ACREX Hall of Fame is a industry benchmark instituted by Danfoss India and ISHRAE. The objective is to recognize and celebrate iconic HVAC&R projects that are setting global benchmarks in energy efficiency and sustainability.
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This showcase mankind’s efforts to do good for the nature and its’ children - to enable sustainable living, to reduce pollution, to revive damages and to restore environment friendly practices for the generations to come. An inspiration for every architect, builder, innovator - to go beyond established norms.
The design incorporates open work spaces close to the facade bringingin natural light, while the thermal transmittance and solar controlbuilding skin reduces heat ingress.
Spacious collaborative and recreational zones are integral parts of the campus to encourage employee health and wellness.
Thoughtfully designed terraces further add to the aesthetics of the building, whilst further reducing the heat ingress.
Sustainability initiatives
The IGBC Platinum-rated campus boasts lush green lawns, a widespreadtree cover, and a one-of-its-kind Geothermal HVAC Systemwith zero water discharge.
The buildings sport white rooftops that reduce heat island effect, with insulation above & under deck for the entire campus decrease load on air conditioning systems.
ISB Mohali has bagged several awards such as the Smartest Educational Building in India, the Most Energy Efficient Educational building in Punjab, and the Best Green Campus Award.
ITC Kohenur’s architecture is inspired by nature. Its unique building structure captures maximum sunlight. The building profile is smoothened to merge with nature and site landscape. It is folded within setback and further tapered to reduce solar gain. Insulated walls and roofs with high thermal mass, thereby reducing energy needs. The design is not just sustainable but is future-proof as well. Some of its bays, featuring sky gardens, can be turned into rooms in the future, thereby not interfering with the original architecture. Moreover, ITC Kohenur uses 55% locally procured regional materials, thereby further reducing carbon footprint caused by transportation and other sourcing factors.
Sustainable initiatives
Vestas Ahmedabad boasts of an innovative building concept has a4.5 m multi-level service alley with a separate utility corridor to isolateproduction and services areas. This makes the Ahmedabad facilitymore aesthetic, the most energy efficient, and fastest built facility by Vestas across the world. The idea has been adopted for other Vestas projects across the globe.Moreover, it has a fully insulated building envelope made with mineral wool service panels. The facility employs centrifugal chillers with auto tube cleaning system, CTI certified Cooling Towers, and Air Handling Units fitted with MERV 8 filters and jet nozzles to reduce the duct temperature rise.
Buildings in India consume close to 40% of the nation’s total energy today. We spend more than 80% of our life indoors in buildings. Thus, energy conservation in buildings becomes a cornerstone of any sustainable development strategy and efforts. Further, more than 40% of the energy consumed in a building is by the building HVAC system. Danfoss & CEPT Research and Development Foundation
(CRDF) have partnered to bring together this compendium will be a source of inspiration, and provide guiding principles and valuable insights to stakeholders in the industry in making their future projects greener and more energy efficient
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