New airport terminal gets ‘gold’ rating for green design

The terminal, which is expected to be functional from February, has set new benchmarks in green design.

The terminal is expected to be functional from February.

The state-of-the-art Terminal 2 or T2 at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai has just added another feather to its cap. The four-storey glass marvel, whose design has been inspired by a dancing peacock, has been awarded Indian Green Building Council’s (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) LEED gold rating for green buildings for sustainable and environment friendly design features. The swanky terminal is the third in the country and the largest to receive the ‘gold’ rating, after Delhi and Bengaluru’s terminals.

The terminal, which is expected to be functional from February, has set new benchmarks in green design. “ T2 passenger terminal is one of the greenest airport complexes in the world. It has several unique green features by design to provide healthier spaces for everyone at the terminal. The T2 terminal has also substantial reduction in water and power consumption thanks to its design,” said M Anand, principal counselor, IGBC.

Its peacock feather-inspired roof has dichroic lenses that allow defused daylight and natural sunlight to illuminate the terminal. The head-roof system has 28 large skylights, measuring 5,000 square feet each and 244 minor skylights, measuring 1,400 square feet each. The 6,420 dichroic lenses on the roof’s sculpted ceiling eliminate the need to use artificial lighting inside the terminal during daytime.

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The terminal boasts of 1.6 lakh sq ft of green landscape, which has 77,000 plants of 80 species.

At the new terminal, you save fuel otherwise spent in looking for empty slots at a car park. The mutli-level car park has LED light signages over each slot that shows green light for an empty spot.

“It’s a privilege that the new integrated Terminal 2 has been awarded the LEED Gold certificate. GVK is committed to managing and developing CSIA in an environmentally sensitive and responsible manner,” said G V Sanjay Reddy, managing director, GVK Mumbai International Airport Limited.

anjali.lukose@expressindia.com

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