SYNOPSIS

GREEN BUILDINGS: ENVIROMENTAL IMPACTS

INTRODUCTION:
Green buildings: A green building is a building that, in its design, construction or
operation, reduces or eliminates negative impacts, and can create positive impacts, on our
climate and natural environment. The basis features of green buildings are
- Efficient use of energy
- Efficient use of water
- Indoor air quality
- Use of eco-friendly materials
- Waste management
- Indoor air quality, etc.

Environmental Impacts:
The term environmental impact refers to the possible effects a particular action may have on
the natural environment. These effects can be either negative or positive.

Energy Conservation:
It is an effort for reduced use of energy, either by using less amount of it or using it in more
efficient way. Green buildings does it both ways.

Water Management:
It refers to the efficient use of potable water, grey and black water treatment and reuse,
ground water recharge.

NEED FOR STUDY:

As most of the countries including India are facing the problems for energy and water, which
are the most important resources for the development of any country, so what are the methods
which can be implemented for the conservation of these resources as far as building
construction is considered.

HYPOTHESIS:
Residential green buildings fulfil the aspects of energy conservation and water management.

AIM:
To prove residential green buildings fulfil the aspects of energy conservation and water
management.

OBJECTIVES:
- To study electrical appliances used in residential buildings
- To study total power consumption of appliances.
- To study renewable sources of energy in green buildings.
- To study water consumption.
- To study existing techniques used for water management in green buildings.
- To study new options available.
METHODOLOGY:

Background study of the topic

To study energy conservation and water management.

Study of the objectives

Data Collection : 1. Case Studies

2. Secondry data - Articles, books, library

Calculations of existing techniques of energy consevations and water

management systems.

Analysis

Conclusions

Proposal of better models.

SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS:
Scope:
This study will include calculations for power consumption of electrical appliances,
calculations for renewable sources of energy, power consumption of green appliances. And
calculations for water consumptions, surface run-off, water treatment, ground water recharge
using rain water conservation.

Limitations:
The study will be limited to residential green multi-storey buildings only, also the standards
for green methods will be referred from the guide IGBC GREEN HOMES only.

TENTATIVE LIST OF CASE STUDIES:

1. Trimurty’s Ariana, Jaipur (Platinum rated)
2. Trimurty’s Aurum, Jaipur (Gold rated)
3. Palladio one, Pune (4 star rated)
4. IIT-Bombay Hostel, Mumbai (4star rated)
5. Central University Hostel, (4 star rated)

CHAPTERS:
1. Green Buildings and IGBC rating system
2. Energy conservation
3. Techniques for energy conservation
4. Water management
5. Techniques for water management
6. Case studies
7. Calculations and analysis of data.
8. Conclusions