Honeywell has announced
Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and Infosys’ SDB 10 and 11
buildings in Pune as India’s smartest buildings at the Network 18 and Honeywell
Smart Building Awards for 2016.
Rao Inderjit Singh,
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development and minister of state in
the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, was Honeywell’s chief
guest at the function and felicitated the winners. Addressing the building
owners, he said, “I deeply value this effort to drive building smartness in our
cities. I encourage all building owners across India to contribute in the 100
Smart Cities initiative by making their buildings smarter.”
Ten other buildings in
New Delhi, Mohali, Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Ahmedabad and Kancheepuram were named
the smartest buildings in their market segments, which included hotels,
hospitals, schools, retail, airport, commercial multi-tenant offices,
single-tenant offices, residential facilities and public sector buildings. The
building
applicants were evaluated using the scoring criteria from the Honeywell Smart
Building Score, a first-of-its-kind global tool to measure building smartness.
The IGI airport scored a perfect 100 in the
safe and productive parameters, as well as a 93 in the green parameter. The
Infosys Pune SDB 10 and 11
buildings made
it to the winning platform with a score of 97 in the safe parameter. The assets
at the Infosys buildings also scored high on elements such as cyber security,
data analytics and cloud capability. IGI airport and the Infosys SDB Pune
buildings also captured the awards for Smartest Large (>= 10 MMPA) Airport
Building and Smartest Single Occupant Private Office Buildings in India,
respectively.
“It is encouraging to see the interest and competitive
spirit among the builder community and facility managers. The number of
applications we received strengthens our commitment to make more and more
buildings green, safe, and productive,” said Vikas Chadha, president of
Honeywell India.
““It is our privilege to partner with Honeywell in
creating a property that awards and showcases the best smart building practices
fundamental to Smart Cities that are Safer, Greener and Productive. As a
prominent and responsible media group, we remain committed to educating consumers
and empowering investors. Our association with this initiative is another step
in the direction of growing awareness around Smarter Buildings making Smarter
Cities,” said Shereen Bhan,
managing editor, CNBC-TV18.
The scores were validated by KPMG and affirmed by an eminent
jury composed of India’s leading authorities on energy efficiency, safety,
security, and productivity in buildings. Jury members included:
· Kamlesh Bajaj, founder
and CEO, DSCI and previously founder and director, CERT-In
· Sudhir Krishna, former
secretary, Ministry of Urban Development
· Sangeeta Gupta,
director, IT and Smart Initiatives, TERI University
· Sanjiv Mital, CEO,
National Institute for Smart Government (NASSCOM affiliated)
· Pankaj Dharkar,
president, Fire & Security Association of India
The national winners across the thirteen building verticals
were:
· Smartest Buildings –Indira
Gandhi International Airport and Infosys SDB, Pune
(Overall joint winners)
· 4 Star Hotels: Ginger
Hotels, Wakad (Pune)
· 5 Star Hotels: ITC
Maurya, New Delhi
· Educational Buildings: Indian
School Of Business, Mohali
· Hospitals: Apollo
Hospital, Ahmedabad
· Industrial Buildings: Hyundai
Motor India, Kancheepuram
· Large Airports: Indira
Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
· Mid-sized Airports: Chandigarh
Airport
· Multi-Tenant Private
Offices: DLF Infinity, Gurgaon
· Public Services
Buildings: Metro Bhawan, New Delhi
· Residential Buildings: DLF
Magnolias, Gurgaon
· Retail Buildings: DLF
Mall Of India, Noida
· Single Occupant
Private Offices: Infosys SDB, Pune
The Honeywell Smart Building Score can help buildings
with low scores by pinpointing the solutions that will drive optimal return on
investment, making them greener, safer, and more productive for their
occupants.
It is well established that green buildings enjoy an
edge in terms of incentives. They are cost-effective, and developers enjoy
government subsidies while consumers pay less for electricity and water.
Buildings scoring low on green can choose the most relevant options for their
needs from among a range of solutions available in the market to help become
energy efficient, environment friendly, and cost-effective.
On the safety front, it is a myth that installing
precautionary fire alarm systems for life-threatening instances is expensive.
It is, in fact, less expensive than installing air conditioning. Buildings that
score low on safety have a plethora of security solutions available today, to
address the unique security requirements of all buildings, be it a small ATM
cabin or a sprawling commercial or industrial facility.
The Honeywell Smart Building Score can similarly point
out specific productivity gaps. As important as uninterrupted connectivity is
to the productivity of the building occupants, so is indoor air and water
quality. Knowing what technology asset group has scored low can provide clear
insight to facility managers to improve building and people productivity.
Honeywell launched the Honeywell Smart Building Score
in India in June 2015, and the
tool was subsequently launched in the United States, China and the Middle East.
Among the tool’s measures:
· The Green asset group
measures the environmentally sustainable components of a building. It includes
a building’s use of energy sources, utility sources, temperature control,
energy control, and utility control, all of which impact carbon emissions, a facility’s
environmental footprint, and utility costs for the building occupant or user.
· The Safe asset group
measures the safeguards for the building, its occupants, users and owners. It
includes people, vehicle and material security, fire safety, gas safety, worker
safety, and disaster response systems
· The Productive asset
group measures enhanced comfort and productivity for users and owners. It
includes technologies that help boost productivity include indoor air and water
quality sensors, people, vehicle and material circulation, personalization,
connectivity, and energy quality.
Honeywell is
positioned with the broadest technology solutions portfolio that serve
buildings to support India’s 100 Smart Cities vision, and is already working on
several significant projects, including Bhubaneshwar in Odisha, Aurangabad in
Maharashtra, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, and an 11-city project in a large
central state.
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