Case study: Sustainable Building Structure (India)

Professor: Auli Mellado Enric

Estudiante:
Satyanarayana Rao Rachakonda

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 General Details

Project name : CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre

(CII - Godrej GBC)

Architect : Karan Grover & Associates

Investor / Owner: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

Project built date: 2004

Area of project : 5 acres

Built up Area : Built Up Area : 20000 sq ft

 Large area for landscape to enhance micro climate and for

visual delight

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 CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre (CII - Godrej GBC)

• one of the 10 Centres of Excellences of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

• CII - Godrej GBC offers advisory services to the industry in the areas of Green
buildings, energy efficiency, water management, environmental management,
renewable energy, Green business incubation and climate change activities.

• The Centre is housed in a GREEN BUILDING which received the prestigious LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum Rating in 2003. This
was the first Platinum rated Green Building outside of U.S.A and the third in the
world. The Centre was inaugurated by H.E Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, the then
President of India, on July 14, 2004.

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 WHY – CIRCULAR ?

Unrestricted
circulation of Air

The ROUND shape can

support the concrete At least 10 times
Limitless flexibility roof which gives strong then
of design layout uncompromised convectional square
strength & security from construction
any kind of disaster

Takes advantage of
views which is
present

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Climatic Design for Wind & Ventilation

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 Materials used & Green Facts

• Concrete used for construction has 15% fly ash and 20% GGBS

• Bagasse Board – by product of sugarcane industry-a good substitute for

plywood or Particle Board It has wide usage for making partitions, furniture
etc.
• Eco-friendly method - does not involve any harm to the timbers, unlike
plywood.
• 66% (by cost) of the material was sourced within a radius of 800 km.
• Of this, 95 % of the raw material was extracted or harvested locally.
• An impressive 77 % of the building materials use recycled content in the form
of fly ash, broken glass, broken tiles, recycled paper, recycled aluminum, cinder
from industrial furnaces, bagasse, mineral fibres, cellulose fibres, and quarry
dust.
• Low VOC paints have also been applied

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 • Lighter than clay bricks.
• High strength, practically no breakage
during transport
• Uniform size of bricks reduces mortar
required for joints and plaster by 50%.
• Lower water penetration, considerably
reducing seepage of water through Bricks.
• 65% walls in GBC are constructed with this
material

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 Ground Hugging Construction

VS

• Like most olden systems of construction, structures are kept

ground hugging ensuring natural modulation of
microclimate and creating more interaction with nature.

• Gives a sense of being close to nature

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 Green Roof & Water conservation

• The green roof assists in increasing the lifespan of the roof and reducing the
heat island effect.

• Rainwater collection and reuse.

• Waste-water and rainwater run-off is 100 % recycled and redirected to one of

three ponds, to be used for domestic purposes.

• 35 % reduction of municipally supplied potable water.

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Passive Ventilation – wind tower

• High efficiency HVAC system

• Passive cooling system using wind

towers.

• Use of aerated concrete blocks for

façades to reduces the load on
air-conditioning by 15% to 20 %

• This technique can be found in

Persian architectural building
constructions.

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 • A Wind catcher, Wind scoop
or Badgir is a traditional
Persian architectural element
to create natural ventilation
in buildings

• Energy savings are achieved by

the GBCs two wind towers.

• Air, cooled by up to 8 ^C, is

supplied to the AHUs,
substantially reducing the load
on the air conditioning system.

• A heavily insulated roof further

reduces the cooling load.

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 ENERGY FACTS

• 1,022 m² of green roof, with vegetation

covering 60 % of the total roof surface.

• The remaining portion of the roof is covered

by PV panels, meeting 20 % of the total
energy necessities of the building.

• Double-glazed units with argon gas filling to

enhance the thermal properties of windows.

• Energy-efficient lighting systems and

compact fluorescent light bulbs.

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Instead of using regular windows a mesh type ventilation is made
of Bricks for fresh and cold breeze to enter Corridors

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 • Most of the path ways
laid in landscaping are
stones/tiles which were
left over materials in
other construction.

• All of the new wood used was

sustainably harvested, as
certified by the Forest
Stewardship Council.

• A waste management plan in

hand made it possible to
recycle 96% of Construction
waste.

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• Some rainwater goes into the soil by the use of permeable grid pavers.

• The remaining rainwater follows existing flow patterns and is collected in a

water pond another traditional method of rain water harvesting, constructed at
a lower end of the site.

• All wastewater generated - recycled by "root zone treatment" simultaneously

irrigates the vegetation.

• Attractive alternative for wastewater management

• Enhances the Landscape

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 Light & Ventilation

• Building layout ensures that 90 % of spaces have daylight access

and views to the outside.

• North facades are glazed for efficient diffused light.

• Low heat transmitting glass used.

• Double glass to further reduce heat gain.

• Natural lighting - no lights are used until late in the evening.

• Minimum lux levels for all work stations have been ensured.

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 LEEDS & IGBC
The First LEED Platinum Rated Building in India – CII Godrej GBC

LEED India for New Construction

LEED India for Core and Shell
IGBC Green Homes
IGBC Green Factory Building
IGBC Green SEZ
IGBC Green Townships

 India stands 5th among the top five countries in the world in pursuing the green path.

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Gracias Por su
attencion….

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