Understanding
the Green Advantage
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when
you think of a building? Have you immediately conjured up the
following image – tall skyscrapers, dull grey colours with no
windows, bloc-after-block of mundane buildings, all looking the same?
Sadly, this is what most concrete jungles look like today. But this
can all change when sustainable environmental designs are
incorporated with brilliant architecture. If this is done then the
result will definitely not be like the description above. And we can
all say with assurance, the day when buildings don’t look boring,
when they don’t just consume maximum energy and when people working
inside them don’t feel cramped up – that would be the day when
people would start enjoying work.
First of Its Kind in India
Thankfully, the Spire Edge WTC Manesar
is different from the other building complexes in NCR (National
Capital Region). It is different because of green architecture, an
idea that is fast gaining acceptance and prominence the world over.
Spire
edge Manesar is North India’s first World Trade Centre
but that isn’t its only claim to fame. While the WTC tag means that
the companies setting up office here get a head start and an
advantage over competitors but this is not what we are discussing
today.
The office complex is India’s first mainstream
green building and is based on the Mainstream Green philosophy. Thus
this WTC smartly uses renewable resources, uses materials from local
resources, optimizes systems and if necessary generates on-site
renewable energy.
Mainstream Green is a philosophy that is based on
multi-dimensional innovation in design and product excellence. It
emphasizes on taking advantage of renewable resources, e.g. using
sunlight, plants and trees through green roofs and vertical gardens
for reduction of rain water run-off; using materials from local
resources, reduce loads; optimize systems and generate on-site
renewable energy.
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