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MODULE 1

• SOLAR PASSIVE DESIGN TECHNIQUES

• INTERNAL THERMAL CONDITIONS
• LOW ENERGY MATERIALS
• REDUCTION OF TRANSPORTATION ENERGY
• REDUCTION OF ENERGY FOR CONSTRUCTION
• ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING
• HVAC SYSTEMS
• RES – SOLAR WATER HEATING & PV SYSTEMS

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MODULE 2

• SMART BUILDINGS & THEIR HISTORY

• AIMS & REQUIREMENT OF SMART BUILDINGS
• ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN SMART BUILDINGS
• INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
• POSITIVE & NEGATIVE ASPECTS

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MODULE 3

• SMART BUILDING SYSTEMS – HVAC, LIGHTING, AV,

ACCESS CONTROL, DATA NETWORK, VOICE
NETWORK, POWER MANAGEMENT, SURVEILLANCE &
FIRE ALARMS.
• DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SMART AND ORDINARY.
• USEFULNESS OF SMART BUILDINGS (AGED
POPULATION)

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MODULE 4

• BIOPHILIC DESIGN
• PRINCIPLES OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN
• ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN
• PATTERNS OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN

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Sustainable
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LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS

INTRODUCED IN 1970’S, AS A TECHNIQUE

TO ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ASSOCIATED WITH ALL THE STAGES OF A
PRODUCT'S LIFE WHICH INCLUDE:

• RAW MATERIAL EXTRACTION THROUGH

MATERIALS PROCESSING

• MANUFACTURE & DISTRIBUTION

• USE, REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

• DISPOSAL OR RECYCLING.

ENERGY EFFICIENT ARCHITECTURE – S8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life-cycle_assessment

GOALS OF LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS

• ASSESS THE FULL RANGE ON

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS CAUSED DUE
TO A PRODUCT BY VIRTUE OF ITS LIFE
CYCLE.

• QUANTIFYING THE INPUT AND OUTPUT

OF MATERIAL AND ENERGY FLOW AND
HOW IT AFFECTS THE ENVIRONMENT.

• USE OF THIS DATA TO IMPROVE

PROCESSES, REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT & PROMOTE RECYCLING

ENERGY EFFICIENT ARCHITECTURE – S8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life-cycle_assessment

TYPES OF LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS

CRADLE TO GRAVE WELL TO WHEEL

• FROM RESOURCE EXTRACTION TO ITS USE AND • FROM EXTRACTION OF FUEL TO ITS USAGE IN
DISPOSAL. MOTOR VEHICLES.

CRADLE TO GATE ECONOMIC INPUT OUTPUT

• FROM RESOURCE EXTRACTION TILL IT IS • IDENTIFIES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF EACH

PROCESSED AND DISPATCHED FROM THE SECTOR, AND HOW MUCH EACH SECTOR
FACTORY. DEPENDS ON ANOTHER.

CRADLE TO CRADLE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT BASED

• FROM RESOURCE EXTRACTION TO USE AND • CONSIDERS A BROADER RANGE OF

REUSE OR RECYCLING (KNOWN AS CLOSED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, TO UNDERSTAND
LOOP LCA). THE DIRECT IMPACT OF EACH ACTIVITY.

ENERGY EFFICIENT ARCHITECTURE – S8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life-cycle_assessment

PARAMETERS

MATERIAL USAGE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS

• THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL USED EXPRESSED • THE EMISSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE WHICH
IN TERMS OF ITS MASS OR VOLUME. LEADS TO GLOBAL WARMING.

EMBODIED ENERGY AIR POLLUTION

• THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH • THE RATE OF EMISSION OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE,
THE EXTRACTION, INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING, NITROUS OXIDES, METHANE, PARTICULATE &
MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTATION & VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; INTO THE
ASSEMBLY OF BUILDING MATERIALS. ATMOSPHERE.

SOLID WASTE GENERATION WATER POLLUTION

• THE AMOUNT OF SOLID WASTE GENERATED • THE QUANTITY OF WATER USED & EFFLUENT
DURING MANUFACTURING & CONSTRUCTION. DISCHARGED INTO WATER BODIES.

https://www.canadianarchitect.com/asf/perspectives_sustainibility/measures_of
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SOLAR PASSIVE DESIGN

• STUDY OF SITE AND CONTEXT

• STUDY OF CLIMATE AND SUNLIGHT

AVAILABLE

• WIND DIRECTION & USAGE OF DATA

• SHADING DEVICES

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INTERNAL THERMAL CONDITIONS

• PREVENTING HEAT GAIN IN WARMER

TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS & THE
REVERSE IN COLDER REGIONS.

• ENSURING ADEQUATE AIR CIRCULATION

AND AIR CHANGES WITHIN A SPACE.

• ADEQUATE NATURAL LIGHTING.

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LOW ENERGY MATERIALS

• EMBODIED ENERGY

• TRANSPORTATION ENERGY

• LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS

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REDUCTION OF ENERGY FOR CONSTRUCTION

• CONSTANT MONITORING OF ALL

ACTIVITIES & SITES.

• CONTROLLED FUEL USAGE ON SITE.

• PROPER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

• PERT (PROGRAM EVALUATION &

REVIEW TECHNIQUE) ANALYSIS.

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ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING

• INSTALLATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT

LIGHTING – CFL INSTEAD OF
INCANDESCENT BULBS, AND FOLLOWED
BY THE USE OF LEDS TO REDUCE
ENERGY CONSUMPTION.

• USE OF SEPARATE AMBIENT AND TASK

LIGHTING.

• USE OF MOTION SENSOR LIGHTING FOR

AMBIENT LIGHTING.

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HVAC SYSTEMS

• AFTER THE PROVISION OF NATURAL

VENTILATION VIA PROPER DESIGN,
MECHANICAL VENTILATION CAN BE PROVIDED
TO ASSIST IN AIR EXCHANGE.

• USE OF HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING IS TO

ONLY BE ENCOURAGED, IF MECHANICAL
VENTILATION IS INSUFFICIENT.

• DEPENDING UPON THE OCCUPANCY OF A

SPACE, THE RATE OF AIRFLOW CAN BE
CONTROLLED – TIMERS, CO2 SENSORS ETC.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

• RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS ARE THOSE

WHICH MAKE USE OF ENERGY FROM
RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY SUCH AS
SUN, WIND, THE EARTH’S CORE, OCEANS,
BIOMASS ETC.

• SOLAR ENERGY CAN BE UTILIZED DIRECTLY FOR

HEATING – SOLAR WATER HEATERS.

• IT CAN ALSO BE CONVERTED TO ELECTRICITY

USING PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS, AND STORES
IN BATTERIES OR USED DIRECTLY.

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