International Tech Park, Chennai
| International Tech Park Chennai, Taramani | |
|---|---|
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 |
International Tech Park Chennai, Taramani or ITPC (as it is popularly known) is an hi-tech park in Taramani, Chennai.
Located in Chennai's IT Corridor, International Tech Park Chennai – Taramani (ITPC Taramani) is a 15 acre premium IT Park offering approx. 2 million sq ft of premium office space. Over 40 leading IT/ITES companies, with employees over 25,000 professionals, are operating out of the park. The park comes with an added advantage of superior amenities such as Hotel, Bar & Restaurant, convenient shop, ATMs & bank, health care facility, creche, multi-cuisine food courts, gift shops, beauty saloon and multiple purpose hall etc.
ITPC Taramani is also the recipient of certifications such as PEER – Gold certification by US Green Building Council and also proud recipient of Guinness record certification for successfully conducting ‘Preserve and Conserve Natural Resources program’.
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).
Infrastructure
The Park houses six of India's top telecom service providers. ITPC also has an in-house dedicated telephone exchange system providing voice and ISDN lines. The exchange currently caters to 1,000 lines with an upgrade capacity of 4,000 lines.
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]
CyberVale
CyberVale, located within Mahindra World City, is a hour’s drive from Chennai city. The park is located on GST road, which is in close proximity to manufacturing hubs such as Oragadam and Sriperumbadur.
CyberVale is an IT/ITES SEZ and is well-connected with rest of the city through a rail and road networks.
See also
- Economy of Chennai
- Rajiv Gandhi Salai
- International Tech Park, Bangalore
- TIDEL Park, Coimbatore
- The V, Hyderabad
- Cyber Pearl, Hyderabad
References
- ^ "Ascendas IT PARK - Tidco".
- ^ Our Regional Bureau (14 September 2005). "Ascendas readies first phase of IT real estate space in Chennai".
- ^ a b "Ascendas Chennai gets LEED Gold". The Hindu. Chennai. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Green pat for International Tech Park Chennai". Business Line. Chennai: The Hindu. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
