Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning, the manufacturer of premium air-conditioner brand ‘Hitachi Cooling and Heating’ has achieved EDGE certification in June for its Global Engineering Development Centre (GDC) at Kadi in Gujarat.
The Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) is a Green Building certification system developed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. The EDGE certification is aimed at recognizing projects in the building sector that focuses on reducing their environmental footprint especially in emerging economies, in three main areas with at least 20% savings in energy, water and embodied energy materials.
Johnson Controls – Hitachi Air Conditioning’s Global Engineering Development Centre in India has shown exemplifying achievement in each of the three areas with 32% energy savings, 47% water savings and 29% reduction in embodied energy in materials, which led to the centre achieving the EDGE Certificate.
“At Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning we have been focusing on reducing our environmental impact through extensive research & development, culminating in innovative and pathbreaking products. It is a matter of immense pride for us that we achieved the globally renowned EDGE certification for our Global Development Centre in India which drives our world-class innovation capabilities and plays an important role in developing products suited to the needs of diverse markets globally,” said Gurmeet Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India.
Ever since its inception, multiple initiatives have been taken towards making it resource efficient and sustainable. The Global Development Center is located next to the company’s India business unit’s manufacturing facility in Kadi, Gujarat. This also maximizes synergy with the R&D and manufacturing teams of the India unit, to develop cutting edge innovations in air conditioning benefitting Indian customers.