Akshaya Homes going green

The Chennai-based Akshaya Homes is going green. The company has appointed Crisil to rate its projects and publish the data irrespective of the star rating. The ratings of its projects range between four and seven stars. For instance, the 36 Carat is a five-star-rated project. It comprises 36 apartments distributed across two towers of 10 floors each and each basic unit will be of 2,820 sq ft. Customers can opt for a duplex unit which would be 4,430 sq ft. The average price is around Rs 12,500 a sq ft with apartments ranging between Rs 3.5 crore and Rs 5.5 crore. These will be ‘smart homes’ with building automation for energy savings. Contact: Akshaya Pvt Ltd. Tel: 044-2445 1818. Website: www.akshayahomes.com