GreenPro Ecolabel

A tool for selection of

Green Products, Materials and Technologies
for Green Buildings

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 Challenges Faced by end users

Typical Questions Thus far…

• How do I know the product is • Extent of Green based on

green ? declarations

• If green, to what extent ? ❑ Examinee & Examiners are

same
• Is it green in performance (or)
materials used ? • Dependence on Certifications
from other countries
• What if the product is green in
performance but not during ❑ Not fine tuned for Indian
manufacture? conditions

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 ‘GreenPro’ Ecolabel
❖ Assess ‘How green is a product’

➢ Based on ‘Life Cycle Based’ approach

on par with international standards

❖ Highlights the way forward to

achieve environmental performance

❖ Guides the manufacturer to position

the product as ‘Green’

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 GreenPro – Benefits
❖ Product Manufacturer
➢ Complements national & international
Green Building rating systems

➢ Easier to convince Green building

architects, developers, Corporates, and
consultants

➢ Differentiates the Green product from

Competition

➢ Increased Market reach out with Green

features & Green Image

➢ Enables Product Innovation

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 GreenPro - Benefits
❖ Product User
➢ Complements in achieving National and
International Green Building Certification

➢ No due diligence is required – Time &

Effort saved

➢ Assured environment performance

Creates a ‘Win – Win’ situation for all stakeholders in Building

sector

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 GreenPro at par with global standards

❖ GreenPro accredited by

Global Ecolabelling Network

(GEN)
➢ GreenPro standards at par with
International Standards

➢ Increased export opportunities

for GreenPro certified products

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 Product Categories Covered in GreenPro
Construction Materials
Building Envelope and Paints, Coatings and
1. Cement Chemicals
Facade
2. Ready Mix Concrete
1. Plasters 1.Construction Chemicals
3. Construction Aggregates
2. Insulation 2. Cleaning Chemicals
4. GGBS
3. High Performance Glass 3. Paints and Coatings
5. Construction Blocks
4. Shading Systems 4. Adhesives*
6. Aluminium *
5. High SRI Tiles
7. Steel TMT Bars*

Technologies
Building Interiors
1. IAQ Solutions
1. Furniture
2. Rain water harvesting
2. Wood Polymer composite
3. Solar PV
3. Panels and Boards
5. Plumbing Fixtures
4. Ceiling Systems
6. Luminaries
5. Tiles
7. HVAC Solutions*

* Will be available shortly

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GreenPro Ecolabelled Products

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Green Products Enhancing Green Building
Performance

Energy Efficiency

Material & Resources

Indoor Environmental Quality

Water efficiency

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 GreenPro – Holistic Evaluation Framework
Product Design

Innovation Product
Performance

Product Green
Product
Stewardship Rating
Raw Material

Life Cycle
Approach Manufacturing
Waste Process
Management
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 Green Materials & Resources

❖ To bring down virgin material

consumption through

➢ Recycling

➢ Utilization of Industrial waste

❖ Use local materials

❖ Ensures elimination of Toxic,

Hazardous & Carcinogenic

materials

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 Energy Efficiency
Case Study – AAC Blocks
❖ AAC Blocks
➢ Thermal performance of construction
block – significantly affects overall
energy performance of building

➢ High thermal insulation – Very

important

➢ ‘U’ value need to be tested as per ASTM

standards

➢ High performance blocks available with

‘U’ value of 0.7 W/m2K

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 Performance Comparison
Conventional Brick Vs ‘GreenPro’ Certified Block

❖ Building Type : Office

❖ Location : Hyderabad,
Composite Climate

❖ U value (overall heat transfer

coefficient)
❖ ‘GreenPro’ certified block
❖ WWR : 40 % (9 inch) : 0.7 W/m2 k
❖ Conditioned area : 20,000 sft ❖ Conventional Brick
(9 inch) : 2.6 W/m2 k

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 Performance Comparison

Savings
4.27 %

kWh*
1000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Conventio
nal Brick 24 25 30 33 30 32 30 28 28 27 24 26 336
GreenPro
certified
block 23 23 28 31 28 31 29 27 27 26 23 25 322
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 Results

S No Parameter Conventional GreenPro Saving (%)

Brick certified Block

1 Monthly Peak 1268.9 1183.1 6.7

Demand (kW)

2 Energy (kWh) 336140 321770 4.27

3 AC Capacity (TR) 56 47 9

Increase in Energy saving potential for

high raise buildings

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 Materials and Resources
Case Study : Green Cement
❖ Green Cement

❖ Utilizes maximum Industrial waste

➢ PPC – Fly ash based cement
(upto 35%)

➢ PSC – Slag Cement

(upto 70%)

❖ Low GHG emission per ton of

Cement produced

❖ Minimum utilization of natural

resources
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 Case Study : Green Ready Mixed Concrete
❖ Green Concrete
➢ Enhanced performance of
green buildings during its life
cycle
❑Ex: Contribution to rain water
harvesting by pervious concrete

➢ Low environmental impact by

use of industrial waste
❑Ex: Fly ash, GGBS etc.

➢ Resource efficient
Slag Fly ash
manufacturing process
❑Ex : Re-use of concrete sludge

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 Indoor Air Quality
Case Study : Green Paints
❖ For Paints – GreenPro
demands for
➢ Very low Volatile Organic
Compound

➢ ROHS Compliance
❑ Lead, Chromium,
Cadmium, Mercury

➢ Elimination of
Formaldehyde
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 Paints Vs Green Paints

Parameters Paints Green

Paints
Volatile Organic Compound >100 10-50
(VOC) in mg/lit
Presence of Heavy metals – Yes < 0.1 % (or)
Lead, Cadmium, Chromium and 1000 ppm
mercury
Formaldehyde High < 0.1%

GreenPro Encourages water based Paints

and elimination of solvents

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 Water Efficiency
Case Study : Green Pervious Concrete
Conventional Pervious Concrete
Concrete

❖ Pervious concrete with high percolation rates reduces the

site runoff and increases water percolation
❖ Percolation rates for pervious concrete : 200 to 500
lit/minute/m2

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How pervious is concrete?

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 Conventional vs Pervious Concrete

Project Information:
Concrete Pavement Area : 6000 m2
Rainfall Intensity (IDF Curve) : 102 mm
Runoff Coefficient
➢ Conventional : 0.95
➢ Pervious concrete : 0.6
Conventional
S. No System Parameters Pervious Concrete
Concrete
1 Rainwater Runoff 581.4 367.2
Percolation Pits Required
2 for Ground Water Recharge 205 130
(Dia 150 mm & Depth 6 m)

Increase in rain water

3 - 37%
harvesting (%)
Reduction in investment for rain water harvesting system
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GreenPro is employed as a tool to identify the
Green Products, Materials and Technologies

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 Directory for Green Products, Materials and
Technologies

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Products, Materials and
Technologies
➢ Available on IGBC
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❖ Features
➢ 600+ Green Products
➢ 20+ Categories
➢ Comply to IGBC
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