Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building) expands and complements the building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort. A Green Building is one which uses less water, optimizes energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste, and provides healthier space for occupants as compared to a conventional building. Market estimates suggest that India will be adding 11.5 million homes every year thus, making it the world’s third-largest construction market by 2020. With rapid urbanization and strong economic growth, the construction industry is becoming one of the fastest-growing sectors in India providing employment to nearly 18 million people. This will be beneficial for the people who are really conscious about the environmental impact of the buildings and believe in energy conservation. The economy is the major factor in any type of construction work, especially for residential houses and more specifically when they are situated in the megacity in a developing country like India. There is a need of concentrating on a Green Home, which is one of the most important and one of the discussed topics throughout the globe, in the age of global warming and climate change worldwide. In this situation, some middle way is necessary to be found out, to encourage green construction.

1. Green building (also known as
green construction or sustainable building) expands and complements the
building design concerns of economy , utility, durability, and comfort. A
Green Building is one which uses less water, optimizes energy efficiency,
conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier
space for occupants as compared to conventional building. Market
estimates suggest that India will be adding 11.5 million homes every year
thus, making it the world’s third largest construction market by 2020. With
rapid urbanization and strong economic growth, the construction industry
is becoming one of the fastest growing sectors in India providing
employment to nearly 18 million people. This will be beneficial for the
people who are really conscious about the environmental impact of the
buildings and believe in energy conservation. Economy is the major factor
in any type of construction work, especially for residential houses and
more specifically when they are situated in the megacity in a developing
country like India. There is a need of concentrating on a Green Home,
which is one of the most important and one of the discussed topics
throughout the globe, in the age of global warming and climate change
world wide. In this situation, some middle way is necessary to be found
out, to encourage the green construction
Mail. nagamuruga403@gmail.com / Ct. 9094535858
GREEN BUILDINGS AND THEIR TECHNOLOGIES
D. B. Naga Muruga,
Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Sriram Engineering College, Tiruvallur Dist. Mail. nagamuruga403@gmail.com
Methodology
Energy Efficiency:
Energy Efficiency can be achieved by, Using non-conventional and renewable
sources of energy.
 Reducing energy consumption.
 Optimize energy performance.
 Use of alternative renewable sources of Power such as Solar Power, Bio
mass, Wind Power, Hydro Power etc.
 In buildings, it is achieved by installing solar panels and photovoltaic, Solar
water heater, natural lighting and ventilation and by use of low consumption
electrical appliances.
 Technologies
Material Efficiency
Material Efficiency can be achieved by,
 Using eco friendly materials.
 Construction waste management.
 Use of regional and rapidly renewable materials.
 Use of wastes and debris of demolition works.
 Compressed Earth Blocks, Fly ash Blocks, Stabilized Mud blocks, HVFC,
 Bamboo, Low VOC paints and other recycled materials.
 Use of Solar Reflective Glass and Low VOC paints for better indoor air
 Quality.
1. COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCKS 2. FLY ASH BLOCKS
3. HIGH VOLUME FLY ASH 4. LOW VOC POINTS
CONCRETE
Certification Guidelines in India
Conclusion
Introduction
Green building are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built
environment on human health and the natural environmental by :
 Efficiently using energy, water and other resources.
 Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity.
 Reducing waste, pollution and environment degradation.
 Using energy, water and other resources efficiently.
 By reducing waste, pollution, and environmental degradation.
 To design a residentially viable Green Building including maximum open
space with cost effective design and materials.
 Improve indoor air quality by orientation natural ventilation design.
 Implementing Rain Water Harvesting system with Ground Water Recharge
as an attempt to improve regional Ground water table.
 Using eco-friendly and regionally available construction materials.
• It is general belief that a Green Home will cost much more Than a
Conventional Home, but some middle way is required to be found out by
analyzing the real situations & conditions in the market.
• In these days, when everyone is talking about the Green construction, there is
need of a way by which a common can afford a Green Home.
Abstract
IGBC (Indian Green Building Council):
• The India Green Building Council (IGBC) was formed in the year 2001 by
Confederation of India 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 2015.
IGBC
The aim of the poster was to understand, plan and design Green Building that
has been achieved by studying different green technologies for buildings, by
planning and designing building layout, development of plan, elevation, sections
etc. Various Green technologies and materials proposed with their feasibility
study and cost comparison.
Green building is a financially, health, and most importantly environmentally
responsible idea that more people need to adopt
• The India green building council developed LEED in order to help
Customers, designers, and builders to work together to create buildings with
minimal impact on the environment possible.
Energy Efficiency
• Passive Solar Building Design
• Solar Water heating
• Building Integrated Photovoltaic
PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDING DESIGN
Designing and orienting windows, walls and floors to utilize direct sun light.
Using direct sunlight for heating in winter and avoiding the same in summer.
Maximum use of natural delighting for ventilation.
SOLAR WATER HEATING
• Use of Solar Power for heating water.
• Works on solar power so no operational cost.
• Delivers hot water for most of the time in a year
BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC
Water Efficiency
Water Efficiency can be achieved by,
 Treatment of waste water and Recycling of Grey Water
 Water conservation and ground water recharge by Rainwater harvesting.
 Controlled water use and wastage reduction.
 Reducing storm water runoff by efficient landscaping.
To achieve Water Efficiency in Building,
1. Recycling of Grey Water 2. Rain Water Harvesting
• Photovoltaic (PV) Panel converts Solar power in to useful Electricity.
• These PV modules can be installed on walls and rooftop of building.
• Clean (eco-friendly) source of electricity.
• Reduces consumption of conventional thermal electricity.
• Proves to be economical in long term.
BEE CERTIFICATION:
The Indian Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) launched the Energy
Conservation Building Code (ECBC). The code is set for energy efficiency
standards for design and construction with any building of minimum conditioned
area of 1,000 m2 and a connected demand of power of 500 KW or 600 KVA.
The energy performance index of the code is set from 90 kW·h/sqm/year to 200
kW·h/sqm/year where any buildings that fall under the index can be termed as
"ECBC Compliant Building".
• FIVE SCENARIOS FOR THE FUTURE:
1. Business As Usual
2. An Internal Revolution At USGBC To Adopt The BREEAM Model.
3. An Entirely New Approach That Focuses On Great User Experience.
4. Save The Earth-Net Zero Carbon.
5. Reward Continuous Improvement.
• Build the green building to undertaken think for
“HUMAN COMFORTABLE WITH ECO-FRIENDLY”