The industrial visit was to a LEED certified green building in Coimbatore, India. It is one of the highest ranked green buildings in the world due to its passive and active strategies to reduce its carbon footprint. These strategies include climate responsive design with long facades facing east and west, 100% rainwater harvesting, recycled wastewater for landscaping, solar panels, and monitoring systems. The building materials also have high recycled and regional content.
2. • It is a software development
centre.
• LOCATION : Kallampatti,
Coimbatore.
• WORLD’S SECOND HIGHEST
RANKING GREEN BUILDING.
• IT IS A LEED CERTIFIED BUILDING.
3. • The building is one of the most innovative smart building as it leverages its cutting-edge latest-tech building management systems, controls,
and automation to reduce its carbon footprint.
PASSIVE STRATEGIES
CLIMATE
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
THE BUILDING IS PLACED THAT THE LONG
FACADE FACES EAST AND WEST
LANDSCAPE
WASTE WATER IS RECYCLED AND USED
FOR BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR
LANDSCAPE
WATER EFFICIENCY
100% EFFICIENT RAIN WATER HARVESTING
IS DONE.
ACTIVE STRATEGIES
» INDOOR AIR QUALITY » AIR CONDITIONING » ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING AND CONTROLS » WATER EFFICIENCY » ENERGY MONITORING
4. MONITORING SYSTEM
THE MATERIALS USED IN THE BUILDING WERE MOSTLY RECYCLED AND HARMLESS TO THE ENVIRONMENT
RECYCLED CONTENT IN CIVIL MATERIALS 20.15%
REGIONAL MATERIALS 78.3%
RENEWABLE MATERIALS 3.15%
PVC CERTIFIED WOOD 100%
SOLAR PANELS
» USE OF SOLAR ENERGY IS MAXIMIZED THERE
» THE TEMPERATURE IS MONITORED
» IF IT RISES SPLINKERS PROVIDED WILL START SPRINKLING WATER
MATERIALS USED
» INDOOR AIR QUALITY » POLLUTION LEVEL » WATER LEVEL » ENERGY CONSUMPTION » FIRE SPLINKLERS
ALL ARE KEPT MONITORING THROUGH eFACILITY software
MATERIALS AND THEIR PERCENTAGE ACHIEVED METRICS
5. WALL & ROOF SECTION
» The west side window blinds are kept open during the mornings till midafternoons whereas the east side blinds tilts are
adjusted during that time to avoid direct sunlight and then slowly moved up based on the sun’s location and the same
happens for the west side blinds when the sun moves the other side.
» The LUX sensors outside helps to sense cloudy days to keep the blinds fully open.
SUN TRACKING BLIND CONTROL SYSTEM
» THE INNER PORTION OF THE WALL HAS 4 INCH AEROCON AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE BLOCKS
» OUTER PORTION OF THE WALL CONSIST OF 9 INCH FLY ASH CONCRETE BRICKS
» THIS THICKNESS IS FOR GREAT INSULATION
» ROOF IS BY RCC SLAB WHICH ALSO HAS 12 INCH AIR GAP
6. PARKING
Private fossil fuel vehicle use has been reduced by following measures:
» Bicycle parking along with shower and changing facilities to encourage cycling.
» Shuttle bus facility to nearest bus stops along with city pick up and drop, to reduce private vehicle use
» Provision for electric vehicle charging stations to encourage switch to electric vehicles
» Onsite parking to reduce disturbance on public roads.
