GREEN BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE

LEED AND GRIHA

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NATASHA – 16251AA015
JULIA – 16251AA017
LEED – IBGSC
 LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely
used green building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building,
community and home project types, LEED provides a framework to create
healthy, highly efficient and cost-saving green buildings. LEED certification is a
globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement.
WHY USE LEED?
¶ Instant recognition for your building
¶ Faster lease up rates
¶ Higher resale value
¶ Healthier indoor space
¶ Lower use of energy, water and other resources
¶ Better for building occupants, the community and the environment
¶ Enhances your brand and establishes you as a leader in green building
LEED RATING SYSTEM

 Projects pursuing LEED certification earn points across several categories:

Location & Transportation, Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy &
Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Innovation
and more. Based on the number of points achieved, a project then earns one of
four LEED rating levels: Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum.
ITC GREEN CENTRE

ITC Green Centre Building : ITC Green Centre

Location : Gurgaon, India
Floor Area : 1, 70,000 Sq.Ft.
Architect : Rajinder Kumar & Associates, New Delhi, India
www.rka.com
Significance : Platinum Rated green building
Rated by : USGBC-LEED (US Green Building Council -
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) through CII IGBC, Hyderabad
www.igbc.in
Year : 2004
Points Scored : 52/69
Building Energy simulation done by : Visual DOE 2
Energy consumption Statistics

¶ Normal building of
similar area –
35,00,000 kWh/year
¶ ITC Green Centre –
20,00,000 kWh/year
¶ Annual Energy
Savings Rs. 9 Million
¶ % increase in initial
cost - 15%
About ITC

 India’s most valuable corporations with a  ITC social & ecological commitment ITC
market capitalization of US$ 10 billion. endeavors to minimize the direct and
Ranked by Forbes as one of ‘World’s Best indirect environmental impact of its
Big Companies’, ITC contributed over Rs. business operations.
6600 crore to the exchequer, in 2004-08.
ITC strives to be a
ITC’s core businesses, products and
brands include: ¶ ‘Carbon Positive’ Corporation - use of
environment friendly fuels, renewable
¶ FMCG - Cigarettes, Branded Packaged
energy and large-scale afforestation have
Foods, Lifestyle Retailing, Greeting, Gifting
enabled the Company to sequester 85.6%
and Stationery
of the carbon dioxide emitted by its
¶ Hotels operations in 2004-05
¶ Paperboards, Specialty Papers and ¶ ‘Water Positive’ , Zero Water Discharge &
Packaging Solid Wastes corporation
¶ Agri Business
ITC GREEN CENTRE
The ITC Green Centre houses the headquarters of ITC’s Hotels Business and was declared the worlds
largest Platinum rated Green Building when it was certified in 2004.
¶ The project was conceived to be a “Green building” in sync with ITC’s commitment towards a “Greener”
tomorrow.
¶ Unique character to the building is that it got the Platinum rating at a time when the rating was not
customized to suit Indian condition and priorities.
¶ Since most of their projects were rated Gold, ITC decided to go a step ahead and try for the platinum
rating. It may sound like a short step forward, but it took the company a lot of time and effort to get all the
nuances of a platinum-rated green building right.
MATERIALS
 Carpet  Double Glazed Windows
CRI Green Level certified U value 1.9 w/m2 K
Recycled content of 60% Glass by Saint Gobain
Source : Bealuie of America , US  Portland Pozzolana cement
 High Reflective Roof Coating 26% pozolana
Energy Star certified Source : BIRLA Plus
Emissivity of 0.94.  Ready Mix Concrete (RMC)
Source : Energy Seal Coatings, US Fly ash (3.36%)
 Lighting Fixtures & Lamps Source : Birla RMC
Efficient light fixtures with electronic ballast  Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF)
, source : Philips
85% rapidly renewable materials
T5 & CFL lamps , Source : Osram (eucalyptus which is grown with in ten
years life cycle)
 Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC)
Block 15% recycled material
55% Flyash content Source : Nuwud
Source: BILT Infrastructure Ltd.
Salient features of Platinum rated ITC
Green Centre
 Sustainable Site  Water Efficiency
¶ Alternative Transportation: Parking, ¶ Water Efficient Landscaping: Native
shower & changing facilities for plants, high efficiency irrigation system
bicyclists, pool cars with charging facility. and 100% recycled water for irrigation.
¶ Storm Water Management: Rainwater ¶ Innovative Waste Water Technologies:
recharge pits to ensure zero discharge Fluidized Aerobic Bioreactors (FAB)
into municipal drainage. sewage treatment plant provided.
¶ Heat Island Effect: 80% underground ¶ Water Use Reduction: 40% reduction in
parking. More than 75% of the terrace has water usage over base case.
been insulated and coated with the
reflective high albedo roof paint.
¶ Light Pollution Reduction: Minimum
exterior lighting to limit night sky
pollution.
Salient features of Platinum rated ITC
Green Centre
 Energy & Atmosphere
¶ Energy: Exceeds ASHRAE 90.1 base case standards
by 51%.
¶ Envelope: External wall of 250mm thickness.
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Blocks, double
glazed windows, 75mm-thick extruded polystyrene
roof insulation. Extruded polystyrene (XPS) is a
type of insulation material with a high R-value,
good moisture resistance, high structural strength
and low weight. Extruded polystyrene is used
extensively as thermal insulation in industrial,
commercial and residential construction
¶ HVAC: Chillers of COP 6.1, double skinned AHUs,
VFDs, VAVs, Heat Recovery Wheel.
¶ Hot Water: Solar thermal technology.
¶ Ozone Depletion: All HVAC equipment are free
from CFC / HCFC / Halons.
Salient features of Platinum rated ITC
Green Centre
 Materials and Resource
¶ Storage and Collection of Recyclables: Separate storage bins provided at each
floor level for different recyclable materials such as paper, cardboard, glass,
plastic and metals.
¶ Resource Reuse: More than 10% of the building materials are refurbished /
salvaged from other sites.
¶ Recycled Content: Fly ash based cement; Fly ash based AAC Blocks, acoustic
ceiling, glass, ceramic tile, MDF cabinets, etc.
¶ Regional Materials: More than 40% of the building materials are from within 500
miles of the project site.
¶ Rapidly Renewable Materials: Such as medium density fibre board.
¶ Certified Wood: New woods used are certified under the Forest Stewardship
Council, US.
Salient features of Platinum rated ITC
Green Centre
 Indoor Environmental Quality
¶ Environment Tobacco Smoke Control: Designated smoking rooms are provided
at convenient locations with separate exhausts.
¶ CO2 Monitoring: Sensors at various locations monitor CO2 levels.
¶ Low Emitting Materials: Low VOC levels of adhesives / sealants used for
carpets /composite woods / paints.
¶ Daylight and views: Views to external glazing from at least 90% of regularly
occupied areas.
 Innovation and Design Process
¶ Green Education: Educating visitors, construction workers, employees,
consultants on sustainability.
Green features of the building
¶ Fly Ash based cement used
¶ Autoclave Aerated Concrete (AAC) Blocks
¶ Double glazed windows with low-e coating
¶ Rain water harvesting
¶ Water saving techniques
¶ CFC, HCFC & Halon free air- conditioning system
¶ Energy efficient lighting (T5 lamps with electronic ballast, high efficient luminaires)
¶ Water efficient landscaping
¶ Sewage treatment plant and waste water recycling.
¶ Use of Low VOC, rapidly renewable & certified materials
¶ Eco friendly house keeping chemicals & practices
¶ Carbon dioxide (co2) monitoring indoor chemical & pollutant source control (Dedicated copy printer
room with independent exhaust) indoor air quality (iaq) system.
¶ Optimized energy performance through efficient designs light pollution reduction ozone protection (
by using cfc, hcfc & halon free refrigerants) water use reduction storm water management
¶ Use of recycled materials
¶ CO2 monitoring systems in AHU (operates when internal co2 is 530ppm Or more than external
atmosphere)20 days flush out of entire building air prior to occupation
Highlights of the building
¶ Use of glass which has 19% recycled content helped ITC to get
points in recycle content.

¶ Use of other recycled and recyclable resources, with materials like

fly ash based cement etc. More than 10% of the building materials
used are recycled, refurbished or salvaged from other sites

¶ 40% of the total raw materials used were procured within 500 miles
of the project site such as double glazed glass façade and window
framing, 250mm thick auto-claved and aerated concrete block wall

¶ Daylight and views: Views to external glazing from at least 90% of

regularly occupied areas

¶ Use of solar photo voltaic for emergency lighting

¶ Use of green material to reduce heat gain from rooftop / building

envelope with high performance glazing and proper insulation
material

¶ CFC/HCFC free HVAC equipment is used to combat ozone

depletion.

¶ Installation of solar hot water system and solar concentrator for

kitchen

¶ Use of green material to reduce heat gain from rooftop / side walls.
Low cost version of this idea is to paint the rooftop white or roll out
gunny bags in summer
 GRIHA
Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment
GRIHA is India’s National Rating System for Green buildings. It has been developed by
TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) and is endorsed by the MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy)

It is based on nationally accepted energy and environmental principles

GRIHA assesses a building out of 34 criteria and awards points

on a scale of 100. In order to qualify for GRIHA certification, a
project must achieve at least 50 points.
Project Scoring
IIT GANDHINAGAR
Location : Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Site Area : 211795 m2
Built up Area : 127534 m2
Renewable Energy installation : Proposed 500 kwp capacity of installation
GRIHA LD master plan rating : 5 Stars
Year of completion : 2017
Client : Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Gandhinagar
Principal Architect for Academic Block : Mitimitra Consultants
Principal Architect for Hostel Block : HCP Design Planning & Management Pvt. Ltd.
Principal Architect for Housing Block : Vastu Shilpa Consultants
MEP Consultant : Jhaveri Associates
Green Building Design and Certification : dbHMS
CLIENT’S BRIEF :
• An ambience that sets the campus apart from others.
• Provides functional convenience and promotes interaction among students and faculty
• Uses resources efficiently and leads to GRIHA rating for buildings and the whole
development.

SITE- 390 ACRES

About IITGN

 IIT Gandhinagar was founded in 2008 and is located in Palaj, Gandhinagar,

Gujarat on the banks of river Sabarmati.
 IIT Gandhinagar offers BTech and MTech programmes in Chemical, Civil,
Electrical, Mechanical and Materials Science and Engineering and also offers
MSc programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Cognitive Science.
 It also offers MA programme in Society and Culture. Ph.D. programmes are
offered in all the engineering and science disciplines such as Chemical,
Biomedical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Science and Materials
Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Earth Science,
and Cognitive Sciences.
 Apart from the graduate programmes in engineering and science, institute also
offers PhD in Literature, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, political sciences
and Social Epidemiology.
Energy reduction: 37% below GRIHA LD base case
Water reduction: 30% below GRIHA LD base case
Organic waste reduction: 100%
Renewable energy installation proposed: 500 kWp
Goals for Sustainable Management
 Using building design to reduce heat gain (building orientation, materials,
placement of windows, cooling shafts, etc.)
 A biogas plant that utilizes green waste (kitchen and agricultural) to generate
energy
 A sewage treatment plant that uses anaerobic reactors to digest sewage solids and
a root zone treatment system that then treats this effluent so that it can be used
for flushing of toilets and horticulture.
 Solar water heaters for all the residences
 Solar panels to generate power
 Rainwater harvesting and storage in jal mandaps
 Widespread recycling across campus
 An organic farm on-site
 A share-a-bike scheme where bikes are available for use at various stations
throughout the campus.
Strategies Developed to reduce Impact on Environment
 Sustainable Site Planning:
• Hard paving has been reduced and landscape is
interspersed between the building clusters to reduce the
increase in outdoor ambient air temperature.
• Storm water management is planned to reduce peak run-off
quantity.
• Sustainable Urban Drainage system in the form of holding
ponds has been implemented on the site.
 Water management:
• The project shall reduce its annual water demand by 41.86%
through reuse of treated waste water.
• All fixtures in the project will be low-flow fixtures.
• 100% waste water is treated by DEWATS system installed
on site.
 Energy Optimization:
• The buildings are designed to be about 46% more energy
efficient than GRIHA LD base case.
• Street lighting is designed to be about 85% more energy
efficient than the GRIHA LD base case.
• Street lights shall be designed to meet minimum lighting
requirements and shall be installed with automatic switches.
 Solid waste management:
• Bio-gas plant has been installed on site to treat all the
organic waste generated and convert it into electricity.
• The project shall convert all its organic kitchen waste into
manure.
• All waste from campus will be segregated and sent for
recycling through authorized recyclers.
 Sustainable transport:
• Site planning has been done to improve walkability in the
campus through continuous and universally
• accessible footpaths.
• E-rickshaws will be provided on site for intra-site movement.
• Electric charging facilities will be provided for more than
10% of the total car and two wheeler parking slots.
 Social sustainability:
• All construction workers will have clean drinking water,
toilets and accommodation.
• Campus has been designed to ensure universal
accessibility.
• The institute shall implement measures to increase
environmental awareness in the campus.