It’s Easy Being Green
Climate change is an inevitable global issue today, affecting not only countries and organizations but also individuals in many ways. The threats of Global Warming and Climate Change have become the defining issues of our era for all humanity. The scientific facts before us are overwhelming and cannot be ignored. What most of us do not realize is that we in our own small ways can indeed make a difference and do our bit to not only avert this crisis but also build a future for the generations to come.
While we, at the Mahindra Group have started to address climate change and many other environmental concerns. At Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd. (MLDL), what it means to us is to strive for creating a Healthy Living spaces for our customers. So what does all this mean for the customer, for families that wish to own spaces we build? We would like to provide avenues and opportunities for them to truly conserve energy and live in an environment that safeguards the future.
Committed to this cause, Mahindra Lifespaces has embraced the philosophy of ‘Green’ for its projects. Pre-certified Platinum and Gold ratings that our projects have received from ‘Indian Green Building Council’ emphasize the global benchmarks that we have set for us.
Deeply committed to the health of residents in our buildings, we have already implemented a number of green building initiatives, both as a mandatory part of Green Building development and to ensure healthy living spaces for our residents. These include:
| Improvement of ventilation effectiveness by providing more openable window space to floor space ratio. |
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| Use of low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) paints, adhesives and insulations inside the apartments to maintain better indoor air quality. |
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| Specifically designed terrace roof sections with high albedo material or reflective paint to reduce heat absorption and the resultant energy demands for air-conditioning. |
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| Option on using high energy efficient low emissivity glass in fenestration (Project Specific) which will have low SHGC (Solar Heat Gain Co-efficient) with low U value induces more daylight effect than normal glass. Due to low SHGC, the energy requirement for indoor air-conditioning is substantially reduced. |
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| Use of fly ash bricks of low energy density for external walls. |
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| Covering of walls with cement mortar plaster incorporating Polypropylene fibers and waterproofing admixtures. This kind of `Building Envelope’ protects the building from water leakage. It also promotes better insulation, thus reducing the energy demand for air-conditioning systems. |
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| Installation of high water efficient fixtures with aerators in apartment to minimize wastage and reduce water demand at least by 20% vis-à-vis normal water fixtures. |
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| Development of an innovative erosion and sedimentation control management system outside the building, with a rainwater harvesting system and storm water management to recharge the ground water |
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| Installation of an in-house STP (Sewerage Treatment Plan) to reuse wastewater generated from the building (Project Specific), to further reduce demand for water. |
With these standards and the many more that we keep working on, we continue to create sustainable and green urban communities thereby living up to our promise of "Healthy Spaces. Healthy Living".