ENERGY AND BUILDINGS -II

Assignment 2
KEZIYA CHERIYAN MATHEW
3B
02917301620

The project for this semester was hospital design. The site being in Gurgaon,
meant the composite climatic zone.

The built up was located on site after allocating 40% of it to the residence while
keeping in mind the site context that includes the surroundings and oncoming
traffic on adjacent roads.
While planning the elements that would help in making the building structure
more environment friendly, certain factors were looked into:
❖ BUILDING ENVELOPE:
➢ ACP panels:
▪ They are low maintenance and do not add too much additional cost as
an after cost for the maintenance.
 ▪ Excellent aesthetics- the final look of the structure is extremely clean
and in the current trend.
▪ Durable and resistant to weather and dust.
▪ Energy saving: insulates the interior of the building. Thereby, reducing
the bills to be paid at the end of each month.

➢ GREEN WALLS:
▪ Essentially, vegetation on vertical walls.
▪ Thermal regulation: insulates the building and reduces the temperature
in the interior part of the building.
▪ Good for health
▪ Reduces the surrounding air temperature by up to 4°C.
▪ Improves air quality: the air surrounding the wall is improved as the
plants help in clearing the air of any impurities.
▪ Soaks up any rainwater
▪ Visually appealing: Allows for the patients to breathe in the fresh air and
spread some time around surroundings that are not white.

Figure 1: Green wall

➢ PERFORATED SCREENS:
▪ Allows ambient light through while preventing strong glares and
deflecting heat from the sun.
▪ The perforations reduce the overall weight the building’s framework
needs of support.
▪ Durable: resistant to wear and tear.
Figure 2:Perforated screens

Figure 3:Cool roof effect

➢ COOL ROOFS:
▪ Reflect sun’s energy away from roof.
▪ Temperature control: reduces temperature of interior. Almost 10-16°C
cooler than a normal roof in summer.
➢ OPEN TERRACES TO THE NORTH: The building open to the N to take max.
advantage of the glare free light and carry natural light into the building.
Figure 4: Open terraces to the North of the building.

➢ GLAZING:
▪ Spectrally selective glazing.

Figure 5: Spectrally selective glazing

❖ HVAC:
➢ Mixed ventilation: Use of windows as well as mechanical ventilation
depending on areas.
For e.g., operation theatres in hospitals do not require windows. However,
 it is important that the right number of air changes are made according to
the NBC to ensure a healthy environment in each of the OTs.
➢ Central air conditioners should ensure:
▪ Use of timers to ensure that they are not left on when not required and
energy is conserved.
▪ Left on energy saving temperature that provide comfort to the majority.
➢ Natural ventilation: the wind flowing into the site are :
▪ Summer winds from the NW
▪ Monsoon winds from the NE
▪ Winter winds from the SE.

Figure 6:Wind direction on site

Ample windows have been provided in these directions to allow the flow
of wind into the interiors.
➢ Courtyard effect: Ensures the flow of air and ventilation of the common
circulation areas. Allows a choice to stay in a naturally ventilated space and
move to the mechanically ventilated areas.
Helpful when patients wish to move around the area and will also aid in
their healing process.
Figure 7:Courtyard effect (Source: Google)

➢ Mechanical ventilation: Provide indoor air changes as per NBC.

❖ LIGHTING:
➢ Using manual switches as well as motion sensor controls in lighting which
promotes the energy conservation system.
➢ Using dimmers to reduce light in the area in the morning times so as to
keep the area lit where daylight cannot reach while still conserving the
amount of energy consumed.
➢ Occupancy sensors that switch of the lights after 30 mins of sensing no
occupancy.
➢ Display lighting to have separate control.
➢ Outside lighting to have sensors and use solar panels to both conserve
energy and brighten when sensing motion in a specific radius surrounding.

❖ RENEWABLE ENERGY:
➢ Use of rainwater harvesting systems in the site. Separate for both hospital
and residential areas to allow the reduction of water demand.