Manjunath Prabhu

IBM believes and promotes sustainability in all aspects of its internal and external business activities. They conserve natural resources like water, use plain paper, reduce and proper dispose waste generated from offices and cafeterias, harvest natural lights and renewable power to reduce power bills in order to reduce the overall carbon footprint. During the design of IBM campuses, the architects were briefed to optimise space and ensure energy efficiencies. Most buildings in the campus have common fundamental elements like floor efficiencies, open space designs, sustainability and energy efficient M&E systems with a focus on safety and security of employees.

As Prabhu and his team executed projects in phases, the core idea typically differed from building to building. The emphasis was to always be ahead of time and incorporate project elements, which are latest and contemporary in nature, while keeping in mind IBM’s design ethos. The team made efforts to synergise the brand with occupants through open and collaborative spaces, high focus on life and safety, natural light harvesting, deployment of technology such as like BMS, occupancy sensors, LED, etc, were carried out. “Being a technology company, it is our endeavour that all spaces provide ergonomic workplaces to the employees, equipped to cater to differently-abled people efficiently,” adds Prabhu.