The Emerson Cup has achieved a landmark, completing 10 years since its inception in 2008. The competition spans the spectrum of design-technology, energy efficiency, architecture, human comfort and more in the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) industry, being recognized as a prestigious competition and a platform for showcasing emerging industry trends and practices. The 10th anniversary celebration was held at Jaipur on October 27 in conjunction with the Indian Green Building Congress.

Speaking on the occasion Shirish Adi, vice president and managing director, India, Emerson’s Commercial & Residential platform said, “Over the years, the award has evolved and grown with the changes in the HVACR industry, and set benchmarks that fulfil our mission of improving human comfort, safeguarding food, saving energy and protecting the environment.” The awards were selected by an experienced and distinguished panel of judges who have won acclaim within the industry for their contributions and achievements. The award for the first category of the evening, the IGBC Green New Buildings – Owner Occupied was conferred on Infosys Ltd. for the Infosys SDB 2 and 3 Pocharam, Hyderabad campus, and ITC Ltd. for their Hotel Grand Chola, Chennai.

The excellence award for the IGBC Green New Buildings – Tenant Occupied category was awarded to Godrej Properties Ltd. and SM Sehgal Foundation for their outstanding projects Godrej One, Mumbai and SM Sehgal Foundation Phase 2, Gurgaon respectively. The award in IGBC Green Existing Buildings Category was won by Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. for their Terminal 2, and Mindtree for their East Campus at Bengaluru. Keeping into account the quality of entries and recognizing the close competition, the jury decided to give Commendation Awards in the Existing Buildings category to Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd. and Tata Sons – The Associated Building Co. Ltd. for their projects Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi and Tata Bombay House, Mumbai respectively. In the newly introduced IGBC Green Healthcare category, Reliance Foundation won the excellence award for their Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai along with Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. for their Max Super Specialty Hospital, Bhatinda.

In the other new category of IGBC Green Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), the award was won by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. for their work on 15 stations of the Delhi-Faridabad corridor.