This document provides an overview of green buildings. It begins with an introduction to climate change and the role of buildings in energy consumption and emissions. It then defines green building and lists some common materials used, like wool brick and bamboo flooring. The fundamental principles of green building are described, including energy efficiency and water efficiency. A brief history of green building standards and certifications is given from the 1990s to present. Example case studies analyzing different rating systems and the spatial distribution of green projects in India are summarized. Finally, some famous green buildings from around the world are highlighted.

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SUBMITTED BY,
SHRUTHI.K ,
PALB 4195,
SENIOR MSc,
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

2. CONTENTS
 Introduction
 Green building
 Materials used for green building
 Fundamental principles of the green building
 History of green building
 Merits and demerits of green building
 Case studies
 Famous green buildings of the world
 Conclusion
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INTRODUCTION
Climate change is caused due to increased population,
urbanization and IT and related industries.

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 50% energy saving potential.
 Buildings were responsible for 7.85Gt
of all energy-related CO2 emissions
worldwide and these emissions are
expected to grow to 11Gt by 2030
(Price et al., 2006)

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Accounts upto
40% energy
consumption

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Is this Green
building???

8. Definition
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 Green building also known as green construction
or sustainable building.
 Green building: It is the practice of increasing the
efficiency of buildings through better design,
construction, operation, and maintenance
 It reduces impacts on human health and environment.
‘’Green building technology should reach all''

9. Materials used for green building
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Wool brick
Triple-Glazed Windows
 Solar tiles
Bamboo flooring.
Ecological concrete. (admixture, di
calcium silicate instead of cement).
Paper insulation panels.

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Obtained by adding wool and a
natural polymer found in seaweed
to the clay of the brick.
37% more strength than burnt
bricks.
Resistant for cold and wet
climate
Super-efficient windows
Stops heat to enter the
building from direct
sunlight
Triple-Glazed WindowsWOOL BRICK

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 solar tiles absorbs larger
portion of sun energy
Made from recycled
newspapers and cardboard
Then filled with chemical
foam
Insect resistant & fire
retardant
Paper InsulationSolar Tiles

12. Fundamental principles of the green building
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 Structure design
efficiency
 Energy efficiency
 Water efficiency
 Materials efficiency
 Waste and toxic reduction Green building CII Godrej
Hyderabad

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STRUCTURE DESIGN EFFICIENCY:
Design of the building have an important role in cost and
performance of the building throughout the life cycle.
It aims to minimize the environment impact.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY:
The layout of the construction can be strategized so
that natural light is a source for additional warmth.
Shading the roof with trees offers an eco-friendly
alternative to air conditioning

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WATER EFFICIENCY:
 To minimize water consumption
 Rain water which has been collected, used, purified and
reused.
MATERIAL EFFICIENCY:
 Materials which are used should be recycled
 Should generate surplus amount of energy.
Ex : Solar power panels for lightening and also a useful
energy source.
WASTE REDUCTION:
 In green buildings all materials and energy sources are
efficiently used so that it ensures reduced waste
generation.

15. HISTORY OF GREEN BUILDING
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17. Austin Energy Green Building
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In 1990, the City of Austin
established the first green
building programme in the U.S
The Austin Energy Green Building
(AEGB) program encourages to
design and construct more
sustainable homes and buildings
by creating a rating system.

18. Energy Star
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It’s an international standard for energy
efficient consumer products originated
in the United States.
 It was created in 1992 by
the Environmental Protection Agency
and the Department of Energy.
 Devices using energy star mark, such as
computers, kitchen appliances uses 20-
30% less energy.

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The U.S. Green Building
Council (USGBC), co-founded by Rick
Fedrizzi, Mike Italiano, and David
Gottfried in 1993.
 It’s a non-profit organization that
promotes sustainability in buildings
design, construction, and operation.
USGBC is best known for its
development of the Leadership in
Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) green building rating
system.
U.S. Green Building
Council
U.S. Green Building Council

20. Indian Green Building Council
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 The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), was
formed in the year 2001 by Confederation
Indian Industry (CII).
 The vision of the council is to bring a green
building movement in India and facilitate India
to become one of the global leaders in green
buildings by 2021.
 Today more than 1053 green buildings are
being constructed all over India, of which 810
green buildings are certified and fully
functional.

21. Indian Green Building Council
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LEED(Leadership in
Energy and
Environmental Design)
GRIHA(Green Rating
for Integrated Habitat
Assessment)

22. Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design
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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is
one of the most popular green building certification
programs used worldwide.
Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council
(USGBC) it includes a set of rating systems for the
design, construction, operation, and maintenance of
green buildings, homes, and neighbourhoods.

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The Gold and Platinum rating of
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
in Pittsburgh is the first convention
center in the world to have such
certifications.
Abad Nucleus Mall, at Maradu,Kochi,
is India's first LEED certified gold-
rated green mall.

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 The Tower at PNC Plaza is
a skyscraper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 The tower is one of the greenest high-
riser ever built, and even exceeds the current
criteria for a LEED Platinum certified building
 Taipei 101, the tallest and
largest green building of
LEED Platinum certification
in the world since 2011

25. Green Rating for Integrated Habitat
Assessment
 GRIHA attempts to minimize a
building’s resource consumption, waste
generation, and overall ecological
impact to within certain nationally
acceptable limits / benchmarks.
 It evaluates the environmental
performance of a building holistically
over its entire life cycle and provides a
definitive standard for what
constitutes a ‘green building’
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26. Merits Of Green Building
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 Efficient Technologies
 Easier Maintenance
 Return On Investment
 Improved Indoor Air Quality
 Energy Efficiency
 Water Efficiency
 Waste Reduction
 Temperature Moderation
 Healthier Lifestyles and
Recreation
 Improved Health.

27. DEMERITS OF GREEN BUILDING
 High initial cost
 Unavailability of materials
 Need more time to construct
 Need skilled worker
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28. CASE STUDY 1
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29. Objective of the study
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To study the LEED and GRIHA rating system and
compare both with regards to their assessment
methods; scopes, performance criteria and energy
rating scales.

30. MATERIAL AND METHODS
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First they have compared between LEED and GRIHA rating
system.
Comparison was done based the categories by which they
provide rating.
GRIHA rating system uses an offline questionnaire- based
approach.
LEED is documentation intensive, more complex , time
consuming process.

31. RESULTS
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Innovation and design

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34. CONCLUSION
 Both rating system are good enough to be used.
 Each system has certain strong and weak points.
 These two system are based on different
parameters hence there is a possibility that both
systems rate the same system differently.
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35. CASE STUDY 2
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36. Objective of the study
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 To provide an overview of the LEED-India and GRIHA
programs and examine the spatial dynamics of projects
developed under LEED-India and GRIHA requirements.

37. MATERIAL AND METHODS
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Data were collected from the Indian Green Building
Council (IGBC) on LEED-India projects and from the
Association for Development and Research of Sustainable
Habitats (ADaRSH) for GRIHA projects.
Data have been collected from all green projects that are
certified by one of the rating systems from the
respective organizations.
Each project was reviewed to determine its geographic
location (i.e. state or union territory) and type of project
(e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, etc.).

38. RESULTS
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Green buildings include commercial office and industrial developments.

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44. 1.BAHRAIN WORLD TRADE CENTRE, MANAMA
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 It is the first skyscraper
in the world to integrate
wind turbines into its
design.
The turbines supply about
15 percent of the
electricity used by the
skyscraper approximately
the same amount of
electricity used by 300
homes.

45. 2.NATIONAL LIBRARY,SINGAPORE
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 Building is oriented away from the east-
west sun, combined with sun shading
features on the west face of the
building as an additional shield against
solar heat gain.
 An open area between the two blocks,
allows natural ventilation and day
lighting.
 Extensive landscaping, and roof gardens
are utilized to lower local ambient
temperature.
 Rain sensors are the part of the
automatic irrigation system for rooftop
gardens.

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Suzlon Energy Limited, ranked as
the world’s fifth largest wind turbine
supplier.
It has been LEED ‘Platinum’ rated
and certified as an eco-friendly
building by the Green Building Council.
 Built to perfection on an area of
41,000 square meters (10.13 acres),
4.SUZLON ENERGY LIMITED- PUNE
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47. 3.RESIDENCE ANTILIA, MUMBAI
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 This is 70 store, 570 foot tall
tower is a home for a single
family, that of Indian Mukesh
Ambani.
 The tower has been designed by
perkins in 2010.
 The design is innovative with
rooftop gardens.

48. 5.Biodiversity Conservation India Ltd
(BCIL) - Bangalore
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 Biodiversity Conservation India Pvt. Ltd. (BCIL)
is an organisation that provides lifestyle
solutions that focus on sustainable methods of
creating zero energy homes.
 The company’s TZed homes in Whitefield,
Bangalore has been certified as the first
residential apartment in the world to be rated
‘Platinum’ under LEED.
 TZed, which means “Towards Zero Energy
Development” is a 2,49,000 sq.ft. green
project spread across 5.5 acres and is
designed to reduce lighting and energy by
nearly 70 per cent.

49. 6.Rajiv Gandhi International Airport -
Hyderabad
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 The first airport in Asia, awarded the
LEED ‘Silver’ rating certification by US
Green Building Council.
 Featuring 100,005 sq. m. of glass encased
terminal, this green building ensures
optimal use of natural light and minimal
wastage of electricity or energy
consumption.
 There is recycling of treated wastewater
for landscaping, air conditioning and
flushing requirements.

50. 7.The Druk White Lotus School -
Ladakh
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This is desert landscape.
School was built 3,500 meters
above sea level.
This is an outstanding example
for sustainable, green, cost
effective building development.
This multi-award winning
structure is the recipient of the
Best Asian Building, Best
Education Building and Best Green
Building awards.

51. 8.La Cuisine Solaire – Auroville,
Tamil nadu
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 One of the most innovative green
buildings in the country is the solar
kitchen at Auroville
 Demonstrates the use of solar energy to
produce steam.
 This 1700 sq. m. kitchen is named thus
because of the huge 15 diameter solar
bowl that has been fixed at the top of
the structure to harvest solar energy.
 On a clear day, this green structure can
generate enough steam at a temperature
of 150°C that can be used to cook meals
for 1000 people, three times a day.

52. 9.Green building CII Godrej Hyderabad
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 The Green Business
Centre was inaugurated
by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul
Kalam, the then President
of India on 14 July 2004.
 This building became
India’s first Platinum
rated green building in
the year 2004

53. CONCLUSION
 In 2003, India had only 20,000 square feet of green
building area but today India has 1.1 billion square feet
building area .
 India is the second largest producer of green space in the
world after USA (3 billion square (Moloney 2013a).
 The cost associated with planning and constructing green
buildings has also decreased.
 In the early 2000 s, a green building costs approximately
18% more to construct compared with a traditional
building in India , today the difference between the two
building types is only 5% more (Moloney 2013b). 53

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