Architectural Design 4th year

Affordable Group Housing Project

GRIHA REPORT
(For affordable housing- vol. 1)

Submitted To: Ar. Priyanka Mehta, Ar. Ajay Pal

Submitted By: Aarooni Thakur
CONTENTS Architectural Design 4th year

SECTIONS:

1. SITE PLANNING
1.1 Low Impact Design
1.2 Design to mitigate UHIE
1.3 Preservation and Protection of Landscape during Construction
1.4 Storm Water Management
1.5 Reduction in Air and Soil Pollution during Construction

2. ENERGY AND OCCUPANT COMFORT

2.1 Envelope Thermal Performance
2.2 Occupant Visual Comfort
2.3 Efficient Lighting
2.4 Energy Efficient Equipment
2.5 Renewable Energy
2.6 Energy Metering Affordable Group Housing Project
3. WATER SAVINGS GRIHA REPORT
3.1 Efficient use of water during Construction
(For affordable housing- vol. 1)
3.2 Optimization of Building and Landscape Water Demand
3.3 Water Reuse
3.4 Water Metering

4. WASTE MANAGEMENT
4.1 Construction Waste Management
4.2 Post Construction Waste Management
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5. SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIAL

5.1 Reduction in environmental impact of construction
5.2 Use of low-environmental impact materials in building interiors
5.3 Use of recycled content in roads and pavements
5.4 Low VOC paints, adhesives, sealants and composite wood products
5.5 Zero ODP materials

6. SOCIAL ASPECTS
6.1 Facilities for Construction workers
6.2 Universal accessibility
6.3 Proximity to Transport and Basic Services
6.4 Environmental awareness
6.5 Tobacco Smoke Control
6.6 Water Quality
6.7 Provision of access to clean sources of cooking fuel

Affordable Group Housing Project

7. BONUS POINTS

GRIHA REPORT
8. GRIHA final score
(For affordable housing- vol. 1)

9. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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CRITERIA 1- LOW IMPACT DESIGN MAXIMUM POINTS: 6 POINTS ACHIEVED: 6

OBJECTIVE:
1. Demonstrate reduction in environmental impact through design by adoption of various passive design
and low-impact site planning strategies. -4 points
Point weightages for number of strategies adopted:

STRATEGIES ADOPTED:
1. BUILDING ORIENTATION:
• In tropical climate like India, long facades of buildings oriented towards north- south are preferred.
• Buildings should be oriented with their longer axis (north –south) aligned perpendicular to the prevailing winds
to facilitate maximum air-flow and cross ventilation through the building.
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CRITERIA 1- LOW IMPACT DESIGN MAXIMUM POINTS: 6 POINTS ACHIEVED: 6

STRATEGIES ADOPTED:
2. COUTRYARD PLANNING:
• Use courtyard designs with evaporative cooling from ponds, water features and ‘active’ (mechanical)
evaporative cooling systems. They are ideal for arid climates where low humidity promotes high evaporation
rates.
• Minimise east and west-facing glazing or provide adjustable external shading. High mass living areas are more
comfortable during waking hours. Low mass sleeping areas cool quickly at night. High insulation prevents winter
heat loss and summer heat gain.

3. PROPER SITE SHADING:

• As a first step towards shading, longer sides of a building should be oriented North- South which is preferred
to minimize overall solar gain through the envelope.
• South-facing windows are the easiest to shade. Overhangs on south-oriented windows provide effective
shading by blocking summer sun and admitting winter sun.
• Use fixed horizontal overhangs on south-facing glass. 1m shading device can reduce cooling loads
substantially.
• Semi-outdoor spaces such as balconies (2.5m – 3m deep) can provide shade and protect interior spaces from
overheating and climatic variations. At the same time they act as wind scoops and provide a private social
space for the unit.
• To enhance natural light utilization, passive design strategies such as light shelves are very useful for deeper
and uniform distribution of light (most effective on the south side of the buildings, mostly recommended in
mild climates and not for tropical or desert climate).

SHADOW ANGLES
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CRITERIA 1- LOW IMPACT DESIGN MAXIMUM POINTS: 6 POINTS ACHIEVED: 6

STRATEGIES ADOPTED:
4. NATURAL VENTILATION:
• In hot and dry regions, the windows should generally be kept closed during the day to minimize solar heat
gains to interior spaces. For regions experiencing high diurnal temperature differences (of the order of 12°C to
15°C cooler in night), Interior spaces should be opened to night time ventilation.
• For good natural ventilation, building openings should be in opposite pressure zone ( since natural ventilation
rely on pressure to move fresh air through buildings).
• The building can be oriented 0° to 30° with respect to the prevailing wind direction (wind rose diagram) / most
preferably orientating longer facades of the building towards predominant wind direction.
• Maximum air movement is achieved by keeping the sill height at 85% of the critical height.

OBJECTIVE:
1. Demonstrate use of active, low-energy cooling/heating systems in the building -2 points
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CRITERIA 2- DESIGN TO MITIGATE UHIE MAXIMUM POINTS: 3 POINTS ACHIEVED: 3

OBJECTIVE:
1. More than 50% of the site surfaces visible to sky (including building roofs but not the landscape area*)
are either soft paved/covered with high SRI coating (SRI > 0.5)/shaded by trees/shaded by vegetated
pergolas/shaded by solar panels or any combination of these strategies. -3 points

VEGETATED PERGOLAS

• 52% of the total site area is being covered with vegetated pergolas that are being connected by a drip
irrigation system along with solar plates of 330 w capacity.
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CRITERIA 3- PRESERVATION OF TOP SOIL AND Architectural Design 4 year th

LANDSCAPE MAXIMUM POINTS: 2 POINTS ACHIEVED: 2

OBJECTIVE:
1. Preserve top soil during construction; maintain its fertility (during construction phase) and use for
landscape post-construction. -2 points

PHASE-2

PHASE-4
PHASE-1

• Planning the construction in different phase to get space for preserving the top soil.

• Schedule your building project for your area's driest season. Rain increases the amount of topsoil that
can be carried away as runoff and leads to soil compaction.

• Request that your contractors remove the top 6 inches of soil with a backhoe and place it in an area
protected from the construction area.

• Cover the reserved soil with a tarp for a short-term project.

• Sprinkle grass seed over the reserved soil for a project expected to last longer than a few weeks.

• Return the soil to your landscape with a shovel and wheelbarrow as soon as the construction project is
complete, if your contractor does not restore the soil.

• Install plants as soon as possible and top with mulch to prevent the soil from washing or blowing away.