BUILDING SERVICES-III (MECHANICAL)

HVAC AND FIRE SAFETY IN BUILDINGS

LIVE CASE STUDY
 ARANYA BHAWAN, JAIPUR
● Built-up area: 10,000 Sq.m.
(excluding basement parking and
service area)

● No. of floors: (G+4) + one basement

level for parking and services

● Number of users: 344

● Types of spaces: Offices, museum,

library, auditorium, guest rooms
HVAC
One of the initial projects chosen for the BEEP Integrated Design Charrette was Aranya Bhawan, an office
building for the Rajasthan Department of Forests in Jaipur. The charrette was held in December 2012. The
Rajasthan State Road Development Corporation Limited (RSRDC) carried out the project, which was launched
on March 23, 2015. To cool the building, a centralised, high-efficiency water-cooled chiller plant was used.
In comparison to an air-cooled system, it consumes less energy. This technology uses treated waste water
since Jaipur has a water shortage.

The process includes 4 major components:

● Compressor
● Condenser
● Evaporator
● Expansion valve
 REFRIGERANT

ELECTRIC PANEL

EVAPORATOR

EXPANSION VALVE

CONDENSER

WATER TANK COOLING TOWERS

PRIMARY & SECONDARY PUMPS AHU UNIT CONCEALED IN CEILING TANK FOR CHILLER PLANT
ON EACH FLOOR
 WORKING
MECHANISM

In the Cooling Tower , the water

is then circulated and heat is
released which brings down its
temperature to 27°C .

Green pipes brings the This cooled water is then circulated to the
water to the cooling
tower via primary pump. chiller plant where the water is passed
through compressor and then circulated
around the copper pipes inside
Silver pipes (foam Insulated) condenser. In this process, the
brings the water from cooling
tower to chiller plant
temperature of water is lowered down to
Primary Pump circulates the water (32°C ) to cooling tower.
6°C which is then pumped up to AHU
units via secondary pump.
AHU Units release cool air through the blower and pulls the hot air
and sends it back to the chiller plant where the cycle is repeated.
The temperature and intensity of cooling is
controlled by the no. of ducts according to the size Types of devices installed
of spaces.

AC Duct in Reception Area

Cassette AC installed in Diffuser in the corridors

conference room controlled
manually.
AC Duct inside an office room.
 CO2 fire
extinguisher

Dry powder fire

extinguishers

CO2 and dry powder fire extinguishers IN BASEMENT

FIRE EXIT STAIRCASE FIRE HOSE REEL along the pathway
(view from terrace) at an alternative distance all around
the building.
These reels are directly connected to
the Fire Pump House.

FIRE EXIT STAIRCASE: There are 2 fire exit

staircase in B-block and C-block.
 CONTROLLING MACHINE:
Pump house can be regulated
as required in fire emergency
FIRE SAFETY PUMP HOUSE
 Smoke detector

Fire Alarm

CO2 fire extinguishers

Manual Fire Alarm Bell

Dry powder fire Fire hose room

extinguishers FIRE HOSE ELECTRICAL
ROOM SHAFT AC SHAFT
 SMOKE DETECTOR AND
FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM
FIRE ALARM
IN BASEMENT PARKING

FIRE SAFETY SIGN BOARD

MANUAL FIRE ALARM BELL FIRE EXIT SIGN BOARD

 Fire Alarm
Smoke detector

Door to Fire Exit Key holder of

Staircase which is the adjacent Manual Fire
mostly closed for door to Fire Exit Alarm Bell
security reasons Staircase
THANK YOU…
AAKANSHA ASHOK (2018UAR1040)
REESHA HAYA (2018UAR1043)
DHWANI PARIKH (2018UAR1045)
KAUSHIK GUTTULA (2018UAR1682)