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& Mask Distribution to the needy. 2. Filtration to minimise particulate matter,
pollutants, and pathogens
Medical support to address health crisis
• High efficiency electrostatic filters installed in the
The management is supporting all employees for air handling units (AHU).
the treatment of COVID-19. • Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation in the AHU.
• Portable air purifiers for spot application in small
Innovation, R&D and Technological enclosed office.
breakthrough
• Ceiling mounted ESP and HEPA filtration units
RAISE: Retrofit of Airconditioning to improve for conference rooms.
Indoor air quality for Safety and Efficiency 3. Monitoring and display of IAQ and comfort
parameters
EESL’s office pilot implementation - Retrofit of
Air-conditioning to improve Indoor air quality for • Installation of high-quality reset certified
Safety and Efficiency monitors on all floors.
• Online dashboard and display screen to be
Poor and rapidly deteriorating air quality have been installed on every floor after the lift lobby.
a key concern for India for the past few years. It has • Comprehensive IAQ testing.
also come under spotlight with the spread of the
COVID-19 pandemic, which affects the respiratory The retrofit began with the installation of a network
system. As people return to their offices and public of state-of-the-art air quality monitoring system in
spaces, maintaining good indoor air quality is critical the first week of June. The main filtration system
for their comfort, well-being and productivity, was installed by the 6th of June, and the rest of the
along with the overall public health. In that context, installation is currently in progress. The results
EESL has undertaken a retrofit of its office air- of the retrofits have been encouraging, with the
conditioning and ventilation system. This is a part of air quality in the offices improving significantly,
the larger initiative to “Retrofit of Air-conditioning to through a 90-95% reduction in pollutants. It has
improve Indoor air quality for Safety and Efficiency” also resulted in maintaining a sustained healthy
developed for healthy and energy efficient buildings, indoor environment. EESL has also undertaken
in partnership with U.S. Agency for International proactive measures to clean and disinfect surfaces
Development’s (USAID) MAITREE programme. and promote the maintenance of social distancing
EESL’s corporate office in SCOPE Complex has been and wearing masks. These measures have alleviated
taken up as a pilot for this initiative. The pilot focuses any potential anxiety that the employees might have
on improving indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal about coming back to office.
comfort, and energy efficiency (EE) in EESL office’s
air conditioning system. The key measures taken as a Preventive Measures (for the Organization
and Employees)
part of the pilot are as follows:
With the resumption of office, the health of our
1. Increased ventilation for dilution and lower employees is paramount, we’ve taken measures
CO2 levels such as thermo-scanning at the entry, contactless
• Fresh air system to be retrofitted for increased sanitizers/water taps and the installation of AHU
outside air. based air purifier system to improve the air quality
• Automation for demand-controlled ventilation inside office.
and economiser operation.
• Treated fresh air unit to be installed to offset the Awareness Campaigns
additional cooling load. EESL has been instrumental in doing various Social

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