GREEN BUILDING RATING

(EVS)

PRASHANT PAL
SEM: 9 TH
COLLEGE: IIA
RAJIV GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HYDERABAD

 RAJIV GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

THAT SERVES HYDERABAD, THE CAPITAL OF THE INDIAN STATE OF
TELANGANA. IT IS LOCATED IN SHAMSHABAD, ABOUT 24 KILOMETRES SOOF
HYDERABAD.
 TOTAL AREA OF THE SITE IS 108.000 M²
 RATING TYPE: ‘LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN’
(LEED).

THE RGIA PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING HAS ‘LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN’ (LEED) CERTIFICATION FOR ITS UNIQUE DESIGN,
WHICH ALLOWS MAXIMUM NATURAL LIGHTING, AND OTHER FEATURES THAT
ENABLE OPTIMAL USE OF ENERGY AND WATER.

WASTEWATER REUSE & RECYCLE:

WASTEWATER IS BEING TREATED IN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (STP) AT SITE
AND BEING REUSED FOR FLUSHING AND PLANTATION. SLUDGE FROM STP IS
BEING USED AS MANURE.

RAINWATER HARVESTING:
AT RGIA, THE RAINWATER NET RECHARGE IS ESTIMATED AT 1.729 MILLION
CUBIC METRE PER ANNUM. SURFACE WATER USE AND SEVERAL WATER SAVING
MEASURES CONTRIBUTE TO WATER CONSERVATION.

SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT:

FOOD WASTE GENERATED FROM THE AIRPORT IS CONVERTED AS COMPOST ON
THE SITE, WHICH IS USED AS MANURE IN PLACE OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS.
PAPER, PLASTIC WASTE, USED OIL AND USED GREASE ARE HANDED OVER TO
RECYCLERS FOR REPROCESS AND REUSE. USED LEAD ACID BATTERIES ARE
HANDED OVER TO DEALERS ON BUYBACK BASIS WHEREAS BIOMEDICAL WASTE
IS BEING HANDED TO THE AUTHORISED AGENCIES FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.

ITC GRAND CHOLA HOTEL, CHENNAI

THE ITC GRAND CHOLA IS A 5-STAR LUXURY HOTEL IN CHENNAI, INDIA. IT IS THE THIRD

LARGEST HOTEL IN INDIA.

 THIS ORNATE, PALATIAL TRIBUTE TO SOUTHERN INDIA’S GREATEST EMPIRES

– THE IMPERIAL CHOLAS – OVERLOOKS VERDANT FOLIAGE IN THE HEART OF
CHENNAI. THIS LUXURY HOTEL OFFERS ONE OF THE LARGEST BANQUETING
FACILITIES IN INDIA, 10 AWARD WINNING F&B OUTLETS, SIGNATURE
WELLNESS EXPERIENCES AND MORE.

  ITC GRAND CHOLA HAS 522 ROOMS AND 78 LUXURIOUSLY APPOINTED

SERVICE APARTMENTS- COLLECTIVELY ITS 600 SPACIOUS GUEST ROOMS.

 TOTAL AREA: 150,900 M2

 ARCHITECT : SRSS ARCHITECTS (SINGAPORE)

  RATING TYPE: ITC HOTELS SECURED A FIVE-STAR GREEN RATING FOR
INTEGRATED HABITAT ASSESSMENT (GRIHA).

IT IS CARBON POSITIVE, WATER POSITIVE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT POSITIVE.

WITH THE CURRENT CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL WARMING AND WATER SCARCITY,
IT HAS MADE AN ACTIVE EFFORT TO SOURCE OVER 71% OF OUR ELECTRICAL
ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES WHILE ENSURING THAT 100% OF THE
WASTEWATER IS RECYCLED BY THE IN-HOUSE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. THE
SPECIFIC ENERGY FOOTPRINT FOR THE BUILDING IS THE LOWEST WHEN
COMPARED TO OTHER BUILDINGS OF THE SAME STATURE AND GRANDEUR.
BOMBAY HOUSE, MUMBAI

BOMBAY HOUSE IS A HISTORIC PRIVATELY OWNED BUILDING IN MUMBAI, INDIA THAT SERVES AS
THE HEAD OFFICE OF THE TATA GROUP. SITUATED NEAR FLORA FOUNTAIN, IT WAS COMPLETED
IN 1924 AND HAS BEEN THE TATA GROUP'S HEADQUARTERS EVER SINCE.

 ARCHITECT: GEORGE WITTET

 TOTAL AREA :1,977 M2

 RATING TYPE : INDIAN GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (IGBC),

BOMBAY HOUSE, THE TATA GROUP’S HEADQUARTERS IN MUMBAI, HAS BECOME

THE FIRST AND ONLY HERITAGE BUILDING IN THE COUNTRY TO RECEIVE
‘PLATINUM RATING’ BY THE INDIAN GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (IGBC), UNDER
THEIR EXISTING BUILDING RATING SYSTEM, THE DIVERSIFIED GROUP SAID IN A
RELEASE.

BUILT IN 1923, BOMBAY HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY THE BRITISH ARCHITECT

GEORGE WITTET, WHO ALSO DESIGNED THE GATEWAY OF INDIA, CHHATRAPATI
SHIVAJI MAHARAJ VASTU SANGRAHALAYA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE PRINCE OF
WALES MUSEUM) AND THE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE.

BOMBAY HOUSE HAS RECEIVED THIS RATING FOR CONTINUOUSLY IMPLEMENTING

MEASURABLE STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS IN FIVE CATEGORIES: SITE & FACILITY
MANAGEMENT, WATER EFFICIENCY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, HEALTH & COMFORT
AND INNOVATION, THE RELEASE SAID.
SOLDIER FIELD, UNITED STATES

SOLDIER FIELD IS AN AMERICAN FOOTBALL AND SOCCER STADIUM LOCATED IN THE NEAR SOUTH
SIDE OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ARCHITECT: HOLABIRD & ROCHE

CERTIFICATION TYPE: LEED-EB 2.0

POINTS: 37

IT WAS AWARDED LEED ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2011.

FEATURES IMPLEMENTED TO DECREASE THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SOLDIER

FIELD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

 REUSING OF ALL SOIL & SOD REMOVED FROM THE PLAYING FIELD
DURING RE-SODDING AND REPURPOSING FOR LANDSCAPE PROJECTS.
 USING GREEN CLEANING CHEMICALS AND PRODUCTS ALL THROUGHOUT
THE FACILITY.
 REUSING OF ALL CONTAINERS & BOTTLES USED FOR GREEN CLEANING
CHEMICALS AND PRODUCTS THROUGH CONTAINER REFILL STATIONS.
 CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT ARE FREE TO THE
PUBLIC.
 REPLACING TRADITIONAL LIGHTING WITH ENERGY SAVING LED LIGHTS.
 RECYCLING OF ALLALUMINUM, CARDBOARD, DELIVERY PALLETS,
PLASTIC BOTTLES, OFFICE PAPER, GLASS, LIGHT BULBS AND BATTERIES,
LOST CELL PHONES AND EYE GLASSES, TONER CARTRIDGES FROM OFFICE
PRINTERS AND FAX MACHINES.
BLOOMBERG, LONDON

BLOOMBERG LONDON IS AN OFFICE BUILDING IN LONDON, WHICH WAS OPENED IN

2017.

 ARCHITECT: FOSTER + PARTNERS.

 IT WAS AWARDED ‘OUTSTANDING’ RATING AGAINST THE BREEAM
SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT METHOD, WITH A 98.5% SCORE.

INNOVATION HIGHLIGHTS:

 INTEGRATED CEILING PANELS: INCORPORATES 500,000 LED LIGHTS, USES 40

PERCENT LESS ENERGY THAN A TYPICAL FLUORESCENT OFFICE LIGHTING
SYSTEM.THE PANELS WERE PREFABRICATED OFF-SITE TO REDUCE
CONSTRUCTION SITE WASTAGE

 WATER CONSERVATION: RAINWATER FROM THE ROOF, COOLING TOWER,

AND GREY WATER SOURCES, LIKE BASINS AND SHOWERS, IS CAPTURED,
TREATED AND RECYCLED TO SERVE VACUUM FLUSH TOILETS

 BREATHING BUILDING: THE BUILDING’S DISTINCTIVE BRONZE BLADES CAN

OPEN AND CLOSE, ALLOWING THE BUILDING TO OPERATE IN A
“BREATHABLE” NATURAL VENTILATION MODE.
 SMART AIRFLOW: THE ABILITY TO DYNAMICALLY ADJUST AIRFLOW IN
RESPONSE TO OCCUPANCY HOURS AND PATTERNS IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE
CO2 EMISSIONS

 COMBINED HEAT & POWER: (CHP) GENERATION CENTRE SUPPLIES HEAT

AND POWER IN A SINGLE, EFFICIENT SYSTEM WITH REDUCED CARBON
EMISSIONS.

o WASTE HEAT GENERATED FROM THIS PROCESS IS RECYCLED FOR

COOLING AND HEATING AND, IN USE, IS EXPECTED TO SAVE 500-750
METRIC TONNES OF CO2 EACH YEAR.

 SUSTAINABLE OCCUPATION: BLOOMBERG HAS BEEN A ZERO-LANDFILL

OPERATION IN LONDON SINCE 2010; INSTEAD WASTE IS RECYCLED,
COMPOSTED OR CONVERTED TO ENERGY.

 THE NEW DEVELOPMENT’S INTERIORS ENCOURAGE ACTIVE WORKING, WITH

SIT-TO-STAND WORK STATIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND A CENTRAL RAMP
SPANNING SIX FLOORS THAT ENCOURAGES MOVEMENT THROUGH THE
BUILDING ON FOOT.
OBAYASHI TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, JAPAN

 OBAYASHI TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TECHNO-STATION, WAS

COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER 2010, TOKYO, JAPAN.
 ARCHITECT: OBAYASHI CORPORATION
 CASBEE RANK: S

IT WAS AWARDED AS THE 2ND MODEL PROJECT FOR PROMOTING CO2 REDUCTION IN HOUSING
AND BUILDING IN 2009 BY THE MINISTRY OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND
TOURISM.

PROJECT OUTLINE:
WITH AN AIM TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE, THE
BUILDING ADOPTED A COMPLEX PASSIVE SYSTEM THAT UTILIZES ITS LOCATION IN
A SUBURBAN AREA, AN ACTIVE FACILITIES SYSTEM WITH HIGH EFFECTIVENESS,
AND A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT ENERGY USE.

THESE THREE SYSTEMS ALLOWED FOR 55 PERCENT REDUCTION IN CO2 EMISSIONS

DURING OPERATION, THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN JAPAN.