3. INTRODUCTION
LOCATION-GST
Road,
Mahindra
W o r l d City,
Chennai
SITE AREA- 5 5
ACRE
(22HECTARES)
Spread
Across 2 9 6
Acres
BUILT UP AREA-
5 1 0 4 0 s q f t
per block
1 5 6 0 s q f t per
v i l l a
STARTED -2 0 0 2
TOTLE
MAHINDR
A WORLD
1 2 0
HECTARES
Total Units -
740
Nos
TYPE -3BHK ,
3.5BHK & 4
BHK
APARTMENTS,
3
AND 4 BHK
VILLAS,ETC
4. PROJECT
OVERVIEW
• A r chit ect : Shilpa a r c h i t e c t s
•Developed by: Mahindr a Lifespaces and A r c h Capital
Management.
H ighli g ht s :
• IGBC G o l d Pre- Certified.
•RERA r egis t er ed p r o j e c t with r e g i s t r at i o n number
TN/ 01/ bu ilding/ 0062/ 2017.
Description:
•t he p r o j e c t o f f e r s apartments and v i l l a with
p e r f e c t combination o f contempor ary a r c h i t e c t u r e
and featur es t o provide comfor tab le living.
•The size o f t he apartment and v i l l a are o f t he
f o l l o w i n g configur ations: 1bhk, 3bhk, and 4bhk.
•Mahindr a Aqualily price r anges f r o m 2 5 . 1 3 l a c s t o
1 . 6 0 c r .
5. IGBC Green Townships rating system is a tool which enables
the designer to apply green concepts and criteria, so as to
reduce environmental impacts that are measurable. The
rating system is designed to address large developments
and it is mandatory to include residential development as
part of the township
WHAT IS IGBC?
Adopting the IGBC Green Townships rating systems will reap the following benefits:
• Water efficiency - Green townships encourage use of water in a self - sustainable manner
through reducing, recycling and reusing strategies and can save potable water to an extent
of 30 - 50%.Energy efficiency - Green townships can reduce
• energy consumption of infrastructural equipment through energy efficient street lighting,
motors, pumps etc. The energy savings that can be realised by adopting this rating
programme in infrastructural equipment can be to the tune of 20 - 30%. Further, on-site
power generation using various renewable energy technologies and other clean fuels can
significantly reduce the load on grid power supply.
•
Waste Management - Green townships encourage effective waste management strategies by
facilitating the segregating of waste at source and promoting the reuse / co-processing of
products and materials.
BENEFITS:
6. Certification Level Points Recognition
Certified 100 - 119 Best Practices
Silver 120 - 139 Outstanding Performance
Gold 140 - 159 National Excellence
Platinum 160 - 200 Global Leadership
Different levels of green building certification are awarded based on the total credits earned.
However, every Green Township should meet certain mandatory requirements, which are non-
negotiable.
The threshold criteria for certification/pre-certification levels are as under:
CERTIFICATION LEVEL
IGBC Green Townships rating system addresses green
features under the following categories:
•Site Selection and Planning
•Land Use Planning
•Transportation Planning
•Infrastructure Resource Management
•Innovation & Design Process
7. Certification Fee
Less than 50 Hectares 51 to 100 Hectares 101 Hectares & above
Fixed rate Based on site area Fixed rate
Founding Members 3,60,000
Rs. 3,60,000 + Rs.
6,300 per additional
hectare over & above 50
hectares
6,75,000
Annual members 4,00,000
Rs. 400,000 + Rs. 6,300
per additional hectare
over & above 50 hectares
715,000
Non-members 4,10,000
Rs. 4,10,000 + Rs.
6,300 per additional
hectare over & above 50
hectares
7,25,000
Certification Fee (Rs.)
IGBC Members 90,000
Non Members 95,000
IGBC Members 2,50,000
Non Members 2,75,000
PRECERTIFICATION FEE (Rs):
REGISTRATION FEE (Rs):
8. Igbc FEATURES in aqualily
• LOW-CARBON DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES MAHINDRA WORLD CITY CHENNAI HAVE
PLANNED AND DEVELOPED LOW-CARBON MODELS OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THEY
REGULARLY MONITOR THEIR ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A CARBON
NEUTRAL ECOSYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY MWC’S
PROJECT (AQUALILY).
• GREEN BUILDING: GREEN BUILDINGS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EFFICIENT AT
UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES, INCLUDING ENERGY AND WATER, AND A KEY COMPONENT OF
SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION. MORE RECENTLY, THE MWC CLUB AT CHENNAI BECAME THE
1ST CLUB IN INDIA TO RECEIVE A GOLD IGBC LEED NC CERTIFICATION AND THE MAHINDRA
WORLD SCHOOL, THE IGBC PLATINUM GREEN SCHOOL CERTIFICATION. ALL THE
RESIDENTIAL / RETAIL / SOCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS DEVELOPED BY MWC AND MLDL WITHIN
MAHINDRA WORLD CITIES ARE RATED IGBC GOLD / PLATINUM. IRIS COURT (RESIDENTIAL),
EVOLVE IT PARK (COMMERCIAL), AQUALILY (RESIDENTIAL), SYLVAN COUNTY (RESIDENTIAL).
• SOLAR POWER PLANT: MAHINDRA WORLD CITY HAS BEEN A PIONEER IN
COMMISSIONING AN OFF-GRID SOLAR POWER PLANT IN THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU.
LOCATED IN ‘THE CANOPY’- THE COMMERCIAL CENTER, THE 75 KW POWER PLANT HAS THE
CAPACITY TO GENERATE 116,000 UNITS OF CLEAN ELECTRICAL ENERGY ANNUALLY,
OFFSETTING ALMOST 60 TONS OF CO2.THE ANNUAL ENERGY SAVINGS AT MWC-CHENNAI
THROUGH ROOFTOP SOLAR PV PLANT IS ESTIMATED TO BE 300,000 KWH, WHICH WOULD
REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS OF 270,000 KG. AND PROVIDE ANNUAL SAVING OF INR 560,000
• SOURCE:(MAHINDRA SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015-16)
9. Igbc FEATURES in aqualily
• WATER MANAGEMENT:- MAHINDRA WORLD CITY IS THE BEST EXAMPLE FOR
SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT BY CONSIDERING WATER SUPPLY, RAIN WATER AND STORM
WATER MANAGEMENT AND WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT. THIS IS ALSO SUGGESTED ACCORDING
TO THE SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT IMPROVES TOMORROW’S CITIES’ HEALTH (SWITCH)
WHICH IS A PROJECT CONDUCTED BY A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF 33 PARTNERS,
INCLUDING EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA AND AFRICA BETWEEN 2006 AND 2011 AND WAS
CO-FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION (HOWE ET AL. 2011).
• USE OF LED/INDUCTION LIGHTS:- APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE COMMON POWER
CONSUMPTION IS FROM STREET LIGHTING. HENCE IN ORDER TO REDUCE POWER
CONSUMPTION ALL THE SODIUM AND MERCURY LAMPS IN STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM IN MWC
CHENNAI ARE BEING REPLACED WITH LED/ INDUCTION LAMPS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MWC-
CHENNAI WOULD SAVE ENERGY OF 99,450 KWH ANNUALLY AND REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS OF
89,510 KG. WITH AN ANNUAL SAVINGS OF INR 175,800
• RAINWATER AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT:- AT MWC-CHENNAI ALL PROJECT
HAVE INSTALLED RAINWATER HARVESTING FACILITIES WITHIN THEIR CAMPUSES. RAINWATER
HARVESTING FACILITIES HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE PUBLIC SPACES COMPRISING THE PARK. A
NETWORK OF STORM WATER DRAINS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED ALONG ALL THE ROADS, SUCH
THAT ALL RUN-OFF WATER CAN BE FLOWED INTO THE KOLAVAI LAKE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE
SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE PARK. THE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAS BEEN
CONSTRUCTED EFFECTIVELY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
SUCH AS THE NATURAL SLOPES; LAY OF THE LAND AND HISTORICAL FLOODWATER LEVELS IN
THE REGION.
10. Igbc FEATURES in aqualily
• WASTEWATER RECYCLING MWC- CHENNAI DEVELOPERS LTD (MWCDL) HAVE INSTALLED A
CENTRALIZED SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (STP) OF 2 MGD CAPACITY AND TERTIARY TREATMENT PLANT
(TTP) OF 1 MGD CAPACITY AT MWC-CHENNAI, DESIGNED ACCORDING TO TAMIL NADU POLLUTION
CONTROL STANDARDS, WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF TREATING WATER HAVING RAW DOMESTIC SEWAGE.
SANITARY SEWAGE GENERATED FLOWS THROUGH 20 KM OF SEWER PIPE BY GRAVITY TO THE STP
. A
WASTEWATER PIPE NETWORK HAS BEEN LAID ALL ACROSS THE TOWNSHIP AND THIS TREATED WATER
GENERATED FROM TTP IS USED FOR LANDSCAPING AND GARDENING IN COMMON AREAS AND THE
CAMPUSES WITHIN MWC AS WELL AS FOR RE-CHARGING THE RESERVOIR.
• EVERGREEN LANDSCAPE XERISCAPING, A PROCESS FOR GROWING PLANTS THAT CONSUME LESS
WATER, IS PRACTICED IN ALL THEIR PROJECTS. RECHARGE PITS HAVE BEEN BUILT TO COLLECT
RAINWATER, WHICH IS USED FOR WATERING THE PLANTS AND LAWNS IN THE PARK .IN MCW-CHENNAI
NATIVE PLANTS SPECIES WHICH COULD SURVIVE IN CLIMATE PREVALENT IN THE REGION ARE
PROPOSED IN ORDER TO CONSERVE THE NATURE.
• RECYCLING OF FOOD WASTE: MWC-CHENNAI GENERATES AN AVERAGE OF 8 TONS OF BIO-
DEGRADABLE WASTE EVERY DAY OF WHICH ~5 TONS IS FOOD WASTE. A BIO-METHANATION PLANT WAS
SET UP AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NAANDI FOUNDATION, MAHINDRA RESEARCH VALLEY AND MWC-
CHENNAI. THIS BIOGAS PLANT, SPREAD ACROSS 1,000 SQUARE METERS CONVERTS THE 8 TONS OF
FOOD AND KITCHEN WASTE GENERATED DAILY AT MWC, INTO 1000M3 OF RAW BIOGAS WHICH IS
ENRICHED TO YIELD 400KG/DAY OF PURIFIED CNG GRADE FUEL WHICH IS THEN USED TO OPERATE THE
SHUTTLE BUSES AND TRACTORS COLLECTING FOOD WASTE AND DG SETS RUNNING WITH CNG AND
FACILITATES POWERING THE STP OPERATIONS AND STREET LIGHTS OF THE AREA. A BYPRODUCT IS 4
TONS OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER BEING PRODUCED EACH DAY, WHICH IS USED BY FARMERS TO ENHANCE
SOIL FERTILITY.
15. CIRCULATION
WITHIN THE
SITE
When we talk about circulation
at site level, we generally
focus on vehicular movement
and pedestrian movement.
Both the circulation is
important because it connects
the various spaces within the
site.
It also connects the built and
open spaces.
And through these roadways
and pathways we can easily
access any space.
16. Total site area: 55 acres
Ground coverage:
8680sqmt.
Green area: 33386sqmt
Roadway: 44515.4sqmt
Built up: 86804.9sqmt
Types of road:
Main road: 60m wide
Carriage road: 14m wide
Service road: 7m
Pathways: 3m
Built up
17. • The road present at the
periphery of the site is
connected through the main
road whereas the road
marked with blue and
yellow color is the internal
road within the site.
• The yellow color shows the
primary roads (main road of
the site) whereas the blue
color show the secondary
road.
• The successful segregation
of the roads into primary
road and secondary road.
• Each group of building has
it own entry which give a
good control to prevent
unwanted visitor.
Service road
Carriage road
Carriage road cross section (14m wide) Service road cross section (7m)
18. Pedestrian movement
• Successful hierarchy of open spaces
and built spaces, it means proper
relation between open spaces and built
spaces which is connected through
pedestrian pathways.
• The circulation is designed in such a way
that there is a separation between
pedestrian and vehicular movement
which allow to create a safe walkways.
Weakness:
• improper circulation between the corner
group of buildings and the central
landscape area.
• All the group of building is connected
through primary road, which creates
difficulty to cross the road if one wants to
go different block or space.
19. CLIMATIC
DATA
• CHENNAI HAS A TROPICAL WET AND DRY
CLIMATE.
• SUMMERS ARE MUCH RAINIER THAN
WINTER.
• CHENNAI LIES ON 6M ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
• THE CLOSEST OCEAN IS BAY OF BENGAL.
20. TEMPERATURE
• THE WARMEST MONTH
(WITH THE HIGHEST
AVERAGE HIGH
TEMPERATURE)
IS JUNE (36.9°C). THE
MONTH WITH THE
LOWEST AVERAGE
HIGH TEMPERATURE
IS DECEMBER (28.5°C).
• THE MONTH WITH THE
HIGHEST AVERAGE
LOW TEMPERATURE
IS MAY (27.9°C). THE
COLDEST MONTH
(WITH THE LOWEST
AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE)
IS JANUARY (20.9°C).
21. RAINFALL &
HUMIDITY
• THE WETTEST MONTH (WITH THE HIGHEST
RAINFALL) IS NOVEMBER (407.4MM). THE
DRIEST MONTH (WITH THE LOWEST
RAINFALL) IS FEBRUARY (2.2MM).
• THE MONTH WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER
OF RAINY DAYS IS NOVEMBER (11.7
DAYS). THE MONTH WITH THE LOWEST
NUMBER OF RAINY DAYS IS MARCH (0.3
DAYS).
• THE MONTH WITH THE HIGHEST RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS NOVEMBER (78%). THE
MONTH WITH THE LOWEST RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS JUNE (57%).
22. DAY-LIGHT &
SEA
TEMPERATURE
• THE MONTH WITH THE LONGEST DAYS
IS JUNE (AVERAGE DAYLIGHT: 12.9H). THE
MONTH WITH SHORTEST DAYS
IS DECEMBER (AVERAGE DAYLIGHT: 11.4H).
• THE MONTH WITH MOST SUNSHINE
IS APRIL (AVERAGE SUNSHINE: 9.7H). THE
MONTH WITH LEAST SUNSHINE
IS JULY (AVERAGE SUNSHINE: 6H).
• THE BEST MONTH FOR SWIMMING (WITH THE
HIGHEST AVERAGE SEA TEMPERATURE)
IS MAY (29.5°C). THE COLDEST MONTH (WITH
THE LOWEST AVERAGE SEA TEMPERATURE)
IS JANUARY (26.8°C).
23. PERCIPITATION
• A wet day is one with at
least 0.04 inches of liquid
or liquid-equivalent
precipitation. The chance of
wet days in Chennai varies
very significantly
throughout the year.
• The wetter season lasts 5.1
months, from July
4 to December 7.
• The drier season lasts 6.9
months, from December
7 to July 4.
41. Site is divided into 2
parts 1.Vill a
2.Apartments
3.Middle pa r t is c l u b
house, services
p l a n n i n g
1. Well organized
2. In v i l l a s 20-25%
green area is
provided
3. Each v i l l a is has
independent space,
having 4side
setbacks.
4. Good separation
between
5. Vill as and
apartments
Types Area each flat
Apartments
C-block 159 5 Sq.
ft
E-block
1bhk
357 Sq.
ft/400
Sq.ft
Villas
A 3375 Sqft
B 3485 Sqft
z o n i n g
43. TOWARDS STP
S.N ROAD WIDTH
1 MAIN
FRONT
ROAD
60 M
2 BRANCH
ROAD
14M
3 SERVICE
ROAD
7.5
COMMON AREA
ENTRY
SERVICES
SERVICES
44. AREA PROGRAMME
S.
N
SPACE AREA
1 GROUND
COVERAGE
86805 SQMT,
21.45 ACRE
39%
2 GREEN AREA 33386 SQMT
15%
3 ROADWAY 44515.4 SQMT
11%
4 APARTMENTS 32985.9 SQMT
14.8%
5 VILLAS 53819 SQMT
24.16%
6 SERVICES 1112.88 SQMT
0.5%
S.N SPACES AREA
1 FLAT AREA 1610 SQFT
2 STAIR CASE 210 SQFT
3 LIFT 120 SQFT
4 CORRIDOR AREA 270 SQFT
5 COMMON AREA 20 SQFT
6 SHAFT 5X4 FT=20
SQFT
71%
9%
5%
12%
2%
1%
Flat stair case lift corridor common area shaft
PER FLOOR AREA ANALYSIS
SITE AREA ANALYSIS
45. Property
Type
Built-Up Area Type
Luxury Vi l l a 3 8 5 0 S q f t 4B/4T
Premier Vi l l a
Type -1 3 3 7 5 S q f t 3B/3T
Type - 2 3 4 8 5 S q f t 3B/3T
Type - 3 3 2 5 5 S q f t 3B/3T
Premier
Twin
Vi l l a
2 7 6 0 & 2 7 7 0
S q f t
3B/3T
Apartment
3BHK +
Study
1 9 4 7 S q f t 3B/1S/3T
3BHK 1 5 9 5 S q f t 3B/3T
AREA PROGRAMME
38
%
62
%
ApartmentS Villas:
AREA RATIO OF
APARTMENTS / VILLAS
51. Circulation within
the building
• Circulation routes are the pathways people take
through and around buildings or urban places,
circulation is often thought of as the space between
the spaces; having a connective function, but it can be
much more than that.
• Every space a person could access or occupy forms
part of the circulation system of a building.
• Direction of movement: horizontal or vertical
•
• Type of use: public or private, front of building or
back of building
• Frequency of use: common or emergency
52. Horizontal circulation:
Horizontal circulation might include
hallways, paths, entries and exits. It
is also affected by the furniture
layout, or other objects in the space
such as columns, trees, or
topographic changes. This is why
architects use furniture as a part of
a concept design, because it is
critically linked to the flow, function
and feeling of the space.
CORRIDOR AREA: 270 SQFT
Vertical circulation
Vertical circulation is how people
move up and down within the building,
so includes things like stairs, lifts,
ramps, ladders and escalators which
allow us to move from one level to
another.
LIFT AREA: 120 SQFT
STAIRCASE AREA: 210 SQFT
pathways Entry & exit
Stairs Elevators
53. URBAN
CONTEXT
• KEVIN LYNCH’S 5
ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
• SITE SURROUNDINGS AND
INTER-RELATIONSHIP
• LANDSCAPE PLANNING
• FLORA & FAUNA
• CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
• VERNACULAR
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
54. KEVIN
LYNCH’S
FIVE
ELEMENTS
PATH – ROUTES ALONG WHICH PEOPLE
MOVES THROUGHOUT THE AQUALILY
EDGES – BOUNDARIES AND BREAKS IN
CONTINUITY OF AQUALILY AT SOME
JUNCTIONS, BUILDINDS
DISTRICT – AREAS CHARACTERISED BY
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS
(CLUBHOUSE, GAMING AREA,ETC)
NODES – STRATEGIC FOCUS POINTS OF
ORIENTATION LIKE LANDSCAPE AND
ELEMENTS USED IN BUILDING.
LANDMARK- AN OBJECT OR FEATURE OF A
LANDSCAPE OR TOWN THAT IS EASILY SEEN
AND RECOGNIZED FROM A DISTANCE.
55. PATH
• THE BLUE LINES IN SITE
PLAN INDICATING THE
PATH FOLLOWED BY
PEOPLE FOR MOVEMENT
AMONG THE SITE.
• IT IS THE MAIN ROAD
WITH VARYING WIDTH
PROVIDE VEHICULAR
MOVEMENT TO ALL THE
IMPORTANT SPOTS IN THE
AQUALILY.
56. EDGES
THESE CAN BE REAL OR
PERCEIVED.
THESE CAN BE
WALLS,BUILDINGS,
CURBSTONES, STREETS, ETC.
IN AQUALILY BREAKS IN
CONTINUITY CAN BE SEEN IN
A,B,C,D PART WHICH IS
HIGHLIGHTED HERE.
IT IS CONSIDERED THAT
VARIATION IN RHYTHM OF
BUILDINGS CAN BE
CONSIDERED IN EDGES.
57. DISTRICT
• MEDIUM TO LARGE
AREAS THAT ARE
TWO-DIMENSIONAL
• AN INDIVIDUAL
ENTERS INTO AND
OUT OF THESE
AREAS
• HAVE COMMON
IDENTIFYING
CHARACTERISTICS
58. NODES
• STRATEGIC POINTS
WHERE :-
• THE USER CAN ENTER IT
• BE DIRECTED TO MANY
DESTINATIONS
• IT CAN BE GATHERING
PLACES
59. LANDMARK
• A PHYSICAL ELEMENT WITH UNIQUE AND
SPECIAL VISUAL FEATURES THAT HAS A "POINT-
SPECIFIC” LOCATION, AND CAN BE IDENTIFIED
FROM THE DISTANCE.
• POINTS OF REFERENCE PERSON CANNOT
ENTER INTO.
• THESE ARE BUILDINGS, SIGNS, STORES,
MOUNTAINS, PUBLIC ART.
• MOBILE POINTS (SUCH AS SUN) CAN BE USED
AS WELL
60. SITE
SURROUNDINGS
& INTER-
RELATIONSHIP
• THE SITE IS IN THE MAHINDRA
WORLD CITY ITSELF SO IT IS
MAINLY SRRROUNDED BY THE
APARTMENTS AND HIGH RISE
BUILDINGS. AND THE COMPLETE
SITE IS SORROUNDED WITH
SOME GOVT. STRUCTURES LIKE
SRM HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY
, VIT CAMPUS AND INDUSTRIES.
INTER-RELATIONSHIP:-
• THE SITE IS SURROUNDED BY
UNIVERSITIES,HOSPITAL AND
INDUSTRIES SO IT IS A
NECESSARY REQUIREMENT FOR
ALL OF THEM TO STAY NEAR.
61. LANDSCAPE
PLANNING
• SITE HAVE APPROX 5000+ TREES
• SITTING JUST BESIDE THE PRISTINE
KOLAVAI LAKE WITH BEAUTIFUL
LANDSCAPES ALL AROUND
MAHINDRA WORLD CITY AQUALILY
MAKES IT MORE SPECIAL & ELITE.
• SURROUNDED BY ROLLING HILLS, A
RESERVE FOREST AND NATURAL
LAKES, MAHINDRA WORLD CITY IS
PLANNED IN COMPLETE HARMONY
WITH NATURE.
• IN ‘LANDSCAPING’ TECHNIQUE,
PLANTS USED FOR LANDSCAPE ARE
OF DROUGHT TOLERANT IN NATURE
CONSUMING LESS WATER TO SURVIVE
AND ARE BEDDED AS PER THE WATER
NEED.
62. Services
• Electrical
• Water Supply & Sewage
• STP & WTP
• Rain Water Harvesting & Recharge
• Fire Fighting
• Solid Waste Management & BIO-CNG Plant
63. FLORA
• ROYAL PALM
• BUTEA MONOSPERMA
• GLIRICIDA SEPIUM
• INDIAN BEECH
• BEACH GARDENIA
• NEER MARUTHU
65. CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS
• INNOVATIVE FLY ASH
BRICKS
• RCC FRAMED STRUCTURE
BUILDING
• CONCRETE SOLID BLOCK
MASONRY
• PREMIUM VITRIFIED TILES
• ANTI-SKID CERAMIC
TILES
• TEAK WOOD PANELLED
DOOR
• ALUMINIUM
WINDOWS/UPVC
WINDOWS
66. Electrical Services
• MWC IS A PIONEERS TO COMMISSION A OFF GRID
SOLAR POWER PLANT IN THE TAMIL NADU STATE.
• INSTALLED A 75 KW OFF-GRID SOLAR POWER PLANT
AT THE CANOPY – COMMERCIAL CENTRE.
• THE SOLAR SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE
WITHOUT ANY BATTERY BANK.
• THE SYSTEM STARTS ITS OPERATION AUTOMATICALLY
IN THE MORNING AS SOON AS THE SOLAR MODULES
RECEIVE THE MINIMUM SUNLIGHT REQUIRED TO
POWER UP THE INVERTERS.
• INSTALLED OVER AN AREA OF 800 SQ.M ON THE
ROOFTOP AND CONSISTS OF 315 MULTI
CRYSTALLINE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES EACH
OF 240W.
• DESIGNED TO GENERATE 116000 UNITS GENERATED
ANNUALLY THROUGH THE SOLAR POWER PLANT, AND
OFFSET 60 TONES OF CO2 ANNUALLY.
• MAHINDRA WORLD CITY, CHENNAI HAS SIGNED MOU
WITH WRI TO PROCURE GREEN POWER THROUGH
GROUP CAPTIVE BUSINESS MODEL/ ROOFTOP SOLAR
MODEL.
• MWC IS IGBC GREEN TOWNSHIP GOLD CERTIFIED.
• POWER BACK-UP UP TO 1 KW & UP TO 3 KW FOR
APARTMENT.
Green Power
67. • Automatic passenger lifts are provided in each
block with emergency phone facility
connected to security cabin with D. G. backup.
• Round the clock security with intercom facility.
• Biometric Home Security and automation
systems.
• CCTV Camera at all vantage points.
• GRID POWER FROM TNEB FOR EVERY HOME.
• PREMIUM MODULAR SWITCHES.
• COPPER ELECTRICAL WIRING ALL
THROUGHOUT VIA CONCEALED CONDUITS.
• 100 PERCENT D.G. BACK-UP FOR COMMON
AREA LIGHTING, PUMPS, AND LIFTS.
Electrical Services at Building Level
68. Water Supply &
Sewage
• 100% OF THE LANDSCAPING WATER NEEDS ARE MET
THROUGH TREATED WATER, ADDITIONALLY TREATED WATER
SUPPLY IS ALSO PROVIDED TO INDUSTRIES, COMMERCIAL
SPACES AS WELL FOR THEIR REQUIREMENTS.
• TO REDUCE THE WATER CONSUMPTION, XERISCAPING IS
CARRIED OUT, WHICH IS PLANTING OF DROUGHT RESISTANT
VARIETY OF TREES WHICH CONSUME CONSIDERABLY
LESSER QUANTITY OF WATER.
• TO FURTHER REDUCE USE OF WATER, NATURE METHOD OF
EMBEDDING CLAY POTS WITH SMALL HOLE NEAR TREES IS
BEING ADOPTED.
• MULTIPLE UNDERGROUND WATER TANKS WITH THE
CAPACITY UP TO 8,50,000 LITER FOR WATER STORAGE AND
SUPPLY.
PROPER CHANNEL SYSTEM FOR
DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE TRANSPORT.
69. STP & WTP
• THE CENTRAL STP LOCATED AT MWC,
TREATS THE COMPLETE WASTE WATER AND
SUPPLIES RECYCLED WATER FOR
LANDSCAPE HENCE RESULTING IN
OPTIMISATION OF FRESH WATER.
• RECYCLED WATER IS ALSO SUPPLIED TO
HOUSE HOLD UNITS FOR FLUSHING AND
WASHING PURPOSE ONLY.
• ON AN AVERAGE STP AT MAHINDRA
WORLD CITY TREATS UP TO 5,00,000
LITERS OF SEWAGE WATER EVERY DAY
WHICH IS FURTHER CHANNELIZED OR
STORED.
Sewage Treatment Plant
70. RAIN
WATER
HARVESTIN
G &
RECHARGE
• RAINWATER FROM ROOF
TOP
, LAWN, PAVED AREAS,
ROADS ETC ARE
COLLECTED THROUGH
DRAINS AND FURTHER
STORED IN THE UNDER
GROUND TANK OR
CHANNELISED TO STP
.
• THE WATER COLLECTED
FROM RAIN WATER
HARVESTING PITS AND
STORM WATER DRAINAGE
ARE DRAINED INTO THE
KOLAVAI LAKE ADJOINING
MAHINDRA WORLD CITY.
71. Fire
Fighting
• 9M WIDE ROAD AROUND THE BUILDINGS AND
HOUSES FOR PROPER CIRCULATION OF FIRE
VEHICLES IN CASE OF FIRE.
• WIDE CORRIDORS.
• EMERGENCY EXITS.
• UNDER-GROUND STATIC WATER STORAGE TANK
ARE PRESENT.
Fire Fighting Equipments are Present
Type of installation As per N.B.C Mahindra World City
Fire extinguisher REQUIRED PERSENT
First aid hose REQUIRED PRESENT
Wet riser REQUIRED PRESENT
Down corner NOT REQUIRED NOT PRESENT
Yard hydrant NOT REQUIRED NOT PRESENT
Automatic sprinkler REQUIRED PRESENT
Manually operated electronic
fire
Alarm system.
REQUIRED PRESENT
72. Solid Waste Management &
BIO-CNG Plant
• SPREAD OVER AN AREA OF 1,000 SQUARE METRES, THE
BIO-CNG PLANT CREATES A CARBON NEUTRAL
ECOSYSTEM AT MWC.
• THE BIO-CNG PLANT CONVERTS 100% OF THE EIGHT
TONS OF FOOD AND KITCHEN WASTE GENERATED DAILY
IN THE CITY INTO 1000M3 OF RAW BIOGAS.
• THIS RAW BIO GAS CAN BE ENRICHED TO YIELD
400KG/DAY OF PURIFIED CNG GRADE FUEL WHICH IS
EQUIVALENT TO A 200KW POWER PLANT.
• AS A BY-PRODUCT, FOUR TONS OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER
IS PRODUCED EACH DAY.
• OVERALL, IT CREATES AN END TO END CARBON
NEUTRAL ECOSYSTEM, WHERE EVEN THE FOOD WASTE
WILL BE UTILIZED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FARMERS.
• A 16 METRIC TON CAPACITY SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT PLANT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT
MWC WITH A SYSTEM FOR OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
COVERING ADEQUATELY THE PROCESS OF
COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION, TREATMENT AND
DISPOSAL WITHIN MAHINDRA WORLD CITY (MWC)
FROM INDUSTRIAL, RESIDENTIAL AREAS,
COMMERCIAL AREAS, OPEN SPACES ETC.
73. INFERENCES
Well organization of villas and
apartment as per user and
management
Each apartment having
different variety of plan.
Well connected and organized
separation between 2spaces.