GREEN BUILDING
What is Green Building?
• Green building (also known as green
construction or sustainable building) expands
and complements the building design
concerns of economy, utility, durability, and
comfort.
• A Green Building is one which uses less
water, optimizes energy efficiency, conserves
natural resources, generates less waste and
provides healthier space for occupants as
compared to conventional buildings.
OBJECTIVE
• Green Buildings are designed to reduce
the overall impact on human health and
the natural environment by the following
ways:
1. Using energy, water and other
resources efficiently.
2. By reducing waste, pollution, and
environmental degradation.
Why is Green Building
Important?
• 8000lbs of waste are typically thrown into a landfill
during the construction of a 2000sqft home.
• The buildings in the US consume more than twice
as much energy as all the cars in the US.
• Buildings account for 68% of total electricity
consumption in the US.
• Buildings use 80% of total drinking water
consumption in the US.
• Indoor levels of pollution are commonly 2 to 5
times higher than outdoor pollution levels.
INDIAN GREEN BUILDING
COUNCIL
•
• The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)
was formed in the year 2001 by
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
• The aim of the council is to bring green
building movement in India and facilitate
India to become one of the global leaders
in green buildings by 2015.
IGBC RATING SYSTEM
• IGBC has developed green building rating
programmes to cover commercial, residential,
factory buildings, etc.
• Each rating system divided into different levels
of certification are as follows:
“Certified” to recognise best practices.
“Silver” to recognise outstanding performance.
“Gold”to recognise national excellence.
“Platinum” to recognise global leadership.
GREEN BUILDINGS PROJECT IN
INDIA
• Suzlon Energy Limited-Pune
• Biodiversity Conservation India-Bangalore
• Olympia Technology Park-Chennai
• ITC Green Centre-Gurgaon
• The Druk White Lotus School-Ladakh
• Doon School-Dehradun
• Raintree Hotels-Chennai
• Nokia-Gurgaon
• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport-Hyderabad
• Hiranandini-BG House, Powai
• ABN Amro Bank, Chennai
• Palais Royale at Worli, Mumbai
• Punjab Forest Complex,Mohali
•SUZLON ENERGY
LIMITED,PUNE:
Several accolades
continue to shower upon
Suzlon‟s global
headquarter in Pune “One
Earth”.
LEED certified it as
„PLATINUM‟ and it is
built on an area of
10.13acres.
One Earth can be counted
as among the largest
green building projects in
India.
• RAJIV GANDHI
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORTHYDERABAD:
India‟s first Greenfield
airport is undeniably
among the top 10 green
buildings in India.
First airport in asia to be
certified with „SILVER‟
rating.
This green building
ensures optimal use of
natural light and minimal
wastage of electricity or
energy consumption.
• NOKIA-GURGAON:
„GOLD‟ rated building
by LEED.
Its smart lighting, heat
recovery wheel and high
efficiency chillers
makes this office stand
out from the rest.
SOME IMAGES OF GREEN
BUILDINGS
DIFFERENT FROM OTHER
BUILDINGS
• The design,maintaince and construction of
buildings have tremendous effect on our
enviornment and natural resources.
• Green Building is different from the other
buildings because it use a minimum amount of
nonrenewable energy, produce minimal pollution,
increases the comfort, health and safety of the
people who work in them.
• It also minimize the waste in construction by
recovering materials and reusing or recycling
them.
INCREASING GREEN
BUILDINGS IN INDIA
Today more than 1189 green buildings (as on
April 2011) are being constructed all over
India, of which 167 green buildings are
certified and fully functional.
BENEFITS OF GREEN
BUILDING
• Buildings have a large effect on the
enviornment ,human health and the
economy.
• The successful adoption of GREEN
BUILDING development can maximize both
the economic and enviornmental
performance of the buildings.
ENVIORNMENTAL BENEFITS
• Protect biodiversity and ecosystems
• Improve air and water quality
• Reduce waste streams
• Conserve natural resources
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
• Reduce operating costs
• Create, expand, and shape markets
for green product and services
• Improve occupant productivity
SOCIAL BENEFITS
• Minimize strain on local infrastructure.
• Improve overall quality of life.
• Improve occupant health and comfort
AFFECT ON NATURAL
RESOURCES
• According to surveys conducted in 2006, 107.3
million acres of total land area is developed,
which represents an increase of 24 percent
land covering green buildings over the past 3
years.
• In terms of energy, buildings accounted for
39.4 percent of total energy consumption and
67.9 percent of total electricity consumption.
CONCLUSION
Green building is a financially, health, and most
importantly environmentally responsible idea that
more people need to adopt. The United States Green
Building Council developed LEED in order to help
customers, designers, and builders to work together
to create buildings with the minimal impact on the
environment possible. Many building materials and
renewable energy sources exists to lessen one’s
impact upon the environment. Through educating,
making environmentally products more readily
accessible and reliable, and by providing government
incentives it is possible to encourage more people to
adopt green building and all of the benefits that come
along with it.
REFRENCES
• http://www.igbc.in/site/igbc/tests.jsp?event=22869
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Buildings.html
• http://www.biperusa.org/6-objectives-of-
greenbuilding.
html
• http://www.brighthub.com/environment/greenliving/
articles/51601.aspx
• http://ecenter.colorado.edu/greening-cu/greenbuilding
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greenbuildings-
in-India-1011.asp
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