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28 million sq.ft.
Energy efficiency : 4X Improvement target over 2007 levels Carbon neutral Water neutral Waste Neutral Bio diversity : Sourcing energy from Green Utilities : Rain water harvesting and recycling : Organic nutrients should not leave our campus : Plant one native tree for every new employee
Lighting
AC
To make Infosys a global leader in environmental sustainability To be the trendsetter in the industry Work with best resources available globally To demonstrate the feasibility of cutting edge technologies to impact the society at large
Awareness
Renewable energy
Green Team
Water
Metering
Biodiversity
Landscape
So Far, So Good
Increased by 18%
23% improvement
Positive Disruption
Building envelope heat load not to exceed 1.0 W/ Sqft More than 75% of the office area to be naturally lit
Breaking the barrier.. > 550 Sqft per TR of AC area < 0.4 W/ Sqft for lighting design < 0.5 kW/TR for chiller plant design < 3.5 W/ Sqft for electrical design
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North South facing building with 16 m width to ensure 80% of spaces are day lit
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Light Up India!
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3X improvement in
efficiency compared to 2007 design Radiant cooling at no additional cost
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Water Sustainability
Ajit Ninan
(Source: The Times Of India Group) BCCL
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Increased by 39%
6% improvement
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Reduction of 35%
Recycled water used for flushing in 2250 hostel rooms saving 2.5 lakh litres of fresh water everyday Flow restrictors installed in showers and taps in 10,000 hostel rooms saving 4 lakh litres of fresh water everyday Water leakage arresting and more efficient housekeeping practices in hostels saving about 3 lakh litres every day Mysore campus sources about 60% of its daily fresh water requirements from these dug wells
kilo litre/month
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The amount of rain water sequestered in our Indian campuses is estimated at more than 4.3 Billion litres every year; which is about 123% of our annual water consumption
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Carbon footprint reduction of nearly 200 tons/year Biogas plants being built in all other campuses as well Goal - 100% recycling of organic waste within the campuses
Biogas plant in Mysore campus
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We will be using only Green seal chemicals for housekeeping going forward
We are in process of replacing all pesticides with organic substitutes Chemical free water treatment being tested and deployed for air conditioning water treatment
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Experiences / Conclusions
Set unreasonable targets Question everything! Efficient buildings do not cost more, Measure and Monitor Seeing is believing!
but need a little effort
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