An Eco-friendly Office Building for Delta's Business Expansion in India
07/12/2015 Delta Electronics Inc.
As a part of Delta Group's expansion plans in India, the eco-friendly corporate office of Delta India Electronics Pvt. Ltd. located in Gurgaon fully supports Delta's commitment to the environment.Inaugurated in 2011, the Gurgaon building is designed using energy efficient architecture, eco-friendly building materials, and building management systems that provide a vibrant clean, healthy and safe workplace for employees. The building has been introduced to many of Delta's top-tier clients in India for various product lines including telecom power solutions, uninterruptible power systems (UPSs), display solutions, industrial automation, and components.
Detailed solution description:
Launch Date: May 10, 2011
Implementation: With the guidelines of the Indian Green Building Council's LEED standards, the Gurgaon building incorporated a variety of green features and energy saving applications as a commitment to conducting business with a passionate respect for the environment. Green technologies applied to the building include:
-€¢Natural Lighting
-€¢Energy-Efficient HVAC Systems
-€¢Solar PV Systems
-€¢LED Street Lighting
-€¢Waste Water Recycling Systems (for toilet and gardening usage)
Key figures illustrating Solution deployment and results
Major green features incorporated in the building are:
-€¢53% energy savings compared to a conventional building: a rooftop solar energy solution, use of LED lighting, natural light harvesting, screw compressor based water chillers with COP (coefficient of performance) of 6, and primary variable pumping coupled with heat recovery wheel;
-€¢40% reduction in water compared to a conventional building: installation of an anaerobic sewage treatment plant, use of recycled water for non-consumption applications such as flushing and gardening purposes, rainwater harvesting pits, grasscrete for surface water recharge, and local low water consuming plantation;
-€¢Eco-friendly materials: use of autoclaved aerated blocks, fly ash in the concrete aggregate mix, gypsum and Bagasse wood, recycled aluminum, double laminated glass with insulation using Low-E glass in the structural glazing and fenestrations, and zero VOC (volatile organic compounds) paints and adhesives;
-€¢Healthy environment: VAVs (variable air volumes) using non-ozone depleting R 410-A as the refrigerant gas, and eco-friendly housekeeping practices.
Performance, impact and results
This facility became a LEED-India Platinum-rated green building in the next year by delivering significant results in reducing waste and carbon emissions. It also achieved a total energy saving of 53% in 2014.
For more information, please contact:
Delta EMEA
Deltronics Netherlands BV
Colleen Ho
Tel: +31 206550977
Email: colleen.Ho@delta-europe.com
Web: www.delta-emea.com
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