Overview of Infra Green Initiatives

NIIT University has been launched as a model of excellence in higher education intended to build an innovative academic environment. Along side, it is also envisioned as a pioneering model of ‘Sustainability’ which is grained in its very ethos.

NIIT University Campus demonstrates that financial sustainability can go hand in hand with environmental sustainability. This is the integral binding force around which NIIT University has been created.

Go-Green Achievements

• NU students, engage in nature treks and adventure sports in the neighbouring Aravali. This organically brings them close to ‘mother-nature’ and in celebration of this relationship they launched a drive called ‘Shram-Daan’ in an effort to convert the neighbouring barren ‘Kali Pahari’ to ‘Hari Pahari’. This is a major achievement in building a culture of sustainability with the realization that it’s only by giving back to nature that ecological resurrection and thus, prosperity around us can be realized.
• Energy consumed per unit area of our buildings is considerably less than ‘Platinum-rated’ buildings equipped with Building Management System to help optimize energy efficiency.
• Over ten-thousand trees of various varieties have been planted on the neighbouring hills during the monsoons, 2011.
• Engagement with the local community in regeneration of local flora and fauna, including nurturing of medicinal/bio-diesel plants.
• NIIT University promotes water conservation amongst the resident population, by treatment and reuse of waste water. NU will not be drawing more than the annual rainfall recharge and ensuring 97% recycling.
• The environmental management plan for the site that includes prohibiting illegal extraction and mining of stone from the hill, and constructing more check dams to harvest rainwater and further, preventing soil erosion.
• Buildings have been built with high percentage of recycled materials.

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