Principles of Green Building Practices
UNIT-I
Introduction to green buildings
- Definition of green buildings
- Definition of sustainability
- Typical features of green buildings
- Benefits of green buildings towards sustainable development
- Green building rating systems
- GRIHA
- IGBC
- LEED
- Overview of criteria as per above rating systems
UNIT-II
Site selection and planning
- Criteria for site selection
- Preservation of landscape
- Soil erosion control
- Minimizing urban heat island effect
- Maximizing comfort by proper orientation of building facades
- Day lighting
- Ventilation
Water conservation and efficiency
- Roof and non-roof rainwater harvesting methods
- Reducing landscape water demand
- proper irrigation systems
- water efficient plumbing systems
- water metering
- wastewater treatment
- Recycle and reuse systems
UNIT-III
Energy efficiency
- Environmental impact of building constructions
- Concept of
- Embodied energy
- Operational energy and
- Life-cycle energy
Methods to reduce operational energy
- Energy efficient building envelopes
- Solar heat gain coefficient
- U values for facade materials
- Efficient lighting technologies
- Energy efficient and BEE rated appliances for
- Heating and
- Airconditioning systems in buildings
- Zero ozone depleting potential (ODP) materials
- Wind and solar energy harvesting
- Energy metering and monitoring
- Concept of NET ZERO buildings
UNIT-IV
Building materials
- Methods to reduce embodied energy in building materials
- Local building materials
- Natural and renewable materials like bamboo, timber. rammed earth, stabilized mud blocks
- Materials with recycled content such as
- Blended cements
- Pozzolona cements
- Fly ash bricks
- Vitrified tiles
- Materials from agro and industrial waste
- Reuse of waste and salvaged materials
- Handling of construction and demolition waste materials
- Separation of household waste
- Handling of e-waste
- On-site and off-site organic waste management
Indoor environmental air quality
- Day lighting
- Air ventilation
- Exhaust systems
- Low VOC paints
- Materials and adhesives
- Building acoustics
Codes related to green buildings
- NBC
- ECBC
- ASHRAE
- UPC