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Indian Designs Exports Pvt Ltd
LEED V4.1 Platinum Rated Green Factories at Hosur and Hindupuram

InHabit is proud to announce that Indian Designs Exports Pvt Ltd Unit 7 & 10 - Hosur and Indian Designs Exports Pvt Ltd Unit 9 - Hindupuram and Unit 4 - Bangarpet have been awarded the prestigious Platinum Rating in the LEED V4.1 Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance Rating system.

InHabit has provided green building consultation and ratings facilitation services to Indian Design Exports Private Limited for three of their home textiles Factory at Denkanikottai, Hosur, Tamil Nadu, Bangarpet, Karnataka and their garments factory at Parigi, Hindupuram, Andhra Pradesh. 


All three factories have exceeded Global and local averages in energy, water, waste, transportation and human experience criteria. With a full-fledged organic farm within the factory campus, it is one of the best examples of truly working with the eco-system. 


Every factory at Indian Designs now has over 70% of its energy being offset through onsite solar or through the purchase of Gold Standard Renewable Energy Certificates. The company intends to achieve net zero energy, net zero water and net zero waste in the next five years. 


All other factories are in the process of becoming LEED Platinum certified over the next two years making Indian Designs the largest portfolio of LEED Certified projects for a textile company in India. 


Indian Designs Exports is a manufacturing company that specializes in Apparel and Home Furnishings. Their belief is to think 360, looking at direct/indirect processes, wastage, energy sources, R&D & the little everyday things.


Indian Designs: Redefining Sustainability in Textiles
Indian Designs prides itself on operating at the pinnacle of green standards. Their commitment to sustainability has been rigorously evaluated and endorsed by the US Green Building Council, earning us a distinguished place alongside the world’s elite LEED-certified buildings. 

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Indian Designs Exports, Hosur has scored a phenomenal 83 points out of the available 100 points making it one of the greenest home textile factories in the Krishnagiri District. 

Indian Designs Exports, Hindupuram has scored a phenomenal 81 points out of the available 100 points making it one of the greenest garment factories in Southern Andhra Pradesh.  

Indian Designs Exports Unit 4, Bangarpet, Karnataka has scored a respectable 80 points out of the available 100 points making it one of the greenest home textile factories in the Kolar District. 

Reducing Water Consumption

  1. The development achieves significant amount of potable water savings compared to NBC standards by installing water efficient plumbing fixtures 

  2. Large quantities of water is saved in irrigation by using the treated wastewater and stored rainwater to meet 100% of the irrigation demand.

  3. 100% wastewater is treated to tertiary standards and will be used for landscaping, farming & flushing purposes.

  4. The site is a zero-discharge site with 100% of rainwater is stored and reused with the excess being recharged.

  5. Highly efficient drip and sprinkler irrigation systems are installed to further minimise non-potable water use.

  6. Domestic Water quality is regularly tested to ensure all BIS norms are met.

  7. All major sources of water consumption will be sub metered and monitored on a regular basis to identify any wastage. 

  8. All restrooms are being upgraded phase wise to ensure water usage reduction

Energy Efficiency
  1. Energy meters have been installed in all major energy consuming areas including process loads and building loads.
  2. The entire factory, admin areas, conference room and other ancillary facilities are completely naturally ventilated and non air-conditioned and no air conditioning equipment is installed anywhere on the factory premises.
  3. An ASHRAE level 3 energy audit was conducted to identify all areas of energy usage and every energy efficiency measure recommended is actioned phase wise. 
  4. All lighting has been upgraded to high LPD LEDs with daylight sensors incorporated for all daylit areas.  
Materials
  1. All procurements are done through a local grocery store which in turn procures the raw material from the local Farmers markets.
  2. The project already has sustainable purchasing practices in place. These have now been formalised through the purchasing policy which has been created using the LEED V4.1 framework. 
  3. A dedicated team and a waste storage space are provided to store the collected waste before handing it over to the third-party recycler. The collected waste which are generated such as Paper, Plastic, Cartons, Chindi will be sent to recycling on a weekly basis. 
  4. All food waste is fed to the farm animals being domesticated within the factory's organic farms. 
  5. All printing paper used at the factory is recycled paper only, additionally all IT equipment is energy star certified. 
Indoor Environment Quality
  1. The project is designed to ensure over 100% of the regularly occupied spaces have Fresh air ventilation.
  2. All common areas in the building will be declared as no smoking zones. 
  3. Periodic indoor air quality tests are done to keep a check on indoor environmental conditions and remedial measures are taken as per the pollutant identified. 
  4. Annual human experience surveys are conducted among 25% of the staff to study the comfort conditions and record details of any workplace issues faced by the staff. 
  5. The factory has fully changed over to organic pest management and organic landscaping practices to minimise the use of harmful chemicals in the factory.
  6. All food served at the factory procured within 150 Kms radius to ensure freshness and minimise its transportation impact. 
  7. The factory follows a robust green cleaning policy and has fully upgraded to using only natural and organic green cleaners.