As the Chennai airport struggles to get its act together, it’s time to look at its environmental impact and the need to make its architecture and design energy-efficient.
To retrofit an airport is not easy, so going green at the design stage makes far better sense, says a spokesperson of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). IGBC was involved with the world’s first green passenger terminal, Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, as well as with the international airports at New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
IGBC’s rating approach to improving the energy efficiency in design, construction and airport operations involves various parameters. “Orienting the building to allow optimum sunlight and ventilation and incorporating high performance walls, roofs and glass is important. As airports require constant cooling, energy-efficient air conditioning systems are a must. Installing energy meters to measure, monitor and sustain building performance and using renewable energy sources to meet its energy requirements is the way forward,” says the spokesperson.
24/04/15 Nidhi Adlakha/The Hindu
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To retrofit an airport is not easy, so going green at the design stage makes far better sense, says a spokesperson of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). IGBC was involved with the world’s first green passenger terminal, Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, as well as with the international airports at New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
IGBC’s rating approach to improving the energy efficiency in design, construction and airport operations involves various parameters. “Orienting the building to allow optimum sunlight and ventilation and incorporating high performance walls, roofs and glass is important. As airports require constant cooling, energy-efficient air conditioning systems are a must. Installing energy meters to measure, monitor and sustain building performance and using renewable energy sources to meet its energy requirements is the way forward,” says the spokesperson.
24/04/15 Nidhi Adlakha/The Hindu
