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GREENBUILDING CONCEPTS
BY
G.ARUN KUMAR
M.MANO
AGENDA
1)NEED FOR GREEN BUILDINGS
2) GREEN BUILDING MOVEMENT IN INDIA
3) WHAT GREEN BUILDING TAUGHT US
4) GREEN BUILDING CONCEPTS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS
USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY WATER EFFICIENCY
# SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
USE OF
RESOURCES TO
MEET OUR NEEDS
WITHOUT
DEPRIVING THE
RESOURCES FOR
FUTURE
GENERATIONS
1) NEED FOR GREEN BUILDINGS
BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION SECTOR -
MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO GLOBAL WARMING
25 – 40 % OF GLOBAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
30-40 % OF GLOBAL GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
30-40 % OF SOLID GENERATION
GREEN BUILDING Vs CONVENTIONAL BUILDING
EXTERNAL APPEARANCE : both look alike
BUILDING USE : Both are same
DIFFERENCES :
OPERATIONAL SAVINGS FREOM DAY ONE
CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES
HUMAN COMFORT, PRODUCTIVITY & INDOOR
ENVIRONMENT
# 2) GREEN BUILDING
MOVEMENT IN INDIA
CII – SOHRABJI GODREJ GREEN BUSINESS CENTRE, HYDERABAD
(A unique Public – Private Partnership)
“CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE” for green building, energy, environment,
renewable energy, water & climate change activities in India.
INDIAN GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
( IGBC)
Formed in the year 2001
VISION OF IGBC:
To usher in a green building movement in
India.
India to become one of the world leaders in green
buildings by 2015.
GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM – KEY AREAS
IGBC , a whole – building approach to sustainability by
recognizing performance in five key areas
Sustainable sites
Water efficiency
Energy & atmosphere
Material & resources
Indoor environmental quality
# 3) WHAT GREEN BUILDING TAUGHT US
REDISCOVERY OF THE INDIAN ETHOS
5 elements of Nature ( panchabhutas)
prithvi (earth) - sustainable sites
Jal (water) - water efficiency
Agni(fire) - energy & atmosphere
Vayu(air) - indoor environmental quality
Akash(sky) - daylight, night sky pollution
What green building taught us
Rain water harvesting
1) Sustainable sites
Erosion control measures
HEAT ISLAND EFFECT MINIMISATION
HIGH ALBEDO
ROOF COATING
WITH HIGH SRI
2) WATER EFFICIENCY – optimizing our most
precious natural element
APPROACH
REDUCE
WATERLESS URINALS
RRECYCLE / REUSE
WATER METERING
3) “ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE” – EFFICIENT USE
OF THE COSTLIEST RESOURCE
APPROACH
ORIENTATION
AIR CONDITIONING
LIGHTING
4) “MATERIALS & RESOURCES”-
GREENING THE PHYSICAL MASS OF
BUILDINGS
RAPIDLY RENEWABLE MATERIALS
LESS THAN 10 YEARS FOR HARVESTING
e.g. : bamboo, rubber wood .
MATERIALS WITH RECYCLED CONTENT
POST CONSUMER WASTE
Waste material available after consumer use
e.g.: used bulbs, plastic covers
POST – INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Waste material generated during manufacturing
e.g. : fly ash , particle board
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