Solar PV systems
Indoor air quality monitoring
High efficiency HVAC system
Passive cooling system using wind towers
High performance glass, fly-ash based bricks and low VOC paints and coatings, adhesives, sealants and carpets
Aesthetic roof gardens and open central courtyard
Rain water harvesting, root zone treatment system, swales for storm water collection, etc.
Most significantly, this building has facilitated the ushering in of a green buildings movement in the country. A modest start was made in 2003, with 20,000 sq. ft. of green built-up area. Today, more than 2,270 green projects, covering over 1.71 billion sq. ft., are registered with Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) of CII.
[Article, data tables and images contributed by CII-IGBC Hyderabad.]