SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

GREEN RATED BUILDINGS

BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS
building rating system is a tool that evaluates the performance
of a building and its impact on the environment. It comprises a
predefined set of criteria relating to the design, construction,
and operations of green buildings.In India, there are
predominantly three rating systems – Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED), the rating systems from
Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and the Green Rating
for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA). In addition, there
is also the Energy Consumption Building Code (ECBC) and
the National Building Code (NBC), which provide guidelines
on energy consumption. All buildings in India need to comply
with these prescribed guidelines.
 Gandhi Teerth (Gandhi Research Foundation)
• Is a research institution and museum on
Mahatma Gandhi, in Jalgaon ,
Maharashtra.
• It is initiated and promoted by the
Gandhi Foundation.
• This is located 60km away from Ajanta
Caves.
• Established on 25 March 2012 Built up area : 6000sq.m
• It was founded by Bhavarlal Jain Energy consumption reduction :
• Awarded the LEED’s Platinum rating and 65% reduction in energy
GRIHA’s Five star rating ( GRIHA consumption compared to GRIHA
Adarsh Award 2014). benchmark
• Principal Architect: A Mridul
• Structure was built sustainable and
scientifically in Jodhpur stone, under
green norms in view to last for centuries.
The following strategies were adopted
to reduce the building impact on the
natural environment:

• SUSTAINABLE SITE PLANNING:

 The building blocks have been designed in accordance to
the terrain of the site ensuring that there is minimum site
disturbance.
 All existing trees have been retained on site and are a part
of the building post occupancy.
 Minimum impact on environment is ensured by planting
native trees, employing efficient storm water management
installation of pervious paving on site for more than 60%
of the paved area, use of e-vehicles on site.
• REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION:
 Native plantation and use of efficient irrigation system.
 Use of low and flush fixtures.
 Use of non potable water for landscaping.

• REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION WHILE MAINTAINING

OCCUPANT COMFORT:
 For achieving visual comfort:
o Passive techniques like appropriate orientation of building, highly efficient
and mutual shading reduce the external heat gains.
o Integration of daylight in design reduces the requirement of artificial
lighting. An overall of LPD of 0.4w/sqft has been achieved in the building
resulting to 61% savings.
o Onsite renewable energy generation contributes to around 8% of total
connected load air conditioning and lighting.
o Efficient day lighting design provides thermal and visual comfort levels in
the building.
o Good quality lighting and views in classrooms and administration area.
o Museum has been designed as per the special lighting requirements.
 For achieving thermal comfort:
o The building HVAC systems are designed to ,maintain thermal
comfort conditions based on the design criteria of NBC standards.

• RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INSTALLED ON

SITE :
o Solar PV panels installed at GRF have an installed capacity of
20.24kWp, with an annual generation of 26199kWh.
o 100% external lighting demand is catered by installed RE
o 60% internal lighting demand is catered by installed RE

• USE OF LOW ENERGY MATERIALS:

 Natural stone along with one site manufactured sun dried fly ash
brick have been used for the block work.
 The roof of the museum building is pre-fabricated structure which
has largely reduced the amount of concrete used in the building.
 The Crystal, London, UK

The Crystal is the located in

London, UK.
It is a LEED Platinum rated
building.
It was designed by Wilkinson Eyre
The building is a sustainable cities
initiative by Siemens.
It has a glazed structure, dramatic
crystal- shaped.

Inside the Crystal is the world’s largest exhibition on the future of cities covering
2,000 square meters (21,527 square feet). It also features charging stations for
electric cars and will be part of the Source London charging network.
The project focuses on future possibilities of sustainable mobility, power and water
supplies, building technologies and health care.
The building has its own grounded source heat pump that generates its own energy.
Moreover, self-sufficient water plant is also there in the building for high-quality drinking
water.
 Energy saving
The building consumes no fossil fuel.
Two thirds of the roof is covered in
photovoltaic panels generating 17-20 %
of its electrical energy. LED and
fluorescent light shade used in the
building. High efficient ventilation and
chilled beams are also there.

Water saving
The crystal is 90% water self-sufficient. Moreover, it is UK’s first commercial
building which has an approved drinking water safety plan. The roof of the building
collects the rainwater while sewage is treated
Recycling
The rainwater is harvested and clean to quality drinking water. Moreover, the black
water is also being used on a site.

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The building has been designed in order
to adapt and respond as technology
evolves.
For example, The roof-mounted
Photovoltaic panels can be easily changed
to more efficient arrays in the future.

The sophisticated building management

systems allows for ongoing post
occupancy evaluation process to closely
monitor and meter the building. This
information will allow adjustments to be
made to the building systems as required
to fine tune the operation with the primary
objective to utilise less energy.
 Suzlon One Earth, Pune

Location : Pune
Architect : Christopher benninger
architects
It is a LEED Platinum rated
building.
Suzlon One Earth is a 100%
renewable energy campus.
It was designed by Christopher
Charles Benninger.

The orientation of the blocks is such that the majority of building facades face
north, south, north-west & south-east. This enables adequate day lighting and glare
control.
SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES

Sustainability is the hallmark of this project

while the result is an inspiring place to work.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
• 100% renewable energy Campus: 155 kW on site wind solar hybrid system
• Wind : 4.75 KW X 18 no. turbines
• Solar PV : 0.23 KW X 243 Panels
• BIPV : 0.105 KW X 128 Modules
• 100% External and Common area lighting, Indoor A/c units and
communication server on renewable energy resources
• Efficient envelope design with high performance glazing, over deck
insulation, reduced interior light density, day light optimization.
• LED for outdoor and street lighting, occupancy sensors
 WATER USAGE PRACTICES

• 100% waste water treatment through on site sewage treatment

plant
• 100% use of recycled water for landscaping, air-conditioning
and flushing
• Landscape with naturalized and adapted plant species
• Innovative rain water harvesting system -pebble drains to
collect excess water
• Use of low flow faucets, touch less urinals with sensors and
dual flush
• Actual data for the year 2010-11 reveals that 0% water is
disposed and around 56% water is recycled
• Low-energy materials - More than 70 percent of materials used in the
interiors have a reduced carbon footprint. They ensure higher recycled
content, have lower embodied energy and are rapidly renewable.
• Renewable energy-based exterior lighting - LED street lighting is powered
entirely by renewable energy-based systems located on the site thus reducing
approximately 25 percent of the total lighting load. Ninety percent of
regularly occupied spaces have daylight exposure, thereby saving on artificial
lighting.
• Daylight & occupancy sensors - Daylight sensors are used in the
workstation area for maximum use of artificial lighting. Occupancy sensors
control task lighting in unoccupied workstations ensuring savings of about 20
percent of energy costs.
• Efficient ventilation system - Jet fans installed in the basements
intermittently push out stale air & bring in fresh air, saving 50 percent energy
as compared to ducted basement ventilation system.
• Storm & rainwater management system - Channels all rain received into
a controlled flow, preventing soil erosion and facilitating removal of silt.
Thank you
SUBMITTED BY

Arathy raj
Athira bhadran
Athulya n k
Gowthamy m
Irene elizabeth
Malavika d
Megha jj