The CII Godrej Green Business Centre in Hyderabad, India is a LEED Platinum rated green building located in Hitec City. It was established in 2004 by the Confederation of Indian Industry as a developmental institute focused on green practices and businesses. The building houses the Green Building Centre and spearheads the green building movement in India. Features include energy efficiency, water management, renewable energy generation, and minimizing the building's ecological footprint through design elements like a roof garden, natural ventilation, and high performance glazing.

1. THE CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY (CII)
LEED Platinum Rated Building in India – CII Godrej GBC

2. Location map
Hitec city Train station : 3.5 km
Secunderabad station : 18.5 km
RGIA Airport : 33.5 km
Site area : 5 acre
Built area: 1860sqm
25% less exterior exposed

3. ABOUT
 CII-Godrej GBC was established in the year 2004.
 as CII's Developmental Institute on Green Practices & Businesses, aimed at offering world class
advisory services on conservation of natural resources.
 The Green Business Centre in Hyderabad is housed in one of the greenest buildings in the world and through
IGBC is spearheading the Green Building movement in the country.
 The Green Business Centre was inaugurated by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
• The average temperature during summer is around 40 'C and 16 'C during winter , Annual Rainfall is app. 79 cm
• Water Efficiency Sustainable Site Energy Efficiency Materials & Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Wind Towers Solar
PV Water Body Roof garden.
• Formation of positive and negative pressure zones when wind flows around rectangular and circular bodies.
• Roof garden - Protects heat penetration, cuts down heat-island effect.
• High performance glazing to bring in natural light while minimizing heat ingress
• Jali (Perforated) wall for bringing in natural light as well as ventilation .
• Roof Garden absorbs heat and minimized through the roof gardens covering 55% of the roof area.
• 20% of the buildings energy requirement is catered by solar photovoltaic cell.
• Root Way Water treatment facility.

4. Internal courtyard LandscapeJali wall Entrance junction
Wind tower
entrance
Internal courtyard
and roof garden
Solar panel

5. FEATURES
 Green buildings
 Energy Efficiency
 Water Management
 Environmental management
 Renewable energy
 Green business incubation
 Climate change activities
CONCEPT
”WHAT DERIVES ITSELF FROM NATURE RETURNS TO IT “
This is applied in the practice of Architecture:
 a building gives back to nature even as it takes from it thus
reducing the ecological footprint An attempt to make a positive
change in design by Reducing the negative impact on the
environment in terms of :-
:Use of materials :Natural Ventilation :Reuse and Recycle
:Renewable Energy :Effective Land Use :Ecological footprint
:Carbon Footprint :Water Management :Energy Efficiency
:Sustainability