AXIS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

A Framework for campus planning

A first challenge in the design of a new campus is

not to create new buildings, but to create a shared
vision.

Buildings and Spaces that

Promote Intellectual and Social
Exchange.

The purpose of a campus is to bring

together diverse people and their ideas in
an environment that creates potential for
intellectual and social exchange.

ENTRANCE TO THE CAMPUS

EXISTING

VISION

Proper monitoring of
public movement

Campus entrance should be

visible to those arriving on
the campus, and should
contribute to the life and
activity of streets and walks.
The choice of material should
be more sensitive , since its
located in green surrounding .

Grand entrance

ENTRANCE ROAD
EXISTING

Sensitive landscaping with

proper slope correction
required.
Usage of local flora and faun
to add colour to the
entrance , to make it more

VISION

SITE PLAN - EXISTING

Site Boundary

Others
Property

Others
Property

Existing Buildings
Proposed Buildings

Entry
to the
site
Building 103
Building 104

SITE PLAN

Others
Property

101

Others
Property
101 Administrative
Block
102 Electronic &
Telecommunication
103 Electrical & Electronics
104 Applied Science &
Humanities
105 Lecture Hall

Entry
to the
site
106 Computer Engineering
Dept.
107 Civil Engineering
Dept.
108 Library Block.
109 Utility Block.
110 Workshop

EXISTING BUILDINGS
BUILDING 103

ANALYSIS
A building is not just a frame

to be erected. It is itself a
device for
cultivating communication.
Buildings in campus should
reflect the Philosophy of the
university through its
architectural expression .
Faade can be amalgamation
of global as well as cultural
expressions.
Use of different materials on
facade can make buildings
much vibrant and interesting .
Canopy at the entrance will

EXISTING BUILDINGS
BUILDING 104
Building entrances are
frequently the meeting places,
and gathering places of those
using buildings, and should be
designed to encourage
interaction.

VEHICULAR PEDESTRIAN
MOVEMENT

NEED
Others
Property

Others
Property

Connections between the

different parts of campus are
critical to establishing a
continuous fabric.
Vehicular Movement can be
restricted till Administrative
Block and parking should be
placed at the entrance only ,

Entry
to the
site
MOVEMENT SEGREGATION
VEHICULAR MOVEMENT
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT

GREEN INTERACTIVE ZONES

INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPT

NEED
Open spaces, in the
form of courtyards and
landscaped green areas,
should be the building
blocks of the campus,
and they should be the
focus of the campus
neighborhoods.

LANDSCAPE, STREETSCAPE & SIGNAGE

NEED
EXISTING

The campus palate of landscape

materials, walkways, lighting,
signage and street furniture must
be used on all public spaces that
are part of building projects.
These elements should be used to
create both active gathering and
contemplative spaces, and to

LANDSCAPE, STREETSCAPE & SIGNAGE

NEED

Street lighting enhances the

landscape and make those
spaces usable in evenings as
well.
Hoardings, sign boards,
directional boards, bill
boards, neon sign bards,
banners etc. have become
Signage's help in path finding
symbols of present day urban for any newcomer in the campus.

LANDSCAPE, STREETSCAPE & SIGNAGE

NEED

While the physical

character and quality of a
campus is defined by both
its buildings and its open
space, it is the open space
which has the greatest
potential for unifying and
equalizing the shared
space of the campus.

Design must reflect

respect
to pedestrians and
physically challenged
people.

LANDSCAPE INTERACTIVE SPACES

EXISTING

Spaces between the buildings

can be used as landscape
courtyards which will add
vibrancy to the space.
Exposed piping need to be
concealed with landscaping
elements , to give a nicer view .
Piping should be concealed

NEED

LANDSCAPE INTERACTIVE SPACES

EXISTING

NEED

Street furniture for students

interactive spaces.

Un-utilized spaces
in-between the
buildings.

Soft and hard

COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY
EXISTING
NEED

Barrier free

Buildings required to be
barrier free must comply
with all requirements
designed to assist person
with physical , sensory and
development disabilities.
Access from the exterior to
the buildings and movement
throughout the interior of the

BEAUTIFICATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE

EXISTING
NEED

Exposed structural beams can

be a part of landscape with
creepers hanged on them,
which will give a nicer view
from the classrooms and
courtyard below.

BEUTIFICATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE

EXISTING
NEED

Structure need revamping

with respect to the elevational
elements .

THE WATER CONSERVATION

A System can be suggested
to collect and force rainwater
to filter into the ground,
applied in all roadsides and
green
areas
in
streets
throughout
the
Campus
which will have an interesting
landscape and earth profile
as shown in the picture here.

ENERGY : SOLAR POWER

One of the most important sources

of energy i.e. the solar energy can
be collected by means of solar
energy panels installed on the roof
terrace of the building which can
be taken into account at the time of
design

and

the

energy

thus

retained can be used in getting the

hot

water

emergency

supply,
lighting

cooking
etc.

and
The

pictures showing installed systems

can be referred to.

SOLAR STREET LIGHTS

Solar
street
lights
are
recommended for the main
road .
28 street lights each having
11
W
CFL
(compact
fluorescent light) tube light
covering 5 m radius area
are recommended.
Total
expected
annual
electrical savings from each
light would be 48 kWh.
Each light would cost Rs 22
000 Solar water heating
system

SOLAR WATER HEATER

Solar water heating system
of 200 lit per day capacity is
recommended for hostels.
A solar flat plate collector
based
system
with
an
electrical back up of 3 kW is
recommended.
Each solar water heating
system would save 2450 kWh
of
electrical
energy
per
annum.
A solar water heating system
would cost between Rs 30000
and 40000 ,such buildings

PUBLIC AMENITIES

The clean, litter free public

spaces add to the pleasant
built environment.
Thus the design , location
and maintenance of public
amenities such as public
toilets, garbage bins, bus
stops, etc. determine the
quality of public spaces.

INTERIORS
EXISTING

NEED

Existing interiors are very basic

and bland.
To make an world class institute
the entrance foyer should be
attractive keeping with the
functional aspects.

INTERIORS
EXISTING

NEED

Classroom are yet to be

properly arranged with
required lighting and orderly
furniture .
Classroom need better
furniture and require wall
treatment .

INTERIORS
EXISTING

NEED

Lecture hall does not have

any furniture and the board
is small as per the area of
the hall.

No furniture

Lecture hall function on the

stepped sitting format ,
because the length at time

INTERIORS
EXISTING

Central Courtyard

Central space of the building

should be more interactive , with
general information to
students .
The interior design and concept
is underpinned by four key
principles; the careful
consideration of the interior

NEED

INTERIORS
EXISTING
Toilets

central
courtyard space

Interior spaces
need to designed
according to the
requirement.

Responsible Use of Energy and Natural

Resources
Each
project should undertake a comprehensive

analysis to
diminish the use of energy and reduce the use of non-renewable
resources.
Creating a campus environment that moves beyond merely
sustainable, to one that actively improves the quality of life and
the environment for its users is the need of the hour.
The goals should include:
Reducing dependence on non-renewable resources by using
appropriate recycled
materials and by promoting adaptive reuse of existing structures.
Reducing marginal energy costs by promoting selection of locally
manufactured or fabricated products and materials.
Sitting new structures mindful of orientation, shading and the
effect on adjacent
buildings and spaces .
Using landscape design to create healthy and ecologically
appropriate spaces,
provide pleasant outdoor environments,

Minimizing maintenance and operating costs by employing wholesystems lifecycle

evaluation to determine the true project costs, and by integrating
innovative
day lighting and building engineering solutions at project inception.
Improving indoor environmental quality
Adopting monitoring, measuring and feedback systems to
establish baselines of
energy usage and building performance, against which the
university can evaluate
improvements and set goals for future projects.
Maximizing building flexibility to satisfy the varied demands of
current and future users and residents.
Reduce energy consumption of building and site systems (HVAC,
hot water, lighting)through the use of appropriate mechanical and
construction technology (natural cooling, light recovery, passive
solar design, etc.)
The construction, as well as design, process should also respect

GRIHA
GreenRating
forIntegratedHabitatAssessment

GREEN BUILDINGS
Govt. of India promulgated Energy Conservation Act in 2001.The Act
provides for efficient use of energy and its conservation.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEF) was set up and to regulate the
mechanism Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) was formally
launched in 2007 by Ministry of Power for its adoption in the country.
Construction of Green Buildings got started all over the country to
take care of Energy Conservation, water and waste management,
Environmental Impact, and minimum destruction of natural resources,
and also to address the concern of environment and climate change.
Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) is a
Comprehensive Building Rating system and was formally brought in
for implementation in at least all the buildings of Govt. of India / PSUs
by Cabinet Secretary, GOI in 2009.
It is brought out that the buildings hence forth would at least meet
the requirements of GRIHA- 3 star though every effort would be made
to achieve higher star rating whenever site conditions permit to do so.
Various incentives which are available under different schemes
for Deployment of

Solar Hot Water System.

Roof top PV Systems and

GREEN RATING FOR INTEGRATED HABITAT

ASSESSMENT
(GRIHA)
1. GRIHA the green building rating system evaluates the environmental
performance of a building holistically over its entire life cycle.
2.

On a macro scale, the rating system seeks to benefit the community at

large through

Reduced energy consumption, resulting in savings on account of reduced energy

bills without compromising on achieving the human comfort levels.

Integration of solar energy devices such as solar water heating systems and roof
top PV systems to generate on-site energy for various requirements.

Waste recycling and reuse.

Reduced water consumption.

Reduced air and water pollution (with direct health benefits)

Reduced destruction of natural areas, habitats and biodiversity and reduced soil
loss from erosion etc.

Increased user productivity.

Enhanced image and marketability.

3.

GRIHA has 100 points distributed across 34 criteria. Different levels of

certification are as below:

Minimum score required for certification is 50.

Building scoring 50-60 points - 1 star.

Building scoring 61-70 points - 2 star.

Building scoring 71-80 points - 3 star.

Building scoring 81-90 points - 4 star.

Building scoring 91-100 points

- 5 star.

CRITERIA INVOLVED IN GRIHA

Criteria 1

- Site Selection

Criteria 2 - Preserve and protect landscape during construction

/ compensatory depository forestation
Criteria 3

- Soil conservation (post construction)

Criteria 4

- Design to include existing site features.

Criteria 5 - Reduce hard paving on site.

Criteria 6 - Enhance outdoor lighting system efficiency and use
RE system for meeting
outdoor lighting requirement
Criteria 7
- Plan utilities efficiently and optimize on site
circulation efficiency.
Criteria 8
- Provide, at least, minimum level of sanitation /
safety facilities for construction workers.
Criteria 9

- Reduce air pollution during construction.

Criteria 10 - Efficient water use during construction.

Criteria 11 - Reduce building water use.
Criteria 12 - Reduce landscape water requirement.
Criteria 13 - Efficient water use during construction.

Criteria 15 - Utilization of fly ash in building structure.

Criteria 16 - Reduce volume, weight and time of construction
by adopting efficient technology
(e.g. pre-cast systems, ready- mix concrete,
etc.
Criteria 17 - Use low-energy material in interiors.
Criteria 18 - Renewable energy utilization.
Criteria 19 - Renewable energy based hot water system.
Criteria 20 - Waste water treatment.
Criteria 21 - Water re-cycle and re-use (including rain water).
Criteria 22 - Reduction in waste during construction.
Criteria 23 - Efficient waste segregation.
Criteria 24 - Storage and disposal of waste.
Criteria 25 - Resource recovery from waste.
Criteria 26 - Use of low VOC paints/adhesives/sealants.
Criteria 27 - Minimize Ozone depleting substances.
Criteria 28 - Ensure water quality.
Criteria 29 - Acceptable outdoor and indoor noise levels.
Criteria 30 - Tobacco and smoke control.
Criteria 31 - Universal Accessibility.
Criteria 32 - Energy audit and validation.

COURSE OF ACTION FOR MAKING IT GREEN

BUILDING (GHRIHA COMPLIANT)
1. Totally barrier free accessed building.
2. Efficient window design thro highly reflective tinted and insulated
glass.
3. External shade for glazing by means of louvers on faade and trees
around the building.
4. Adequate natural light for common circulation space through central
atrium by means of PV Cell glass panels on top.
5. Roof shaded by terrace garden to insulate the roof top and reduce
external solar heat gains.
6. Water cooler chiller selected for greater efficiency recommended by
ECBC.
7. Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) installed in AHUs
8. Low energy strategies such as replacement of water cooler by water
body to cool the condenser loop, integration of thermal energy
storage and earth air tunnel enabled reduction in chiller capacity.
9. Energy efficient lighting design that complies to ECBC such as use of
CFL, LED and energy efficient light fittings/ fixtures.
10. Integration of day light with Artificial lighting.
11. To use fly ash concrete blocks in place of bricks.
12. Aluminum windows in place of natural woods door window. Door
shutters to be used from the materials that are byproducts of
processed waste wood.

13. Use of glass/ steel and other eco-friendly materials in place of

natural wood in Interiors.
14. Hot water demand met by Solar Hot water System.
15. Photovoltaic cell panels to supplement the energy requirements
equivalent to 30% of internal light connected loads.
16. To have cavity walls for thermal insulation from incident solar
radiation on the building.
17. Reduction of total water consumption in the building by 25% by
using Low Flow fixtures.
18. Rain Water Harvesting of Roof top rain water and area drainage of
the building.
19. Uses of low energy material in Interiors.
20. Efficient waste segregation by using different coloured bins for the
different categories of waste from the building.
21. Employing resources recovery systems for biodegradable waste as
per solid waste management and Handling rules 2000 of MOEF.
22. Arrangement of recycling of waste thro local dealers.
23. Use of non-toxic paints/ interior finishes .
24. Use of zero ODP ( Ozone Depleting Potential) substances/materials
and avoid materials like polyurethene foams.
25. Water to be used to meet water quality norms.
26. To maintain acceptable Indoor and Outdoor NOISE levels.
27. To ensure zero exposure of nonsmokers to the tobacco smoke in
AC/non AC building areas.
28. After buildings occupancy to get the energy audit done.

LIST OF PROJECTS REGISTERED/ BEING

REGISTERED WITH GRIHA
1.Suzlon Energy Limited.
- Pune
Commercial
2.Fortis Hospital.
- New Delhi
- Institutional
3.Fortis Hospital
- Gurgaon
- Institutional
4.AIIMS
- Bhubaneswar - Institutional
5.Central Library for BBRAU
- Lucknow
- Institutional
6.Academic Building, Mechanical Building
& Lecture Hall complex at NIT Rourkela
- Rourkela - Institutional
8 Auditorium for BBRAU
- Lucknow
- Institutional
9. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
- Noida - Residential
10. National Hydro Power Corporation
- Hyderabad - Residential
11. IISER
- Pune - Institutional
12. IISER
- Bhopal - Institutional
13. IISER
- Trivandrum - Institutional
14 HAREDA Akshay Urja Bhawan
- Chandigarh - Institutional
15 IIT, New Lecture Theatre and Lab block
- New Delhi
- Institutional
16 Haryana Technology Park
- Faridabad
- IT,ITES
17 IIM Hostel Complex
- Ahmadabad - Residential
18 SIDBI
- Bhubaneswar - Commercial

INDIAN GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

LEED
The Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED-INDIA)

WHAT IS LEED?
LEED is the U.S. Green Building Council's
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
building rating program.

The LEED Green Building Rating System is the

nationally accepted benchmark for the design,
construction, and operation of high performance
green buildings.

LEED promotes a whole-building approach to

sustainability by recognizing performance in five
key areas of human and environmental health:
sustainable site development
water savings
indoor environmental quality

LEED CERTIFIED BUILDING

Are leading the transformation of the built environment

Are built as designed and perform as expected

Have lower operating costs and increased asset value

Are healthy and comfortable for their occupants

To Reduce waste sent to landfills

Conserve energy and water

To reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions

Qualify for tax rebates, zoning allowances, and other

incentives in hundreds of cities

 Demonstrate an owner's commitment to environmental

stewardship and social responsibility

LEED designation has 4 possible levels: Certified,

Silver, Gold, and Platinum

LEED applies to both new construction and existing

buildings.

Since its inception in 1998, LEED has grown to

encompass over 14,000 projects in all 50 US States.

COST OF GREEN BUILDING

Initial costs are approximately 2% to 5% more than
traditional building
Lifecycle savings will yield more than 10 times the initial
investment, or 20% of the construction costs.

SOME FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF GREEN

BUILDING
Energy and water savings.
Reduced environmental costs from pollution.
Occupant health and safety- improved employee
efficiency.
Reduced maintenance/replacement costs over the life of