"Bags LEED Gold Certification by USGBC at ‘Green Building Congress 2008’."
* This makes RMZ Millenia the Largest Gold Rated Green Campus in India
RMZ Corp, India’s leading corporate real estate developer was awarded Gold Certification for its Millenia Business Park, Chennai, from the US Green Building Council (USGBC), today at a glittering ceremony at the Green Building Congress 2008. This makes RMZ Millenia Business Park, Chennai, the largest Gold rated Campus in India.
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RMZ Millenia Business Park, Chennai, which is a LEED Gold pre-certified business park, is located off Old Mahabalipuram Road. With a built-up area of 2.2 million sq. ft. and spread across an area of more than 22 acres, RMZ Millenia is a perfect setting for IT & ITES businesses. RMZ Millenia annually saves Rs 130 Lakhs on energy and Rs 20 Lakhs on water by consuming 10% less energy & 30% less water when compared to conventional buildings in India.
LEED Certification of RMZ Millenia Business Park was based on a number of green design and construction features that positively impact the project itself and the broader community. These features include several aspects pertaining to the design such as energy efficiency, water efficiency, rain water harvesting, eco-friendly products and equipment, site ecology, more open area with greeneries to minimize the heat island effect, enhanced indoor air quality, reuse of soil within the building premises, parking bays with electric recharging points for hybrid cars, CFC free refrigerants, strategic waste management system to facilitate effective disposal and recycling, among other green features.
“RMZ Corp. is to be congratulated for achieving LEED Certification,” said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO, Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council. “The certification of RMZ Millenia Business Park, Chennai, sends a message that RMZ Corp. cares about the health of the building’s users and employees. Everyone’s comfort, safety and well-being will benefit from the fresh air and natural day light.”
"Green Building Congress 2008", an International Conference & Exhibition on Green Building Technologies, is the flagship event organized by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) of CII -Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre. The event is being held from September 24 – 27, 2008 at The Grand Hyatt, Mumbai. With over 235 Million sq ft of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) registered green building foot print and over 315 green building registered projects in India, the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) of CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre is spearheading the Green Building Movement in India.
RMZ Corp. is the Co- Sponsor for the Green Building Congress and has also taken a booth at the event. The company is showcasing its Ecospace, Kolkata project as well as the features of RMZ Millenia Business Park, Chennai, at the Green Building Congress.
Speaking on the occasion, Ms Sonali Lalvani, Head – Marketing & Corporate Communications, RMZ Corp. said, “RMZ Corp. is committed to sustainable development. We reiterate the use of several Green Building techniques in our projects to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on the natural environment and human health. We at RMZ Corp. have always focused on reducing the environmental footprint, while enhancing performance. We wish to continue our commitment to green environment with our second Green project Ecospace, Kolkata, which is also a Green Building”.
RMZ Millenia Business Park, Chennai had earlier been awarded the prestigious LEED Pre-Certified Gold Rating (Core & Shell) Green Building in India for RMZ Millenia Business Park, Chennai in 2007. The LEED Pre-Certified Gold Rating to RMZ Millenia, which was India’s largest and first campus project, was awarded for the design aspects considered in the project. The business park, which is just two kms drive from Tidel Park and about 12 kms from the Airport, has a host of features such as a Coffee day Café, RMZ Corp. unique “Bay” Concept that has a Food Court, fine dining restaurants, a gym, Odyssey Book store, ATMs and other conveniences for the tenants in the buildings.
“We truly believe that the Green Building concept has transformed the way people perceive the real estate sector, not only in India, but also across the globe. Sustainable projects such as the Millenia, Chennai, are stepping stones towards building a better tomorrow for future generations. With RMZ Millenia Park in Chennai, we have actually managed to convert bricks, steel and mortar into gold,” signs off Lalvani.
About RMZ CORP
Incorporated in 2002, RMZ Corp. is India's leading corporate real estate developer having set new standards in Real Estate Development. The company has successfully developed over 13 million Square Feet of quality space in a short span of 6 years. Over 80 world-class corporations such as Google, Accenture, AOL, Airbus, Reuters, Ford, Shell, E&Y, EDS, British Telecom among others occupy workspaces built and managed by RMZ, and houses some of the best companies in the world. RMZ has offices in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai and Kochi, and has also expanded its activities in Mysore, Mangalore, Coimbatore, and Nagpur.
As a company, RMZ is well equipped to serve the needs of its worldwide clientele due to its understanding of the requirements of international corporations. Today, this expertise gained from years of working to international benchmarks in workspaces, is being applied to other asset classes as well.
RMZ Corp is set to commit a massive investment to develop 64 million sq. ft. of real estate across office, residential, retail and hospitality, and mixed used project development - 27 million sq. ft. in commercial, 13 million sq. ft. for retail, 20 million committed to residential, and the balance earmarked for hospitality.
One of the attributes that distinguish the organization from its competitors is the creativity and the speed at which it delivers projects. The company is recognized in the industry for pioneering many building design systems the essence of this approach captured in the company's philosophy of “Being the Change".
RMZ Corp is also one of the founding members of Indian Green Building Council and a member of the US Green Building Council having the distinction of having developed India's largest Gold rated Green building. RMZ Corp has also entered in the joint venture with German based Construction Company HOCHTIEF, the world's 3rd largest construction company for the construction management of RMZ projects
About USGBC
The U.S. Green Building Council (www.usgbc.org) is America’s leading non-profit composed of corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations working together to transform the way buildings is designed, built and operated. Green buildings are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Since its founding in 1993, the Council has grown to more than 10,000 member companies and organizations, a 90-person professional staff, a broad portfolio of LEED® green building products and services, the industry's popular Green building International Conference and Expo (www.greenbuildexpo.org) and a network of over 70 local chapters, affiliates and organizing groups.
About LEED
The LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System is a voluntary third party rating system where credits are earned for satisfying specified green building criteria. Projects are evaluated within six environmental categories: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality. Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels of green building certification are awarded based on the total credits earned. The LEED standard has been adopted nationwide by federal agencies, state and local governments, and interested private companies as the industry standard of measurement for green building.