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Building,
Habitat,
Landuse

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Preparation of local climate

change action plan
Designing of urban ecosystem
plan
Evolving green development
code
Evolving green building code &
use of green building materials
Identify and remove legal
obstacles in existing zoning &
building code to accommodate
green development code &
green building code
Change in the existing zoning
ordinances to achieve compact
city form
Subsidizing green architecture
Urban landscaping with
sensitivity to biomass volume
and ground absorption of surface
water
Preparation of pedestrian and
bicycle plans
Realistic promotion of social and
affordable housing through
innovative methods of land
assembly development and

Best Practices
First Mainstream Green project in North India
Spread across four towers and an iconic 300 ft tall Mainstream Green
building, this architectural marvel is designed by master architect Ken
Yeang.

Mainstream Green

1.6 million sq ft eco-office complex.

Special cab drop-off zones and bus-stops.

6 million sq ft scalable eco-office complex

Iconic, 300 feet tall Deep Green building.
Innovative vastu-based eco-habitat.

An Example of Green Building Architecture, Alien Space Station,

Hyderabad, India

It is located just next to the citys IT hub, Financial sector, Hospitality

services and the upcoming US consulate in Gachibowli, Hyderabad.

Aliens Space Station is an integrated township that covers about 20

acres of land, out of which 16 acres is lush greenery with breathtaking
views

Only 20 % of the total land is used for the construction of permanent

structures and the rest of the 80% of land is just beautifully
landscaped gardens.

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Mainstream Green building, North India

Alien Space Station, Hyderabad, India

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Water Supply

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Analysis and assessment of

topographical feature of the area

Reuse of treated wastewater in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Key Features

Review of existing design

standards, manuals, codes and
guidelines

Assessment of source, type and

quantity of wastewater

Evolving innovative and effective

system options

Implementing eco-friendly
treatment and disposal options

Appropriate
selection
and
promoting use of energy efficient
material,
equipment
and
machinery for the system

Appropriate selection of sites for

utility infrastructures

Exploring
and
introducing
feasible
Private-PublicPartnership options

Review of prevalent rules, laws,

bylaws, acts to ensure adequacy
for meeting the requirements of
developing a green city

A dual distribution system has been adopted and sand-filtered water

from the Ochiai Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant is chlorinated
and used as toilet-flushing water in 25 highrise business premises and
for stream augmentation, as illustrated in the figure. The system,
which has been successfully operated since 1984, is supplying treated
wastewater up to a maximum 8,000 m3/day.

Mobile Water Treatment system for supply of potable water in

Calexico, California
Key Features

The water treatment systems are capable of producing drinking water

from almost any raw water source within about an hour. Each system
comprises complete, automated and integrated micro-filtration
systems, and in some cases, reverse osmosis systems as well. Using
state-of-the-art hollow fiber membrane technology, the systems
transform contaminated water into water that is free from harmful
bacteria, cysts, and particles.

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Pictorial representation of Reuse of treated wastewater in

Shinjuku

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Mobile Water Treatment system for supply of potable water

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Solid Waste

Review of existing design

standards, manuals, codes and
guidelines

Assessment of source, quantity

and characteristics of waste
generation

Evolving innovative and effective

system options
treatment and disposal options
practice

recycle, re-use
recovery

of

reduce,

and

energy

Appropriate selection of sites for

SWM infrastructures

Appropriate selection and

promoting use of energy efficient
material, equipment and
machinery

Options to achieve fuel efficiency,

suggesting alternative
technology

Options for use of eco-friendly,

reusable
and
recyclable
materials for these structures

Exploring and introducing feasible

Private-Public-Partnership

Creating energy from landfill gas in the tune of 274,800,000 kW-hr.

City of Toronto spent $12 million CAD to build a gas collection system
into landfill site. Easter Power Developers spent $20 million CAD to
install power plant.

40,000 linear meters of horizontal gas collection trenches and 80

Implementing eco-friendly
Promoting

Construction of Power Plant on the site of Torontos primary

waste landfill to convert captured methane gas into electricity
providing power for roughly 24,000 homes.
Key Features

vertical gas collection wells were installed within the landfill waste site
by City of Toronto. The Site is encircled by roughly 10,000 linear
meters of dual header piping for transmission of gas from the wells
and trenches to the central blower/flaring station.

Centrifugal blowers located at the central blower/flare station apply

vacuum to the collection piping to extract LFG from the trenches and
wells located in the landfill.

The collected gas is then directed to the power plant for generation of
electricity.
Waste Processing Plant in Alexandria, Egypt through PPP
Key Features

150,000 tons of compost are produced and sold every year to local
farmers and thus contribute to the development of agricultural
activities in the region.

100% of the city waste treated

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options

Review of prevalent rules, laws,

bylaws, acts to ensure adequacy
for meeting the requirements of
developing a green city

Solid waste processing plant in Alexandria, Egypt

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Drainage

Permeable Pavements
Green Roofs

1. Laois Traincare Depot, Ireland

Filter Drains
Infiltration Trenches/Soakaways

SUDS elements used are

Swales
Detention Basins
Retention Ponds
Wetlands

66ha of area designed to cater the maintenance of trains.

i) Filter Drain
ii) Permeable Paving
iii) Retention pond for all storm water runoff from building and from
the paved surface.
Extremely successful in removing the impurities and as well as to
reduce quantity of surface run-off means reduce the risk of flooding.
2. Beacon South Quarters, Dublin, Ireland
High quality high density development
Extensive and intensive green roof planned, designed and constructed
on the open spaces available on top of 2nd floor to reduce the quantity
of runoff from the paved surfaces to meet the discharge quantity
requirements of Dublin city council.
Very effective with minimum maintenance and it enhances the amenity
and aesthetic beauty of the whole development.
3. Bristol City Council SUDS projects
Bristol city council have had implemented SUDS techniques to their all

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new projects and also retrofitted SUDS into their old developments as
much as possible.
Out of the major new developments, Britol business parks (north and
south of Bristol) had implemented number of SUDS techniques to make
it a Green Development.
They retrofitted SUDS into the car park area of the International airport.
Apart from the above the council is making their utmost effort to
implement SUDS techniques to reduce the flooding risk as well as
making the city green by capturing the pollutants flowing in the storm
water runoff.

Retention cum Attenuation

Pond, Laois

Beacon South Quarters, Dublin,

Ireland

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Filter Drain along the Highway,

Scotland
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Transportation

Promotion of alternative means of

travel other than personal car
such as Mass Rapid Transport
(MRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT),
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) etc.

Planning and design of compact

cities to reduce travel distance
and time

Incentives on use of low-carbon

fuel consumption vehicles
(battery powered, solar powered,
CNG/ LPG driven vehicles)

Plan for long term savings in

reduced business travel costs

Promotion of use of bicycles and

walking through innovative
design of pedestrian and cycle
tracks
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Energy

Urban Ventilation: Prevailing

Breezes and Air Quality

EXPO 92, Seville, Spain

Fundamental to the EXPO design was the provision of the most

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Street orientation to capture

breezes

Vegetation configuration
Varied building heights and
configurations

Dual-aspect living and working

quarters for cross-ventilation

Adequate "sky view factor"

high albedo surfaces
Vegetation: Green Infrastructure
and Urban Heat Island
Mitigation

Local, cool microclimates

Configuring localized water

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comfortable external conditions possible through natural and passive
cooling measures using vegetation and water. Significant reductions in
outdoor air temperatures were claimed. The ratio of soft to hard
landscaping was proposed at 60:40, with vegetation integrated with the
built areas as much as possible. Vegetation species of different heights
were used to maximise the filtration of air at different levels. Planted
screens were designed to channel prevailing winds into the site,
enhancing their cooling. Water was used throughout the site in
fountains, water walls, sprays, cascades, ponds. (Brophy, et.al., p. 14).
Masdar, Abu Dhabi
Dense, energy-efficient, pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods of canals
and cool urban squares, based on traditional Arabic forms and
ecological principles. Masdar tied traditional Arabic urban form with a
futurist, zero-carbon, zero-waste, city powered by renewable energy
and supported by sustainable transportation. Masdar is designed as a
walkable city in the middle of the desert.

bodies for thermal storage and

evaporative cooling

Configuring network of urban

forests

Maximizing permeable surfaces

Contiguous green corridors and
open space networks

Maximize green roofs and living

walls
Solar Design to Reduce Energy
Loads

Street and public space

orientation to mitigate solar gain

Shading through adjacent

vegetation

An image of the Masdar model(Courtesy: Foster + Partners)

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Maximizing cool surfaces and

reflective roofs

The Vietnam Model: Green Infrastructure as part of the energymitigating strategy