Green buildings are designed to reduce environmental impact and promote occupant health. They use energy, water and other resources efficiently. The objectives of green building include using resources efficiently, reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation. Fundamental green building principles include structure efficiency, energy efficiency, water efficiency, materials efficiency and waste reduction. The Indian Green Building Council promotes green buildings in India and provides rating systems to recognize best practices, outstanding performance, national excellence and global leadership.

1. GREEN BUILDING

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

3. OBJECTIVES OF GREEN
BUILDING
• Green Buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact on human
health and the natural environment by the following ways:
• Using energy, water and other resources efficiently
• By reducing waste, pollution, and environmental degradation.

4. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
• Structure design efficiency
• Energy efficiency
• Water efficiency
• Materials efficiency
• Waste and toxic reduction

5. • STRUCTURE EFFICIENCY:
It is the concept of sustainable building and has
largest impact on cost and performance.
It aims to minimize the enviornmment impact
associated with all life-cycles.
• ENERGY EFFICIENCY:
The layout of the construction can be strategised
so that natural light pours for additional warmth.
Shading the roof with trees offers an eco-friendly
alternative to air conditioning.

6. • WATER EFFICIENCY:
To minimize water consumption one should
aim to use the water which has been collected,
used, purified and reused.

7. • MATERIAL EFFICIENCY:
Materials should be use that can be recycled
and can generate surplus amount of energy.
An example of this are solar power panels,not
only they provide lightening but they are also a
useful energy source.
• WASTE AND REDUCTION:
It is probable to reuse resources.
What may be waste to us may have another
benefit to something else by ‘3R’S.’

8. INDIAN GREEN BUILDING
COUNCIL
• The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)
was formed in the year 2001 by
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
• The aim of the council is to bring green
building movement in India and facilitate
India to become one of the global leaders in
green buildings by 2020.

9. IGBC RATING SYSTEM
• IGBC has developed green building rating
programmes to cover commercial, residential,
factory buildings, etc.
• Each rating system divided into different levels of
certification are as follows:
 ‘Certified’ to recognise best practices.
 ‘Silver’ to recognise outstanding performance.
 ‘Gold’ to recognise national excellence.
 ‘Platinum’ to recognise global leadership.

10. GREEN BUILDINGS PROJECT IN
INDIA
• Suzlon Energy Limited-Pune
• Biodiversity Conservation India-Bangalore
• Olympia Technology Park-Chennai
• ITC Green Centre-Gurgaon
• The Druk White Lotus School-Ladakh
• Doon School-Dehradun
• Raintree Hotels-Chennai
• Nokia-Gurgaon
• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport-Hyderabad
• Hiranandini-BG House, Powai
• ABN Amro Bank, Chennai
• Palais Royale at Worli, Mumbai
• Punjab Forest Complex,Mohali

11. • SUZLON ENERGY
LIMITED,PUNE:
 Several accolades continue
to shower upon Suzlon’s
global headquarter in Pune
“One Earth”.
 LEED certified it as
‘PLATINUM’ and it is built
on an area of 10.13acres.
 One Earth can be counted as
among the largest green
building projects in India.

12. • RAJIV GANDHI
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT-HYDERABAD:
 India’s first Greenfield airport
is undeniably among the top
10 green buildings in India.
 First airport in asia to be
certified with ‘SILVER’ rating.
 This green building ensures
optimal use of natural light and
minimal wastage of electricity
or energy consumption.

13. • NOKIA-GURGAON:
 ‘GOLD’ rated building
by LEED(Leadership in
Energy &
Environmental Design).
 Its smart lighting, heat
recovery wheel and high
efficiency chillers
makes this office stand
out from the rest.

14. SOME IMAGES OF GREEN
BUILDINGS

15. DIFFERENT FROM OTHER
BUILDINGS
• The design,maintaince and construction of buildings have tremendous
effect on our enviornment and natural resources.
BUT:
• Green Building is different from the other buildings because it use a
minimum amount of nonrenewable energy, produce minimal pollution,
increases the comfort, health and safety of the people who work in
them.
• It also minimize the waste in construction by recovering materials and
reusing or recycling them.

16. INCREASING GREEN
BUILDINGS IN INDIA
• Today more than 80153 green buildings (as on
April 2011) are being constructed all over
India, of which 3347 green buildings are
certified and fully functional.

17. BENEFITS OF GREEN BUILDING
• Buildings have a large effect on the
enviornment,human health and the economy.
• The successful adoption of GREEN
BUILDING development can maximize both
the economic and enviornmental performance
of the buildings.

18. ENVIORNMENTAL BENEFITS
• Protect biodiversity and ecosystems
• Improve air and water quality
• Reduce waste streams
• Conserve natural resources

19. ECONOMIC BENEFITS
• Reduce operating costs
• Create, expand, and shape markets for green
product and services
• Improve occupant productivity

20. SOCIAL BENEFITS
• Enhance occupant comfort and health.
• Heighten aesthetic qualities.
• Minimize strain on local infrastructure.
• Improve overall quality of life.

21. Economics
Social
Environment

22. AFFECT ON NATURAL
RESOURCES
• According to surveys conducted in 2013, 977.3
million acres of total land area is developed,
which represents an increase of 44 percent
land covering green buildings over the past 3
years.
• In terms of energy, buildings accounted for
39.4 percent of total energy consumption and
67.9 percent of total electricity consumption.

23. CONCLUSION
• This research identified the exciting developments
taking place on the technology front and analyzes
their implications for intelligent and green buildings,
highlighting examples of “best in class” buildings
employing green and intelligent technologies. These
buildings are dynamic environments that respond to
their occupants’ changing needs and lifestyles. This
research provided documented evidence to educate
and influence end-users, building owners, architects,
and contractors that a “greener building” can be
achieved using intelligent technology and that this
“greening” will provide a tangible and significant
return on investment.

24. REFRENCES
• http://www.igbc.in/site/igbc/tests.jsp?event=22869
• http://www.greenbuildingsindia.com/Green-
Buildings.html
• http://www.biperusa.org/6-objectives-of-green-
building.html
• http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-
living/articles/51601.aspx
• http://ecenter.colorado.edu/greening-cu/green-
building
• http://www.chillibreeze.com/articles/top-10-green-
buildings-in-India-1011.asp
• http://gbindia.wordpress.com/igbc-rating-system-2/

25. START THINKING GREEN