Grundfos Green Building [gold Rated]

GRUNDFOS GREEN BUILDING An initiative for a better environment

Grundfos - An environmentally responsible company

Our Mission, Vision and our fundamental values highlight our desire for responsibility to the environment and the fact that we are working towards sustainable development in a broad sense – environmentally, socially and financially.

The Mission Grundfos is one of the world’s leading pump manufacturers It is our mission - the basis of our existence - to successfully develop, produce and sell high-quality pumps and pumping systems worldwide, contributing to a better quality of life and a healthy environment.

The Vision Our vision - the future we are striving for - is: Our customers acknowledge us as the leading producer and partner when it comes to high-quality pumps – both in terms of performance and the environment.

Grundfos Environmental policy

Significance of Responsibility At Grundfos, we understand the significance of responsibility – to the environment and to the people we live, work and deal with. Concern for the environment is interwoven into each of our business practices and is inseparable from all of our solutions. Design sustainable solutions that go full cycle. We look carefully into our choice of materials and we design recyclable products. Each new generation of pumps further reduces energy consumption.

Environmental Management Worldwide

USA

China Taiwan

ISO and EMAS certified production company ISO certified production company

Grundfos and the initiatives to improve the Global Envt. A good working environment ensuring happy workers Grundfos as a Group company regularly assess the working environment by focusing on – General environmental issues, noise pollution, safety at work and the individual employees are encouraged to come up with ideas for improvements and thus help to drive the improvement process in the environmental field.

The Environment and Innovation go hand in hand Vision and innovation are required when putting into practice our responsibility towards the environment. Through efforts directed at both the internal and external environment we are able to identity areas of potential improvement. Based on this process, improved courses of action can flourish within the company, and through innovation and forward thinking we can contribute new and even more environmentally friendly products.

An initiative at Grundfos India

At Grundfos India, One such initiative towards better environmental practice is this Green Building.

What is a Green Building?

“A Green Building is one that is environmentally responsible and a healthy place to live and work in.”

Source: CII - GBC

How can a building be environmentally responsible?

By addressing energy efficiency through paying attention to critical areas like – Air-conditioning Lighting Energy efficient appliances Building envelope By implementing best waste management practices.

Source: CII - GBC

Grundfos Gold LEED Rating Green building

Inaugurated: 25th March 2005

Building Cost: 6.4 Cr

Administration area:2000 m2

*10% increase in building costs due to Green features

Benefits of Grundfos Green building

Consumes 40% less water in toilets Consumes 28% less energy Enhances health and safety of occupants

Salient features of Grundfos Green Building Indoor Environmental Quality .Environment Tobacco Smoke Control: No smoking is allowed in the entire building complex. Continuously monitor and maintain fresh air in all occupied areas ( around 15-20 CFM/person) •CO2 Monitoring: Sensors at various locations to monitor CO2 level in all occupied areas. (differential of 530 ppm above ambient) •Low Emitting Materials: Low VOC Sealant /carpets / composite woods / paints have been used to maintain the indoor environmental quality (VOC contents < 50g/l) •Daylight & views: 95% of building lit by natural light and Views through windows for at least 95% of regularly occupied areas .High efficiency fresh air filters – 0.5 micron filtration

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

According to the U.S. Green Building Council, “LEED provides a complete framework for assessing building performance and meeting sustainability goals. Based on well-founded scientific standards, LEED emphasizes state-of-the-art strategies for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. LEED recognizes achievements and promotes expertise in green building through a comprehensive system offering project certification, professional accreditation, training and practical resources.”

Green features...

Daylight windows

Air filters inside

CO2 sensors

CO2 sensor panel

Salient features of Grundfos Green Building Energy & Atmosphere Envelope: Double skin brick wall with 25mm air cavity Double-glazed Parasol Green glass from St. Gobain (low U 2.8 watts/sqm/deg.kelvin) to minimize the heat ingress in to the building

HVAC: HFC based high COP Carrier Chillers of high COP (2.7) with thermal storage system to minimize peak & connected load. No use of HCFCs or Halons. Chillers with R407c Refrigerants has been included. Optimum energy consumption: The building would consume 28% less energy, compared to conventional building

Green features...

Double Glazed Low UGlass

Thermal Storage system

Double brick wall

Chillers

Salient features of Grundfos Green Building Materials & Resource Resource Reuse: More than 10% of the building materials are refurbished /salvaged from old offices (staff workstations) to minimize the use of virgin materials

•Recycled Content: More than 60% of materials used in the building has got high % recycled content eg., Al, Steel, Glass, Brick, Fly ash cement, MDF wood.

•Regional materials: More than 60% of the building materials are sourced within 500 miles from the project site to support the local economy and minimize the transportation leading to automobile pollution

•Rapidly renewable materials: Building uses MDF wood, which is made of rapidly renewable materials like eucalyptus and others

Regional materials: Tiles, Cement, Steel, Al, MDF, Granite, Brick, False Ceiling

Green features...

Acoustic ceiling

MDF wood furniture

Sky light

Salient features of Grundfos Green Building Water Efficiency

Water Efficient Landscaping: Zero discharge building (100% waste water recycling) Native plants to minimize water requirement for irrigation High efficiency irrigation system like sprinklers for lawn & drip irrigation for trees and shrubs. Water Use Reduction: 40% reduction in water usage in toilets by using water efficient fittings – dual flush toilet, sensor based urinals & waterless urinals, low flow fixtures etc.

Green features...

Sprinkler

Dual flush toilet

Drip

Toilet sensor

STP

Waterless urinals

Salient features of Grundfos Green Building Sites Ecology •Limiting building foot print to have more open spaces for landscaping • Shower & changing facilities for the bicyclists, battery operated vehicle’s charging facility • Rainwater recharge pits to ensure zero discharge to municipal drainage • Most non-roof impervious surfaces around the building are shaded by the use of mature vegetation to minimize the heat island effect

Green features...

Rainwater recharge pit Battery recharge

Shading impervious areas

Landscape

LEED Report Out of possible 69 points, Grundfos achieved 42 points thereby achieving GOLD LEED rating. The LEED Report is totaled as below:

Environmental Category Sustainable Sites

Total possible points 14

Achieved points 9

Water efficiency

5

3

Energy & Atmosphere

17

5

Materials & Resource

13

9

Indoor environmental quality

15

12

Innovation & Design process

5

4

69

42

Total Points

“The overall goal at Grundfos is that when this generation delivers Planet Earth to the next generation, it should be a cleaner and more energizing place than the place which we inherited.”

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