OCTOBER 1ST 2008

a leading global IT and BPO services provider was today awarded the prestigious
LEED Platinum (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating for its
Green IT-BPO Center inaugurated earlier this year in Noida, India. This makes the
Patni Knowledge Center the second largest Platinum rated building in the world,
and the largest Platinum rated building outside the United States.

Set up with an initial investment of approximately $38 million, this Green IT-BPO
Center is spread over 5 acres of land and seats over 3,500 people

It has been jointly audited by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and US
Green Building Council (USGBC) and publicly reviewed by the more than 10,000
membership organizations that currently constitute the USGBC

The LEED Platinum rating recognizes the company’s commitment to superior

standards of quality, and efficient utilization and conservation of energy, water
and natural resources.

Mr. Narendra K. Patni, Chairman & CEO, Patni

Patni currently offers a variety of outsourcing facilities and this Center will
support the company as it diversifies into other areas of operation. It will also
give Patni employees a healthier and environmentally-friendly workplace, thereby
increasing productivity levels. Studies from institutes like IGBC have shown that
there is almost a 15 percent increase in employee productivity by using such
green initiatives.

Green facts on Patni Knowledge Center

 Climate responsive architecture

 Over 50 percent green area
 75 percent of the area receives natural daylight
 95 percent of the occupants get access to outside views
 Zero discharge building; 100 percent recycling of sewage
 Drip water irrigation and solar water heating
 Interior materials with low volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions
 Healthy air quality with CO2 sensors for adding fresh air on demand
 Maximum use of eco-friendly recyclable material
 a global provider of IT Services and business solutions, servicing Global 2000
clients. Patni services its clients through its industry-focused practices,
including banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI); manufacturing, retail
and distribution (MRD); life sciences; communications, media and utilities (CMU),
and its technology-focused practices.

Patni’s service offerings include application development and maintenance,

enterprise application solutions, business and technology consulting, product
engineering services, infrastructure management services, customer interaction
services & business process outsourcing, quality assurance and engineering
services.

The building design at Patni (i-GATE) Knowledge center in Noida utilizes architectural

and mechanical/ electrical strategies to minimize energy consumption

The building has been ideally designed to capture sunshine for the vast majority of the

possessed insides. A large portion of the area spread is green range and the building

does not release any waste reusing all its sewage water.

India’s largest LEED Platinum certified office space.

 The building design utilizes passive(architectural) and active

(mechanical/electrical) strategies to minimize energy consumption.

 The building depth has been optimally designed to capture daylight for more than

75% of the occupied interior.

 More than 95% of the occupied workplace of the building receives outdoor view.

 More than 50% of the land cover is green area

 Building does not discharge any waste recycling all its sewage water.
The Patni Campus, situated in suburban sprawl of Noida, has been conferred as

the Second Largest Platinum rated LEED Certified Green Building by the IGBC for Block A

& Block B is also awarded as GOLD rated LEED Certified Green Building, the highest form

of honor to be bestowed by the council.

An attempt towards sustainable development, the design of the edifice is inspired by the

traditional inward look - 'Indian Haveli Plan

The building is designed around two beautifully landscaped courtyards with water bodies,

plants and sculptures as visual nodes, which enhance and bind the space. The building's

facade opens out for greater transparency towards the courtyard. The elevation of the

edifice has been inspired by a typical Indian haveli 'Jharokha'. The building depth has

been optimized to capture daylight for more than 75% of the occupied interiors and in

order to maximize the outdoor views. The exterior shading systems of the building has

been designed to cut off heat while being receptive towards glare free light.

Maximization of landscape areas and a substantial reduction in heat island effect has

been ensured by incorporating peripheral vehicular movement, locating the entry - exit

ramps in closest proximity to the site's frontage and keeping 100% parking in the

basement of the development. More than 50% of the ground area has been kept green to

increase the porosity of the site

The Patni Campus is a zero discharge development - the entire rainwater is collected and

taken to the harvesting tanks. The sewage is 100% treated and the recycled water is

used for the purposes of cooling the tower makeup, gardening and flushing. Solar water

heating, drip irrigation and native and low water consuming plants have been used for

the purpose of efficient water management strategies.

Indian Haveli Plan'. The basic design concept is that of simple straight line, low-key

architecture in context with the surroundings, site and climate. Passive (architectural)

and active (mechanical/ electrical) strategies have been optimally designed to minimize

energy consumption.