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Chairman Railway Board receives Green Building – GOLD RATING AWARD for Rail Nilayam FROM Confederation of Indian Industry
T he SCR Headquarters office building , Rail Nilayam , Secunderabad has been awarded the prestigious IGBC – Green Existing Building Gold Rating by the Confederation of Indian Industry ( CII ) and Indian Green Building Council ( IGBC ).
The plaque of honour was presented to Shri Ashwani Lohani , Chairman Railway Board and Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav , General Manager , SCR on 6thDecember , 2017 at Rail Nilayam , Secunderabad by Shri C . Shekar Reddy , Chairman , IGBC , Hyderabad Chapter .
Rail Nilayam , which houses the Zonal Headquarters of SCR was built in 1969 over an area of 8.71 acres . The total built up area of the building is approximately 36797
Sq . meters extending over 4 blocks . The main Block ‘ Á ’ comprises of 7 floors . Over 250 trees are planted all around the building , which handles employee strength of 2650 .
The IGBC Gold Rating was achieved for the building by means of undertaking various water saving measures , waste management , Electrical energy saving & generation , water conservation , occupants comforts and other eco friendly practices .
The Green practices in existing building will help address National issues like water efficiency , energy efficiency , reduction in fossil fuel use in commuting , handling of waste and conserving natural resources .