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 aGREEN BUILDINGwhich 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
Environmental
President of India, on July 14, 2004.
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WHY CIRCULAR

Unrestricted
circulation of Air

Limitless
flexibility of
design layout

The ROUND shape

can support the
concrete roof which
gives
uncompromised
strength & security
from any kind of
disaster
Takes
advantage of
views which is
present
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At least 10
times strong
then
convectional
square
construction

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

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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 faades to
reduces the load on airconditioning 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
Environmentalcooling load.
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ENERGY FACTS

1,022 m 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
LEED
IGBC
IGBC
IGBC
IGBC

India for New Construction

India for Core and Shell
Green Homes
Green Factory Building
Green SEZ
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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