Net Zero Energy Building

, Delhi
Climate Responsive Architecture (ARCH-215)

Presented by: Submitted to:

• Ritesh Ghodake • Ar. Neha Prakash

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CONTENT
• Introduction
• Passive design strategies
• Active design strategies
• Renewable Energy
• Awards
• Criterions of GRIHA
• Parameters
• Consumptions
• Conclusion

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 INTRODUCTION

Indira Paryavaran Bhawan is India’s first on-site net-zero building

located in New Delhi, India.

The building houses the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change (MoEFCC) accommodating three ministers and their offices
along with about 600 officials.

First building in Government sector applied for green rating.

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LOCATION
Jor Bagh Road, Lodhi Colony New Delhi, India

BUILDING TYPOLOGY
Net Zero Energy Building

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION FIRM

It was constructed by Central Public Work Department
YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION
January 25, 2011 - October 31, 2013

YEAR OF INAUGURATION
February 28, 2014

PROJECT AREA
9565 sq/m 4
 PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES

ORIENTATION

• Building is north south oriented,

with separate blocks connected
through corridors and a huge
central courtyard.

• Orientation minimizes heat ingress.

Optimal window to wall ratio.

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 PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES

LANDSCAPING
• More than 50% area outside the
building is covered with plantation.

• Circulation roads and pathways are

soft paved to enable ground water
recharge.

DAYLIGHTING
• 75% of building floor space is day lit, thus reducing
dependence on artificial sources for lighting.

• Inner courtyard serves as a light well 6

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 PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES

VENTILATION

• Central courtyard helps in air movement

as natural ventilation happens due to
stack effect.

• Windows and jaalis add to cross

ventilation.

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 PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES

BUILDING ENVELOPE AND

FENESTRATION
• uPVC windows with sealed
double glazed using low heat
transmittance index glass
• Rock wool insulation
• High efficiency glass
• Cool roofs: Use of high
reflectance terrace tiles for heat
ingress, high strength, hard
wearing.

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 PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES

MATERIALS AND
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
• AAC blocks with fly ash
• Fly ash-based plaster & mortar
• Stone and Ferro cement jaalis
• Local stone flooring
• Bamboo jute composite doors, frames and
flooring
• High efficiency glass, high VLT, low SHGC &
Low U-value, optimized by appropriate
shading
• Light shelves for diffused sunlight

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ACTIVE DESIGN
STRATEGIES LIGHTING DESIGN

• LPD = 5 W/m2 , nearly 50% more efficient than Energy

Conservation Building Code 2007 requirements ( LPD = 11 W/m2).

• Remaining lighting load supplied by building integrated

photovoltaic (BIPV).

• Use of energy efficient lighting fixtures (T5 lamps).

• Use of lux level sensor to optimize operation of artificial

lighting.

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ACTIVE DESIGN
STRATEGIES COOLING SYSTEM

• Chilled beam are used from 1 to 6 floor. This reduces

energy use by 50 % compared to a conventional
system.

• Chilled water is supplied at 16° C and return

temperature is 20° C.

• Chilled beams save AHU/FCU fan power

consumption by approximate 50 kW.

• Control of HVAC equipment & monitoring of all

systems through integrated building management
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• Fresh supply air is precooled from toilet
exhaust air through sensible & latent
heat energy recovery wheel.
• Functional zoning to reduce air
conditioning loads.
• Room temperature is maintained at
26 ±1 ° C

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Geothermal Heat Exchange System

• There are 180 vertical bores to the

depth of 80 meter all along the
building premises.
• Connected to the condenser water
pipe system which reduces heat
without cooling system.
• Condenser water heat shall be
rejected to earth by boring at
suitable depth & sending hot water
at 38° C & back 32° C.
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Robotic Parking System

• Zero tolerance to surface

parking
• First Basement Parking with
Automated parking Below.
Helps reduce volume of
parking / excavation /
embodied energy of structure.
• Automated Parking with
19sqm/car instead of
35sqm/car in manual parking

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 RENEWABLE ENERGY

• Solar PV System of 930 kW capacity

• Total Area: 6,000 m2

• Total Area of panels: 4,650 m2

• No of panels: 2,844

• Annual Energy Generation: 14.3 lakh units

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 EFFICIENCY MATRIX
S.No. ANNUAL CONVECTIONAL INDIRA SAVING MEASURES OF SAVING
CONSUMPTION DESIGN PARYAVARAN
BHAWAN
1 Electricity 2200000 kWh 1400000 kWh 40% • Day lighting at 75%
area
• Natural movement of
air
• Chilled beam
system/reduced HVAC,
energy saving 50%.
2 Water 20000 KL 9000 KL 55% • Recycling and reusing
water
• Rainwater Harvesting
System
• Low discharge &
efficient water fixtures,
including sensored
urinals.
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S. No. Parameters Characteristics of Urban Climate Micro Strategies for Strategies
Composite Climate Delhi Climate composite climate applied in
(site) building

1. Temperature Summer Summer Maintained • Courtyard having • Building has

(35-45°C) day (April-June) Temperature structure. courtyard.
(27-35°C) night 30-48°C hot of building • Thick walls or cavity • Glazed roof
Winter Winter 26+1°C walls for natural tiles.
(10-25°C) day (Dec - Jan) insulation. • Large green
(4-10°C) night 5-25°C cold • Roof treatment and cover to tackle
terrace garden heat radiation.
2. Humidity Dry season Average 55% • Light coloured • Double glazed
(25-35%) building & glazed windows and
Wet season tiles. light shelfs.
(55-90%) • Large openings in • Thick walls and
opposite walls. rock wool
3. Winds Strong-monsoon Loo in summer insulation.
Hot & dusty- • Sunshades on
summer windows.
Cold dry-winter

4. Solar Intense in summer Intense-summer

Radiation Low in monsoon Low -monsoon 22

and winter. and winter.

 Temperature Ventilation Energy Day Lighting Material used for
Efficiency insulation

Inside Natural HVAC Saved Natural Artificial

Convectional Minimum Regular HVAC None Minimum Maximum Normal bricks and
Design RCC with minimum
Building natural insulation.
Indra 26+1°C Maximum Chilled beam 40% Maximum minimum Thick walls made
Paryavaran system - 50% up of fly ash brick
Bhavan less energy
used

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ANALYSIS
• Energy saving upto 40 %
• Zero energy bill
• Saving in water upto 55%
• Natural lightening of spaces
• Flow of air through building for natural
ventilation
• Zero net discharge
• Largest rooftop solar power system
• Maintained temperature through natural
insulation as well as HVAC
• Green covers and soft ground outside
helps in maintaining micro climate and
ground water table.
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 AWARDS

Month, Year Award

February 2013 The Project received an award from Adarsh/GRIHA of MNRE for
exemplary demonstration of Integration of Renewable Energy
Technologies
January 2014 The Project was accorded 5-Star Green Building Certification by
GRIHA under MNRE

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CONCLUSION
• N-S Orientation – Limiting Sun – • Energy efficient appliances (5 star
Insulation on wall & roof BEE) w/sqm
• Greenery to reduce heat load - • Efficient HVAC with Chilled Beams
Plantation in 50% area helps in • Geothermal heat exchange for
maintaining groundwater table. Condenser Water
• Grass pavers in circulation areas. • Remote Computing - thin client
• Reflective surface treatment servers.
• Maximizing Day lighting to reduce • Automated parking
lighting loads • Low discharge water fixtures
• Ecofriendly building materials (fly ash • Sewage treatment plant
based products and local stone)
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THANK YOU

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