THE CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY (CII)

LEED Platinum Rated Building in India – CII Godrej GBC

BY: MEGHA SARNA 

 ABOUT
 CII-Godrej GBC was established in the year 2004.
 as CII's Developmental Institute on Green Practices & Businesses, aimed at
offering world class
advisory services on conservation of natural resources.
 The Green Business Centre in Hyderabad is housed in one of the greenest
buildings in the world and through  IGBC is spearheading the Green Building
movement in the country.
 The Green Business Centre was inaugurated by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
• The average temperature during summer is around 40 'C and 16 'C during winter ,
Annual Rainfall is app. 79 cm

• Water Efficiency Sustainable Site Energy Efficiency Materials & Resources Indoor
Environmental Quality Wind Towers Solar  PV Water Body Roof garden.
• Formation of positive and negative pressure zones when wind flows around rectangular
and circular bodies.
• Roof garden - Protects heat penetration, cuts down heat-island effect.
• High performance glazing to bring in natural light while minimizing heat ingress
• Jali (Perforated) wall for bringing in natural light as well as ventilation .
• Roof Garden absorbs heat and minimized through the roof gardens covering 55% of
the roof area.
• 20% of the buildings energy requirement is catered by solar photovoltaic cell.
• Root Way Water treatment facility.
 Hitec city Train
station : 3.5 km

LOCATION MAP Secunderabad

station RGIA
: 18.5 km
: 33.5
Airport km

Site area : 5 acre 

Built
area:1860sqm
25% less exterior
exposed
 Climate
• It remains fairly warm most of the
year.
• Receive less rainfall in the monsoon.
• Temperatures come down in the
months of December and January
and the nights become quite cool in
and around the Hyderabad city.
• During the summer months, the
mercury goes as high as 42° C
while in winters the minimum
temperature may come down to as
low as 12° C.
Temperature

During the summer months, temperature goes as

high as 42° C while in winters the minimum
temperature may come down to as low as 12° C.

Relative
Humidity

Humidity in the morning is very  high

exceeding 80 per cent from  July to
September. In the dry  months of March,
April and May,  humidity is generally low
with an  average of 25 to 30 per cent and 
decreases to 20 per cent at  individual
stations.
 Internal Jali Landscap Entrance
courtyard wall e junction
Wind
tower

Internal
courtyard and
roof garden entranc
e

Solar
panel
 AS PER DESIGN:

 CENTRAL COUNTYARD.

 ROOF GARDEN –PROTECTS HEAT PENITRATION ,CUTS DOWN 

ISLAND EFFECT

 JALI WALL FOR BRINGING IN NATURAL LIGHT AS WELL

AS  VENTILATION .

AS PER SERVICES:

 HIGH PERFORMANCE GLAZING TO BRING IN NATU
RAL LIGHT WHILE MINIMIZING HEAT INGRESS .

USAGE OF LIGHT GLAZING AND VISION GLAZING .

SOLAR SYSTEM

WIND SYSTEM

WATER SYSTEM
CORTYARDS
The courtyards act as "light wells," 
illuminating adjacent work areas.
When this light is not sufficient,  sensors
trigger the deployment of  efficient
electric lights. Dimmers  automatically
control the  illumination levels, turning
the  lights off when they're  unnecessary.
Also, occupancy  sensors prevent a light
from being  switched on at an
unoccupied  workstation.
• O WATER DISCHARGE BUILDING
• WATERLESS URINALS
• SYSTEM 35% REDUCTION IN PORTABLE WATER USE
• USE OF STREAM WATER AND RECYCLED  WATER FOR IRRIGATION
• WASTE WATER IS TREATED THROUGH ROOT  ZONE TREATMENT
PROCESS
Root Zone Treatment Process
          ENERGY EFFICIENCY

DESIGN –ORIENTATION FOR MAXIMUM DAY LIHGT

AVOIDING GREEN WALL AND GREEN ROOF.
USE OF NEUTRAL GLASS TO REDUCE HEAT GAIN.
USAGE OF ENERGY EFFICIENT WHITE GOODS .
USE OF ZERO CFC REFRIGERATORS IN REFRIGERATION AND
AIR –CONDITION.
ONLINE MONITORING SYSTEM TO MONITOR THE ENERGY
PERFORMANCE .
ESTABLISHING BASELINE DATA FOR ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
THE BUILDING BOASTS OF LIGHTING ENERGY SAVING 88 %
COMPARED TO AN  ELECTRICALLY BUILDING OF THE SAME SIZE .
VEGETATION THAT WAS LOST TO THE BUILT AREA WAS REPLACED BY
GARDENS  ON 55% OF THE ROOF AREA .
THE BUILDING ACHIEVES A 35% REDUCTION OF MUNICIPALLY
SUPPLIED  POTABLE WATER ,IN PART THROUGH THE USE OF LOW-
FLUSH TOILETS AND  WATERLESS URINALS.
95% OF THE RAW MATERIAL WAS EXTRACTED OR HARVESTING
LOCALLY.
AN IMPRESSIVE 77% OF THE BUILDING MATERIAL USE RECYCLED
CONTENT.
A WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN ENSURED THAT 96% OF
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
WAS RECYCLED .
35% OF USERS HAVE SHIFTED TO ALTERNATIVE MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION :  CARPOOLS,BICYCLES AND CARS THAT RUN ON
LIQUEFIED PETROLIUM GAS ,AND  LOW POLLUTION DIESEL AND
CII – WON AN INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED AWARD BY THE UNITED
STATES
GREEN BUILDING COINCIL AS THE MOST ADVANCED BUILDING IN THE
WORLD .
IT IS THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE OF THE CONFEDERATION OF THE
INDIAN  INDUSTRY FOR ENERGY ,EFFICIENCY,GREEN
BUILDINGS,RENEWABLE  ENERGY,WATER ,ENVIRONMENT & RECYCLING
AND CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES  IN INDIA .
THE GREEN INSTITUTE ENTERED INTO A STRATEGIC PARTNARSHIP
WITH THE  CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRIES TO ESTABLISH
THE GREEN BUSINESS  CENTER(GBC) AT HYDRABAD FOR PROMOTING
GREEN ACTIVITIES IN INDIA .
THANKYOU