CII – Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre,

Hyderabad
Indian Green Building Movement
A unique Public – Private Partnership
(CII, Govt of Andhra Pradesh, USAID and Pirojsha Godrej Foundation)
- On The Move

Centre of “Excellence” for Energy, Environment, Water, Green

Buildings, Renewable energy & Climate change activities in India

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The Green Building Movement Green Buildings in India

- Over the Years ™ Projects registered for LEED
Green Building Rating
No Criteria 2001 Till Date ¾ 25 million sft. registered till
date
1 CEOs & senior people 50 ≈ 2000
involved ¾ About 80 buildings
™ Varieties of buildings coming
2 No. of professionals 10 ≈ 2500
up
trained on LEED rating
¾ IT Parks, Offices, Banks,
3 No. of registered Green 1 80 Airport, Convention centre, 80

Buildings Educational institution,

80

70
Residential & Hotels LEED certified

4 Built – in Area (sq.ft) 0 25 Million 60

LEED registered

™ Corporate groups 50 40

5 Green Building 5 50 ¾ Raheja, Wipro, RMZ Numbers

40

products & equipments constructing all their 30 17

15

6 IGBC Membership 0 85 buildings as LEED Rated 20 10 10

2 5
10 0 1 1 2
buildings
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Years
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Benefits Experienced in LEED Rated Buildings

Why did these buildings go green? ™ 3 LEED Platinum Buildings monitored to validate
tangible benefits
™ Shift from Green Image to ™ Benefits far exceeding the initial estimates
benefits Building Sq.ft Normal Actual % Reduction Annual
™ Tangible benefits Building Building Energy
(kWh) (kWh) Savings
¾ Energy savings : 30-50% (Rs in Lakhs)
¾ Water savings : 20-30% Wipro 1,75,000 48,00,000 31,00,000 40% 102
™ Intangible benefits
CII-Godrej GBC
ITC 1,70,000 35,00,000 20,00,000 45% 90
¾ All good aspects associated
to green
CII Godrej 20,000 3,50,000 1,30,000 63% 9
‰ Better Indoor ambience GBC
; Day lighting & views
; Improved health and ™ Energy consumption depends on
productivity
‰ Higher premium in leased ¾ Local climate, Density of occupancy, Occupancy
buildings schedule, Orientation of the building, Internal loads

ITC Green Centre

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 The way we look at buildings today-
What did LEED Buildings do differently Glass and Glazing
in India?
™ All Double Glazed glass is not high performance Glass
™ Changed the way we look at Before After LEED
Buildings LEED
Extent of glazing in 60 to 90% < 50 %
™ Few Examples the facade
CII-Godrej GBC U value 3.0 – 4.0 1.8-2.2
¾ Glass and Glazing (W/sq.m/Deg K) –
(Double Glazed)
¾ Efficient Air-conditioning Shading Co-efficient 0.4 – 0.5 0.20-0.25
– (Double Glazed)
¾ Efficient Wall
Spectral, Noida

¾ Indoor Ambience

High Performance Glass : Equivalent to a Brick Wall

ITC Green Centre
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The way we look at buildings today- The way we look at buildings today-
Efficient Air-Conditioning Indoor Ambience
Before After
LEED LEED
Before After Fresh air Meeting 30% Higher
LEED LEED Quantity ASHRAE
AC Design 200-250 350- Eg: 62.1
(Sq.ft/TR) 400 Technopolis CO2 monitoring - Most
important
Chiller COP 4.0-4.5 > 6.1 Eg: ITC, Criteria
Wipro
Technopolis, Kolkatta Paints, Sealants, No Zero or Low Hiranandani BG House-Platinum Rated

VFD for AHU Sporadic Forced All Gold & Adhesives & awareness VOC
fans & Chilled Platinum Carpets on VOC
water pumps Buildings

Happiness levels of occupants : Extremely High

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The way we look at buildings today- The way we look at buildings today-
Green Materials Water Efficiency
Before After LEED
LEED
Before After LEED
Recycled Negative Specified in
LEED
content connotation tenders Water Efficiency 1)Less Credit points key
Importance driver
Resource Reuse Acceptability Architects
very poor have found 2)Perceived as Negligible initial
innovative uneconomical cost
ways for its Waterless Unheard Introduced and
use. Urinals manufactured
Eg., Used locally. 50% fall in
interior price
furniture
Virgin wood Used in large Minimum
quantity usage of
virgin wood

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 Myth # 1
Green Buildings are Costly
Building Year Built-in Area Rating % increase Payback
awarded (Sqft) Achieved in cost (Yrs)
CII-Godrej GBC, 2003 20,000 Platinum 18 % 7 years

Myth Vs Reality Hyderabad

ITC Green Centre, 2004 1,70,000 Platinum 15 % 6 years

Gurgaon

Green Buildings 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 2007 15,000 Platinum 8% 4 years
Consultants Office, Noida
HITAM, Hyderabad 2007 78,000 Silver 2% 3 years

Showing a Decreasing trend

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Myth # 2
Green Building - Cost
Green Buildings Take More Time
™ Incremental cost depends on
Reality
initial design
¾ Design parameters are
™ Typical culture
frozen at one go
¾ Cost over run
¾ Only little additional effort
ABN Amro, Chennai
required
™ Green Building rating
¾ Rating awarded coinciding
¾ Vulnerable – Scapegoat HITAM, Hyderabad

with the commissioning

™ Need to fix baseline cost &
evaluate Rating System – Has no Impact on Project Time Schedule
ITC Green Centre

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Myth # 3 Opportunities : Green Building Movement

- Every Stakeholder has an opportunity
Green Buildings require Air-Conditioning
™ Reality Stakeholders Opportunity
¾ Non air-conditioned building can Architects & Deliver Green Buildings in India and Abroad
also be a Green Building Designers
Builders & Attract environmentally conscious corporates &
¾ Suited for Indian buildings Developers Eventually a higher premium
‰ Eg., IGP Office at Gulbarga Government Attract investment to the Country/ State
Reduced burden on Infrastructure
; Wind Tower cooling

; Gold rated Institutions Networking & Capacity building

‰ Hyderabad Institute of Manufacturers Position their products as Green & generate new
businesses
Management & Technology, IGP Office, Gulbarga
Hyderabad
; Silver rated

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 Projected Growth of Green Buildings
in India Other Opportunities
Registered Green Estimated Market Potential ™ Emerging New Services
Buildings INR Million (USD ¾ Energy & Lighting Simulation
Year (Nos. per year) Million)
(Rs. 100 Cr.)
2006 20 4000 (80)
¾ Commissioning authority
2007 50 10000 (200)
(Rs. 100 Cr.)
2008 100 20000 (400)
2010 1000 200000 (4000) ¾ LEED Advisory services
(Rs. 120 Cr.)

Opportunity for Green Building Materials & products ™ Creation of New Employment
( Rated Green buildings & other buildings) by 2010 : opportunities
15000 Crores INR
Professionals required in thousands in next 3 years

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Ultimate Goal
™ 1000 Registered Green Building by end 2010
™ 5000 members for IGBC by 2010
™ Green Building Concepts should be part and parcel
of building construction
™ Tap Rs.15000 Crores potential on Green Building
Materials and Equipment by 2010
™ Green Buildings should cost 4 to 5% less vis-à-vis
conventional buildings

Facilitate India to become a world leader in

“Green” Buildings by 2010 Go Green . . .
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