Green

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By :
Srithin Nair
(SE A 29)
What is Green Building?
 “Green or sustainable building is the practice of creating
healthier and more resource-efficient models of construction,
renovation, operation, maintenance, and demolition.”
 Green building – also known as sustainable or high
performance building increases the efficiency with which
buildings and their sites use and harvest energy, water, and
materials.
Definition of green building
 “These are the structures that ensure efficient
use of natural resources like building
materials ,water and other energy with
minimum generation of non-degradable
wastes”
 Technologies like efficient cooling system and
sensor system that can sense the heat generated
with from human body and automatically adjust
room temperature and reduce energy consumption
Necessity of green building
 Recourses ,water and energy are dwindling (getting
reduced year by year) to give way to building
 Resources---(forest ,ground cover) etc are
destroyed to provide structure to a building
 Energy is getting utilised highly for lighting ,air
conditioning and water heating
 Water is getting utilised continuously during
building construction and operation
 Several building processes and functions of
occupant function produces large amount of
wastes
 Building also affect urban air quality and
contribute to climate change
 Design and Construction of green building is
costlier as compare to other building
 But maintenance of green building is costlier
Benefits of green building
 Green building has low resource consumption as
compared to conventional buildings
Following are the different percentage reduction
of various energy resources :
1. green buildings consumes 40%to 60% less
electricity as compared to conventional building
2. It generates renewable energy utilization to cater
to its energy needs
3. Green building consumes 40-
80% lesser water as compared
to conventional building (by
utilizing ultra low flow
fixtures dual plumbing system,
waste water recycling system,
and rain water harvesting )
4. Green building generates less
waste by waste management
strategies
5. Green building produces less
pollution both during
construction as well as in
use.
6.Green building restricts the
use of high Ozone depletion
Potential substances in their
system as well as in
finishes.
7.Green building ensures
proper safety ,health and
sanitation facilities for the
labourers and the occupants
Some IMPORTANT Ideologies
Materials efficiency
 Green building materials are
composed of renewable, rather
than nonrenewable resources.
 Green building material/product
selection criteria :

 Resource efficiency
  Indoor air quality
 Energy efficiency
  Water conservation
 Affordability
 Indoor waste conservation
 "Greywater", wastewater from
sources such as dishwashing or
washing machines if treated, for
non-potable purposes, e.g., to flush
toilets and wash cars. Rainwater
collectors are used for similar
purposes.

 Centralized wastewater treatment

systems can be costly and use a lot
of energy. An alternative to this
process is converting waste and
wastewater into fertilizer, which
avoids these costs and shows other
benefits.
Nokia–Gurgaon :
Case Study
 Among India’s most
sustainable buildings is the
corporate office of Nokia in
Gurgaon which has been
granted as one of the world’s
leading green buildings by
the U.S. Green Building
Council (USGBC).
 What makes this green office
stand out from the rest is its
smart lighting and
ventilation systems, high-
efficiency chillers, high-
performance double
glazing, heat recovery
wheel, green guard certified
furniture and online CO2
monitoring system.
Thank-you…