Suzlon's One Earth proposes a Green Future

For all the Green Enthusiasts, Suzlon has a campus in Pune, Maharashtra, called 'One Earth' which is  a corporate headquarter spread over 10 acres. According to Suzlon officials, the place was conceived with a business and functional need to bring all business verticals and corporate services under one roof, which although linked to each other would be independent enough to be able to perform as per their respective needs and requirements.

The campus is aptly named One Earth as Suzlon’s business believes in caring for the Earth and is focused in bringing a Greener tomorrow.

The project is 100% powered by a combination of onsite & offsite renewable energy sources. Out of this, 7% of the total energy consumption comes from 18 onsite hybrid wind turbines, solar panels & photovoltaic cells and 93% of the remaining is from offsite wind turbines.

Other USPs of the campus include:

1.           Bamboo flooring used at workstations ensure reduced consumption of energy

2.           LED street lighting is completely powered by renewable energy based systems located on the site thus reducing approximately 25% of the total lighting load. 90% of regularly occupied spaces have daylight exposure, thereby saving on artificial lighting

3.           Storm & Rain water management system which prevents soil erosion too

4.           At One Earthair conditioning & cooling systems used are free of Chloro Flouro Carbons (CFCs), Hydro Chloro Flouro Carbons (HCFCs) & Halons (compounds threatening to the protective Ozone layer). The refrigerant used is with zero Ozone Depleting Potential.

5.           Daylight sensors are used in the workstation area for optimized use of artificial lighting. Occupancy sensors control task lighting in unoccupied workstations ensuring savings of about 20% of energy costs.

Apart from the cool technologies being used, the entire campus is built with world class infrastructure. One might say that the space is poorly managed but they fail to come out of the daily congested life and get into a more comfortable and relaxed environment which also helps  worker output. With so much innovation and work station consolidation, Suzlon's One Earth is arguably one of the best campuses in India.

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- Vaibhav K.