Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee laid the foundation stone of the state science and technology department’s new complex at Salt Lake. The building with unique features will be the first green government office.
The building, coming up at a cost of `6 crore, will also employ some special green technologies that will be used for the first time in the country.
West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDC) managing director S P Gon Choudhuri said the building would boast of unique features. “It will have a special heat reflection shield on the outside wall. The shield will be closed from April to November to reflect sunrays and heat. In this way, the interior of the building will be cool during the hot and humid summer season,” he said.
Similarly from November to April, the shield will be opened so that sunrays can enter
the building.
Also, the terrace of the building will have solar panels and it will have a garden terrace so that the immediate floor below remains cool. Normally, the topmost floor is the hottest floor. “In this case, the garden terrace will act as a heat absorber,” Gon Chaudhuri explained.
The CM said he had spoken to Gon Chaudhuri on how this building should come up. “It is a very encouraging project. More such buildings will come up,” said Bhattacharjee.
WBGEDC has been working to encourage more and more developers to work on constructing green buildings. “It is heartening that many developers are approaching us, asking us what measures they should follow to make a green building,” said Gon Choudhuri.
Recently, a workshop had been held in the city on green building technology and it was attended by many young architects.
