Green Building

Agenda

• 0930 : Introduction to Green Building & Rating • 1015 : Sustainable Site• 1115 : Tea Break• 1130 : Energy Efficiency• 1300 : Lunch• 1345 : Materials & Resources• 1445 : Water Efficiency • 1515 : Tea Break• 1530 : Indoor Environmental Quality• 1615 : Case Study (GBC)• 1630 : International Case Studies• 1700 : Feed Back & Close

CII-Sohrabji Godreji Green Business Centre

“ Centre of Excellence” for Green Buildings, Energy, Environment, Water, Renewable Energy & Climate change activities in India

• Use of Recycled / recyclable Products

Pursuit of an activity…

What is Green?

• Energy Efficiency

• Use of Renewable Energy • Water efficiency

Ultimately leads to Sustainable Development

What is Green?

Sustainable Development

• Use of Resources to meet our Needs without depriving the resources for future generations

Green Building Features

Incorporates several Green Features Efficient Use of water Energy Efficient & Eco Friendly Equipment Use of Renewable Energy Use of Recycled / Recyclable Materials

Green Building Features

Efficient Use of Landscapes

Effective Control & Building Management Systems

Improved indoor air quality for health and comfort

CII – IQ Building, Bangalore

Green Building VS. Conventional Building

Externally : Both look alike

Building use : Both are same

Differences

Concern for human comfort & indoor environment

Operational savings

Reduce operating costs

Optimize life cycle economic performance

Sustained savings

Energy saving: 40-50 %Water savings: 20-30 %

Tangible Benefits

LEED 2.0 Certified Gold Ebensburg, PA

Intangible Benefits of Green Design

Environmental benefitsReduce impact on the environment

Health and Safety benefitsEnhance occupant comfort

Improve Productivity of occupants

World class Standards & Procedures

Energy resource center southern California gas company

Do Green Buildings Cost More?

Depends on Green features already considered & level of rating First cost Vs Life cycle cost

Operational savings offset incremental cost

Cost of Green Buildings – Indian Experiences

Building Year awarded

Built-in-Area (sqft)

Rating Achieved

% Increase in cost

Payback (Yrs)

CII- Godrej GBC, Hyderabad

2003 20,000 Platinum 18% 7 Years

ITC Green Centre, Gurgaon

2004 1,70,000 Platinum 15% 6 Years

Wipro,Gurgaon 2005 1,75,000 Platinum 8% 5 Years

Recently Rated Green Buildings

Technopolis, Kolkata 2006 72,000 Gold 6% 3 Years

Spectral Services Consultants office Noida

2007 15,000 Platinum 8% 4 Years

HITAM , Hyderabad 2007 78,000 Sliver 2% 3 Years

Cost showing a decreasing trend over the years Incremental Cost lower if base design has already factored normal Green features

Green Building Rating Systems

Defines Green Building

Recognizes achievement on Green Consider Local conditions

Transform Markets to Green & Green products

LEED Projects – Global(As on November 2007)

What is LEED?

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design

Rating of buildings by IGBC

Voluntary, Consensus-based, Market driven Based on professional reference standards like

NBC,ASHRAE,ECBC etc.

* Did not reinvent the wheel 230 + project registered under LEED LEED India NC in force effective 1st Jan 2007 LEED India CS since 1 Jan 2008 IGBC Green Homes launched in May 2008 Assessment by III Party Assessors & USGBC

LEED of India

LEED India Green Building Rating System – Certification Levels

Rating New Construction (NC)

LEED Certified 26-32

LEED Certified Silver level 33-38

LEED Certified Gold Level 39-51

LEED Certified Platinum Level

52-69

LEED India Green Building Rating System

Points for individual Credits

Sr. No. Credits New

Building

Prerequisites 7

1 Sustainable Sites 13

2 Water efficiency 6

3 Energy and Atmosphere 17

4 Materials and Resources 13

5 Indoor Environmental quality 15

6 Innovation and Accredited Professional points 5

Total 69

Few LEED Rated Buildings in India

Platinum rated CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green

Business Centre, Hyderabad ITC Green Center, GurgaonWipro Technologies, Gurgaon

CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad

ITC Green Center, GurgaonWipro Technologies, Gurgaon

LEED India Certification Process

IGP office, office Gulbarga Gold Rating

World Bank, Chennai Silver rating

NEG Micon, Chennai Gold Rating

L &T EDRC I, Chennai Silver rating

Grundfos Pumps, Chennai Gold Rating

LEED India certification process

Project registration – (www_igbc.in)

Submit document for preliminary review

preliminary review by III party assessors

Submit document for final review

final review by III party assessors

Notify final LEED score by IGBC

Project aspects

IGBC presents plaque indication certification level

Yes

30 days

30 days

Project team appeals the certification awarded

within 1 month

Project registration

Registration using form in IGBC websitewww.igbc.in

Resources for Registered projects

Free Reference Guide, LEED templates 2 Free CIRs (Credit Interpretation Ruling)

When to registerCan register at any stage

Registration at early phase – max. potential for achieving certification

IGBC Accredited Professional Exam

To be launched shortly On-line Examination

‘Registration to Result’ Objective

Recognise holistic understanding of green building concepts

Meet the demand for qualified Green building professionals

To Sum Up

Green Buildings Excellent opportunity to reduce operating costs from day

one Sustainability of Business

Tremendous benefits Trangible & Intangible

Long term benefits

“ Green makes Business Sense”