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India's 20 amazing green corporate offices
The World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year. With the theme, 'Forests - Nature at your service', this year India played the global host reaffirming its commitment to protect the environment and promote a green economy.
A green building movement was initiated in India in 2001 by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), a part of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to promote eco friendly buildings. More than 67 countries have adopted the LEED Rating System.The LEED green building rating system - developed by the US Green Building Council, is designed to promote ecofriendly buildings across the world.
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognised green building certification system, which recognises a building's energy saving, water efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions reduction and environmental sensitivity. Platinum certification is the highest level under the Indian Green Building Council's LEED rating system. A green building is one which uses less energy, water and natural resources, creates less waste and is healthier for the people compared to a standard building. Energy saving to the extent of 30 to 40 per cent is possible in these green buildings.Here's a look at India's 20 green corporate offices...
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India's 20 amazing green corporate offices
Rating: LEED Platinum Patni was awarded the prestigious LEED Platinum (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating for its green IT-BPO centre in Noida. Set up with an investment of Rs 175 crore (Rs 1.75 billion), the centre is spread over 5 acres of land. The LEED Platinum rating recognises the company's superior standards of quality, efficient utilisation and conservation of energy, water and natural resources.
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India's 20 amazing green corporate offices
Rating: LEED Platinum
Suzlon One Earth is the global headquarters of the Suzlon Group of Companies, one of Asia's largest wind energy provider.
Designed by architect Christopher Charles Benninger, this impressive building has a built up area of 8,16,171 sq.ft.The building has facilities to recycle all the water it uses, has roof gardens and generates 154 KW of energy on site through a combination of windmills and photovoltaic panels.
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Rating: LEED Platinum
The Infosys BPO at Jaipur is one of the largest platinum rated buildings in India.
Built on a total floor area of 3,30,000 square feet, the Infosys BPO building focuses on five key areas : sustainable site development, water saving, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
The building has been designed by architect C R Narayana Rao.Click NEXT to read on . . .
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Rating: LEED Platinum
Great Lakes's sprawling new campus inaugurated in April 2009 at Manamai near Chennai houses environment friendly buildings.
The building is designed with the concept of 'Global mindset-Indian roots.' It is one of the few campuses in India with a LEED rating. The campus recycles water and waste and uses recycled products.Click NEXT to read on . . .
India's 20 amazing green corporate offices
Rating: LEED Gold
The ING Vysya Bank building, at the Bandra Kurla Complex office in Mumbai received the gold rating for its energy saving initiatives.
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Rating: LEED Gold
The Commerzone building in Pune is surrounded by ponds and sprawling lawns.
Landscaped gardens, vast open spaces and trees, make it a green hotspot. It has a built-up area of 4,78,199 sq. ft.
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Rating: LEED Silver
Cognizant's eco-friendly office at Kolkata has a built-up area of 6,41,837 sq.ft.
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India's 20 amazing green corporate offices
Wipro SEZ, Tower S2, Bangalore
Rating: LEED Silver
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India's 20 amazing green corporate offices
Rating: LEED Gold
Nokia's corporate office in Gurgaon has a range of energy saving features including high-efficiency chillers, a smart lighting system and a heat recovery wheel to pre-cool the fresh air in the building.
The building consumes 33 per cent less energy than a standard office building. About 85 per cent of the IT equipment and appliances in the staff pantry are also 'star rated' to further reduce the building's energy consumption.Click NEXT to read on . . .
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Rating: LEED Gold It is one of the world's largest LEED 'gold' rated buildings, spread across an area of 18,00,000 sq.ft.
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India's 20 amazing green corporate offices
Rating: LEED Certified
The US Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded silver rating for ECC's Engineering Design & Research Centre (EDRC) located at its corporate campus in Chennai, under LEED certification for the Existing Building (EB) category.
EDRC is the second building in India and the second one in Chennai to get this rating under LEED-EB category.Click NEXT to read on . . .
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Rating: LEED Gold
TCS Technopark has seen a 100 per cent reduction in potable water for irrigation, besides energy savings.
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India's 20 amazing green corporate offices
Wipro Special Economic Zone, Hyderabad
Rating: LEED Gold
Wipro's initiatives to conserve energy, water and reduce waste have helped in reducing energy consumption and conserving water.
The use of local material has reduced the carbon footprint by cutting down on transportation.Click NEXT to read on . . .
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Wipro Development Centre, Chennai
Rating: LEED Silver
The centre has a built-up area of 5,05,000 sq.ft. Over the last 3 years, Wipro has been the trend setter in LEED certified buildings.
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Rating: LEED Silver
The Thermax Corporate Office at Pune is spread across an area of 64,000 sq feet.
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India's 20 amazing green corporate offices
Bagmane World Technology Centre, Bengaluru
Rating: Gold
The Bagmane Tech Park in Bengaluru houses major IT companies. It is spread across 52 acres of land.
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Rating: LEED Gold
The Technopolis IT Park is a 14-storey office building with 425,000 sq. ft. of workspace. This project ensures high energy savings with an excellent infrastructure in place.
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Rating: LEED Platinum The Novartis Building at The Mindspace IT park offers a world-class environment. It includes residential, recreational, entertainment, and retail spaces. The compalex has about 4,000,000 square feet of office space. Spread across 110 acres, this layout offers about 40 per cent open space.