GREEN BUILDING DESIGN

CASE STUDIES

ASIA SHABBIR
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DESIGN CONCEPT:
REINVENT RECHARGE REUSE.
LOCATION:
• In Guindy, the most attractive location for an IT park in
Chennai.
• Only 4.5 km from the airport towards the city.
• CONTEXT: recreational programs, race and golf club,
5 star and numerous other hotels.
SAILIENT FEATURES:
• Covers 1.8-million square feet in Chennai, Tamilnadu.
• The largest green building in the world.
• Three towers (phases) which are Citius, Altius &
Fortius.
• The area around this park is now being popular as an
emerging nursery of the green corporate ecosystem.
• Awarded with LEED Gold certification.
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OLYMPIA TECHNOLOGY PARK- CHENNAI
INDIA
GREEN STRATEGIES:
• Objective was that the building don’t leave a large carbon.
• ENERGY:
Power consumption less by 40%, saving direct 8 to 10 INR kw/h on every
unit of power been consumed.
LED Lighting in parking
reducing 40% consumption by lights to 20 watts directly.
A third of the power required to run the building is met through
renewable energy sources.
Aim is to meet two-thirds of power requirements through renewable
energy sources.
So in the next 2 years, the tech park has more carbon credits to gain.
• THERMAL CONTROL:
Temperature cooling by water cool chillers.
2 cooling towers.
Hybrid system building.
low loads on water cool chillers and low load on air cool chiller.
Hence reduction in air conditioning load.
• WATER RECYCLE:
100% recycling facility.
Grey water being used for gardening.
Grey water pumped up into building for flushing purposes.
Efforts being made for using grey water in chillers as well.
• MATERIALS:
The building blocks are not bricks.
AAC (Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) blocks.
AAC- minimal environmental impact.
Provide the building with insulation, fire and mold resistance.
• MANAGEMENT:
BMS-an integrated building management systems room.
10 employees monitor the chillers, the CCTV cameras and the CO2 levels
in the building.
LEED CRITERIA-COMPARISON
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 MENARA MESINIAGA, NEAR KAULA LAMPUR
DESIGN CONCEPT: MALAYSIA
Didactic climate-responsive tower, bringing various earlier experimental 'bioclimatic skyscraper' ideas of the architect in KENNETH YEANG
a single built form, designing with the existing climate in mind brings an aesthetic dimension to his work.

LOCATION: GREEN STRATEGIES: VERTICAL

• Located at the major highway from the airport. • CLIMATE: LANDSCAPING
• Sitting on a corner site, visually create a strong bond. Hot and humid country.
• CONTEXT: visible due to very less buildings in the No distinct summer or winter.
surroundings. Rainfall heavy at East coast than West side.

SAILIENT FEATURES: • ENERGY LOADS, THERMAL AND INDOOR AIR CONTROL:

• 15 story, high tech tower.
• Design catering the clause for future extension by
carving out chunks from superstructure.
• Its tri-partite structure: a raised green base-----ten
circular floors of office space with terraced garden
balconies and external louvers for shade------- crowned
by a spectacular sun-roof, arching across the top-floor
pool.
• Very strong spatial hierarchy- well thought location of
each office, staircase, terraces.
• NATURAL DAYLIGHT:
Passive low-energy features.
Placement of core on East side- Solar buffer towards sharp side.
Placement of toilets and staircase receive natural ventilation.
Keeping sun angles in account, total 45 sun shades on East West side
windows- 2 types of sun screens.
For treating direct sunlight- curtain wall glazing designed on South and
North sides, yet getting natural ventilation.
Crown shape roof steel structure is a frame for PV panels to be fixed,
further reducing the energy load.
KEY
Terrace gardens on each level helped in gaining maximum light. FEATURES
Also the placement in planning of the tower reduced the need for
artificial source of light. CORE
‘Vertical Landscaping’- spiral green portion in the center of the building PLACEMENT

• Aga Khan Award for bring cool air, daylight into the tower.
2 TYPES OF
SUN
Architecture (1993). SHADES 3 FLOOR
VEGETATION
• The Malaysian • MANAGEMENT: SLOPE, CONTINUES
IN FORM OF
Institute of BAS-an integrated building automation system helped in further INTERNAL SPIRAL
Architects Award. reduction in energy loads.
• The Singapore Due to high level of humidity some rusting, leaking kind of problems has
Institute of been noticed.
Architects Award.
• The Royal SUN SHADES CALCULATION
Australian Institute
of Architects Award.
• A citation from the
American Institute
of Architects (AIA).
NATURAL
VENTILATION

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 SCHOOL OF NURSING & STUDENT COMMUNITY CENTER,
DESIGN CONCEPT: HOUSTON, TEXAS
“Nursing is not only scientific and knowledge-based; there is also caring and compassion — the healing component. So BNIM ARCHITECTS
we wanted a building that feels like a nurturing environment the minute you enter it.”
FRONT FAÇADE: SOUTH FACADE
LOCATION: GREEN STRATEGIES:
• Houston, Texas.
• 8 story building contains: SUPPORT FOR APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION
20,000 square feet of classrooms and skills labs Provide access to public transportation.
a 200-seat auditorium Access to multiple bus lines and a light-rail line within a short distance.
a cafe and dining room, bookstore, student lounge, student Pedestrian activity between adjacent facilities.
government offices 12% of the building population uses transit options other than the single-
a research laboratory and faculty offices. occupancy vehicle.
0.04 parking spaces are provided per person
SAILIENT FEATURES:
• Expected to use 41% less energy than a conventional, LOW-WATER-USE FIXTURES
minimally code-compliant building. Use low-flow toilets
• Undesirable orientation, harsh environmental Specify waterless urinals
conditions, and demanding program requirements, each
of the four elevations and the fifth facade, the roof, RAINWATER COLLECTION RECYCLED
uses unique strategies to accept desired daylight and Collect and store rainwater for uses in building MATERIALS:
reject unwanted heat. Collect and store rainwater for landscape irrigation
• Three vertical atria, a horizontal atrium, a breezeway,
and perimeter operable windows provide occupants WASTEWATER AND GRAYWATER RECYCLING
with natural light and ventilation and connect the Plumb building to accommodate graywater separation LIGHT WELLS SECTION
building to its site and environment. Recycle graywater for landscape irrigation

ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Use building elements to redirect daylight and control glare
• Awarded with LEED Gold Certification. Locate floor openings under top-lighting to increase daylighting
penetration
Use operable windows
INTERNAL VIEWS
Design roof surfaces to accommodate future PV installations

HVAC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

Consider using an access floor system
Increase area/specify low-face-velocity filters.

RECYCLED MATERIALS
Specify aluminum products made from high levels of recycled scrap
Use salvaged brick

THERMAL COMFORT
Use glazing with a low Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
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VISUAL COMFORT AND INTERIOR DESIGN
 SOLARISE FUSIONOPOLIS, SINGAPORE
DESIGN CONCEPT: KENNETH YEANG
One of the major aim was to balance out the ecology and biodiversity of the site through the placement of building and
enhancing the vegetation.

LOCATION: GREEN STRATEGIES:

• Fusionopolis hub of central Singapore's one-north 36% reduction in overall energy consumption by integrating fully
business park. landscaped areas directly into the facade of the building.
• Masterplan of Fusionopolis was done by Zaha Hadid ECOLOGICAL BALANCE:
Architects. The continuity of the landscaping is a key component of the
project’s ecological design concept as it allows for fluid
SAILIENT FEATURES: movement of organisms and plant species between all vegetated
• Complete in 2011, being the first one to get complete areas within the building, enhancing biodiversity and
in Fusionopolis phase 2B.
• Over 100% green replacement of original plot area.
contributing to the overall health of these ecosystems.
(108%)
• 1-GRAND CENTRAL ATRIUM
Tower A: 15 floors, tower B: 9 floor, connected by
2-SOLAR SHAFT
glass covered social interactive space.
3-POCKET PARK / PLAZA
free ground for cross ventilation
MAKING VEGETATION PREDOMINANT: 4-EXTENSIVE SUN-SHADING LOUVERS
The Green Areas, themselves, include:
5-CONTINUOUS PERIMETER LANDSCAPED RAMP
Roof Gardens: 2,987 m2
1.5 km ramp, thick with linear strip of planters.
Atrium Planter Boxes: 304 m2
6-RAINWATER HARVESTING/RECYCLING AND ECO CELL
Green Ramp: 4,115 m2
A storage capacity of over 700 m3 allows for over 5 days of irrigation.
Ground Level Landscaping: 487 m2
Basement where ramp meets the ground.
Green Walls: 164 m2
Ventilation and light for car parking got resolved.
Total floor area: 51,282 m2
Total Landscaped Area: 8,363 m2
Ratio of Landscaping to GFA: 17% Green
Ratio of Landscaping to Site Area: 108% Green
Percentage of Total Landscape Area above Ground Level:
95% ROOF GARDENS AND CORNER SKY TERRACES
PLANT SPECIES
lack of deep soil made the plant decision process careful,
that those plants should be harvested which spread
horizontally.

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DESIGN CONCEPT:
The building demonstrates the relevance of traditional cooling
through time in the hot and dry climates of South Asia also strengthens two discreet social group
interactions.
LOCATION: GREEN STRATEGIES:
• Cyber City, Hyderabad.
• Completed in 2012.
SAILIENT FEATURES:
• The corporate buildings employ the idea of a double
skin as an energy saving and visually striking device.
• The inner skin of the building is a reinforced concrete
frame with commonly used aluminum windows.
• The anodized aluminum latticework that holds the
plants resembles construction scaffolding, for the
dynamic façade of the building.
• The penetration of the building visually by two very
disparate groups – both socially and economically, also
softens the social threshold created by class
differences, which are inevitable in corporate
organizations in India.
• A building impossible to penetrate visually, the glass is
reflective. People can’t see what’s inside.
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KOLKATA MUNICIPAL COOPERATION,HYDERABAD
INDIA
systems of humidified surfaces used RMA ARCHITECTS
MATERIALS:
Decorative wall of rusted steel (weathered to a certain color, then coated
to stop the oxidation).
Small gray stones form rock gardens on the terrace
INDOOR AIR QUALITY:
Façade is as a screen that humidifies the air entering the building – to
create evaporative cooling for the interiors.
IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR FAÇADE PLANTS:
An aluminum trellis with hydroponic trays and drip irrigation, integrated MAKING OF TRELLIS
for growing a variety of plant species.
The trellis also has an integrated misting system in order to control and
regulate the amount of water released to the plants and used when
required – to cool the building or cleanse the façade of dust in the hot and
windy summer months in Hyderabad.
THERMAL COMFORT:
Flowering plants growing on trellises outside the building.
Instead of turning on the air conditioning, opening the windows to admit
a misty, jasmine-scented breeze.
The second-floor terrace, where they may go to smoke or take a personal
call, evokes a park: lemongrass grows three feet high; lotus blossoms
float in a pool.
SECTION SHOWING
OUTSIDE VS INSIDE
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