2019-09-01 Commercial Design

PATHFINDERS

26 | September 2019 | Commercial Design

A

t AKCPL, we understand client requirements

and align the design accordingly. We adopt best

engineering practices, latest standards, safety,

energy efÀcient and green practices, and create a setup full

of value, while designing. Adopting latest technologies in

design, using technologically advanced materials and new

software helps meet the demands of the clients of today.

We discuss and give feedback to suppliers, so that they are

aware of the client’s requirements,” says Kulkarni. Training

of engineers and designers, encouraging them adopt newer

advancements and putting the same in practice gives

AKCPL an edge over its peers.

AJAY BHATT

Head – Administration & Facilities,

Godrej Industries & Associate companies

AJIT N KULKARNI

Principal consultant, Ajit Kulkarni Consultants

T

he Godrej organisation believes in the

ethos of sustainability and a motto

to preserve its natural surroundings.

Taking the same forward, the team has put

various measures in place. The structure is

equipped with BMS that evaluates and monitors

energy usage and requirements, leading to

overall energy cost savings by about 15%. “We

also shifted our partial energy requirement to

open access energy resulting in another 8–10%

savings on annual consumption,” says Bhatt.

Maximising maintenance, operations and maintenance not only

encompasses technical issues but also Ànancial, social, institutional

and managerial issues. These are suitably directed towards elimination

or reduction of constraints that prevent attaining sustainability.

The organisation attributes skill training, work Áow, PM procedures,

maintenance planner, inventory and purchase integration, measuring and

reporting and 52, signiÀcantly.

With an ‘operational control centre’, energy management, lift controls,

HVAC, lights, etc, are monitored and controlled from one point. Godrej

also implemented an online medium for handling maintenance activities

along with 24x7 helpdesk, integrating properties across Mumbai. This

helped achieve visibility in terms of trends in maintenances, repetitive

issues and formulating a preventive plan.