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Facility ManageMent

he TERI Bangalore technology
facility exemplifies to improve
the principles of high- indoor air
performance building quality by
Tdesign, emphasizing reducing
solar energy utilization and airborne
daylighting to reduce energy contaminants
consumption. This is not a certified and pollutants.
project but presents utilization of • Automation
passive measures to optimise energy of high-energy-
consumption. consuming
Another one is in 2019, machines to
Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS optimize energy usage Mili Majumdar
Group) achieved LEED Platinum and reduce operational
certification for its DS Group costs, coupled with the
Headquarters in Noida, Uttar promotion of electric vehicles
Pradesh, India, under LEED for for transportation to minimize implemented without a
Operations and Maintenance. The carbon emissions and promote
company later attained LEED Zero sustainable mobility solutions. challenge?
Carbon certification in July 2023, Implementing green practices
marking a significant achievement What according to you is during the facility construction
in reaching net zero carbon status. green maintenance? stage is important to the long-term
Which are the areas in a Green maintenance is an sustainability and environmental
performance of a building.
facility essentially require approach to the ongoing care and Consideration of aspects like
upkeep of a building or facility
green solutions for that prioritizes environmental integration of holistic design,
maintenance? sustainability, energy efficiency, prioritizing existing ecosystem
and the preservation of eco-friendly preservation during site planning
In the DS Group Headquarters, features. It involves adopting and selection, usage of high-
several areas require green practices that not only ensure the performance energy efficient
solutions for maintenance to ensure longevity and optimal functioning material, water conservation
sustainable operations and resource of the built environment but also strategy, waste management
efficiency. These include: minimize its ecological footprint. planning, integrating performance
• Integration and regular upkeep Green maintenance is a process monitoring systems can ensure
of advanced solar panels and that considers the entire lifecycle that green practices are seamlessly
technologies to maximize of a building, from its initial design integrated into the construction
captive solar capacity and and construction to its ongoing process.
reduce reliance on conventional operations. It seeks to create a
energy sources. harmonious balance between the In the existing buildings
• Maintenance of electronically built environment and nature, that have received the
commutated fans in air ensuring that buildings not only green certifications,
handling units to enhance meet high-performance standards
energy efficiency and optimize but also contribute positively to what challenges do you
ventilation systems. the broader goals of environmental foresee with the green
• Regular servicing of wastewater conservation and sustainable living. maintenance?
treatment systems, such as
sequencing batch reactors, During the facility In existing buildings with green
to ensure effective treatment construction stage certifications, several challenges
of wastewater and minimize may be encountered:
environmental impact. what aspects should be • Ageing Infrastructure: Over
• Maintenance and calibration considered to ensure that time, infrastructure components
of photohydroionization the green practices can be such as HVAC systems, lighting

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