GREEN INTERIORSN

HGMJ

GREEN

INTERIORS

The voluntary pursuit of any activity, which

encompasses concern for energy efficiency,
environment, water conservation and use of
recycled products & renewable energy, can be
defined as "Green".

SUSTAINABLE AND ECOFRIENDLY INTERIORS

WHY GO GREEN

EARTH... OUR HOME

FUTURE GENERATIONS

WE HAVE TO STOP BEING CRIMINAL

AND INSENSITIVE

How to Start.
What to do?

Reduce
Replace
Reuse
Recycle
Recover

Organisations & Ratings

Make the difference using

1. Daylight and Views

2. Materials

Textile... problems

Textiles... solutions
terratex

WHAT MAKES A FABRIC

ECO-FRIENDLY?
Minimum use of chemicals and pesticides
Best land management practices
Sustainable farming practices
Eco-friendly certification
Animal friendly
Production adheres to fair trade practices

Carpets

Wool

Jute

Natural

or

Synthetic ?
BIODEGRADABLE
MANUFACTURED BY
AGRICULTURAL RPOCESSES
WATER POLLUTION HAZARDS

NON BIODEGRADABLE
CAN BE RECYCLED
ANTIMONY HAZARD
CLEAN PRODUCTION

HARD FLOORING ...

CONCRETE
WATER

STONE
CEMENT

BIODEGRADABLE

GRAVEL
SAND

WALL FINISHES ...

SUSTAINABLE

WOODEN FLOORING...
WOOD OR BAMBOO?

OTHER WOOD AND MILL

WORK

AGRIBOARD
Eg. WHEAT BOARD AND STRAW BOARD

Medium density
Fibreboard

FORMALDEHYDE FREE

Particle board

JUST AS DURABLE AS PARTICLE BOARD

Furniture
Select products with
low or no VOC
content

Select water based

finishes for this

Use precious materials

sparingly and from
sustainable forests

Keep life cycle in

mind while choosing

Third party
certifications

PAINT
What are VOCs?
ECO FRIENDLY PAINTS
Volatile
organic
compoun
ds

Organ
ic
bad?

N AT U R A L PA I N T S
ZERO VOC
LO W VO C

ONGC Green
Building at BKC,
Mumbai

Interior
views

LIBRARY

CO
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EN
CE

RO
MAIN LOBBY
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FET
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RECEPTION

ENERGY
CONSERVATION
FEATURES

 40 % saving in power consumption

30 % saving in water consumption
All power equipments proposed to be run
CENTRALLY
Use of clean energy ( natural gas) for power
and air-conditioning
Extensive use of natural day-light through
unique planning ( 3 atriums )
Bio-waste management for kitchen
Extensive use of environment-friendly recycled
material

Airconditioning & Ventilation Syste

High COP (Low IKW / TR), Vapour absorption
machines(VAM) using waste heat generated
through gas genset exhaust as heat source to
generate chilled water satisfying half of the
building load
Variable speed drive on all AHUs and large
ventilation fans
Variable air volume system comprising of VAV
boxes for Board Room, Meeting rooms and
cabins
Car park exhaust system equipped with CO
(Carbon Monoxide) sensors
Double-skinned Air Handling Units

Airconditioning & Ventilation Syste

Heat recovery wheels for pre cooling fresh air
by using the waste exhaust air from toilet etc
Indoor air quality sensors in office Areas to
modulate the fresh air quantity entering in AHU
room through the use of motorized modulating
volume control dampers in fresh air Louvers

Variable speed secondary

distribution system

chilled

Selection of highly efficient fans

handling units and ventilation system

water
for

air

Electrical & LV Systems

Timers and photo-electric sensors to be used
to switch ON / OFF external landscape and
facade lighting
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) with high
frequency ballast to be used for corridors and
BOH areas
Energy efficient fluorescent tube lights (T-5) to
be used
All fluorescent light fixtures are specified to
incorporate electronic chokes which have less
watt-loss
compared
to
electro-magnetic
chokes and result in superior operating power

Electrical & LV Systems

Dimmers shall be provided for public area
Motion sensors shall be provided for corridors
lighting
Photo electric sensors and occupancy sensor
shall be provided in the office spaces
An APFC relay based on thyristor switching is
proposed to effect the power factor correction /
improvement within a few cycles of deviation
from the setting & also to reduce inrush
currents
All cables shall be derated to avoid heating
during use

 VFD based hydro-pneumatic system

Pumps & equipment selected on best energy
efficiency point
Pressure reducing valves shall be provided
where
abnormally
high
pressures
are
envisaged
Appropriate flow restrictors shall be provided
for economizing on water consumption
Automatic air vent shall be provided on cold
water risers to ensure efficient water flow

Water Supply & Plumbing

All water closets shall have cisterns of 4 to 5
litres capacity ( < 1.3 Gallons per flush)
All running taps shall have flow less than 1.2
Gallons per minute
Urinal < 0.5 GPF based on automatic sensors
Hot water return piping shall be provided to
minimize hot water delay time thus benefiting
in water & energy conservation

Integrated BMS
Computer based system controls and monitors
Electo-mechanical equipments AHUs,
Chillers, Lighting, Power Systems, Fire
Systems, Pumps & Water Management
systems, Lifts, Video Surveillance, Access
Control etc.
BMS manages the environment conditions &
helps limit and regulate Energy consumption
with minimal human intervention.
Lights,
Cooling/Heating
parameters
are
connected to BMS through Occupancy
Sensors. Due to this, energy is not wasted,
when areas of building are left empty.

Construction Management Plan

Sr. No.

Material

Specification

Application

Suppliers

Cement

Fly-ash based
Cement (20% Fly
ash)

Roof, Walls &

floorings

Madras
Cements Ltd.

Aluminium
doors,
windows

100% recycled
aluminium,
Sealants for
Aluminium
windows to have
VOC limits < 250
g/l

Window
frames,
Partitions,
door frames

Indian
Aluminium
Company Ltd

DYSON AIRBLADE
A comparative test found that both paper

towels and the Airblade dried hands fast,

achieving 90% dryness in about ten seconds,
supporting Dyson's claim of ten seconds
drying time. A conventional warm air dryer
took 47 seconds.

LED Lighting

CONCLUSION

Regardless of how efficiently we use resources, if design

doesnt inspire people, it will not last. If we get it right,
sustainable design promises to bring art and science together.
Lance Hosey, co-chair, Architecture of Sustainability conference

WE
DESIGN.

SO..
.

ITS UPON OUR SHOULDERS

TOO

LOVE AND RESPECT YOUR HOME

PLANET