SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION OF GREEN BUILDINGS
Karthik.A, Vishnu J.P (P.G. Student), Sakshi Gupta (Astt. Prof.) Ankit Batra (Astt. Prof.)
Department of Civil Engineering, Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Amity University Haryana
ABSTRACT
Reducing greenhouse gas emission as per the Kyoto protocol control over
the global warming and climate change and to overcome from this issue
green building serves the important role. In this, we can use the
environment friendly “Green” material which is also biodegradable,
renewable, and recyclable. Reuse of waste materials as construction
material is very much essential to achieve sustainable construction.
Utilization of waste materials as construction material not only help in
protection of environment but also result in monetary savings. This work
identifies the various innovative ideas to convert a conventional building
into a green building such as orientation, green building material which
can be used for sustainable construction, etc. This will not only help in
attainment of sustainable environment but will also be cost effective and
eco-friendly.
INTRODUCTION
Green Building provides an integrated, holistic approach to addressing the
environmental impact of buildings consistent with meeting triple bottom
line principles. Many of the features are directly linked to resource
reduction and selection of environmentally sensitive materials. Green
Building addresses factors such as resource use (e.g. energy, water,
materials), waste reduction including re-cycling, and efficiency in
processing and construction, storm water re-use strategies, preservation of
biodiversity and the natural environment. It includes consideration of
social and cultural heritage issues, building user amenity (e.g. indoor air
quality, light, acoustics), and the conservation and selection of low energy,
renewable, construction materials and processes [1].
Buildings contain thousands of components and materials, which are
brought together using different mechanical joints or adhesives. Depending
on the role and location of these components or materials the joint must
address multiple requirements such as air-tightness, water-tightness,
sound proofing, load bearing, motion or equilibrium [2]. The increasing
construction, renovation and demolition activities of the modern societies
are accountable for the generation of one of the heaviest and most
voluminous solid wastes, worldwide, called Construction and Demolition
Wastes (CDWs). CDWs comprise a wide group of materials including
concrete, bricks, tiles, gypsum, wood, glass, metals, plastic, solvents,
asbestos and excavated soil [3]
Nano composites have recently gained importance due to the different
advantages offered by them. The first is their industrial significance in
designing new structures and materials with unusual properties and
flexibilities. Secondly, applications of nano-scale filler overcome the
constraints of traditional practices as they offer almost no defects [4].
OBJECTIVES
• To address the factors for converting a conventional building into a
sustainable building.
• To make the eco-friendly structure using different sustainable
construction materials.
MAIN CONSIDERATIONS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE
BUILDING
1. Site
2. Materials
3. Renewable energy and roofing
4. Renewable heating and cooling system
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1 SITE 4. RENEWABLE HEATING AND COOLING
A. Good orientation
Geothermal/GSHP systems take advantage of nature’s underground
temperatures by exchanging heat with the earth using an underground
Managing the natural elements mainly the sun and wind features helps to evolve a building that have good orientation features. If we let the largest part of the
network of water (or refrigerant) filled pipes. In the winter, the liquid
building to face towards the sun then the area can receive maximum natural daylight. This is a type of natural ventilation that is earned without any power a
pulls heat from the ground and transfers it to the house through an
source. The arrangement of surface with more windows facing the east or west lets the entering of excessive heat that makes the air conditioner work vary hard
exchanger. In the summer, the system draws heat from the home and
this also causes problem.
deposits it back into the earth. It’s incredible technology that nearly any
home can utilize, even those on smaller lots. (From Fig 6)
B. Concepts for sustainable building related to site Fig. 1: Orientation of building
• The projects that help in the restoration and the protection of natural habitats.
• Projects that are planned and developed on brownfield sites.
• The projects that maximize the open space.
• The project that help in connecting different communities and favoring overall development goals.
• Encouraging the occupants to bicycle to their work by provision of bicycle garage.
• Projects that provide facility for the storage of low-emission and energy efficient
vehicles, for example electric cars.
• Projects that provide access to public transportation in a
convenient manner.
• Projects that supports the provision of storm water storage.
For example, the provision of green roofs.
• The projects that help in the reduction of heat island effects.
Fig. 6: Geothermal Systems
Fig. 2: For sustainable site location CONCLUSION
2 MATERIALS
A. Straw bale Green building encompass a vast area of topics and materials. The
application and use of the various factors further complicates the
It is an agricultural by product made from cereal crops steams such as wheat, oats, rice and others. It is very economical and do not required skill labour.
subject. The components of the green building include material
(Figure 3)
efficiency, water efficiency, energy efficiency, indoor air quality
efficiency, waste reduction. From the above it is crystal clear that all
efforts made for conservation of environmental resources is considering a
step forward towards green and sustainable construction. It is the time
that we need to redefine our definitions of growth and modernism.
Sustainable construction could be the only way for our better living in
Fig. 3: Straw Bale near future.
B. Recycled Denim Insulation
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