CII – GBC, Hyderabad

Building Sector in India

Major growth in the past 3-5 years

Next 20 years
IGBC Green Homes
 20 billion sq.ft to 100 billion sq.ft
What they did Differently
Indian Green Building Council

New Delhi 22 Oct 2011

Notre Dam, Ronchamp

Anna Centenary Library
Source – Climate Works Foundation
Heritance, Madurai Chennai

Growth – Housing Sector in India Stakeholder Survey

Housing sector is growing

Imagine you are buying
at a rate of 20%
a house
 Home loan disbursement
INR
What are the ‘must-be’
Year
(Lakh Crores)
3 features in the house? T Zed Homes

2010-2011 3.64 Bangalore

 Not compromisable
2009-2010 3.15
2008-2009 2.63
Source: RBI, August 2011, New Delhi
 IGBC Survey Results IGBC Green Homes Rating System

Pilot Version launched in
Criteria Response Survey Results
May 2008
33%
Ventilation 33% 35%
30%
30%  Leadership of Ar Sharukh
Daylighting 30% 25%

Mistry
Energy 12%
20%

15%
12%
10% 9%
Water 10% 10%
7%

First tried on 50 projects
5%

Location 9% 0%

Day Ventilation Green Energy Water Location
Version 2.0 will be

Green Cover 7% Lighting Cover

launched shortly

Why Green Home Rating System? Dwelling Types Covered

Perception
Independent Houses
 A home with energy efficiency is a Green Home

Gated Communities
 A home with water efficient features alone is a
green home
Villas

Reality
Residential Apartments

 Need to be green in all key aspects
Existing residential
 Holistic Approach dwellings retrofitted to
Site, Water, Energy, Materials, Indoor air & ventilation
meet Green homes
A Green Home Rating System can enable a holistic approach
criteria
 IGBC Green Homes Rating System Benefits
Green Footprint

Energy savings
Number of Dwellings 2,13,208
 1.5 – 2.0 kWh/sq.ft /year
Built-up Area 354 Million sq.ft

Water savings
 10000 - 12000 litres/person/year

Health

Viswa Syamalam, Chennai

IGBC Platinum
Bella Vista, Mumbai, IGBC Gold BCIL, TIGBC
Viraj Towers, Mumbai, Zed Homes
Gold BCIL, T Zed Homes BCIL, T Zed Homes
IGBC Platinum IGBC Platinum

# 1) Wall Insulation # 2) High Reflective Paints

Avani Residence, Hyderabad

Avani Residence

Flycon blocks for external walls

Private Residence

Rat trap bond with glass wool stuffed

High reflective material
 # 3) Roof Insulation # 4) Day Lighting

Best strategy
 Maximum Day-lighting for
Homes

Overall lighting density

 Less than 0.5 W/sq.ft

Under deck roof insulation - 4” Thermocol, Avani Residence

Private Residence

Avani Residence

Sun Pipe # 5) Shading Devices

T-Zed Homes

Sun Pipes used to lit basement, Avani Residence

Shading Devices
Sun Pipes used at Viswa Syamalam, Chennai  Chajjas : Atleast 30-40% of window height
 # 6) Solar Water Heating # 7) Salvaged Materials

Electricity for water

heating
 Most inappropriate

Solar water heaters Solar Water Heating at Mahindra Chloris, Faridabad

gaining tremendous
popularity
Salvaged wood for Doors in
Avani Residence

Salvaged wood used in door & windows

# 8) Low VOC Paints Market Transformation

Use low Volatile Organic Compound
(VOC) paints
 For all interior applications

Avani Residence
 # 9) On-site STP # 10) On-site Bio-gas

Provide onsite waste water treatment
On-site Bio-gas connection
system  Piped bio-gas connection to

 Potable water savings upto 50 - 60 % all dwelling units Olympia Tech Park, Chennai

 Flushing  T-zed Homes

 Landscaping

Avani Residence
T-Zed Homes, Bangalore

# 11) Water Monitoring # 12) Energy Efficient Appliances

Water meters for potable use

Wide use of minimum BEE 3 star rated
 Sub-metering equipment

Shempark Homes
IGBC- Platinum

Water Meter installation at T-Zed Homes

 Learning 1) Mind-sets of the people

1. Need to change mind-sets
Architect services

of people  Can deliver a green home at
2. Different drivers for minimum / no increment cost

different people
Knowledge levels sporadic

3. Product certification can make  Energy and water efficiency
it easy for the common man products
Mahindra Chloris, Faridabad
 Vendor critical
4. Need to deliver green home without
increasing the EMI
Reuse of materials

2) Different drivers for different people 3) Product Certification

Occupants
Individual houses

 Passion, Quality of life, Pride
 Sourcing of materials – issue

Developers

Solution
 Business case
 Market transformation
 Demand for green homes
 Materials off the shelf
should increase

 Availability of materials
T-ZED Homes, Bangalore
 Opportunities
Few Materials, Equipment & Technologies

Materials & Equipment
 High Reflective Paints
 Electric Charging for 4 & 2 wheelers
 Home Irrigation Technologies
 Small Grey water Treatment systems
 Efficient water fixtures
 High performance glass
 Insulation materials
 Low VOC adhesives, sealants, paints &
carpets
 Efficient BEE labeled air-conditioners
 Efficient BEE labeled lighting fixtures
 BEE labeled Refrigerators

Technologies
 Solar water heaters
 Bio-fuel based Captive generators
 Home Automation systems
 Timer based controls for Lawn
sprinklers
# 4. Deliver green home without
 Efficient pumps, motors, increasing the EMI
lighting sensors
 Efficient Lift management
Green Homes
control
 Dimmer Controls for Lighting  Voluntary thus far
 Movement sensors for Lighting
 LED Lighting fixtures
Incentives
 Materials with recycled content
(Flyash blocks, Tiles, etc.,) Incentives for green homes will
 Bamboo based materials
 Eco-friendly chemicals
enhance pride ; not economics
 Geothermal Systems

Challenge
 Wind towers
 Root Zone treatment plants
 To deliver green home where cost is
lower than conventional homes

To Sum-up…

Residential sector can contribute
significantly in climate change mitigation

By building green homes
 Instil in the common man
 A Sense of Pride
 Contribution to society

Green Homes should be a National Priority

 Good for individual
 For Society
 For the Nation
Go Green!!
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