GREEN BUI LDI NGS

SCENARI O WI THOUT GREEN BUI LDI NGS

Buildings are responsible for a huge percentages of carbon emissions.
New Buildings that will use more energy than necessary will be built every day.
Millions of todays inefficient buildings will remain standing till 2050.
By 2025 Buildings will be the single largest energy consumers and emitters of green
house gasses on our planet.


GREEN BUILDINGS - HIGH PERFORMANCE
BUILDING or SUSTAINABLE BUILDING

A green building is
one which uses less water,
optimises energy efficiency,
conserves natural resources,
generates less wastes and
provides healthier spaces for
occupants, as compared to a
conventional building


Salient features
Effective Use of soil & Landscapes
Efficient Use of Water
Energy Efficient & Eco Friendly Equipment
Effective Control & Building
Use of Renewable Energy
Use of Recycled/Recyclable Materials
Improved indoor air quality for health and comfort

CONSTRUCTI ON I NDUSTRY- CONTRI BUTI NG TO
THE DEGRADATI ON OF ENVI RONMENT
Buildings Contributing to Greenhouse Gas
Emissions.
Electricity
Natural gas and petroleum for heating and
cooking
What can be done?
National Energy efficiency standards for
building appliances
Green retrofitting of Old buildings.
Buildings alone responsible for at least 40%
energy use in most Countries.
Currently India has more than 1700 green
buildings of which about 267 buildings are
certified.
CEMENT & CARBON-DI -OXI DE EMI SSI ONS
Every 1 ton of cement produced leads to about 0.9 tons of CO
2

emissions .
Reduction of the CO
2

emissions from concrete is primarily through
the use of lower amounts of cement and higher amounts of
supplementary cementitious material.

POWER FUTURE
Indias grid- connected solar PV capacity is over
1,600 MW against a target of 1,000 MW for period
2010-2013.
Solar contributes less than 0.5% of Indias
energy mix but Govt. hopes to ramp it up by 5-7%
by 2022
Study by power gear-maker Schneider says 80%
of surveyed companies expect to meet 15% of
their power needs from green sources in 3 years
Indira Paryavaran Building in New Delhi- Indias first Net
Zero Energy Building.
GREEN ROOFS

To reduce Heat Island effect

ADVANTAGES :
Increased site biodiversity, insulation, Sound
proofing, Water retention and Beauty

DISADVANTAGES :
Increased roof weight and corresponding
stronger structure needed.
Additional maintenance on roof vegetation

STRENGTHENING SOLUTIONS
I nstallation of CFRP sheets on the
underside of the slab
I nstallation of NSM carbon rods on the
top side of the slab
SECTION - ENLARGEMENT
I nstalling reinforcement for concrete
drop-panel enlargements
Completed concrete drop panel
enlargements

PLATINUM RATED BUILDING, DC
Completed green roof at 1225
Connecticut Avenue in downtown
Washington, DC. The project
helped the owner attain LEED
Platinum rating
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESMENT

Liability related to previous land
uses, environmental
constraints,etc.
Remediation measures may be
suggested and cost estimates
determined

PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN
ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDING



The most common error in
passive solar system construction
is failure to correctly design the
shading to avoid excess solar
gain during the summer.
Glazing ratios


PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN
Thermal mass
-buffers daily temperature swings
by absorbing heat during the daylight
hours and radiating heat at night
PASSIVE COOLING
Possible to reduce or even eliminate the need for mechanical cooling
Eliminate or reduce the glazing amount on the buildings west side .
Planting conifer trees to the west of the building will provide year-round
protection from unwanted heat gain, and planting deciduous trees will shield the
building from summer sun while allowing sunlight through during winter months
SMART SIZING
One of the overarching goals of green building is to minimize the use
of resources that go into a building.
The structures dimensions should be consistent with the standard
modules of common construction .
STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS (SIPs)

Cuts down on on-site
construction time and reduce
construction waste, all while
providing an airtight envelope
that reduces noise and has an
insulation rating
Stronger than conventional
framing, and they have higher
seismic safety ratings and better
wind loading .
LEED

Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design is a rating system that is created by the
U.S Green Building Council provides a
common standard and complete framework for
assessing building performance and
sustainability goals.

EPS- LI GHT WEI GHT CONCRETE

Ethylene Polystyrene Beads (EPS)
when added to concrete makes it light
weight thereby reducing the dead load
and reinforcements.
It gives a thermal insulation within the
room hence maintain the energy
within.

NANOTECHNOLOGY I N CONCRETE

Cement products with Ti0
2
nano particles are formulated to be self-cleansing
to remove nitrogen oxide pollution from the surrounding air

Hence incorporating these nano particles thus making the concrete
environmental friendly from the initial mixing stages of construction itself.

WI ND TURBI NES
Tamil Nadu receives 42 million units of wind energy per day
from wind turbines before May, it received more than 62
million units per day in June.
The southwest monsoon has brought in its wake strong
wind, facilitating higher production of wind energy, said an
official from the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution
Corporation Limited, Madurai. We are getting the energy
supply from wind farms in Udumalpet, Theni, Tenkasi and
Muppandal, he added.
- Source: The hindu , June 14, 2013

EFFI CI ENT USE OF WATER

- Grey Water Re-use.
- Water Treatment Plants.


TamilNadus-Legislative Assembly
Seven stories building in Chennai has become Indias largest
government building to have been awarded the LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Gold Certification from the Indian Green Building Council
(IGBC).
Reduced 20% energy consumption by using energy saving
electrical appliances

ADVANTAGES

Cost
Energy efficiency
Water efficiency
Material efficiency
Temperature Regulation
Indoor air quality
Indoor environment quality

ADVANTAGES

Maintenance
Improved Employee Attendance and Productivity
Higher Property Value
Tax benefits
Improved Retail Sales
Higher Property Value
Tax benefits
Improved Retail Sales



DISADVANTAGES
Air-cooling features
Location
Availability of materials
Green roofs
Low indoor quality


CONCLUSI ON
NEED OF THE HOUR !!
- GREEN BUILDINGS
- GREEN RETROFITTING
OF EXISTING BUILDINGS
THANK YOU !!!