Isra-Mart srl:Siemens to invest Rs 100 mn to go green

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Siemens today announced that it is investing initially around Rs 100 million until the end of 2012 to make its offices in India greener. The company is thoroughly examining its seven company-owned offices in India with regard to environmental protection and energy consumption.

The goal is to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions by at least 15% by the end of 2012. This equals the average annual energy consumption of approximately 1,000 middle-class Indian households or the planting of 9,000 trees.

Green building technologies will reduce energy costs at Siemens (Q,N,C,F)* by about Rs 30 million a year. As a result, the investments by Siemens will be amortized in only a little over three years. Siemens has the world`s largest environmental portfolio and offers green building consultancy now also to other companies in India.

In order to improve the energy and environmental records of its offices, Siemens has kick started the inspection process of its company owned office buildings. As the next step, the offices will be equipped with green building technologies using the latest products from Siemens Environmental Portfolio.

Huge energy savings can for example be achieved by using LEDs from Osram, a Siemens group company. They consume 80% less energy than conventional light bulbs which saves up to Rs 5,000 a year per lamp. In addition, Siemens plans to install new intelligent building systems and to optimize the heating and cooling system, water and energy distribution and many more areas. This process is well underway at the company headquarters in Worli, Mumbai and is expected to be completed by early 2011. ``This cuts CO2 emissions and at the same time lowers operating costs, increases property values and enhances operating safety,`` said Armin Bruck, CEO of Siemens in India.

Siemens has the key to green buildings. ``Our systems are cutting energy consumption in offices by up to 30%``, said Bruck. So far, Siemens systems in buildings worldwide have already saved about Rs 1,200 billion and are reducing CO2 emissions by 2.4 million tons. This is equivalent to the annual emissions of roughly one million cars. Siemens is also currently developing `eco city` models to ensure that megacities such as Mumbai, Delhi or Kolkata are planned from the very outset to be as sustainable as possible.