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 LEDS
HEAT PUMPS FOR WATER HEATING
RAIN WATER HARVESTING
USAGE OF SOLAR PANELS
RENEWABLE RESOURCES

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.

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 WELLAS 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.

INFOSYS GREEN BUILDING

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