Greenfield Hyderabad airport lands green tag

New Delhi: The much-talked about new Hyderabad international airport developed by GMR group, is a green facility.
The airport is Asia’s first airport to register under USGBC LEED NC certification for silver rating, and is going to be the world’s first certified green building.
The airport consumes 25% less energy than what a similar facility without the environment-friendly features would consume. According to the data provided by Central Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh, the airport’s average electricity consumption per month is 55,43,470 units.
In comparison, the old airport of Hyderabad consumed 13,65,974 units per month even though the capacity was far less.
The new airport has an integrated cargo complex, flight kitchens, cargo agents building, 308 room hotel, fuel pumping, airline offices and many other additional facilities. The notable features of the new airport which makes it energy efficient are reduced overall conductance for the walls and roof, high performance glass with low shading coefficient and optimum visual light transmittance, overhangs and vertical fins to reduce solar gains, efficient chillers, efficient lighting using T5 lamps, amply day lit common spaces with photo sensor-controlled electric lighting, economiser and primary and secondary chilled water pumping for increased energy-efficiency.
03/06/08 Sushmi Dey/Economic Times

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Categories: Airports Jun 2008