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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