This document summarizes a presentation about green interiors and sustainability. It discusses the green building movement in India and IGBC rating systems. It highlights the role of interior designers in implementing green concepts like fresh air ventilation, daylighting, sustainable materials, water conservation and waste management. It also covers certified green products and the IGBC accreditation process for professionals. The presentation aims to promote green interiors for benefits like reduced energy and water usage, better indoor air quality, and improved occupant health and well-being.

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Green Interiors – Approach to Sustainability
TCS Infopark, Kochi Essteam, Surat
Kamal Arcade, AnkeleshwarAsadi Studio, Kochi
Amaravati Chapter

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THANK YOU IIID – AMARAVATI & MEMBERS
Amaravati Chapter
At the outset – IGBC would like to thank
❖ Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID),
Amaravati Chapter
❖ Architects and Members in Vijayawada
➢ Total Support
➢ Hospitality
➢ Opportunity

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Agenda today!
❖ Green Building Movement in India
❖ IGBC Rating Systems
❖ Role of Designer in Green Interiors?
❖ Green Interiors – Concepts implemented
❖ Green Certified Products
❖ IGBC Accredited Professional
❖ Green Building Congress 2017

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Centre of “Excellence” for Energy, Environment, Green Buildings, Renewable
energy, Water & Climate change activities in India
CII – Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre,
A unique Public – Private Partnership
( CII, Govt of Andhra Pradesh, USAID and Pirojsha Godrej Foundation )

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Indian Green Building Council
(IGBC)
❖ IGBC formed by CII in 2001
❖ Vision of IGBC
➢ Enable ‘sustainable built
environment for all’
➢ India to be one of the global
leaders in sustainable built
environment by 2025

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Green Building Movement in India
In 2001,
1 Green Building
20,000 sq.ft.
(4,164 Green Projects)
4.6 Billion sq.ft.

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Green Building Movement in India
S No Criteria 2001 Till date
1 CEOs & senior people involved 50 ≈ 12,000
2
No. of professionals trained on Green
Building concepts 10 ≈ 25,000
3
No. of registered Green Buildings
Built – in Area (sq.ft)
1
20k
4,164
4.6 Billion
4 Green Building products & equipment 5 150 +170*
5
IGBC Member Organisations
(Founding Members) 0
1,970
(150)
6 IGBC Local Chapters 0 23
7 IGBC Accredited Professionals 0 2,530

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Commercial Health & Wellbeing Built Environment
Residential Education
IGBC Green New
Buildings
IGBC Green
Existing Buildings
IGBC Green
Interiors
IGBC Green
Campus
IGBC Green Data
Centres
IGBC Green
Healthcare Facilities
Rating
IGBC Wellbeing
Rating*
IGBC Green Homes
IGBC Green
Residential Society
IGBC Green
Affordable Housing
Transit
IGBC Green Metro
Stations
IGBC Green
Existing Metros
IGBC Green Railway
Stations
IGBC Green
Schools
IGBC Place of
Worship
IGBC Green Cities
IGBC Green Villages
IGBC Green
Township
IGBC Green
Landscape
Industrial
IGBC Green
Factories
IGBC Green SEZ
20 Green Building Rating Systems

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Place of Worship:
Sri Venkateswara Swamy
Temple, Tirumala
STATE : ANDHRA PRADESH
IGBC REVERENT, IGBC Green Place of Worship
SMART
VILLAGE
PROJECT
Shri. P Narayana, Hon'ble Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Government of Andhra Pradesh presenting the IGBC Plaque
to Shri Pola Bhaskar , JEO Tirupati, TTD. Also seen in the picture ( left to right ) Mr S Raghupathy, Deputy Director General, CII, Mr Vijay Sai Meka,
Chairman, IGBC Amaravati Chapter, Mr. J.S.R.K.Prasad, Chairman CII Andhra Pradesh and Mr R.V.S. Raju, Vice Chairman CII Andhra Pradesh.
IGBC
Amravati
Chapter

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Sustainable
Development
Use of Resources to
meet our needs without
depriving the resources
for future generations

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Role of Designer in
Green Interiors ?
❖ Set Eco Vision to project
❖ Conscious selection of materials
❖ Value Add – IEQ, EE, WE, Materials
❖ Influence client & project team
❖ Divert waste from landfills
❖ Holistic approach to address sustainability

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Green Interiors
Concepts implemented in
IGBC projects

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Jalli walls, high ventilators, natural light
Kodi Mosque, Kodi, IGBC Platinum
#1. Eco Vision
❖ Encourage designers to have a eco-vision,
thereby incorporating sustainable
strategies in all facets of design
Mahindra World School, Chennai – IGBC Platinum

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❖ Headache after seeing a movie ?
❖ Headache after having slept in an A/C
room for 8 hours ?

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Factors that affect IEQ
Air Quality
MaterialsIEQ
Connectivity
(Interior to
Exterior)

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#2. Fresh Air ventilation
❖ Provide adequate outdoor air ventilation, so
as to avoid pollutants affecting indoor air
quality
Good IAQ can enhance occupant productivity by 5-15%
❖ Enhance indoor air quality
➢ Comfort
➢ Performance
➢ Well-being of the occupants
Suzlon office, Pune; IGBC Platinum

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#2. Fresh Air ventilation…
❖ ASHRAE 62.1.2014
❖ Location of fresh air intakes to be away from
contaminant sources
➢ Cooling towers
➢ Building exhaust fans
➢ Sanitary vents
➢ Standing water
➢ Outside smoking rooms
➢ Vehicular exhaust
ICICI Bank, BKC Mumbai; IGBC Platinum

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❖ Daylight Harvesting
Daylighting
CII- Sohrabji Godrej GBC, Hyderabad – Platinum
Indira Gandhi International Airport T3, Delhi – IGBC Gold

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IGBC Gold
Daylighting
❖ Connectivity : Interior and exterior spaces
❖ Access to daylight
➢Occupants stay connected to nature
➢Stay healthy
➢Fresh and energetic
CII Institute of Logistics, Chennai
IGBC Platinum
Asadi design studio, kochi
IGBC Platinum

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Sun pipe
Sun Pipes used to lit basement,
Avani Residence Viswa Syamalam, IGBC Platinum

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Outdoor Views
Infosys SBD 10, Pune – IGBC Platinum

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Carbon dioxide Monitoring & Control
❖ Install CO2 sensors in return air ducts of
all regularly occupied spaces
➢To maintain a differential CO2 level of maximum 530
ppm
Location of CO2
sensors at AHU

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Ergonomic Design
Essteam, Surat –Platinum, IGBC Platinum

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Certified Furniture

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Indoor Plants
Areca Palm Snake Plant Money Plant
Best air purifying plants for
general air cleanliness
Removes Nitrogen Oxides
& absorbs formaldehydes Best Air Purifier

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❖ Designated smoking areas
➢ Provide designated smoking areas
Deck-to-deck partition
Operate at a negative pressure (5 Pa)
Tobacco Smoke Control
Smoking Room at Kolkata Airport

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Indoor Air Quality Management, During Installation
Chillers covered during construction

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Indoor Air Quality Management, During Installation

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Low Emitting Materials
❖ Use of materials with low emissions to
reduce adverse health impacts on occupants
➢Paints & Coatings
▪ Low VOC content
➢Adhesives
▪ Low VOC content
➢Carpets
▪ CRI Green Label Plus Carpet progamme
➢Composite Wood
▪ Must not contain urea formaldehyde resins

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Scenario of Iron Ore Reserves ?
Source: Credit Analysis and Research Limited, (CARE)
India will run out of Iron Ore in 28 Years !

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How long will India's Coal reserves last?
Source: Central Electric Authority
Coal Reserves will last 80 Years

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#3. Sustainable Building Materials
❖ Encourage the use of sustainable building
materials
➢To reduce dependence on materials that have
associated environmental impacts

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Sustainable Building Materials
iii.Material
with
Recycled
Content
ii. Reuse
of
salvaged
Material
iv. Local
Material/
Regional
Material
i. Building
Reuse/
v. Wood
Based
Materials

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Building Reuse
❖ Extend the life of building without
compromising on structural stability
➢Shell
➢Non Shell
Hotel Gandharv, Jaipur,
IGBC Gold

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Reuse of Materials
❖ Encourage Salvaged / Reused / Refurbished
PUMA ,Bangalore
Locally abundant bamboo Used for shuttering Spliced after use
Boric Acid treatment –
pre seasoning
Sun drying/seasoning
Cut to size and used for façade
cladding and decoration
Bamboo cladding provides
insulation

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Reuse of Materials ( Salvaged)
Eicher Corporate Office, Gurgaon; IGBC Platinum
Use of railway sleepers bought from
railway auction
Furniture from salvaged Pine Wood

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Reuse of Materials…
Packing Materials for Engines used for Interior Applications
Eicher Corporate Office, Noida, Platinum Rated

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Reuse of Materials…
Courtesy: Eicher Corporate Office,
Noida, Platinum Rated

39. © Confederation of Indian IndustryEssteam Surat, IGBC Platinum
Reuse of Materials…
Optimize life cycle economic performance. Smarter material use.

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Materials with Recycled Content
Waste material available after consumer use
Post Consumer Waste
Tetra pack, Used bulbs, Plastic covers, Pet
bottles
Post consumer glass tiles
Post consumer Corrugated tiles
Post Industrial Bagasse board
Post Industrial Waste
Waste material generated during
manufacturing
Fly ash, Particle board, Bagasse board
Post Industrial Fly ash Brick

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Typical Materials with High Recycled Content
Materials % Recycled
content
Fly ash
blocks
30-40
Glass 10-15
Ceramic tiles 20-30
MDF 30-50
Steel 25
Cement 20-30

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Local Materials
Dholpur Stone for Cladding
IRRAD, Gurgaon; Platinum
IRRAD , Platinum Rated
Cladding material, Steel, Cement Wood etc., Regionally Resourced

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Global deforestation
13 Million Hectares every year
Losing land area equal to Greece Year – on – Year
Source: scienceheathen.com

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Naandi Rurban Commune,
Hyderabad, IGBC Platinum
Eco friendly wood based materials

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Segregation of waste
❖ Divert waste from landfills
Dry Waste
Paper, Plastic, Metals, Glass, etc.,
Wet Waste
Food, Landscape
Building-Level Facility Centralised Facility
Dry Waste
Wet Waste
Hazardous waste
batteries, e-waste, lamps, medical

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Waste Management (During Installation)
Collection of construction waste , GNRC
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS used for filling up Low lying
areas in GNRC, North Guwahati site, GNRC

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Waste Management (During Installation)
❖ Divert from landfills

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Reuse of waste aluminum frames
Innovative use of materials
PUMA Store, Bangalore, IGBC Gold

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#4. Water Conservation…
❖ Flush Fixtures as per Uniform Plumbing Code
6/3 LPF 4 LPF

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#4. Water Conservation
❖ Flow Fixtures as per Uniform Plumbing Code
6 LPM 10 LPM6 LPM

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Eco-friendly Refrigerants & Halons

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Passive Concepts
❖ Passive Cooling Techniques
❖ Naturally ventilated
• Thermal Mass
• Alternative cooling concepts
Aquamall, Dehradun, IGBC GoldCairn Centre for Excellence, Jodhpur – Gold
CII- Institute of Quality Building, Bangalore

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Chiller Performance
IMTMA, Bangalore

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Radiant Cooling Technology
Infosys, Pocharam
30-40% efficient than conventional air conditioning systems
Conventional Cooling Systems Radiant Cooling Technology
Past Present

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Lighting & Lighting Sensors

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Individual Lighting Controls, ICICI Bank, Mumbai

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Energy Efficient Appliances
Superfan

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BMS

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Energy Meters
Elevator
Submeter
State Govt.
Submeter
Lighting Submeter

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Onsite/Offsite Renewable Energy
Kamal Arcade, Ankleshwar – Platinum rated, IGBC Green Interiors rated

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Certified Green
Products

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Typical Questions
• How do I know the product is
green ?
• If green, to what extent ?
• Is it green in performance (or)
materials used ?
• What if the product is green in
performance but not during
manufacture?
• Is it toxic?
• What happens at the end of
life?
Challenges Faced by Green Building Proponents
Thus far…
• Extent of Green based on
declarations
 Examinee & Examiners
are same
• Dependence on
Certifications from other
countries
 Not fine tuned for
Indian conditions

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GreenPro – Evaluation framework
Green
Produ
ct
Rating
Product
Performance
Raw Material
Manufacturing
ProcessWaste
Management
Life Cycle
Approach
Innovation
Product Design
Product
Stewardship

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GreenPro certified & Under Certification

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IGBC Certification Process
30 Days
Project team appeals within 30
days of announcement for
selected credits
Project team submits documentation
for review to IGBC
IGBC Review
IGBC team visit site for verification
IGBC accepts the rating
Project accepts the rating
IGBC presents plaque indicating
certification level
Yes
Project Registers online at
www.igbc.in
IGBC announces Rating
No

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IGBC Accredited Professional Exam
❖ Objective
➢ Recognize holistic understanding
of green building concepts
➢ Meet the demand for qualified
Indian Green building professionals
❖ On-line Examination
➢ Registration to Result
➢ 2,530 qualified professionals
➢ 500 professionals taking up in next
5-6 months

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❖ Platform to achieve the vision of sustainable built
environment for all by 2025
❖ Dates
➢ 4 – 7 Oct 2017
❖ Venue
➢ Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur
Green Building Congress 2017

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To Sum Up
❖ Green Interiors can result in multifold benefits
➢ 30-40 % reduction in energy cost
➢ 20-30% reduction in water requirement
➢ Enhanced Indoor Air Quality
➢ Use of materials that are non-toxic
➢ Better acoustics & ergonomics
➢ Improved health & wellbeing of occupants

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Live Learn Work Shop
TravelPlay
“The Best Way to Predict The Future is to Design it”
Ar. Buckminster Fuller

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Go Green!
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