The Hindu Business Line : Smart City to go green

Kochi, July 19 The Dubai-based Tecom Investments, which has signed an agreement with the Kerala Government for setting up the Smart City in Kochi has said that it plans to ‘go green’.

The Smart City project would be adopting globally benchmarked environment-friendly practices that will make its developments energy and resource efficient.

LEED guidelines

The company will design, construct and operate developments in each of its knowledge-based industry clusters according to the guidelines of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) – the world’s premier certification programme for sustainable buildings.

All the construction consultants for Smart City projects would be directed to incorporate LEED guidelines in design and construction of its buildings, a statement from TECOM has said.

Partner with TECOM arm

Smart City will partner with TECOM Investment’s subsidiary company, Sustainable Design Consultants to implement sustainable development practices in a range of areas that will enable it to achieve LEED certification.

Smart City, a joint venture between TECOM Investments and Sama Dubai is seeking to create a large network of industry clusters that will support the growth and development of knowledge based companies across the world. It has signed up agreements with the Government of Malta and Kerala Government in India to set up such cluster-based models for the IT sector.

“As we embark on creating knowledge-based industry clusters in various parts of the world, sustainable development is an important focus for us,” Mr Fareed Abdulrahman, Executive Director of Smart City said. ‘Going green’ also makes sound economic sense and enhances the long-term profitability and productivity of a Smart City project.

Drawing on the expertise of TECOM’s Sustainable Design Consultants, we look forward to building a solid foundation for sustainable development,” he added.

The ‘green’ buildings constructed at Smart City would be energy and resource efficient, non-wasteful and non-polluting, as well as flexible and adaptable for long-term functionality.

Energy and resource efficiency will considerably reduce the ‘carbon footprint’ of the buildings - the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the buildings in their daily operations, the release said.

“We are very happy to partner with Smart City to assist them in creating a framework for deploying sustainable development practices,” Mr Ali bin Towath, Director of SDC said.

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