Ministry of New and

Renewable Energy, GoI

GRIHA
Presented at
Green School Design conference

on
sustainable design practices for schools in India
Hanifl Centre for Outdoor Studies, Woodstock School, Mussorie,
16th, 17th April 2010

About TERI

Approximately 800 professionals

Scientists & researchers

Economists
Architects
Engineers
Plant bio-technologists
Social scientists
Urban and rural planners
Agricultural scientists
Energy experts
Power engineers
Water and sanitation engineers
Industrial energy experts
Renewable energy experts
Solar photovoltaic, hydro power, solar thermal, wind,
biomass, biogas

How it started

since 1980

Vast experience in Renewable Energy Technologies, Water

Resource Planning & Management, Rural Extension
Activities, pollution control, Economics and econometrics
Active role in policy related research (formulation,
modification, upgradation, etc.)
Experience through energy audits

Audited buildings across the five broad climate zones of India

Commercial
Institutional
Residential (multi-family)
Government / offices
Over 15 years of data collected

Exhaustive research on passive architectural design

Expertise in building energy simulations for visual / thermal
comfort

As for green buildings

Some jargon
CRSBS - Centre for Research on Sustainable Building Science (Est. 2000)
GRIHA Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (Est. 2005)
ADaRSH Association for Development and Research of Sustainable
Habitats (Est. 2010)
ECBC Energy Conservation Building Code
BEE Bureau of Energy Efficiency
NBC National Building Code
A/E/C Archtiectural / Engineering / Consultancy

TERIs experience

A little Over 100 buildings audited

Over 100 new buildings offered consultancy on
Large and small scale projects
In varied climatic settings
With different A/E/C teams across the country
Policy related research and formulation (national
and regional)

National (enabling) frameworks

Existing codes
National Building Code, 2005, other IS codes
At the policy level, slow but steady additions
Energy Conservation Act, 2001

Electricity Act, 2003

Bureau of Energy Efficiency established

Development of ECBC
Designated consumers defined
Examination for certified energy auditors and managers
Unbundling of the electricity sector to
Reduce AT&C losses
Improve performance and quality
Competitive pricing

Integrated Energy Policy, 2006

Looked at all aspects of energy consumption in the Indian economy,

including small scale / rural energy issues

Moving towards net zero energy building

BEE program on implementation
of ECBC, Star rated Appliances

Energy efficient design (ECBC +

NBC / low energy / passive
strategies)

GRIHA approach (combine ECBC

with traditional wisdom and
normative requirements of
National Building Code)

Renewable Energy (solar hot

water integration and solar PV
integration)

Promote through several

schemes of the MNRE

GRIHA Compliant Building: Beyond ECBC

ECBC Compliance:

37%

45%

Insulation
High Performance glass
Controls
Efficient electrical , mechanical
and lighting systems
Incremental cost: 15%
Payback period < 5 years

GRIHA Compliance:

kWhr/yr

ECBC +
Passive principles (shading,
orientation, controlled glass area)
Higher indoor design conditions
(higher by 1 deg C)
Optimized lighting design
No further incremental cost
Payback period: < 4 years

Some think the solution lies in the west, or in

developed countries..

Well, think again

The real inconvenient truth

India
Climate

Mean
monthly
temp (oC)

Relative humidity
(%)

Hot and dry

> 30

< 55

Warm and
humid

> 30

> 55

Moderate

25 - 30

< 75

Cold and
cloudy

< 25

> 55

Cold and
sunny

< 25

< 55

Composite

When six months or more do

not fall within any of the
above categories

Approach to rating

Western way
Efficiency (primarily by
usage of high
performance envelope
and energy efficient
systems)
Effectiveness not
questioned (lighting level
achieved, thermal comfort
achieved- it is assumed
that the design shall
achieve the standards )
Economics

Indian / GRIHA way

Economics
Effectiveness largely
determined by economics
too (visual / thermal
comfort may be
compromised to cut costs)
Efficiency

Difference in Design Strategies

The developed country approach to building design revolves
around strategies that are devised to cater to situations specific
to them.
They do not have power, water and material shortages like us.
They do not have an architectural and socio-cultural heritage
like us.
If we follow their model, our unique architectural identity that
currently varies from climate zone to climate zone shall end, and
all buildings across the land shall start looking identical boxes
of steel and glass, like they are becoming today.

Delhi / NCR

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Mumbai

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Kolkata

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Energy efficient vs. green vs. sustainable buildings

Energy efficient building

Green buildings

Saves electricity and fuel (used for electricity generation)

consumption
Saves money in the long run
Saves natural resources such as trees, flora and fauna, water,
energy, materials, waste, etc.
Saves time if effort is put into planning
Saves money and enhances the natural environment in the
long run

Sustainable buildings

Do all of the above AND

Generate their own energy, water, other resources such as
food, etc.
Recycle their own waste water, solid waste, organic waste, etc.

How can a GRIHA building be built?

By ensuring the site conditions complement the thermal and visual comfort
requirements of the building (very low-cost intervention)
By adopting sound architectural practices and taking examples from
Indias traditional architecture (very low-cost intervention)
By following Indias national codes and standards (low-cost intervention)
By following regional development plans (such as the master plan) and
local building by-laws (low-cost intervention)
By adopting locally available construction materials and giving impetus to
local arts, crafts, architecture and artisans (low-cost intervention)
By reducing the resource consumption of the building and its inhabitants
so that the waste generating there-from is reduced (low-cost intervention)
By adopting energy efficient technologies and equipments (High-cost
intervention)
By adopting renewable energy technology applications to reduce the
demand on conventional energy (Very High-cost intervention)

BUT HOW DOES ONE KNOW WHAT COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE

FACTORS CAN HELP ATTAIN THE GREENEST POSSIBLE BUILDING?

Punch line

What gets measured gets managed.

So measures / metrics developed for

Energy (kWh/m2/annum)
Water usage in external, for construction and internal
Kl/cd
Rain water harvesting potential (l/m2)
Renewable energy percentage (minimum 1% of combined
HVAC and lighting connected load)

No percentage reduction over hypothetical base cases

based on international models
EPI most stringent among global rating systems

Incentives

90% reimbursement of registration cost for highly

rated building
Cash prize for the design team (integrated design)
Capital subsidy on all RE systems (PV as well as
SWH)
National Award Ceremony for recognition

And today

50 buildings registered for rating

Over 2000 people trained in one-day and two-day
programs
Over 100 people trained in three day programs

They are now conducting their own training programs and

earning money from it too.
At the same time taking the agenda forward.

Several thousand school children taught the importance

of green buildings, our culture, values and traditions
We are now assisting other developing countries (Africa,
SE Asia) in developing their own codes for green
buildings, NOT asking them to adopt ours!!!

GRIHA acknowledged by UN

That gets us to Green Schools

Really? That does get one thinking, doesnt it?

What is a green school?

Green Buildings?
Green Campus?
Green Uniform?
Green Teachers?
More Green Wash than is already doing the rounds?

Green School / College Buildings

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The Hitkarni College, Jabalpur

The Doon School, Dehradun
Delhi Public School, Agra
Vidyanidhi Education Society, Gurgaon
The Shri Ram School, Gurgaon
Police Training School, Sangli, Maharashtra
IIT, Kanpur (CESE Building, and Biological Sciences Building)
IIScER Bhopal (Ministry of HRD)
IIScER Pune
IIScER Mohali
IIScER Kolkata
IIScER Trivandrum
Salwan Public School
AIIMS Bhopal (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare)
AIIMS Raipur
AIIMS HrishikeshRishikesh
AIIMS Patna
AIIMS Bhuvneshwar
AIIMS Jodhpur
Ansals Institute of Technology, Gurgaon
EduComp University, Greater Noida
Sehwag Sports Academy, Jhajjar (Proposed)

Hitkarni College of Engineering

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First 5 star rated GRIHA building in IIT Kanpur

Trees preserved and protected

Solar PV and Solar Thermal

systems

N-S Orientation with shading

(roof/window)
Outdoor solar lights
Lesser paving

The Environmental science building of IIT Kanpur

A 5 star GRIHA rated building modern in effect but Indian at heart

ECBC
compliant
envelope and
systems
EAT system for
pre cooling of
fresh air
Solar PV to
meet 30% of
lighting energy
consumption

The Doon School

The Shri Ram School

Image courtesy Architect Neeraj Manchanda and Associates

The Shri Ram School

Ansals Institute of Technology

BUT

Thats just the building!

So

Environmental Education and Awareness

Childrens Charter during CoP 8

Project PACCIFY (Program for Awareness on Climate Change Issues
for the Youth)
Youth Conference on CoP 11
Youth Dialogue on Climate Change
YUVA Youth Unite for Voluntary Action
BEACON : Building Energy Awareness on Conservation
Climate EduXchange- 2009
Indian Climate Champions (2008- 2009)
Innovative Methods Program on Action oriented Clean Technologies
in Schools (IM-PACTS for Hewlett Packard)
Sensitization, Education and Awareness on Recycling for a Cleaner
Habitat (SEARCH)
Awareness and capacity building Program
Green Olympiad and Terra Quiz
Public Participation program under YAP II

Green Schools lets get real

Our philosophy

A green building cannot instil compassion in a student who

is designed to perform in a cut-throat competitive
environment, to eliminate all competition
A green uniform cannot instil pride in a student who isnt
aware how a regional dress in India (a kurta, dhoti, mund,
salwar) is more climate responsive, ergo superior to a shirt
/ trouser / blazer / skirt
A green environment club cannot sensitize a student
towards the fact that India is a mega-diverse country; one
among 17 others in the world, with the richest flora and
fauna across the globewhich the building industry is
systematically destroying
For that, we need a new curriculum

Green Schools Structure

Economy
External environment
Building
Internal Environment

Society

Faculty

Focus
- Student Curricula

Culture

Campus

Ecology

What it takes

A green campus
With a few green buildings
In the richest natural surrounds (shade of trees, chabootras and open class rooms, play
fields, social interaction, community ownership)

With a curriculum that sensitizes students about their country, their environment, and
their future

Madhu Bhatnagar , The Shri Ram School

Krishnan Kutty , Woodstock School
Suhasini Ayer , Auroville

Sumita Das Gupta , Green Schools Program, CSE

Dr Vinod Gupta NIIT Campus

Sanjay Prakash Mirambika, Pragyan
Madhu Pandit The Srhi Ram School

And instils compassion in them

And with teachers who are as in-tune with their subjects, as they are with how their
subjects interface with the environment

Regardless of what others say

It isnt possible if we all dont come together

Thank you

gshorey@teri.res.in