Write up justifying Green status:

Central green landscaped space created to induce moisture and create micro climate, cooling the buildings around.

The building and the interiors have been designed to cross ventilate all public and private spaces in the building. The cooling provided by the central tropical garden helps cooling the insides too because of cross ventilation. Although the Building is completely air conditioned, almost throughout the year, the building can achieve comfort by only cross ventilation

The elevator has been removed away from the building so as to discourage people to use it. Also people have to pass through offices of
seniors to reach the elevator, further making it psychologically compelling for people to use the tropical hillock between the two blocks

The intention was to stop the horizontal rays of the morning and afternoon sun from entering the building.

The east and west walls also create a ventilated cavity with aerated concrete blocks on the inside faces, thus keeping the interiors cool. Concrete walls on the outside, heat up faster and catalyze the stack effect.

The two office blocks are placed at an angle to each other forming a wedge with the smaller opening on the windward side and the larger opéning on the leeward side facilitating ‘Ventury’ effect and this draft carries the heat of the buildings away

The Roof has been designed to catch breeze from the windward side and carry the hot air away on the leeward side

The fire escape staircase has been chamfered to catch the breeze   flowing from the west/ south west and funnel it into the tropical garden

Rain water collected on the roof is taken through down take pipes directly into two tube wells dug on the west side. On the east sid4, the down take pipes pour water into the water body, and the overflow is directed into tube wells to recharge ground water.

All trees on the site have been retained and the building has been aligned between them. All hard rock encountered during excavation has either  been used for soling if small or otherwise used for seating in landscaped areas if large.