Rx Propellant positions itself as a trailblazer in the industry, achieving EDGE Advanced certification and paving the way for a greener future for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Project Name | 3GV – Life Sciences & Pharma Center |
Developer | GV Discovery Centers Private Limited |
Owner | Rx Propellant Pvt Ltd |
Location | Hyderabad, India |
Building Type | Life Science Building |
Total Floor Area Certified | 13,713 sqm |
Certification Date | 08 April 2024 |
Savings achieved | 41% Energy savings; 87% Water Savings, 25% Less embodied carbon in materials |
Project Overview
The Genome Valley is a high-technology business district based in Hyderabad, India. Home to more than 200 companies with a scientific workforce of about 15,000 professionals, Genome Valley is most known for being the hub of manufacturing, research and development of vaccines in India. 3GV Life Sciences and Pharma Center, owned by Rx Propellant, based in the heart of Genome Valley, is just one of these buildings dedicated to providing a space for pharmaceutical companies to research and develop life changing vaccines.
Designed to support innovation programs, 3GV Life Sciences and Pharma Center is a multi-tenanted building that provides world-class collaborative facilities and infrastructure solutions in an integrated ecosystem. 3GV Life Sciences and Pharma Center offers leasing opportunities for wet and dry laboratory spaces, specialized offices and pilot plant spaces for life science, chemical, nutraceutical, food processing & innovation spaces for other industries.
The building is part of a portfolio of buildings developed and owned by Rx propellant with the aim of delivering real estate solutions to tenants in the life sciences sector. In the development of this portfolio, Rx Propellant decided to differentiate themselves as a leader in the life sciences and pharmaceutical space and mark themselves as a pioneer in sustainability for the industry. To start their journey, they decided to certify the 3GV Life Sciences Center building with EDGE certification. The building achieved the prestigious EDGE Advanced award with an impressive score of 41% Energy savings, 87% Water Savings and 25% Less Embodied carbon compared to a local baseline.
The team at Rx Propellant used the EDGE App to develop a strategy to improve the resource efficiency of the building, giving a new direction of green thinking for their building portfolio. 3GV Life Sciences Center achieved the certification through installing a range of measures. They reduced the energy consumption of the building through installing measures such as variable speed drives for space conditioning, efficient interior and exterior lighting and power factor correction. The building’s impressive water saving scores was reached through installing water efficient faucets and closets in kitchens and bathrooms and the use of wastewater treatment and recycling system. The embodied carbon score was achieved through a range of energy efficient building materials. The building itself will save over 180 tons of CO2 annually, showing a remarkable step towards a greener future for the company.
This is a remarkable achievement due to the uniqueness of the building type. Life Sciences buildings are often diverse in uses, with some parts being a lab, some operating as an industrial building, and some operating as an office or commercial space. This means that the resource consumption can vary widely from building to building. Laboratory buildings have also historically been exempt from many energy efficiency regulations as it is usually claimed that the energy needs are based on safety and must not be compromised. It is also often the case that as labs are complex and not well understood by regulatory bodies, they have largely been excluded from green building initiatives and regulations.
However, Rx Propellant is an example of a company that is trying to bring sustainability to this space, showing that a green life sciences building is possible while maintaining the safety and quality of the facilities. With reports that investment in biotech was up 12.7 percent in 2021, following the boom in market during the COVID 19 Pandemic, it is important that sustainability and resource efficiency is promoted the sector.
The project was supported with EDGE Expert and Audit services from Essential India, a company with significant expertise in the fields of building physics, green building, education, and the environment. Founded in 2019, Essential India’s vision is to work towards healthy and quality life for each individual and to mitigate the challenges faced in achieving the essential requirements for decarbonisation of the built environment through validation and design, research and advisory, as well as capacity development.
Why EDGE?
Rx Propellant decided to certify the building with EDGE as a proof of concept, testing certain sustainability measures and using the results to develop and implement a sustainability strategy for future life sciences buildings. Rx propellant are also part of the Actis portfolio, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure. Actis is looking to invest US$ 200million into a buy & build programme targeting both greenfield and brownfield assets with an emphasis on sustainability. Achieving EDGE Certification provide and third party credibility to the RX Propellant team to validate their achievements and align with Actis’ sustainability mission and green financing. The 3GV Life Sciences centre has achieved LEED Platinum pre-certification. Combining both green building standards again gives further credibility to the green credentials of the buildings and differentiates RX propellant from others in the market.
What’s Next?
This is just the beginning for the Rx Propellant team who are going to continue to certify their buildings with EDGE. To date, an additional building in the Genome Valley has already achieved a Preliminary EDGE Certificate and more are in the pipeline. Rx Propellant is also working with PWC to develop a greenhouse gas emissions mitigation strategy. The strategy aims to reduce emissions from their operations through energy efficiency and renewable energy, using green building certification to help verify and guide the strategy. Part of the strategy is the aim to power their buildings 100% through renewables, with Rx Propellant currently exploring Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) materials on vertical facades, and solar panels on terraces, to reduce their reliance on grid-supplied electricity, as well as generate on-site and off-site renewable energy.
Rx propellant are paving the way for further development of the life sciences real estate sector, by being actively involved in creating industry-specific standards and metrics for product sustainability. This not only shows their commitment towards a reduced environmental impact of their properties, but a broader commitment to educate the market and pave the way for a greener future in the industry as a whole.
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