GREEN BUILDING CONCEPTS

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THE ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE BANGALORE
 LOCATION : 12.97O N 77.56 E  CLIMATE : Moderate

 ALTITUDE : 920 M TEMPERATURE :

 GREEN COVER : 40% WINTER MEAN

28 C MAX MEAN MIN
20 C
INTRODUCTION TO TERI:

 Established in 1974.

 Designed by: Ar. Sanjay Mohe

 Total no of floors: G+2

 Total builtup area: 26663 sq.ft

 Project is designed to house an office block with workstations and a small guest house
attatched to it.

 Concerned with effective utiization of energy, sustainable uses of natural resources, large
scale adoptation of renewable energy technology.

 The design displays an interplay of five basic natural elements (sun, air, earth, water, sky)
with the built form to meet the requirements of thermal, visual, and aural comfort.
LOCATION:

 The site is located at domlur, about 3km from bangalore airport.

 It is a long and narrow site with roads on eastern and northern sides, the former being the major road.

 The western side is an open ground and on the southern side is an open drain about 9m wide.

Schematic layout showing the surrounding roads and the drain.

ORIENTATION:

 The primary winds blow from south to north.

 The building was oriented along the east-west axis so as to have

maximum exposure along north and south.

 The building opens towards the northern side, taking advantage of

glare- free light. 1. Natural wind flowing through south (high pressure zone).
2. Heat from solar rays falling on the south west wall.
 South wall is a double wall to provide insulation from southern 3. Convectional currents moving upwards due to heating of air in cavity wall
(low pressure zone).
sun.
4. Cool wind drawn in by convectional current system to equalize pressure.

Double cavity
wall clad with
KADAPA stone

Site Plan showing longer sides facing North-South

PASSIVE STRATEGI
ES
 Abundant natural light inside due to intelligently designed
fenestrations.
 Openings have been designed such that requirement of
artificial lighting is minimal throughout the day when the
building is under maximum usage.

Liberal fenestration enhances

minimize the lighting
daylighting
load
 By creating atrium spaces with skylights, the section of the
building is such that natural light enters into the building,
considerably reducing the dependence on artificial lighting.
 Intelligent systems like energy efficient lamps, luminaries,
and control devices further reduce the lighting load.
Photo voltaic cells are used to capture the suns energy thus
generating electrical energy for the various stations.

These photovoltaic cells have been arranged in line with the

primary orbit of the sun the panel are integrated with
dynamic truss to optimize the generation of energy.

The suns energy is further used in the form of solar

heaters which is used to generate all the hot water in
the guest house.
 Ventilation is enhanced by the use of solar chimneys  Generates reverse wind circulation.
and vents.
 Starts pulling fresh air flow at body level to provide thermal
 Allows breeze to flow over building. comfort.

 Creates negative pressure setting up convectional
currents.
 Hot air rises towards the top on southern façade
The primary winds blow from the south to north over the
nallah, hence the building needs to react to this if,the foul
unhygienic air has to be prevented from entering the
building .
The blank wall carries a system of cudappa.
The colour black was deliberately chosen because of its
heat absorptive power.

Cool breeze down in by

convectional current Unhygenic foul breeze
system to equalise pressure flowing from south
DETAILS OF THE SOLAR CHIMNEY IN THE BUILDING

WORKING
 The sun’s rays heat the black south wall increasing the
temperature of the immediate environment around.
 This causes the air in the cavity to rise upwards
naturally.
 These convectional currents are blown away by the winds
blowing south to north.
 This creates a vacuum at the at the top
core structure.
 To fill this vacuum, air from inside is drawn up.
 This system of hot air rising and drawing in of cool fresh
air is a continuous process.
 As thermal capacity of earth is high, and annual
temperature fluctuations keep decreasing with
increasing depth of earth.

At depth of 4m below ground, temperature remains

constant and equal to annual average temperature
Earth berm is created to retain the heat.

The building has been designed with landscaped at various levels.

These courts help to enliven the working environment as well as

enhance the micro climate within the structure.

The various levels of terraces also have been landscaped which

reduces the heat exchanges and heat flow between the structure
and the outside environment hence act as good inslation device.
 BASIC ENERGY SORCES IN THE ECO-FRIENDLY BUILDING COMPLEX

Heating
Electricity generation Roof ponds
Day lighting Daylighting Ventilation Roof gardens Fountains for Humidification
Heat sink Greenhouse effect Heat sink Earth berms for insulation Rainwater
Solar chimneys harvesting

SKY SUN AIR EARTH WATER

 The central court houses an amphitheater that acts

as an informal gathering.

 But more importantly it holds within it the

rainwater harvesting sump for the whole complex.

 An efficient rainwater harvesting system

preserves water to the maximum possible
extent.

 Water run-off from the roof and from the

paved area is collected and stored in the
collection sump below the amphitheatre.

 This collected water is used for landscaping

& in toilet.
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
 Indoor Environmental quality is very well achieved with the help of non Voc Paints and local flooring material with less
embodied energy.

 Indoor air quality is very well maintained with effective technique and Use of cavity wall in south.

 Plants are used in the interior common connecting spaces for refreshment and air Circulation .

 Proper maintenance is taken care of in the interior to make an HYGNIC living

 North lighting is provided for glare less lighting system and its made to be used in the workspace areas.

 Solar Chimney plays an major role in maintain constant air flow in the interior
 The thermal comfort levels are mainted by the use of filler slabs which
provides insulation between the inside and the outside of the building.

 Filler slabs are designed with alternate panel of concrete and hollow
blocks.

 The holow blocks help in reducing the transimission of heat from outside
to inside of the building.
 Use of double glazed windows with coating.

 Use of cavity wall construction with kadappa stone which is a heat retentive
Use of double glazed windows with coating
material.

Locally available kadappa stone used to clad the Trombe wall helps in insulating the hostels Abundant natural light is available in the work spaces
southern wall
CONCLUSION
BUILDING CONVEYS SKILLFUL INTERPLAY OF NATURAL ELEMENTS WITH THE BUILDING FORM TO REDUCE ENERGY DEMAND