GREEN BUILDING : TREND

OR NECESSITY
 AIM

TO UNDERSTAND THE NECESSITY OF GREEN BUILDING AND TRENDS IN INDIA

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

What is the role of green building organization and what will be the effective and suitable green building system
in India?

Is green building : trend or necessity ?

METHODOLOGY

Background study on green building and green building organisations. After selecting the three major rating
system ( LEED, IGBC, GRIHA ) in India, the obligatory and maximum score of each criteria has been calculated.
Comparing LEED criteria with GRIHA’s criteria.

The research is followed by an comparative analysis of GRIHA 3 star and 5 star rated office building. Along with
this a case study has been taken to make a comparative and critical analysis
GREEN BUILDING – DEFINITION OBJECTIVES OF GREEN BUILDING
 Green building (also known as green  Green buildings are designed to reduce the overall
construction or sustainable building) refers impact on human health and the natural
to both a structure and the application of environment by the following ways:
processes that are environmentally
responsible and resource-  Using energy, water and other resources efficiently.
efficient throughout a building's life-cycle:
 By reducing waste, pollution, and environmental
 From planning to design, construction, degradation.
operation, maintenance, renovation, and
demolition.  Protecting occupant health and improving
environment degradation.

ENERGY
EFFICIENCY  Optimal environmental and economic
performance.
SITE AND
CONSERVING
COMMUNITY
WATER
IMPACT

GREEN
BUILDING
CONCEPT

USE OF ECO INDOOR

FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT
MATERIALS QUALITY

WASTE
MANAGEMENT

WHY GREEN BUILDING IN INDIA ?

 The energy consumed by the buildings

in India is twice as much energy NEED FOR GREEN BUILDING IN INDIA
consumed by the car.
 Environment has reached a phase where it cannot
 Indoor Environment pollutions are be left alone to Nature environment to heal by
generally 2 to 5 times higher than itself. Human interventions is essential to control
outdoor Environment pollution . environment pollution.

 Building use 80% of total drinking  Construction industry is one of the large
water consumption in India. contributor of environment pollution.

SCOPE  Green Building are essential to respond to climate

SOURCE : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_building change and global warming. Innovative tools,
 India will have one lakh green buildings techniques, trends are needed to meet global
by 2025. challenges and strategies set for sustainable
development goals of 2030 agenda.
 IGBC has facilitated about 5.27 billion
sq.ft green print and aspires to touch 10  Global warming and climate change are caused by
billion sq.ft by 2022. greenhouse gas emission.

 100,000 professionals needed by 2025.  Environment degradation and pollution.

SOURCE : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_building
GREEN BUILDING LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

The lifecycle assessment (LCA)

approach is one of the most popular
method to analyse the technical
aspect of green buildings.

Maximum impact to the environment

Happens during the first two stages.

Sustainable manufacturing,
construction, practices, techniques,
etc., if adopted can help to reduce
the impact on the environment.

BARRIERS TO GREEN BUILDING The Green building should be resource, energy efficient and
environment friendly over the buildings entire life cycle.
EDUCATION &
KNOWLEDGE
BUILDINGS CONSUME 40% WASTE IS GENERATED

BREAKING
CODES
35% GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
TRADITIONS

BARRIERS
40% ENERGY CONSUMPTION

40% NATURAL RESOURCE

COST &
PRODUCTS
FUNDING
25% WATER CONSUMPTION

IMPACTS ON GREEN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION

 70% of the decisions linked with environmental impacts are made during the first 10% of the designing
stage.

 Most of the green buildings tends to increase the construction cost by 20 – 25% but they save 10 times as
much over the entire life of the building.

 The statics have shown green building reduce 30 – 40% in operational cost of the building.

 Cost of construction of a green building may be 5-30% more according to the rating.

 Energy cost decreased by 30 – 40% as in 30 – 35 years of life cycle. But in normal building the energy cost
runsover the construction cost.

 10% overall cost saving potential over 10 years.

 Green building consider costs over the entire life of the building, whereas conventional building is often
focused on initial design and construction cost.
 BENEFITS OF GREEN BUILDING BENEFITS EXPERIENCED IN GREEN BUILDINGS
Build Square Nor Actual % Annual
ing Feet mal Buildi Reducti Energy
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS Build ng on Savings
ing (kWh) (Rs in
 A green building is very friendly to (kWh lakhs)
environment than a normal )
building. It helps to Conserve and Wipro 1,75,000 48,00,0 31,00,00 40% 102
restore natural resources. 00 0
ITC 1,70,000 35,00,0 20,00,00 45% 90
00 0
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
CII 20,000 3,50,00 1,30,000 63% 9
 The overall cost of green building is Godrej 0
less as compared to a normal Gbc
building because it uses less
resource like energy & water and
materials . It also increases the
property value of land. Improve
occupant productivity

SOCIAL BENEFITS

 Green buildings are very good for the

health and well being of the user.
They also decreases the load on local
infrastructure.

WHAT GREEN BUILDING DID GREEN BUILDINGS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT

DIFFERENTLY? BENEFITS

Feature Conventional Green Environmental Average Benefits per

Building Building benefit benefits/million year
Electrical 8 – 10 MW 6 – 7 MW category sq.Ft
Demand (1 Co2 reduction 12,000 tons 708,000 Tons
Mn sq.ft)
Energy saving 15,000 MWh 885,000 MWh
Lighting 1.5 – 2.0 0.6 – 0.8
power Water saving 45,000 KL 2,655,000 KL
density
(watts/sq.ft) Construction waste 450 Tons 26,550 Tons
diverted from
Equipment 2.5 – 3.0 1.5 – 2.0 landfills
power Renewable energy - 2,500 kW
density (Installed
(watts/sq.ft) Capacity)

 Green building have shown result  The energy saved Can light 1000 villages.
they can perform better than
conventional buildings and can be  Diverted 400 tons of construction waste from landfill
energy and resource efficient. every year.
SOURCE : https://www.worldgbc.org/benefits-green-buildings
DRIVERS FOR GREEN BUILDING PURCHASE STUDY OF GREEN BUILDING IN RELATION
TO INDIAN CONTEXT

INCOME
It should be easy to understand for Builders
Architects, Engineers, Clients, etc.,

ENVIRONMENT Considering Geographic, climate and

CULTURAL NORMS
KNOWLEDGE topographic aspects.

DESIRE FOR GREEN Encourage and promote the use of locally

BUILDING PURCHASE
available material and resource.

ENVIRONMENTAL Water, an big issue in India currently. There

GEOGRAPHY
CONCERN has to set standards for the use of water.

GOVERNMENT
Comfort condition inside the building.
SUBSIDIES

Guidelines to upgrade Existing building and

New construction.

Educate and promote Green building

In 1987 WEED – World Comission on Environment
and Development released an journal stating “Our concepts to the clients, Architects,
common future” – “Development which meets the Designers,etc.
needs of the present without comprising the ability of
future generation to meet their own needs.” SUPPORT FOR GREEN BUILDING

LEED ( Leadership in energy & environment

GREEN BUILDING MOVEMENT IN INDIA design ):
-> Green building rating system
 The Green Building movement started in late 19th -> Voluntary
century with Solar passive architecture to green
building. IGBC ( Indian green building council )

 With the rise of necessities new development GRIHA ( Green rating for integrated habitat
started. assessment )

 In 2001 The green building movement become GOVERNMENT RESPONSE :

an trend in India – IGBC was formed as part of CII Create funds and incentives to encourage
( Cofederation of Indian Industry ) green building. Educates and promotes.

 The vision of the IGBC was “ To enable a OTHER ORGANISATIONS :

sustainable built environment for all and facilitate Bureau of Energy Efficiency
India to be one of the global leaders in the
sustainable built environment by 2025,”

 In 2007 GRIHA ( Green Rating for Integrated

Habitat Assessment.

 LEED ( Leadership in Energy & Environmental

Design
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely used green building rating
system in the world.

Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) it includes a set of rating systems for the
design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings, homes, and neighborhoods that aims
to help building owners and operators be environmentally responsible and use resources efficiently.

Available for virtually all building, community and home project types, LEED provides a framework to create
healthy, highly efficient and cost-saving green buildings.

The system is credit-established, permitting comes to earn points for environ friendly behavior taken
throughout construction and purpose of a building. LEED was launched in an endeavor to develop a
“consensus-established, market-driven scoring system to accelerate the event and implementation of
inexperienced building practices.”

THE LEED PRODUCTS PRESENTLY AVAILABLE ARE:

LEED - for Homes, LEED - for Core and Shell, LEED – for Existing Buildings: Service and Conservation
LEED – for business Interior, LEED - for faculties, LEED - for Retail, LEED - for tending, LEED - for
Neighborhood Development, LEED - for brand spanking new Construction and Major Renovations.

SOURCE : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Design, https://new.usgbc.org › leed

 IGBC ( Indian Green Building Council )

 Creating Awarness among the

stakeholder.

 The council’s activities have enabled a

market transformation with regard to
green building materials and
technologies.

RATING SYSTEM AS AN TOOL

 Enables Designers to apply

 Green Building Concepts

 Reduce Environment Impacts

CERTIFICATION RECOGNITION
LEVEL
CERTIFIED Good practices
SILVER Best Practices
GOLD Outstanding
Performance
The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) was formed by the
PLATINUM National
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in 2001. The council is
based out of the CII Green Business Centre, Hyderabad which is Excellence
India’s 1st Platinum rated green building. The vision of the council SUPER Global
is to enable ‘Sustainable built environment for all. PLATINUM Leadership

PROCESS

SOURCE : IGBC GREEN NEW BUILDING RATING SYSTEM VERSION 3.0 – Abridged reference guilde ( September 2014 )
GRIHA – GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION
Name: GRIHA is an acronym for green rating for
Integrated Habitat assessment. REFUSE

Country : India
Established : 2007
GRIHA is a Sanskrit word meaning – ‘Abode’.
REINVENT REDUCE
Primarily based on per capita energy consumption in
developed nations like the US which doesn’t work in FIVE ‘R’
India since India’s per capita energy consumption is CONCEPT
very low compared to developed nations.
A innovative tool for sustainable development by the
united nations.

RECYCLE REUSE

REFUSE – International trends, Materials,

Technologies, Products

REDUCE – Dependence on high energy products,

system, processes

REUSE – Materials, Products, Traditional

technologies

IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT, A BUILDING IS RECYCLE – All possible waste generated from site –
'GREEN' WHEN Construction, Demolition, Operation

It is designed using an integrated approach (as REINVENT – Engineering system, Design, Practices
mentioned in NBC, Part 0) such that India creates global example

It provides its users with an “optimal” level of comfort

catering to local needs (as per NBC-Part 8)

It uses minimum resources, sourced locally (as per

various IS codes and other local materials)

It consumes minimum energy and water (as per ECBC

and NBC)

It generates optimum waste, processed locally (as per

CPCB, and MoEF norms)
REMEMBER - Sustainability is ALWAYS local
Buildings mean the building systems and the people (context specific). The minute we start importing
who design, build, and occupy them. designs, technologies, products or materials, the
environmental impact increases multi-fold,
defeating the very purpose of designing a green
building.

SOURCE : The Little Book of GRIHA Rating, https://www.grihaindia.org/

 GREEN BUILDING TRENDS - 2020

1. Growth rate of green building certification is slowing down

2. Competition among green building rating systems will step up.

3. Cloud computing/big data will provide much-needed direction.

4. Energy efficiency leads the way.

5. Look for a sharper focus on existing buildings.

6. Zero-net-energy buildings are on the rise.

7. Solar power will break through.

8. Expect heightened emphasis on water conservation.

9. Cities and states will demand building performance disclosure.

10. The debate over healthy materials will become even more vexatious.

CII-SOHRABJI GODREJ GREEN BUSINESS CENTRE

Absorbing heat and radiating it into the building. This is

minimized through the roof gardens covering 55% of the
roof area.

GREEN ARCHITECTURE
BUILT VS UNBUILT AREA Economical
• Site Area : 5 acres Built Up Area :
20000 sq ft Energy saving
• Building footprint: Only 9.2% of site
• Minimum disturbance to the existing Environment friendly
site features
• Large area for landscape to enhance Sustainable development
micro climate and for visual delight
SOURCE : CII-SOHRABJI GODREJ GREEN BUSINESS CENTRE, HYDERABAD, http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in
 USE OF TRADITIONAL JALLI
NATURAL LIGHTING Jalis or lattice walls are
used to prevent glare
 Natural light deflection system and heat gain while
can direct light deep into the ensuring adequate day
room and ensure better natural lighting and views. The
lighting provisions. jalli, used in many
historic buildings such
as the Taj Mahal, gives
REFLECTIVE GLASS
definition and an
aesthetic appeal to a
 Glazing is used in this building
space.
where it is desirable to
maintain eye contact with the
outside as well as to prevent
penetration of radiation and in
area where it is hot most days
of the year.
WIND SYSTEM / TOWER

 A combination of sensible cooling in

the ground and evaporative cooling
with the flow of air induced by the
wind tower can be achieved by a
configuration as shown. The heat loss
from air results in a decreased air
temperature, but no change in the
water vapour content of the air.

DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS

 The main advantage of this type of cross section is its ability to reduce heat transfer
from one plane to other, both by conduction and by radiation.

 This consists of two sheets of glass with space in between, sometimes filled with air or
other gases, or vacuum.

SOLAR SYSTEM

The solar panels are placed on the eastern side and

they are sloping which helps production of energy
throughout the day and as it is a commercial building
more amount of energy is consumed during the
working hours (Day) compared to the evenings.
The COURTYARD act as light wells,
illuminating adjacent work areas, when
this light is not sufficient, sensor trigger
the deployment of efficient electric lights.
Dimmers automatically control the
illumination levels, turning the lights off
when they’re unnecessary. Also,
occupancy sensor prevent a light from
being switched on at an unoccupied
workstation.
SOURCE : CII-SOHRABJI GODREJ GREEN BUSINESS CENTRE, HYDERABAD, http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in
 ACHIEVEMENTS
The building boasts of lighting energy savings of 88 percent
compared to an electrically lit building of the same size.

Vegetation that was lost to the built area was replaced by

gardens on 55 percent of the roof area.

The building achieves a 35 percent reduction of municipally

supplied potable water, in part through the use of low-flush
toilets and waterless urinals.

Thirty percent of users have shifted to alternative modes of

transportation: carpools, bicycles, and cars that run on
liquefied petroleum gas, a low polluting alternative to
conventional gasoline and diesel.

95 percent of the raw material was extracted or harvested

locally.
GREEN BUILDING TOUR
An impressive 77 percent of the building materials use
 Central courtyard – Acts as light wells, recycled content.
illuminating adjacent work areas.
A waste management plan ensured that 96 percent of
construction waste was recycled.
 Roof Garden –Protects heat
penetration, cuts down heat – Island
effect.

 High performance glazing to bring in

natural light while minimizing heat
ingress.
Water body
Wind tower
Roof garden
 Usage of light glazing and vision
Solar pv
glazing.

 Jali wall for bringing in natural light as

well as ventilation.

SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL
 A large amount of energy – and pollution – was also reduced through choices in the production and
transportation of building material.

 77% of the building materials use recycled content in the form of fly ash, broken glass, broken tiles, recycled
paper, recycled aluminium, cinder from industrial furnaces bagasse (an agricultural waste from sugar cane),
mineral fibers, cellulose fibers, and quarry dust.

 The building reuses a significant amount of materials salvaged from other construction sites like toilet doors,
interlocking pavement blocks, stone slabs scrap steel, scrap glazed tiles, shuttering material and interestingly,
the furniture in the cafeteria. A waste management plan ensured that 96% of construction waste was
recycled.
SOURCE : CII-SOHRABJI GODREJ GREEN BUSINESS CENTRE, HYDERABAD, http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in
 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS – GRIHA 3 STAR VS 5 STAR BUILDING
NAME CISF GROUP HEADQUARTERS TITAN NEW CORPORATE CAMPUS
LOCATION Ahmedabad Bangalore
SITE AREA 19360 m2 25,992.95 m2
BUILT UP AREA 2771.37 m2 22,860 m2
ENERGY 60.93% over the Benchmark EPI 30.39%
CONSUMPTION
REDUCTION
ENERGY 48.28 kwh/m2 /year 83.52 kWh/sq.m/year
PERFORMANCE
INDEX
RENEWABLE ENERGY 5 kWp solar PV panel installation -
GRIHA PROVISIONAL 3 Stars 5 Star Rating
RATING
YEAR OF 2015 2017
COMPLETION
SUSTAINABLE SITE  Densely vegetated site  The existing tree was preserved and
PLANNING  The primary concern was to preserve protected during construction and 411 new
as much trees as possible. trees were planted after the construction.
 Temporary sedimentation tanks along
with soil erosion channels were
constructed on site.
 The preserved top soil was barricaded and
temporary seeding was done to retain its
fertility.
WATER  Building water consumption has been  Reduction of 59.45%
MANAGEMENT reduced by 53%  Reduction of 62% water demand by using
highly efficient drip and sprinkler
irrigation systems.
 Reduction of construction water
consumption by the use of gunny bags for
curing of columns and ponding for curing
of slabs.
ENERGY A 5 kWp solar PV plant is installed, which  60.96% of the habitable spaces are day lit
OPTIMIZATION meets 100% indoor lighting requirement. and meet the daylight factors prescribed
Visual comfort: by the National Building Code of India.
 All the openable windows face the  Occupancy sensors have been provided in
vegetated area with in the project. meeting rooms.
 97% of the habitable spaces within  Digital Timer control has been provided
the project are day lit. for 100% of the outdoor lighting system.
 Strong visual connection has been
maintained between all the occupied
spaces and public spaces.

SUSTAINABLE  30% of OPC has been replaced with  83.5% of the materials used for false
BUILDING fly ash (by weight) in structural and ceiling, wall paneling, internal partitioning
non-structural application. and in-built furniture were of low-energy.
MATERIALS
 All interior materials selected for the  AAC blocks were used for construction of
project have less carbon footprint. load bearing and non-load bearing walls
Block board doors and vitrified tiles that contained 68% of fly ash by volume.
with recycled content have been used.
 Indoor air quality is maintained by
using 100% interiors finishes with No
VOC or Low VOC.
 1 2

COMPARISION OF THE KEY ASSESMENT CRITERIA IN THE LEED, IGBC, GRIHA

ENVIRONMENTAL WEIGHTED % POINTS ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORY WEIGHTED %
CATEGORY POINTS

Sustainable sites 26% Energy Efficiency 28%

Site selection & planning 14%
Water Efficiency 10%
Water conservation 18%
Energy & Atmosphere 35%
Sustainable Architecture & 5%
Material & Resources 14% Design

Indoor Environment Quality 15%

Building materials & Resources 16%

Regional Priority 6%
Indoor environment quality 12%
Innovation 4%
Innovation & Development 7%
Total 110 Total 100

ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORY WEIGHTED % POINTS

Sustainable site planning 17%
Health and well being 14%
Energy Optimization 35%
Water Management 13%
Waste Management 5%
Sustainable Building Material 14%
Building O & M 2%
Total 100

1. CISF GROUP HEADQUARTERS, AHMEDHABAD, GOOGLE 2. TITAN NEW CORPORATE CAMPUS, BANGALORE, ARCH DAILY
SL. NO CRITERIA POINTS LEED CII SOHRABJI GODREJ, ITC
GREEN CENTER – GRIHA Rating
1 Site selection 1  1
2 Preserve and protect landscape during construction/compensatory 5  5
depository forestation
3 Soil conservation (post construction) 4 X 4
4 Design to include existing site feature 2 X 2
5 Reduce hard paving on-site 2 X 1
6 Enhance outdoor lighting system efficiency and use renewable energy 3 X 1
system for meeting outdoor lighting requirement

7 Plan utilities efficiently and optimize on-site circulation efficiency 3  3

8 Provide at least minimum level of sanitation/safety facilities for 2 X 1
construction workers
9 Reduce air pollution during construction 2 X 2
10 Reduce landscape water requirement 3  3
11 Reduce building water use 2  2
12 Efficient water use during construction 1 X 1
13 Optimize building design to reduce conventional energy demand 6  6
14 Optimize energy performance of building within specified comfort 12  10
15 Utilization of fly ash in building structure 6 X 6
16 Reduce volume, weight and time of construction by adopting efficient 4  2
technology (such as pre-cast systems, ready-mix concrete)
17 Use low-energy material in interiors 4  4
18 Renewable energy utilization 5  5
19 Renewable energy based hot water system 3 X 1
20 Waste water treatment 2  2
21 Water recycle and reuse(including rainwater) 5  5
22 Reduction in waste during construction 2  2
23 Efficient waste segregation 2  2
24 Storage and disposal of waste 2  2
25 Resource recovery from waste 2  2
26 Use of low VOC paints/adhesives/ sealants 4  4
27 Minimize ozone depleting substances 3  3
28 Ensure water quality 2 X 2
29 Acceptable outdoor and indoor noise levels 2 X 2
30 Tobacco and smoke control 1  1
31 Universal Accessibility 1 1
32 Energy audit and validation 
33 Operations and maintenance protocol for electrical and mechanical 2 1
equipment
Total score 100
34 Innovation (beyond 100) 4  3
Total points 104 92 ( 5 star Rating )
 Case Study of Identified Building THE PROJECT LEED and GRIHA rating system gives
BUILDING OF IREO FOREST falling under Composite different points for same criteria depending
Climate has been considered in the case study. on their criteria.

Total Site Area: 31191.00 square meter IGBC is mirror of LEED with Indian
Total building Area (including all the floors): 106033.851 context.
square meter Landscape Area: 6263.00 square meter
LEED is US based and GRIHA is Indian
LEED RATING based.

CRITERIA MAXIMUM ATTEMPTED LEED is based on energy consumption in

developed nations like the US which wont
POINTS POINTS
work in India because India’s Energy
SUSTAINABLE SITE 22 11 consumption is comparatively very low.
WATER EFFICIENCY 14 14
The difference in rating is because LEED
ENERGY & ATMOSPHERE 33 28 and GRIHA have different goals. As in
GRIHA goals are based on Indian context
MATERIALS & RESOURCES 11 9
and LEED India goal is US based Indian
LOCATION & 2 2 context.
TRANSPORTATION
INDOOR ENVIRONMENT 16 12 The result and the Analyse show that
QUALITY highest preference is given to Energy
INNOVATION 12 3 Efficient, which is evident that Energy
consumption is one of the major and
TOTAL 110 79 common problem in India.
RATING GOLD BUILDING
RATED Gold Rated Building LEED and GRIHA has its point to achieve
sustainability and to bring the balance in
GRIHA RATING environment in the ecosystem but they
differ with each others in their approach to
an great extent.
CRITERIA MAXIMUM ATTEMPTED
POINTS POINTS LEED has considered ‘Transportation’ as a
RESOURCE 24 18 fair contribution factor whereas GRIHA and
CONSERVATION AND IGBC have given nominal score to it.
EFFICIENT UTILIZATION
OF RESOURCE Innovation has procured minimal points by
BUILDING PLANNING & 74 65 all the three tools (LEED, GRIHA, IGBC).
CONSTRUCTION
BUILDING OPERATION & 2 2
MAINTANENCE
INNOVATION 4 4
TOTAL 104 89
RATING 5 Star Rated Building
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The criteria used by both LEED and GRIHA rating systems shows
that LEED rating system have made mandatory requirements
along with option criteria. GRIHA system is flexible in its
approach where all criteria are available.
 CONCLUSION

With the up rise of necessities New Trends started. The trends are essential to respond to the
environment problems. Innovative tools, techniques and trends are needed to meet the global
challenges and future sustainable development. More trends will be merged within the framework of
green building. But it is also important to understand the necessity of green building and there should
concern towards environment. Trend like Rating system ( LEED, IGBC, GRIHA ) help in guiding and
educating professionals about the importance of Green buildings and green concepts. Its necessary to
follow the trends to fulfil the necessities.

The three major Green building Rating system are LEED, GRIHA, IGBC. LEED and IGBC are very
similar. All the three rating system (LEED, IGBC, GRIHA) have their advantages and disadvantages.
LEED certification is comparatively easy than GRIHA as 40 points are minimum score to get LEED
certified.

IGBC uses global standards norms of LEED. Meanwhile GRIHA is especially developed according to
Indian Conditions and also GRIHA is more suited to Indian climate. Unlike LEED it doesn’t promote
usage of certain products like glass, AC equipments, etc.

Commonly when LEED Rating system is used in India, The initial design and construction cost is
increased. Its generally because sustainable construction principles may not be well understood by the
design professionals. The GRIHA rating system was framed based on Indian context, problems such as
water problem, climate change, lack of tree, etc. GRIHA is also very concerned about materials and
health well being of occupant.

Considering the fact GRIHA would be very effective for India.

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 AERO SPACE PARK CONVENTION CENTRE

With the objective of creating a strong eco-

system for Aerospace & Defence
manufacturing, the State Govt. and TIDCO
are taking several initiatives. One such
activity is to establish an exclusive integrated
Aerospace and Defence Park in 250 acres of
land in Sriperumbudur Industrial Park to
support the growth of the Aerospace
Industry.

SIPCOT has earmarked around 250 acres of

land in Vallam Vadagal village Industrial
Park and all the internal infrastructure
including roads, storm water drainage,
electricity, etc have been created.
 BOARDING SCHOOL IN HILL REGION
School is a space where children’s start his/her development. A boarding school is
one where students stay in hostels and pursue they studies. They live in with fellow
students. These school provide food lodging for a specific fee. Varied number of
students share rooms or dormitories and stay under the guidance of Warden. It is
essential to provide a built environment that should be conductive for learning.

AIM
To provide a boarding school with good
environment by merging built space with and
open spaces and landscape for a soothing
environment.

THE MAJOR PROBLEM FACED BY BOARDING

SCHOOL STUDENTS
Home sickness , strict schedules and routines,
never ending academic stress, sudden
WHY ? responsibility
Students are put in schools
to concentrate on studies OBJECTIVE
and to shape themselves but Understanding students psychology and home
they end up in stressing environment.
themselves.
TO create effective design proposal for boarding
Its mainly because of the school to provide an environment which
strict environment. supports the creative skill of a child.
CHILDREN’S VILLAGE
India is a country which habitats a lot of
orphans and old age people. However, the
presence of orphanages and old age homes did
not improve the mental health of the
individuals present in any manner. My thesis
proposal is to provide an environment such
that it connects the metal health of the elderly
with the one of those with children’s.

AIM:
To create the environment to connect and recreate
the idea of old age homes. It is to form a children’s
village to enhance mental health.

The four pillars of the mother, brothers and sisters, the

house and the village.

FAMILY BASED CARE

Each Village has 12-
15 Family Homes,
with every home
consisting of 10
children on an
average along with an
SOS Mother.

Children's Villages of India is an independent and non-profit organization

working towards holistic development of parentless children, women and
children belonging to vulnerable families.

Striving to achieve a vision where

every child grows up in a family with
love, respect & security, the
organization bases its work on the
four pillars of The Mother, Brothers
and Sisters, The House and The
Village.