06-09-2018

TERI
South Regional Centre
Bangalore
A case study of Green Building

Ar.Kiriti Sahoo
Fellow & Area Convenor, Centre
for Research on Sustainable
Building Science, TERI, Bangalore

The Energy & Resources

Owner
Building Brief Institute
Chandravarkar & Thakaria
Architect
Associates

Location Bangalore, India

Date 1999 to 2001
Building Type Research Institute

Construction Sy
RCC , CMU & Steel Frames
stem

Natural Ventilation, daylighting,

shading, Water Recycle, high
Sustainability
recycled content materials, 7
KW photovoltaics

Climate Moderate/Temperate
Context Urban
Style Modern
Site Area 2601.6 sq.m
Built Up area 2477.9 sq.m
Levels G+2

Design of the building

Inspired from 5 elements

Earth
Climate analysis as governing
principle for architectural design
process
Fire Sky
5
Stepping stone for integrating elements
green building principle of life

Encompasses passive design, Air Water

Natural Ventilation, daylighting,
shading, Water Recycle, high
recycled content materials,
renewable energy

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Location
Location: Bangalore
Global Positioning System Coordinates:

12.963720°
77.637915°
888 m

Site plan

Orientation and Siting

Planning

Major Zoning

Dining & Audi

Guest House
Research & Admin

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Single volume concept for better thermal distribution

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Environmental Laboratory

Building Summary

TERI Southern Regional Centre, designed

by Chandravarkar & Thakeria Associates,
at Bangalore, Karnataka, in the year
1999. it consists of administration,
conference rooms, auditorium, office
spaces, guest house, server room and
storage units with steel frame and glass,
construction, in a mild temperate climate
and seaside campus context.

TERI – SRC Green Features

A high-sustainability building, based on passive & active energy efficiency, daylighting, shading,
Sustainability
and natural ventilation system.
The TERI SRC is designed to use less energy than standard practice. It appears to be achieving
Overall Energy
less than 30kWh /m² of energy use per year, which puts it at 75% more energy efficient than
Efficiency
standard practice.
Restoration of degraded site, minimized footprint, special care with construction and materials.
Site Features
Appropriate orientation has been achieved through large façade facing north & south
Landscape Less then 25% area impervious, maximum percolation of rainwater, indigenous plantation for
design reduced water use.
Building Building massing with light colors with RCC flat & coffered roofing, concrete masonry unit, roof
Envelope shading, green roof, earth berming
Interior Extensive use of high-recycled content of rubber wood panels, seamless construction of beam and
Construction column with walls, light color interior, one volume system
Interior Substantial daylighting through windows and skylight achieving more then 80% of day lit area,
Lighting with many artificial lights switched off during day.
Office spaces have a induced ventilation controlled by passive cavity wall on south side. Air
Heating and
exhaust on roof through grills. It is assisted by pressure draft created by flange for natural
Cooling
ventilation cooling. Additional solar chimneys for dining space for induced ventilation strategies.
Indoor Air Use of materials with low volatile organic compounds, usage of plants/small trees for air
Quality purifications
Water
Rainwater harvesting and reuse for landscape
conservation
Solid waste
Bio mass collected from garden converted to compost, in-house waste segregated and recycled
management
Renewable
7 kWp of solar photo voltaic as roof top energy generation
energy

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Orientation
Appropriate orientation has been achieved through large façade
facing north & south

Angle between wall and North

Effect:
Reduced solar radiation
through walls on east and 39°rorated
west side. Less heating of North N
interior spaces

Site Selected
• site is located beside a storm water drainage channel in a residential
neighbourhood
• Restoration of degraded site, minimized footprint
• Road length = 55.8 meters
• Building footprint = 1196.8 sq.m Less then 25% area impervious,
• FAR = 0.95 maximum percolation of
• Minimized hard paving area rainwater, indigenous plantation
• Maximized soft paved area assisting for for reduced water use.
percolating rainwater & recharging

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Building Envelope

• RCC flat slab

• RCC coffered slab

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Green roof

Concrete Masonry Unit Walls

• With concrete panels, Kadapa stone cladding
• Plaster & textured paint

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Earth berming

Stabilization of internal
temperature

Roof shade

roof shading

Window shading

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Interior Lighting
Substantial daylighting through windows and skylight achieving more then 80% of day
lit area, with many artificial lights switched off during day.

Daylight

Lux level observed:> 150 lux

Diffuse and glare free daylight

Daylight
harvesting has
been maximized
through careful
planning of
skylight

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Artificial lighting

Efficient outdoor and indoor lighting

Induction
lamp, CFL,
T5

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Heating and Cooling

Office spaces have a induced ventilation controlled by passive cavity wall on south
side. Air exhaust on roof through grills. It is assisted by pressure draft created by
flange for natural ventilation cooling. Additional solar chimneys for dining space for
induced ventilation strategies.

Natural Ventilation and cooling

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Reverse Ventilation Strategy

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Solar Chimney

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Night Ventilation

Indoor plants

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Rain water harvesting

50,000 Liters capacity tank for harvested rain water, used for landscaping
Meeting 75% requirement

Renewable energy integration

7kWp Solar PV panels

Solar Hot water

100L PD capacity 6 no. of Solar

Water Heating Panels for guest
house

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Solid waste management

Bio mass collected from garden converted to
compost, in-house waste segregated and recycled
 Compost of bio mass
 Segregation of wet & dry waste
 Electronic waste
 Recycling mechanism through proper
storage

Interior Layout
Extensive use of high-
recycled content of
rubber wood panels,
seamless construction
of beam and column
with walls, light color
interior, one volume
system

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Performance
Temperature inside various positions in TERI SR as on 25th Apr 2014 V/s ambient
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library
35
ambient

RRE
33

admin
DBT(°C)

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IEG

IT
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Ulka

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UG Lab

CRSBS
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12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM
Jyothi

Time

Software Analysis and Predicted Results

P0 = Base Case 100.00

90.00 
P1 = ACH 80.00
Annual Comfort Hours (%)

70.00

P2 = Cool Roof 60.00

50.00

40.00
P3 = External Shading
30.00

20.00
P4 = Cool Roof + Shading
10.00

0.00
P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
P5 = Cool Roof + Shading + ACH

Analysis model includes

all internal and external
heat gains as per the Solution - P4 is recommended as first
current office usage and step. With this comfort can be achieved
occupancy upto 90% of occupied hours.

Operation and performance

Summary of energy consumption

YEAR TOTAL CONSUMPTION (kWh) EPI (kWh/sq.m/annum)

2004 62501 25
2005 61989 25
2006 70408 28
2007 85782 35
2008 75319 30
2009 68660 28
2010 70237 28
2011 63317 26
2012 74143 30
2013 75502 30
2014 64990 26
2015 56586 23

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THANK YOU

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