3) ITC Green Centre, Gurgaon
Spread across a sprawling 1,80,000 sq ft, the ITC Green Centre has set a benchmark for green buildings in India. Located in Sector-32, Gurgaon, the building has been awarded the Platinum Green Building rating by USGBC-LEED (Green Building Council-Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), making it the first corporate house in India to bag this award. The building is designed keeping in mind the highest environmental standards. It is made up of bricks and concrete comprising of fly-ash and is equipped with high-efficiency equipment that reduces 53 percent energy consumption over a conventional building and 40 percent potable water requirements.
4) Olympia Tech Park, Chennai
Located in the heart of Chennai (Guindy), the Olympia Tech Park has become one of the biggest and most sought after IT parks in Chennai. The tech park houses MNCs that operates day and night which is why energy-saving features and the eco-friendly environment becomes a necessity. Rated as one of the largest gold LEED rating buildings in the world, the building makes use of energy and water saving techniques (rainwater harvesting) and recycling to attain zero percent discharge. The dual plumbing line of the building which helps in treating greywater is used for flushing or in irrigation.
5) Cisco Building, Bangalore