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On, OoruLabs, India's premier urban issues podcast, Sathya Sankaran, Host of the podcast speaks with Hari Marar, MD and CEO of Bengaluru International Airport Limited about how a 4000 acre township with an airport has managed to achieve LEED platinum level sustainability and what the rest of the country and the world can learn from them.
In this episode, Hari Marar, MD and CEO of Bengaluru International Airport Limited, discusses the importance of sustainability in the aviation industry and how the Kempe Gauda International Airport in Bengaluru has achieved LEED Platinum certification. He emphasizes that conducting business in a sustainable fashion is the only way forward and highlights the external factors, such as climate change, that drive the need for sustainability. He also explains the internal moral compass that motivates the airport to protect the environment and ecology. Marar addresses the cost implications of sustainability and argues that building infrastructure in an environmentally responsible way is the only way to go. The conversation explores the sustainable features and practices implemented at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. The airport has a long-term maintenance program for sustainable materials, such as green walls and energy-efficient systems. It has achieved LEED Platinum certification and is powered by 100% renewable energy, with 75% coming from solar and 25% from wind. The airport also focuses on waste management, including a sewage treatment plant and a plan for complete circularity. It promotes collaboration, partnerships, and communication to inspire others and be a role model for sustainable progress.
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Keywords
sustainability, aviation industry, Kempe Gauda International Airport, LEED Platinum certification, climate change, environmental responsibility, cost implications, infrastructure, sense of place, representation, materials, bamboo, Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, sustainable features, long-term maintenance program, green walls, energy-efficient systems, LEED Platinum certification, renewable energy, solar, wind, waste management, sewage treatment plant, circularity, collaboration, partnerships, communication, role model, sustainable progress
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Chapters
00:00 The Importance of Sustainability in the Aviation Industry
03:17 External Factors Driving the Need for Sustainability
08:05 The Internal Moral Compass for Environmental Responsibility
09:32 The Cost Implications of Sustainability
14:16 Airports as Representatives of Culture and Sense of Place
25:37 Sustainable Features and Beautiful Elements
28:03 Energy Usage and Efficiency
29:00 LEED Platinum Certification and Renewable Energy
35:10 Waste Management and Circular Economy
41:54 Collaboration, Partnerships, and Inspiration
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