed in 2001. The vision of the council is to enable a sustainable built environment for all and facilitate India to be one of the global leaders in the sustainable built environment by 2025.

Schindler Chakan Project

This sprawling, world-class campus is spread across 200,000 sq m. It houses the elevator factory, a 71-m-tall elevator test tower, the global R&D centre, Schindler University Buildings B1 & B2, and the new escalator Building. DCA was involved with other stakeholders in the development of Schindler

University Building B1 & B2 and Escalator Building.

Total Area approx 100,000sqft

The buildings have been designed for utilisation of maximum natural light and air circulation. It has been constructed with an east-west orientation to utilise full sunlight and solar energy. The project has retained the natural topography of the site and landscaped 31 per cent of the site area.

Following measures have enabled Schindler to achieve IGBC platinum rating for their building

  • Sensor-based HVAC systems
  • No CFC based refrigerant
  • Compliance with treated fresh air requirement.
  • Low – Voc materials in adhesives, sealants & paints.
  • Energy-efficient glazing
  • Energy-efficient LED lighting.

Working along with CBRE as project consultants & having complied with the highest OHSE & finishing standards resulted in a world-class project.

The project affirms DCA’s efforts as a stakeholder to build a sustainable campus for Schindler & DCA is committed to conducting its business activities in Harmony with society & environment.

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