INFOSYS GREEN BUILDING

Infosys now has a total of ten buildings, covering 2.7 million square feet of space, garnering the prestigious Platinum rating, up from 2.1 million square feet in year 2013.

The LEED Green Building Rating System is a globally accepted benchmark for design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings. Infosys has the largest building area as LEED Platinum certified in the office space category and also has the second highest number of LEED Platinum awards for a corporate.



Infosys ltd, Pocharam, Hyderabad.



• Special Economic Zone Developer, Singapore

Township- Pocharam , Singapore Township Post

Office , Ghatkesar , Rangareddy .



LEED CERTIFICATION INFOSYS, A GLOBAL LEADER IN CONSULTING,

TECHNOLOGY AND OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS, HAS BEEN AWARDED THE LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED) INDIA PLATINUM RATING BY THE INDIAN GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL FOR ITS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT BLOCKS (SDB) 2 AND (SDB)3 IN HYDERABAD, INDIA.

• IT HAS THE LARGEST AREA AS LEED PLATINUM CERTIFIED IN THE OFFICE SPACE CATEGORY. HAS THE LARGEST AREA AS LEED PLATINUM CERTIFIED IN THE OFFICE SPACE CATEGORY

• HYDERABAD, INDIA INFOSYS, A GLOBAL LEADER IN CONSULTING, TECHNOLOGY AND OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS, HAS BEEN AWARDED THE LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED) INDIA PLATINUM RATING BY THE INDIAN GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL FOR ITS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT BLOCKS (SDB) 2 AND 3 IN HYDERABAD, INDIA.



BOTH SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 2 AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 3 ARE LOCATED AT THE INFOSYS POCHARAM CAMPUS IN HYDERABAD. INFOSYS CONSTRUCTED THESE BUILDINGS WITH A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY, CONCENTRATING ON AREAS SUCH AS WATER EFFICIENCY AND HARVESTING, ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE, MATERIALS AND RESOURCES, AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.



Software Development block 1

• POCHARAM CAMPUS



SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 2

• GACHIBOWLI CAMPUS



ABOUT INFOSYS GREEN

INITIATIVES :

INFOSYS HAS TAKEN GREAT STRIDES DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS TO BECOME SUSTAINABLE IN ITS OPERATIONS. THE COMPANY IS WORKING TO REDUCE ITS PER CAPITA ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BY 50 PERCENT FROM 2007-2008 LEVELS AND TO SOURCE ALL ITS ELECTRICITY NEEDS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES BY THE END OF 2017. BETWEEN 2007 AND 2013, INFOSYS REDUCED ITS PER CAPITA ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BY 40 PERCENT.



. THE COMPANY’S PER CAPITA WATER

CONSUMPTION DECLINED BY 34 PERCENT

AND GHG EMISSIONS DROPPED BY 15.3

PERCENT, DURING THE SAME PERIOD. THE

COMPANY ENCOURAGES EMPLOYEES TO

ENDORSE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES THAT

REDUCE THEIR DAILY CONSUMPTION OF

RESOURCES. INFOSYS ECO CLUBS

(EMPLOYEE DRIVEN INITIATIVE TO

ENDORSE GREEN PRACTICES) ARE

PASSIONATE PARTNERS IN THESE EFFORTS.

THE COMPANY HAS OVER 3.4 MILLION

SQUARE FEET OF LEED PLATINUM-RATED

AND GRIHA FIVE-STAR RATED BUILDINGS.



. THE COMPANY’S PER CAPITA WATER CONSUMPTION DECLINED BY 34 PERCENT AND EMISSIONS DROPPED BY 15.3 PERCENT, DURING THE SAME PERIOD. THE COMPANY ENCOURAGES EMPLOYEES TO ENDORSE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES THAT REDUCE THEIR DAILY CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES. INFOSYS ECO CLUBS (EMPLOYEE DRIVEN INITIATIVE TO ENDORSE GREEN PRACTICES) ARE PASSIONATE PARTNERS IN THESE EFFORTS. THE COMPANY HAS OVER 3.4 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF LEED PLATINUM-RATED AND GRIHA FIVE-STAR RATED BUILDINGS.



INNOVATIONS IN RESOURCE

CONVERSIONS:

BUILDING ENVELOPE EFFICIENCY

RADIANT COOLING TECHNOLOGY

WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY

LIGHTING CONTROL FOR GREEN RESULTS

DAYLIGHT PANELS AND VISION PANELS FOR WINDOWS

LIGHT SHELVES TO IMPROVE NATURAL LIGHT IN THE WORKING SPACES

VOLUMETRIC LIGHTING IN OFFICE SPACES



REPLACEMENT OF SODIUM VAPOUR LAMPS WITH LEDSHEAT PUMPS FOR WATER HEATINGRAIN WATER HARVESTINGUSAGE OF SOLAR PANELSRENEWABLE RESOURCES

ARTICLE



BUILDING ENVELOPE

EFFICIENCY

UNCONTROLLED AIR LEAKAGE CAN ACCOUNT FOR AS MUCH AS 30 TO 50 PERCENT OF A BUILDING’S HEATING AND COOLING COSTS. THE REASON IS SIMPLE: EVERY BIT OF OUTSIDE AIR THAT ENTERS THE BUILDING THROUGH AIR INFILTRATION MUST THEN BE HEATED, COOLED, AND/OR DEHUMIDIFIED TO GET BACK TO A THERMOSTAT’S SET POINT.



DAY LIGHT PANELS AND VISION

PANELS

• THE WINDOW IS SPLIT INTO TWO TYPES OF GLASS.

• THE UPPER GLASS IS CALLED THE DAY LIGHT PANEL. IT GIVES NATURAL LIGHT WITH LESS AMOUNT OF GLARE.

• THE LOWER GLASS IS CALLED AS VISION PANEL AND IT HAS LOW VISIBLE TRANSMITTANCE.

• THIS TYPE OF WINDOWS CONSERVE ENERGY AS THEY ALLOW LESS HEAT IN THE BUILDING AND ALLOW AMPLE OF DAY LIGHT.



LIGHT SHELVES

• ITS AN OVERHANG FIXED BETWEEN THE DAYLIGHT PANEL AND THE VISIBLE PANEL EXTENDING BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.

• IT HELPS REFLECT NATURAL LIGHT DEEP IN THE OFFICE SPACES AND PROVIDES MAXIMUM PROTECTION FROM THE GLARE.



MERITS OF THE BUILDING:

• REDUCED OUR CARBON INTENSITY FOR SCOPE 1 AND SCOPE 2 BY 53.53%AS COMPARED TO FISCAL 2008 .

• ACHIEVED A REDUCTION BY 40%IN OUR ENERGY INTENSITY

• REDUCED OUR WATER INTENSITY BY 34%

• SOURCED 58MILLION UNITS OF OUR ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY



4.8MW OF REDUCTION IN

CONNECTED LOAD THROUGH

AIR CONDITIONING RETROFITS

2 MILLION SQFT OF BUILDINGS

HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF

GREEN BUILDING

CERTIFICATION.



WATER EFFICIENCY: EFFICIENT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND THE USE OF RECYCLED WASTE WATER HAS RESULTED IN 51.53 PERCENT LESS WATER CONSUMPTION THAN LEED BASELINE REQUIREMENTS.ENERGY EFFICIENCY: AN EFFICIENT BUILDING ENVELOPE, ENERGY-EFFICIENT LIGHTING AND HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEM HELP THIS BUILDING EXCEED THE GLOBAL AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS (ASHRAE) STANDARDS BY 48.3 PERCENT.

GREEN POWER: A 400KW SOLAR PLANT INSTALLED IN THE POCHARAM CAMPUS GENERATES 7 LAKH UNITS PER ANNUM; THEREBY REDUCING RELIANCE ON THE GRID.EFFICIENT DAY LIGHTING: THE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED WITH HIGHLY EFFICIENT DAY LIGHTING SYSTEMS, REMOVING THE NEED FOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING DURING THE DAY. THIS HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE HELP OF LIGHT SHELVES, NARROW FLOOR PLANES, AND REDUCED WINDOW-TO-WALL RATIO.BIODIVERSITY: MORE THAN 6,000 NATIVE TREES WERE PLANTED LAST YEAR TO IMPROVE THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE CAMPUS.

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CLEANING THE GLASS

IMPORTANCE GIVEN FOR GREENARY

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

A NUMBER OF FEATURES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED TO MAXIMIZE

ON DAYLIGHT HARVESTING LEADING TO THE ATTAINMENT OF

90% OF NATURAL LIGHT IN THE OFFICE SPACE. THE DESIGN ITSELF

WAS CONCEPTUALIZED TO MAKE THE INTERIORS LOOK BRIGHTER.

AFTER SIMULATION STUDIES WERE UNDERTAKEN, THE TEAM

IMPLEMENTED LIGHT SHELVES AT A HEIGHT OF 2.4M FROM THE

GROUND IN THE 2.9M HIGH ROOMS. THESE LIGHT SHELVES IN WOOD

PANELS TOPPED WITH WHITE REFLECTORS SHADE THE OCCUPANTS

FROM THE DIRECT LIGHT AS WELL AS DIFFUSE THE DAY-LIGHT ON

TO THE CEILING, MAKING THE CEILING EVENLY BRIGHT. THIS

LEADS TO AN INCREASE IN THE PENETRATION OF THE DAYLIGHT

INTO THE OFFICE, INCREASING THE PERCEPTION OF

BRIGHTNESS TOO. THESE APART, SUSPENDED LIGHT FIXTURES

WERE USED TO THROW LIGHT UP AND DOWN, AVOIDING THE

CAVE EFFECT IN THE ROOM AND TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS

ENOUGH LIGHT ON CEILINGS, WALLS AND TABLES. DIMMERS

AND MOTION SENSORS HAVE BEEN ALSO USED.

LIGHT COLOURED SURFACES AND CEILINGS FURTHER

REFLECT LIGHT AND REDUCE THE CONTRAST IN

BRIGHTNESS WITHIN THE BUILDING. THROUGH ITS

VARIOUS FEATURES, THE LIGHTING DESIGN HAS BEEN

FOUND TO BE 35% MORE EFFICIENT THAN THE

GLOBALLY ACCEPTED ASHRAE STANDARDS. IN ITS

NARROW FLOOR PLATE OF 18M THE CORES WHICH

RECEIVE VERY LOW DAYLIGHT PENETRATION HAS

BEEN RESERVED FOR THE MEETING ROOMS WHICH

DON’T NEED DAYLIGHT.

THE EXPERTS AGREE THAT FOR A FLOOR PLATE

BETWEEN 16M-18M THE WINDOW TO WALL RATIO

BETWEEN 25%-35% WORKS WELL WHILE FOR DEEPER

FLOOR PLATES IT COULD BE UP TO 40% DEPENDING

UPON THE DEPTH.

BLOCK 1 AND 2

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 1 (SDB1) BECAME THE FOURTH INFOSYS

BUILDING IN APR 2012 TO HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE LEED PLATINUM RATING.

COMPLETED IN SEP 2010, THE BUILDING HOUSES 2600 EMPLOYEES AND HAS BEEN

PLANNED ON 460 ACRES OF LAND. DUE TO ITS HIGHLY ACCLAIMED GREEN

BUILDING ACHIEVEMENTS, THE BUILDING HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY

RESEARCHERS IN GERMANY AND THE LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LAB AS

ONE OF THE 'BEST PRACTICES GUIDE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE INDIAN OFFICE

BUILDINGS’.

ROLE OF GLASS

THE COMBINED USE OF PLT TG AND SKN 444 II - HIGH PERFORMANCE DOUBLE

GLAZED SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS HAS BEEN COUPLED UP WITH THE IDEAL

ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDING, LIMITING THE FACADES OPENING TO THE EAST

AND WEST (WHERE THE DIRECT MORNING AND EVENING SUN STRIKE). THE LONG

FACES OF THE BUILDING HAVE BEEN ORIENTED TOWARDS NORTH AND SOUTH

WITH SHADING DEVICES PROVIDED ADEPTLY, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE SOUTH.

THE NARROW FLOOR PLATE OF 16M MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR 84% OF THE

REGULARLY OCCUPIED SPACES TO HAVE ADEQUATE DAY-LIGHT. HENCE INSTEAD

OF DESIGNING THE MEETING ROOMS IN THE CORE (AS IN SDB5 MYSORE), THESE

WERE PLACED ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES SO AS TO ALLOW BETTER DAYLIGHT

PENETRATION, BLOCKING OF MORNING AND EVENING GLARE AND VIEWS TO THE

ADVANTAGE OF THE EMPLOYEES.

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INFOSYS GREEN BUILDING