Itc Grand Chola - Report

ITC GRAND CHOLA – “RESPONSIBLE LUXURY”
CASE STUDY REPORT

A group of 11 students went for a case study visit to the World’s Largest Green rated Hotel -
LEED Platinum (NC Category) - ITC Grand Chola, Guindy- Chennai. The commitment to
sustainability and years of efforts have resulted in the company being the one of its size to be
Carbon positive, water positive and waste recycling positive.
The first batch of visit was on 22nd March 2019, accompanied by Ar. SriRanjini. The
visit was intended to understand the practical applications of services & sustainable strategies in
a High Rise Hotel building, for subjects: Sustainable Design – Principles & Practices and
Services in High Rise Buildings.
RECONNAISANCE:
 The 7 acres site’s approach with a park (OSR) – An initiative by ITC for community
development, creating an impact of a grandeur scale for a luxurious hotel spread over a
built up of 1,600,000 Sq.ft. with G+10 Floors, designed by SRSS Architects (Singapore).
 Three separate wings for suits, service apartments and executive suits which is themed
after the traditional Tamilian Architecture of the Chola Dynasty.
 Visually pleasing landscape design techniques, efficiently enhances the micro climate
within the site improving noise reduction and better air quality
SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES & SERVICES :
 Applying significant elements from the Chola Period both for the exterior and interiors,
provides Thermal insulation - Aero blocks and Air gap between the panelling for the
exterior walls. High SRI for domes and terraces reducing the Urban Heat Island Effect.
 Policy on Life-Cycle Sustainability.
 Policy on Stake Holder Engagement
 Policy on Responsible Advocacy.
 Policy on Product Responsibility’
 Policy on Environmental Health & Safety
 Policy on Human Right Considerations of Stake holder
AMENTIES
Basement : 1
 Water Management
 Hvac
 Bms Room
 Conference
 Kitchen
 Security Checking
 Laundry Streamer
Basement : 2 Fig 1: Chiller plant Fig 2: Water Treatment
 Organic Waste Converter plant
 Supermarket
 Staff Dining
 Laundry
 Tanks( 3nos)- Fire Safety
 6.Bike And Car Parking
Basement : 3
 Car & Bike Parking
SERVICES:
Fig 3: Waste segregation in kitchen Fig 4: Boiler system
WATER MANAGEMENT:
Source : Metro water
Stored in filtration tank and treated
Usage:
After filtration: Drinking water (treated in RO plant) & Domestic water , sent to multi
layer filtration
per day 400 Lit consumed.
Recycle water:
All the used water collected in pit in 2 batches , Each pit capacity of 675 KL/ per day
is collected.
Water is converted for Irrigation, cooling tower and flushing.

RAINWATER HARVESTING:
o Percolation pits that collects surface run off collected in RWH tank
o Each tank of capacity 5000 KL & percolation pit.
WASTE MANAGEMENT :
Source segregation under three types:
1. Dry waste ( yellow)
2. Wet waste ( green)
3. Plastic waste ( blue)
 Wet waste is converted to organic fertilizer in Bio Kiln at 42 – 45 degree for 14 days.
 Per day 600kg of waste is collected.
 Plastic & dry Waste are disposed to authorized dealers.
 Single use plastic are banned.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Source: Windmills at Coimbatore and Thirunelvelli
 Reducing Electricity that has provision of dimmer ( controlled manually) measuring LUX
at particular interval
 Usage of LED lights, Crystals are added to it, that spreads light equally.
 Solar energy is used for water heating and street lights.
 HVAC is controlled by HARTMAN LOOP system
 Energy Served by JETFAN Ventilation system
FIRE AND SAFETY SYSTEMS:

Fire sump ( 3 nos) – with each capacity of 200KL
All lifts are fire rated
One Car lift
8m wide road provided for the Fire truck to access
Amenities for fire safety :
 Fire Extinguisher
 Manual call out
 Sprinkler system
 Fire hydrant
 Fire man Phone jack
 IV room
 Signage Board
MATERIALS :
 The roof is combination of green roof and reflection paint , High SRI finish on the terrace
to reduce thermal Gradient difference after day light hours .
 Water Efficient Fixture in the complex is estimated to reduce the water usage in the hotel
by 35 % , compared with conventional bench mark.
 FSC Woods are used
 Air gap insulation between cladding & wall .
 The Envelope material of the building comprising composite wall assembly, multi glazed
window and roof top insulation, well exceed the fenestration standards of
ASHRAE/ECBC .
CONCLUSIONS :
 Among the premium luxury hotels that are all LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design) Platinum certified, ITC Hotels is ‘greenest luxury hotel chain in
the world’. Considered as the international benchmark for eco-friendly buildings, the
platinum rating is the highest honor given based on five categories, namely sustainable
sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor
environmental quality.
 ITC Hotels pioneered the concept of ‘Responsible Luxury’ in the hospitality industry
with sustainable practices in place to reduce damage to the sub-continent’s environment,
with one property at a time.
 ITC Grand Chola also takes great care to maintain the indoor air quality. The CO2
sensor-based fresh air handling units, operated by the Integrated Building Management
System (IBMS), lead to optimum guest comfort. Close to 25% of the domestic hot water
requirement is met through solar concentrators.
 Programmable, computerized lighting controls provide mood lighting in restaurants and
public areas, saving electrical energy. Thereby making it a very useful and informative
visit to ITC Grand Chola, Chennai.

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ITC GRAND CHOLA – “RESPONSIBLE LUXURY”

CASE STUDY REPORT

SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES & SERVICES :

 Car & Bike Parking

Water is converted for Irrigation, cooling tower and flushing.

FIRE AND SAFETY SYSTEMS:

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