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India Land Tech Park - Coimbatore
LEED V4.1 Existing Building Platinum Rated

InHabit is proud to announce that India Land Tech Park, Coimbatore has 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 India Land Tech Park Private Limited for the largest IT technology park in their portfolio at Keernatham, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. 


The technology park with a built-up area of over 1.5 million Square Feet is one of the largest commercial buildings in Coimbatore. The building with a phenomenal score of 87 out of the available 100 has exceeded Global and local averages in energy, water, waste, transportation and human experience criteria. 

India Land Tech Park, Coimbatore has scored an industry leading 87 points out of the available 100 making it one of the highest ranking operational buildings in the LEED V4.1 Rating system.  

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 is used for landscaping & 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 building operates on highly efficient air cooled chiller plant with VRF controls, CO2 monitoring for fresh air modulation and precise thermostat controls to minimise cooling energy use. 
  3. Global best practises are followed for on going maintenance of Air filters, HVAC equipment, Gensets and electrical transformers.
  4. Hybrid working options provided by most of the companies to their employees has had the most significant impact on energy use. 
  5. 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. 
  6. 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 a professional third-party recycler. The collected waste which are generated such as Paper, Plastic, Cartons, will be sent to recycling on a weekly basis
  4. All printing paper used at the office 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 with dedicated filter cleaning processes. 
  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 food court is 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.