International Tech Park, Chennai
The International Tech Park Chennai, Taramani or ITPC (as it is popularly known) is an hi-tech park in Taramani, Chennai.
International Tech Park Chennai, Taramani | |
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ITPC | |
General information | |
Type | Information Technology Park |
Location | Taramani, Chennai, India |
Address | Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 113, India |
Owner | CapitaLand |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 2,012,000 sq ft (186,900 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Developer | TIDCO and CapitaLand |
Located in Chennai's IT Corridor, it spans 15 acres, offering approximately 2 million sq ft of office space. Over 40 IT/ITES companies are operating out of the park. It has received various certifications including: PEER – Gold certification by US Green Building Council
Phases
Pinnacle
This is the first phase of ITPC with a super build up area of about 540,000 sq ft (50,000 m2).[1][2]
Crest
This is the second phase of ITPC with a super build up area of about 730,000 sq ft (68,000 m2).
Zenith
This is the third phase of ITPC with a super build up area of about 742,000 sq ft (68,900 m2).
LEED certification
In September 2011, ITPC's first phase building, the Pinnacle, earned the LEED Silver certification in the category "Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (EB:O&M), version 2009 standard".[3] This was the first multi-tenanted building in India to be awarded the LEED Silver certification.[4]
In October 2012, ITPC was awarded the LEED Gold certification for Phase II, the Crest building, in the same category as the Phase I building. The certification was awarded in the category of Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance, version 2009 standard. It is the first multi-tenanted building in India to be certified LEED Gold under the new version. The building is the second of the three buildings at the tech park and offers 730,000 sq ft of office space. The building has made several modifications and retro-fits to conserve energy and water and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.[3][4]
In 2018 it received the PEEER Gold certification.[5] the following year[6] it received the Guinness record certification for successfully conducting ‘Preserve and Conserve Natural Resources program.’[7]
CyberVale
CyberVale -- located within Mahindra World City -- is a one hour drive from Chennai city. The park is located on GST road, which is in close proximity to manufacturing hubs such as Oragadam and Sriperumbadur.
See also
References
- "Ascendas IT PARK - Tidco". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- Our Regional Bureau (14 September 2005). "Ascendas readies first phase of IT real estate space in Chennai".
- "Ascendas Chennai gets LEED Gold". The Hindu. Chennai. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- "Green pat for International Tech Park Chennai". Business Line. Chennai: The Hindu. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- "Ascendas International Tech Park Chennai (Ascendas ITPC) | PEER". peer.gbci.org. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- "International Tech Park Chennai sets Guinness World Record for largest nature conservation lesson | CapitaLand". www.capitaland.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- "International Tech Park Chennai, Taramani". www.a-itrust.com.
External links
- TIDCO—Ascendas page Archived 1 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- International Tech Park, Chennai
- Ascendas