With focus on student wellness for enhanced learning and better academic performance, the Bunts Sangha’s Shashikiran Shetty Educational Institutions (BSSKEI) Campus in Borivali is an Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) certified Green School, with eco-friendly buildings strictly adhering to IGBC standards.
Under the leadership of Mr. Shashi Kiran Shetty, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Allcargo Group, its CSR arm Avashya Foundation has been committed to undertaking initiatives of care for the environment and society. Even in educational endeavours, this is the aim.
Green buildings ensure environments conducive to learning, by promoting health and wellbeing of children, due to improved air quality with lower concentrations of air pollutants and allergens, well-ventilated rooms, plenty of natural light utilisation, and designated internal and external spaces for exercise. These factors reduce various health risks such as cardiovascular disease, asthma, and allergies. With optimal wellness, each child has fewer sick days, and hence better academic performance.
The green building features at BSSKEI include classrooms designed to optimise air circulation, with cross ventilation, large windows for natural light, paints and coatings with low or no VOC, and anthropometric dimensions for classroom furniture, toilet fixtures, and stairs – designed proportionate to the measurements of the human body.
