GREEN BUILDING –NOKIA, GURGAON

A report submitted in the partial fulfillment of the requirement of the degree of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
in
CIVIL ENGINEERING

Submitted
By
ICHCHHIT KUMAR
Enrollment No:00718003416
Fourth Year (VII Semester) (2019-2020)

Under the guidance of

Dr. Deepa Shrivastava

Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Delhi Technical Campus,
Greater Noida

November 2019

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This project consumed huge amount of work, research and dedication. Still,
implementation would not have been possible if we did not have a support of many individuals
and organizations. Therefore, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all of them.

Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude and deep regard
to my Seminar Guide Dr. Deepa Shrivastava, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil
Engineering, ‘Delhi Technical Campus, Greater Noida’ for his exemplary guidance, valuable
feedback and constant encouragement throughout the duration of the dissertation. His valuable
suggestions were of immense help throughout the course of my work. His perceptive criticism
kept me working to make this summer training report in a much better way. Working under
him was an extremely knowledgeable experience for me.

I wish to express my respect and gratitude to Dr. Kuldeep Panwar, Head of Department of
Civil Engineering, ‘Delhi Technical Campus, Greater Noida’. I am thankful to his beneficial
discussion throughout this work. I sincerely thank each and every one whose name is not
mentioned for their direct and indirect support for achieving this research goal.

Last but not the least; I take this opportunity to extend regard to my family for their relentless
support, encouragement and understanding that made it all possible to bring the work in form.
I deeply express my special thanks to my parents for their enthusiasm and patience which have
left a deep indelible impression on my mind.

Above all, I owe everything to ‘God Almighty’ for blessing me with confidence to carry out
the work successfully.

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CONTENTS

S. N. TOPIC PAGE NO.

(A) ACKNOWLEGMENT ii

(B) CONTENTS iii

(C) LIST OF FIGURES iv

1. INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 WHAT IS GREEN BUILDING 1

1.2 FEATURES OF GREEN BUILDING 2

2 RATING SYSTEM FOR GREEN BUILDING 3

2.1 THREE PRIMARY RATING SYSTEMS FOR GREEN 3

BUILDINGS IN INDIA

2.1.1 GRIHA (Green Rating For Integrated Habitat Assessment) 3

2.1.2 IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) 4

2.1.3 BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) 5

3 LEED RATING SYSTEM 6

4 NOKIA -GUGAON

4.1 INTRODUCTION

4.2 BUILDING OBJECTIVES 9

5 CONCLUSION 17

6 REFERENCE 18

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LIST OF FIGURES

Fig. no. NAME OF FIGURES PAGE NO.

1. IGBC CERTIFICATION RATING 4

2. BEE LABEL 5

3. NOKIA GURGAON BUILDING 7

4. NOKIA GURGAON BUILDING 8

5. LIGHTING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM 11

6. DOUBLE GLAZING 12

7. ROTATORY WHEEL 13

8. HIGH EFFICIENCY CHILLER 14

9. SOLAR PANEL 15

10. NOKIA GURGAON BUILDING 16

11. NOKIA GURGAON BUILDING 17

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INTRODUCTION

1.1What is Green Building?

Green buildings are designed, constructed and operated to boost environmental, economic,
health and productivity performance over that of conventional buildings. As reflected in the
USGBC’s voluntary LEED rating system, widely accepted as the national standard for green
buildings, an integrated design approach addresses the potential of the site itself, water
conservation, energy-efficiency and renewable energy, selection of materials and indoor
environmental quality. Projects that meet higher levels of LEED certification can include a
wide array of features such as storm water retention through landscaping, innovative
wastewater technologies, reflective roofs, energy generating sources and personal comfort
controls. And, of course, energy-saving technologies such as and water source heating and
cooling.

While the definition of what constitutes a green building is constantly evolving, the Office of
the Federal Environmental Executive offers a useful working definition. This agency defines
this term as: the practice of (1) increasing the efficiency with which buildings and their sites
use energy, water, and materials, and reducing building impacts on human health and the
environment, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and
removal—the complete building life cycle. Similarly, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) defines green building as follows: The practice of creating structures and using
processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s
life-cycle from sitting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and
deconstruction. This practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns
of economy, utility, durability, and comfort. Green building is also known as a sustainable or
‘high performance’ building. Both of these definitions mention life cycle assessment (LCA).

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LCA is the investigation and valuation of the environmental, economic, and social impacts of
a product or service.

1.2Features of Green Building

There are a number of features which can make a building ‘green’. These include:

• Efficient use of energy, water and other resources

• Use of renewable energy, such as solar energy

• Pollution and waste reduction measures, and the enabling of re-use and recycling

• Good indoor environmental air quality

• Use of materials that are non-toxic, ethical and sustainable

• Consideration of the environment in design, construction and operation

• Consideration of the quality of life of occupants in design, construction and operation

• A design that enables adaptation to a changing environment

Any building can be a green building, whether it’s a home, an office, a school, a hospital, a
community center, or any other type of structure, provided it includes features listed above.

However, it is worth noting that not all green buildings are – and need to be - the same. Different
countries and regions have a variety of characteristics such as distinctive climatic conditions,
unique cultures and traditions, diverse building types and ages, or wide-ranging environmental,
economic and social priorities – all of which shape their approach to green building.

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Rating system For Green Building

2.1 Three primary rating systems for Green buildings in India

 GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment)

 IGBC (Indian Green Building Council)

 BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency)

2.1.1 GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment)

Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) is India’s own rating system jointly
developed by TERI and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India.

GRIHA rating system consists of 34 criteria categorized in four different sections. Some of
them are –

( 1) Site selection and site planning,

(2) Conservation and efficient utilization of resources,

(3) Building operation and maintenance, and

(4) Innovation.

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2.1.2 IGBC (Indian Green Building Council)

The Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is the rating system developed for
certifying Green Buildings. LEED is developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC),
the organization promoting sustainability through Green Buildings.

Fig.1 IGBC Certification Rating

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2.1.3 BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency)

BEE developed its own rating system for the buildings based on a 1 to 5 star scale. More stars
mean more energy efficiency. BEE has developed the Energy Performance Index (EPI). The
unit of Kilo watt hours per square meter per year is considered for rating the building and
especially targets air conditioned and non-air-conditioned office buildings.

Fig.2 BEE Label

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LEED rating system

The USGBC’s LEED Green Building Rating System is based on the LEED Letter Template, a
dynamic tracking and documentation tool that must be used by Version 3.0 project teams in
preparing a complete LEED certification submittal. For each credit, the Letter Template
prompts LEED practitioners for data, indicates when documentation requirements have been
fulfilled adequately for submittal, and serves as a formatting template for the project’s initial
submittal. Additional support documents will be requested during the certification auditor’s
auditing phase. This rating system document states the basic intent, requirements and
documentation submittals that are necessary to achieve each prerequisite and voluntary
“credit.”

Projects earn one or more points toward certification. Points add up to a score that relates to
one of four levels of certification. 40-49 points Certification 50-59 points Silver 60-79 points
Gold 80+ points Platinum Following is a portion of the certification checklist as it applies to
potential points available with the use of Water Furnace equipment.

Please consider this as a guide to how your building or renovation project could benefit from
using Water Furnace equipment. We urge you to talk with the USGBC about these and other
categories for which your building may qualify. We estimate a total of 30 points potentially
may be available, more than halfway toward the goal of 50 points for Silver certification.

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NOKIA-GURGAON

INTRODUCTION

Among India’s most sustainable buildings is the corporate office of Nokia in

Gurgaon which has been granted accreditation as one of the world’s leading green
buildings by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This is the first time
that commercial interior fit-out project in India is being awarded the Green
Building Award and prestigious LEED ‘Gold’ rating. Nokia India's office was
awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification
in October 2010.

It’s smart lighting and ventilation systems, high efficiency chillers, heat recovery
wheel, green guard certified furniture and online CO2 monitoring system makes
it most sustainable & reliable building. According to Nokia India officials,
benefits realised from the green establishment include 30 per cent energy
savings, 35 per cent water savings and improved health (not quantifiable) of its
occupants over a sustained period.

Fig. 3 nokia gurgaon

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According to Nokia India officials, benefits realised from the green
establishment include 30 per cent energy savings, 35 per cent water savings
and improved health (not quantifiable) of its occupants over a sustained period..

While the basic environment benefits of a surrounding would include

reductionin energy use, carbon dioxide emissions, water use and solid waste, the
economic benefits are reduced operating costs, and better occupant productivity.

Fig.4 building of noika gurgaon

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4.2 Building Objectives
Design and Innovation
The design of the building started with an idea to create a radically sustainable building that is
affordable and repeatable. The project’s goals dictated that all sustainable measures be
explored, while the project’s budget ensured that all features implemented would face great
scrutiny in their bid for acceptance in the project’s final budget.

Many forms of sustainability were tackled. The project cleans up a brownfield site that was
difficult to develop; it provides a beautiful building that has been embraced by the community;
it provides needed services to the community that were previously difficult to obtain; it
conserves energy and water; it manages a majority of the stormwater on site; it promotes local
urban gardens with its community garden on the roof; it promotes healthy living with a central
stairway that encourages walking; and it provides pleasant interior spaces with plenty of
sunlight and fresh air.

Land use & Site Ecology

This project is built on a challenging site that had three significant obstacles to development.
The property was formally marsh land that was in-filled in the early part of the 19th century
and therefore had structurally unstable soil; it had previously held a foundry operation which
contaminated its soil; and at 4,000 sf, was considered too small to support a profitable
development. The project responded to these challenges in cost-effective and innovative ways.
The design called for a deep foundation system that contained 55 piers driven 100’ into the
earth. The contaminated soil from the foundry was segregated, remediated and in some cases
removed. And in an effort to expand the small site footprint and maximize the floor plate above,
the upper three floors of the building are cantilevered over the right of way of the south side of
the property increasing the leasable area by over 15%.

With these solutions, the project develops previously undevelopable land, and simultaneously
transforms a blighted spot in the neighbourhood into a beautiful building that provides essential
goods and services to the community.

Bioclimate Design

To gain the most efficiency from the HVAC systems, the project utilizes a ground-source heat
pump system, drilled directly below the building, that stabilizes the temperature of the

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conditioned water used to heat and cool the spaces. Additionally, the building has a very tight
exterior envelope with high thermal resistance to prevent conditioned air from escaping.
Exterior walls of the building have an R-value of 16 while the roof has an average R value of
42—nearly 70% more than the standard amount.

Light & Air

The project uses a number of strategies to maximize the connection to the exterior and promote
daylighting of the interior spaces. The building takes advantage of its southern orientation and
uses large 10 foot by 10-foot windows on the south facade to bring daylight deep into the
interior spaces. The building also specifically locates open office spaces along this southern
wall as a way to maximize the daylighting and views in these spaces. The windows have sun
shades to prevent excessive heat gain in the summer months, and still allow generous daylight
penetration, and also have operable windows that allow fresh, cool air into the spaces during
more temperate months. Additionally, all spaces with access to daylighting have electric
lighting with dimmable controls and sensors that activate the lights only when needed or the
space is occupied.

Lastly, the building provides an exterior roof space for all the tenants to enjoy during the
temperate months. This roof space is used for yoga classes, meetings, and other community
gatherings and provides all occupants with fresh air and brilliant views of the Milwaukee
Harbor. It also provides additional habitat space for some of the urban wildlife in the area.

Water Cycle

In this area, the municipal sewer system combines storm and sanitary sewers into one system
that leads to a lakefront plant where it is cleaned, purified, and ultimately released into Lake
At times of significant rain, the Sewerage District is forced to discharge large amounts of semi-
treated water into the lake in order to prevent sewer back-ups in residences. With this in mind,
the project placed a high priority on minimizing the amount of water that is discharged into the
city sewer system.

The project implements two strategies to minimize this discharge. First, it has a green roof
covering about 50% of the roof area that retains the rainwater before it is allowed to get into
the sewer system. Second, it uses a 5,000-gallon cistern that stores all rainwater that is
discharged off the roof. The building uses this water to flush toilets in the building, making this
the first commercially permitted building in Milwaukee to have a grey-water flushing system.
With these two components, the project holds over 66% of the two-year storm runoff and
reduces the amount of potable water used of the building by 54%.

Energy Flow & Energy Future

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One of the critical goals of the project was to be carbon neutral. However, it was clear early on
that this dense urban site would not be able to generate enough energy to have any impact on
the building’s energy consumption. The roof was only big enough to hold 6,000 s.f. of
photovoltaic cells—not nearly enough to justify the infrastructure required to efficiently use
this energy, and the project team quickly concluded that building-mounted wind was an
experimental proposition at best. The project researched erecting a dedicated wind turbine off-
site to offset the energy use of the building, however, ultimately this proved not to be financially
feasible.

The team instead concentrated on significantly reducing the energy consumption of the
building to allow it to purchase green energy from the local utility’s Renewable Energy
program. The building reduces its energy consumption by over 37% when compared to the
median building in Energy Star. Purchasing renewable energy allowed the project to be carbon
neutral, took advantage of the economies of scale of the utility company for renewable power,
and through the creation of more demand for this energy, lobbied the utility to increase the
amount of renewable power it generates.

Lighting and Ventilation system at Nokia, Gurgaon

Adequate supply of outside air, typically delivered through the HVAC(Short for heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning) system, to office environment to dilute pollutants that are
released by equipment, building materials, furnishings, products and people

There is the combine use of both artificial light sources (like lamps, LEDS, CFLS) and the
natural light source that is day lighting. The main sources of day lighting are windows
,skylights or light shelves which can save the energy of artificial lighting in day time.

Fig.5 lighting and ventilation system at nokia,gurgaon

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High – performance double glazing

It reduces heat loss in the building.

It not only keep the heat in, energy efficient windows insulate building against external
noise.

These windows m have gases such as argon, xenon or krypton filled in the gap between the
sheets of glass.

Fig 6. Double glazing

Heat recovery wheel

They reduce energy bills by using the expelled air to heat (or cool) the incoming air,In the
winter months heat recovery ventilators allow the heat from any air being expelled, to be
removed, and used to warm the incoming air. This can substantially reduce the heating
required and thus save energy. A thermal wheel consists of a circular honeycomb matrix of
heat-absorbing material, which is slowly rotated within the supply and exhaust air streams of
an air-handling system. As the thermal wheel rotates, heat is picked up from the exhaust air
stream in one half of the rotation and given up to the fresh air stream in the other half of the
rotation. Thus waste heat energy from the exhaust air stream is transferred to the matrix
material and then from the matrix material to the fresh air stream, raising the temperature of
the supply air stream by an amount proportional to the temperature differential between air
streams, or "thermal gradient", and depending upon the efficiency of the device. Heat

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exchange is most efficient when the streams flow in opposite directions, since this causes a
favourable temperature gradient across the thickness of the wheel. The principle of course
works in reverse, and "cooling" energy can be recovered to the supply air stream if so
desired and the temperature differential allows.

Fig. 7 thermal wheel

High Efficiency central Chillers

A chiller is a machine that removes heat from a liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption
refrigeration cycle. This liquid can then be circulated through a heat exchanger to cool
equipment, or another process stream (such as air or process water). As a necessary by-
product, refrigeration creates waste heat that must be exhausted to ambience, or for greater
efficiency, recovered for heating purposes.
Chilled water is used to cool and dehumidify air in mid- to large-size commercial, industrial, and
institutional facilities. Water chillers can be water-cooled, air-cooled, or evaporatively cooled.
Water-cooled systems can provide efficiency and environmental impact advantages over air-
cooled systems.
The Water Cooled Chiller supplies cold water to the cooling coil of fan coil units and air handlers.
An overall comparison of water-cooled and air-cooled chillers shows the water-cooled type to be
much more efficient. However, air-cooled chillers do not require water and are free of the
complications of precipitation in the cooling circuit, thus extending the service life of the AC
equipment. Furthermore, the function of air-cooled chillers is not interrupted by disruptions in the
water supply .

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 Fig. 8 high efficiency chiller

Green guard certified furniture

When a product bears Greenguard certification, it means that it is designed for
indoor spaces in such a way that it meets strict chemical emissions limits and has
been tested for more than 10,000 chemicals.

The air indoors is two to five times more polluted than outside air, according to the
organization. Airborne chemicals from furniture, building materials, and mold dirty up
the atmosphere, and poor ventilation adds to the problem.

When a product bears Greenguard certification, it means that it is designed for indoor
spaces in such a way that it meets strict chemical emissions limits and has been
tested for more than 10,000 chemicals. These products have the backing of a third-
party organization, and the claims are based on empirical scientific data. The idea is to
produce healthier interiors free from harmful emissions. Companies that have
Greenguard certification can claim greater credibility when they make sustainability
claims.

The Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certification Program identifies low-emitting

materials, finishes, and products for indoor environments.

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Use of renewable electricity

The recorded energy consumption at the Nokia office in Gurgaon is 143.96

KWH/SqMtr per year. In 2011, Nokia used 40 per cent of renewable electricity.

As electricity demand escalated, with supply depending largely on fossil fuels plus
some hydro power and then nuclear energy, concerns arose about carbon dioxide
emissions contributing to possible global warming. Attention again turned to the huge
sources of energy surging around us in nature – sun, wind, and seas in particular.
There was never any doubt about the magnitude of these, the challenge was always
in harnessing them so as to meet demand. Solar energy is readily harnessed for low
temperature heat, and in many places domestic hot water units (with storage)
routinely utilise it. It is also used simply by sensible design of buildings and in many
ways that are taken for granted. Industrially, probably the main use is in solar salt
production – some 1000 PJ per year in Australia alone (equivalent to two-thirds of
the nation's oil use). It is increasingly used in utility-scale plants, mostly photovoltaic
(PV). Domestic-scale PV is widespread.

Fig 9. Solar panel

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Materials & Construction

The project team was intensely focused on using salvaged materials because using these
materials is an economical way to integrate multiple sustainable features into a project. This
tactic extends the life of useful materials, prevents these materials from being sent to a landfill,
saves significant energy / carbon footprint by eliminating the manufacturing process, and
promotes the local economy. On this project, over 30% of the building’s materials are salvaged.

Moreover, the design of the building attempts to capture the character and soul of a building
made of these salvaged materials. The building’s exterior, comprised of a palate of materials
that includes “cream city” brick, weathered wood siding and rusted steel panels, is infused with
the warmth and familiarity that comes from the age of these materials. Woven together, the full
effect is to give the overall design a weathered patina that fits seamlessly into this urban
neighbourhood.
While the design uses these materials to contribute to the building’s character, they do not
prescribe the style of the project. Instead, the design juxtaposes these materials with a
contemporary, elegant facade that expresses both the solidity of the building and the staccato
rhythm and texture of the surrounding environment.

Fig 10. Building of nokia, gurgaon

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CONCLUSION

 Estimated percent of occupants using public transit, cycling or walking: 25%

 Sensors were being installed to automatically switch off air-conditioners and lights
when there was no occupancy in the area WHICH WILL HELP IN SAVING
ENERGY AND MAKE BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENT
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 Daylighting at levels that allow lights to be off during daylight hours: 41%

 Views to the Outdoors: 59%

 Within 15 feet of an operable window: 54%

 Percent reduction of regulated potable water: 50%

 Is potable water used for irrigation: No

 Percent of rainwater from maximum anticipated 24 hour, 2-year storm event that can
be managed onsite: 66%

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 Fig 11. . Building of nokia, gurgaon

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