LEED certification first became a goal of the DLF group for its commercial and retail buildings in early 2011. The DLF group contracted with Firstgreen Consulting to provide the guidance needed to meet the LEED-EBOM certification at the Platinum certification level. Firstgreen Consulting provided consulting services to update all plans, policies, audits, and best practices to meet the current rating system. DLF IT PARK CHANDIGARH is located at Chandigarh. The building is EBOM, constructed and maintained by DLF. The building is multi-storied office building having 01 Basements + Ground + 3 floors (Tower-A to F) as parking space and other utility systems installed at terrace & Basements. The LEED EBOM implementation process planted in November 2017. The project had three month performance period from NDecember 2017 to Feb 2018 for all credits.
87Energy Star Score
The entire facility has used Energy Star rated Equipments in order to reduce energy demand.
23%Indoor water use reduction
All water fixtures installed in the building are low water consumption.
100%Carbon footprint offset
DLF has done carbon offset by carbon credits to achieve 100% carbon offset for this building
Building overview
Key Project information
Project Title: DLF IT PARK CHANDIGARH
Building Type: Office: Mixed-Use
Building Size: 638059 sq ft
LEED Status: LEED for Existing Buildings O&M- Platinum
Exemplary performance innovation credit achieved for Occupational Health & Safety Management.
Strategies & results
Achieved an Energy Star Score of 87 through increased energy efficient practices.
Reduced 23% of water use through the installation of low flow fixture and dual flush system.
Maintains the green area with adaptive plantings covering 18% of the site area.
Maintains the green area with adaptive plantings covering 22% of the site area and manage 100 % storm water at the site.
GHG emission intensity has also aimed to reduce by 4.1% with the implementation of energy saving measures.
Automatically controlled Light Fixtures are used to turn off during after-hour periods.
Procedure for LEED CErtification
Step-1
Registration with USGBC
The building is registered with USGBC green building certification portal
Step-2
Data collection during the performance period
The building data is collected during the performance period related to energy, water, IEQ, Material, and waste management
Step-3
Review of documentation by USGBC
USGBC closely review all the documentation and the credits are awarded as per their norms.
Step-4
Final certification
Once all the review replies are satisfied by the USGBC review team, the building is awarded appropriate certification based on the credits approved.
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