The 150 bed, multi-specialty Kohinoor Hospital, is implementing a range of energy- efficient measures to reduce energy consumption, decrease greenhouse gas emissions and improve the quality of patient care.
Typically around 15-20% of a hospital’s operational expense is spent on energy and water. To make hospital infrastructure more environmentally responsible, healthy and sustainable (green), the appropriate expertise and decision-making needs to occur at the design and construction stage. This will ensure that the facility will deliver improved levels of patient care and reduce operational expenses, especially in respect to energy and water usage.
Kohinoor will work with US-based Trane, a company engaged in providing expertise in environmental technology, to install its energy-efficient chilled water system at the hospital. These cooling systems meet the demanding criterion of minimum power consumption as specified for Green Building applications by the India Green Building Council (IGBC).
By investing in energy-efficient cooling systems and other integrated green features, the Kohinoor Group expects to have its hospital certified under US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED program.
Sudesh Bhelekar, general manager, MEP, Kohinoor Constructions said, “Our selection of Trane was based on the highest energy–efficiency and co-efficiency of performance, coupled with its global reputation of offering top-of-the- line HVAC systems available in the market today.”
Trane is a subsidiary of US-based Ingersoll Rand, and is involved in providing expertise in environmental technology and energy conservation.
