Green building, by now, has become one of the most popular avant-garde notions in the realm of USA. What is its definition then? Bulk of Americans is well-versed with the same as well. Green building or a sustainable building, happens to be an outcome of a design philosophy which focuses on increasing the efficiency of resource use — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building’s lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal.
What is most striking is that the same theory has found strong endorsements in the realm of India also and the definition of green building in accordance with the Indian Green Building Council is noteworthy. As per it - “A green building is one which uses less water, optimises energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to a conventional building.”
Is this all? Now we come to the more important stage. It is about the recent exploit of an IT hub at Salt Lake Sector V, Kolkata. The hub has been awarded with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum Level Certificate, by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and experts affirm that the accomplishment may make ‘green building’ the foremost bandwagon these days.
The signature IT infrastructure project of the Infinity Infotech Parks Ltd at Salt Lake, named Infinity Benchmark, has been awarded for its eco-friendly environment and for following all instructions to construct an environment friendly building, commonly known as ‘green building’. USGBC, a US based organization that conducts surveys of various infrastructure based on modern and updated technologies, found that the 20 storied IT infrastructure on a plot of 5,60,000 sq feet at Salt Lake have all the features necessary for an eco-friendly environment.
What are the leading features of the project? The building, it has been found, consists of a water treatment and recycling plant so as to lessen wastage of water. Walls and the roof of the building, on the other hand, were constructed making use of modern technology in order to maintain a moderate temperature inside the building throughout day. Systems have also been installed to monitor and maintain oxygen and carbon dioxide level inside the building in order to create a healthy working environment.
It is likely that the IT hub will be the role model before long.
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