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Green Buildings. Architect Sandeep Shikreshares with us how he designs sustainablehigh-rise buildings and Green Building Expert Mr Selvarasu gives valuableinormation on the right use o glass in aGreen Building. See how window-shades,UPVC window rames and automatedwindows and doors can help you in saving energy and making your building Green.
O course we don’t want to miss out onthe new Green Buildings in our country:Te Mainetti Factory is India’s rstPlatinum rated IGBC Green Factory and Meluha the Fern is Mumbai’s new hotel to be when it comes to sustainableconstruction and operation.
LEED India 2011 … what are the changesin the new version o India’s most populargreen building rating system? Check outour article.
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has been awarded the LEED Gold Certificationfrom the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).The hotel, with its various green initiatives, is theonly hotel in Pune and the first Marriott in India toreceive the honour.
Since its inception in November 2010, theproperty has effectively worked towards savingand preserving natural resources and thedignity of the environment. The Pune MarriottHotel and Convention Centre has strategically& conscientiously incorporated and adapted;Low VOC Emitting Materials, native plantations,green power, landscape water usage, renewable
materials, energy savers, hybrid vehicles, 100%percent waste segregation, ozone depletionmethods and many other environmentallyfriendly features.
As quoted by Mr. PRP Ramakrishnan, AreaDirector of Engineering, Marriott - India,Maldives & Malaysia “Gold LEED certification forPune Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre is animportant milestone for Marriott in India. Marriotthotels have a robust and a well establishedgreen initiative plan for all the hotels. This recentrecognition of our efforts will strengthen ourresolve to operate our hotels in this direction.” Formore information or reservations, please visit our
Fusion of Vernacular, Ancient & Post Modern Architecture
HMX Systems (A.T.E. Group) wins second consecutive ACREX award
100 kw PV - Roof Top in Agra
The use of local materials with consideration to local climate and
participation leads to A Holistic Design Approach – Laurie Baker.
There is close connection between use of energy in a building and
environmental damage as Architects tend to use 'energy intensive' as wellas 'monetarily expensive solutions’. The use of environment friendly,
natural and cheap materials is the specialty of this structure where thecost of structure is reduced due to usage of several affordable materials
and technologies. The structure pertains to an eco friendly principlewhich was the motto of the rm from its inception. Design depicts the
ethos of the surroundings, its culture and traditions. It is a perfect blend
of vernacular, traditional and historical aspects of the locality and the
result is a harmonious and an energy efcient structure.
Architect’s Prole: Architect Mr.Pramod Chaugule is practicing ‘Green
and Cost Effective Architecture’ and has won several awards for his Energy conscious Designs from Government
and Non government organizations.
The Bengaluru based HMX Systems Private Limited, an A.T.E. Group company,
has won its second consecutive ACREX award for its innovative green productsand solutions in the HVAC space. The company has won the much acclaimed
ACREX INDIA 2011 “Award of Excellence” for innovation for its newly launched
'Economizer'. The 'Economizer' is a next generation, energy efcient, heat/cool
(energy) recovery unit.
HMX Systems launched its new products, 'Economizer' and 'TFA' (Treated Fresh
Air), with these two new product launches, the company has a range of innovative
products and solutions in the HVAC space, that can be installed independently orcan be integrated with already running air conditioning systems or with AHUs/
chiller installations, not just to keep you comfortable, and breathe fresh and healthyair, but do all this with much less energy consumption! www.ateindia.com
Picture on right: Mr Raju Halbe, Director, A.T.E. & HMX, (R) receiving the ACREX
Excellence Award.
Worldwide the solar PV market is expected to reach $34 billion by 2013. With the mission of becoming the market leader in
Solar Appliances and Solar Power Generating systems, SSER
caters to the need of both rural and urban masses in India.
“SSER aims to provide the premium technological solutions
that will result in tremendous energy and fnancial savings
and is also benefcial to the environment by reducing
carbon emissions” says Mr.Sharat Kumar (Managing Director of SSER)
A large Roof top system has been installed at the Factory of Gupta Overseas Ltd, in an industrial hub of Agra. This 100
kWp solar on grid unit will cater the lighting requirements
of the factory. The project has also got the nancial subsidies
from MNRE. The company is in the process of implementingmore rooftop projects aggregating to over 400kw of electricity.
“We simplify construction” is the motto of the Swedish steelcomponent manufacturer Lindab, and a reason for us to look atthe product in detail and check out the green credentials:
Time and money are crucial elements for builders anddevelopers. A tremendous demand for residential buildingsand highly specialized buildings like hospitals and hotelswhich need to be put up in a tight schedule increases the useof smart building materials to save time. The pace of the Indianconstruction industry is fast and new technologies are replacingold and laid back building materials like brick work and mortar.
Drywall systems for multistoried houses can offer excellentthermal insulation properties (U-value 0.3 W/m2K) as comparedto a brick and mortar wall (U-value 1.6 W/m2K). The drywallsystem is assembled from a light weight steel structure, brecement boards or gypsum boards (like Saint Gobain Boards)on both sides which allow an individual nish and Rockwoolinsulation as a lling material to provide thermal as well as
sound insulation (db value 45).
The lindab steel components can be installed on site orprefabricated at the factory with inbuilt windows and doors.Convincing advantages are construction time and light weightcombined with strength and thermal performance which resultsin lower air conditioning and lower structural cost.
Lindab works closely with the architect and prefabricates theelements according to the architects drawing. Parameterslike load bearing, heat loss, sound values, re resistanceare incorporated in a 3D structure to calculate the requiredcomponent’s thickness and dimensions (lindab has a patentedsoftware called ADT tools). The components will be cut andmarked to size for a fast and simple assembly on site withoutwastage of material.
The system allows to construct a building with G + 2 withoutusing pillars, beams and concrete. All walls are load bearingand can provide a span of up to 8 meters compared to a concretestructure which allows only a span of 3.6 meters. Time takento construct the shell and build up walls, oors and roof couldbe as short as 4 weeks including the foundation. Compared toa concrete house where the approximate construction time is 6month this system will convince builders who are looking for afast and simple way of construction. Introducing plumbing andelectrical lines in the building walls is very simple and can bedone just before xing the inner board.
A price comparison between a lindab structure and aconventional foundation, pillars, beams, bricks and plasterwork building shows no signicant difference, and the lindabsystem can work out cheaper as the nishing work is restrictedto painting only.
The green credentials of the system are ranging from highinsulation value (reduced airconditioning), over use of material
with recycled content (steel and bre cement boards) up toreduced construction waste and water free construction.
The lindab system shows that a lot of time, labour andmaintenance can be saved while constructing a building. It isnot a necessity to construct a labour and time intensive concretestructure to build a modern, energy efcient and save building.Lindab shows us the way of construction which is alreadypopular in Europe and just picking up in India.
Lindab also manufactures rain management systems (Rainwater harvesting) which can help India to save the scarceresource. India represents 15% of the worlds population andonly 4% of the world’s fresh water resources. Collecting waterfrom the roof and keeping it away from the foundation can avoiddamage of walls and building structure as well as contribute toa higher ground water level.
Saint gobain is working with Ark Industrial Products Pvt Ltd
to promote this dry wall concept in India. Lindab AB (Ltd )is a Swedish company having manufacturing facilities in 19countries in Europe and are established in 35 countries in Europewith a turnover of 2 Billion USD. Ark Industrial products pvt ltd– is launching in the rst stage the of the Lindab range in India.
Visit the LIND AB de mo co nstructio n at the ILFS exhibitio n f r
o m 23-2 5th Se pte mber 2011 i n Delhi.
More i n f or matio n about theexhibitio n at w w w.zakil
Author: Dhruv Futnani is a Sustainability Consultant who assists praccing architects in Green Building Design and validang
passive solar strategies. He has completed various LEED Planum projects in India and USA.
Read more at www.dhruvfutnani.com or contact him at 9500076968 / [email protected]
The Architect is considered as the “Leader of
the Design Team” and the creator of the built
environment. Along with the responsibilies
of space planning, aesthecs, funconality and other
criteria, architects of today have to deal with terms like
Green Building and environmental sustainability. Most
architectural universies include subjects like climatology
and passive solar design in the curriculum, but are these
concepts becoming a part of the design philosophy? Aquick look at some of the new construcon in the country
suggests otherwise.
Green Buildings seem to be the new buzz word in
the construcon industry today. The denion of
Green Building stang energy and water conservaon,
appropriate materials and indoor environment can only
beg the queson; why isn’t every building Green? The
number of “cered” buildings is a small fracon of the
total projects built in the world. I strongly believe that
every building can and should be Green, and those whofeel cercaon is benecial, can pursue it.
The process of Going Green is quite simply put; opmizing
the building to be ecient, comfortable and sensive to
the environment. The architect has the added advantage
of using computer simulaon tools which can accurately
predict how the buildings performs with respect to
shading, venlaon, daylight and energy consumpon.
The images on right clearly illustrate the simplicity and
advantages that can be achieved through holisc andintegrated design with the aid of simulaon. This exercise
can be done by the architect or Green Building consultant
during the design phase to achieve maximum benet. The
project owner and building occupant are the ones most
aected by design. With today’s materials, technologies,
knowledge and computer, there is no excuse for poor
quality of design. Ask your employer, architect, builder
or engineer about the Green features of your oce, your
home and your children’s school. The power to improve
your life and protect your health is in your hands and it isme to make a decision which posively aects humanity
and our earth.
Solar Analysis:• Select most appropriate Green Building Strategies.• Integrate Passive Solar into Building Design.• Opmize Building Massing & Fenestraon per
Opmum Orientaon.
Daylight Analysis:• Validate Fenestraon Design to maximize Daylight.• Opmize Glazed Area and Orientaon.• Selecon is most suitable Glass specicaons by
We are curious to know how high-rise buildings can be green and sustainable. Architect Sandeep Shikre who designed
numerous LEED Gold and Platinum rated Buildings in Mumbai shares his experience on modern and sustainable
construction during an Interview with Ms Isabelle from Inspired to be Green:
We see so many high-rise buildings coming up in all the metros, but isn’t
there a basic conict between high-rise buildings and sustainability?
The energy consumption of a high-rise building is certainly higher then of a low rise
development caused by increased energy for pumping, vertical transportation and the fully
exposed building envelope. Today we are required to construct high-rise buildings because of
restriction of land, exorbitant property rates and growing population, and there are strategies
to make high rise buildings green and sustainable.
What strategies are you following to transform a high-rise building into
a Green Building?First of all we have to look at the buildings envelope because this directly relates to the
HVAC energy consumption. Air conditioning devices are the major energy consumer in every
building. Excessive heat transfer through the buildings envelope causes high cooling loads
and increased energy consumption. To design the buildings envelope in a sustainable manner
is the rst step towards sustainability and achieving high energy efciency.
Kohinoor Square
Green high-rise
buildings:
An interview with
Ar Sandeep Shikre
What are possible strategies to design a “green” building envelope?
We start with a sun-path analysis and energy modeling of the building to calculate the benets of the various energy efciency
strategies. As glass is the major element in a high rise building envelope we pay a lot of attention to select the best suitable
glass for the building. Even a small change in the glass specication can have a great impact on the energy consumption of the
building. In the design phase we need to nd a balance between thermal insulation, solar shading, day-light transfer and costefciency. The U-value and shading coefcient of the glass are the most important parameters which inuence the cooling load
of the building. Double Glazed Units (DGUs) have a better (lower) U-value then a single glazed unit and should be selected
What about the cost benet of sustainable construction?
Design strategies to save energy and water do not cost much more and generate savings of 20 to 40%. The incremental cost for
high performance building materials is about 2-3% of the building material cost and typical payback is under 3 years. I think it is
in our hands to design environmentally sensitive buildings.
Yes it is in our hands to design environmentally sensitive buildings – and we are happy that you make this happen! Thank you to SSA who are showcasing sustainable and modern design in all their developments.
Kohinoor Square
Kohinoor Square offers high end corporate ofces with
180degree sea view. The conceptualization of Kohinoor Square
has been inspired by the much coveted ‘Kohinoor Diamond’.
Kohinoor Square’s basic designing tenet, for designing ofce
spaces is ‘Function dictates Design’ and creation of corporate
space that are effective blend of various aspects the space
planning, movement, pattern, exibility for expansion, optimum
use of natural & articial energy, acoustic, ventilation, storage
as well as a humane and productive ambience
For Asia’s 1st Platinum rated LEED hospital we aggressively
researched for environmentally appropriate materials and
equipments to ensure that our clients vision is attained in a
cost effective manner.
Mr. Unmesh Joshi- CMD Kohinoor Group, who has an
Architectural degree says that the motivation to pursue LEED
certication is “ Being Green has profound effect on the healing
process and what’s good for the environment will be good for
our patients”. Located at the heart of the Central Suburbs in
Mumbai the nancial capital of India is fast emerging multi
We are used to luxury and modern design elements in the best hotels around India and“Green” did not play much of a role in the hospitality sector in India up to now…
Niranjan Hiranandani who has been the pioneer of greenbuildings and hotels at Powai says, “Green buildings andgreen surroundings are what we believe in. Green structuresare not only benecial for the planet but also the residentsand travelers. Meluha - The fern is our latest modern deluxe
ecotel ready to envelope you in a green lap of luxury!”Meluha the Fern is an Ecotel oering a luxurious stay withoutcompromising comfort and design. It is Asia’s rst designerEcotel. When you walk through Meluha the Fern you will notobserve a major dierence compared to any other 5-starhotel. The design is modern the service is friendly and yound all the amenies you would wish for. But the dierenceis in the detail: The lobby and restaurants are ooded withdaylight and no light will be switched on during the day,theses makes guests feel very comfortable and it saves onoperang cost. All the owers – mainly orchids - are poedbecause of the “no cut owers” principle of Ecotel.
The hotel does not use boilers to heat water for thebathrooms and kitchen; instead, the excess heat generatedby the air condioners is reused to heat water up to 50°C,with the heat pumps acng as a back-up during the winterseason, when higher water temperatures may be required.
In the rooms you nd a green buon on the AC control,a simple measure to reduce the energy consumponfor air-condioning by increasing the temperature by2 degrees. There is also a rewarding system in place forguests who pracce energy-conservaon during their stay.Another strategy to reduce the air-condioning load of the hotel was a sustainable designed building with shadedwindows and double glazed units.
Water conservaon is as important as Energy conservaon,one reason for the hotel to implement low-ush toiletsand low-ow xtures. The waste water is treated bya Sewage Treatment Plant and later on the water isused for irrigaon purposes.
The choice of materials follows the green pathway: Insteadof hardwood all the wood used in the hotel is rubber wood –a rapidly renewable alternave to hardwood. All signboardsand paper is made from recycled paper. All groceries usedin the kitchen are bought in reusable packing to avoidplasc wrapping. The chef is certainly inspired by the greenmessage; he is creang a menus with organic and locallygrown products and he mixes the masala’s himself. Thehotel is following a strict waste separang policy and theyeven generate income through that! Organic waste is usedin the hotels own vermiculture unit where the waste turns
into natural ferlizer for plants within a few weeks.
Well, most amazing is the sta which is trained to conserveenergy, water and resources and has to take regular examsin those subjects. The people at Melhua the Fern areinspiring their guests with the green message and so wewould hope that this way of operang a hotel is gengmore popular in the future.
Punish Sharma, General Manager of Meluha the Fern in
Mumbai is convinced of the Ecotel benets: “Our guests
love the concept and return frequently, this is a reason for
us to sck to our concept. The operang cost of our hotel
is lower than compared to hotels at the same standard,
You can inspire yourself during your next trip to Mumbai. Visit www.meluhafernhotel.com for more informaon.
Ecotel cercaonThe Ecotel cercaon in India was introduced by Mr ParamKannampilly chairman and managing director of ConceptHospitality. The Ecotel Cercaon is based on ve areas of environmentalism, each of which is designated by a Globeaward. These ve areas are referred to as the ‘cornerstonesof environmental responsibility’ or simply as ‘Globes’. TheseGlobes are:
Energy conservaon
This requires the existence of a formalized framework toactually reduce the energy consumpon of the hotel. Theenergy-ecient design of the hotel is as important as theinvolvement of the guests as well as the employees.
Water conservaon
The eecve conservaon of water in all departments of the hotel, across all levels is a prime segment of the Ecotel
cercaon. The extent to which water is recycled andulized is also considered an important factor. Again, allemployees are expected to be well-versed with the waterconservaon operaons of the hotel.
Solid waste managementThe hotel must eecvely recycle and manage wastewherever generated. Proper systems for collecon, recyclingand disposal of these wastes in all departments of thehotel are a must for the Ecotel cercaon. Moreover, allemployees of the hotel must undergo training in the basicsolid waste management techniques.
Employee environmental educaon
Evaluates how involved the employees are in the eortsof the hotel to contribute towards the environment. Thehotel should has training modules in place for employeesat all levels to familiarize them with the eco-friendlyiniaves of the hotel.
Environmental commitment
The hotel must demonstrate the existence of a formalizedcommitment towards the preservaon and enhancementof the natural environment. It must, through all operaons,acvies and wrien statements, communicate itscommitment to the environment. For e.g. the mission
statement of the hotel/ resort must menon its environmentaldedicaon. Addionally, every hotel should have a greenteam headed by a member of the top management ensuringthat all departments are working in consonance with thehotel’s mission of environmental responsibility.
the nullahs, rivers and lakes were clogged together with
the stormwater drains with plastic bags and thus startedthe Cloth Bag revolution in Mumbai. Today its founder
Elsie Gabriel who has studied environment law and is a
mass communications post graduate works together with
her team for corporates and hotels to empower them withenvironment change making programs. Elsie is also the
winner of the Mayors award in 2010, and International
GIANTS awards for her work in the eld of environment
social work.
If we want to keep environmental protections of our air and
water, our endangered species, our wilderness, and so much
more - and create a green vision for the future, we must
continue to lead public education campaigns and grassrootsorganizing efforts and support the next generation of environmental activists and leaders. We aim to recognize
the outstanding leadership efforts of communities across
the country that is working on environmental conservation,
preservation, and restoration as well.
“We have the rm belief that young people, when informed
and empowered, when they realize that what they do trulymakes a difference, can indeed change the world, is at
the very heart of our program. This powerful message of
hope inspires us all. Our program is dedicated to inspiring
tomorrow's leaders today—not only motivating young people
to learn about pertinent issues facing our local, national andglobal communities, but help them actually design, lead and
implement their own projects as a means of solving them.”
Elsie Gabriel, Founder President, Young Environmentalists
Program Trust www.youngenvironmentalists.com
GREEN BUILDING
DISCUSSION
WITH EXPERT
DEEPA SATHIARAM
Syntel Global Development Center, Chennai
Everyone talks about LEED Platinum rated
buildings, but how important is this certicationwhen we talk about Green Buildings in general?
Certication is basically a validation of the good workdone and should be looked at as a by-product ratherthan the end goal. Any rating system be it LEED or
GRIHA or any other green building rating systemis only a tool to achieve recognition of the goodwork done. The effort should be to see how we canmeaningfully achieve energy efciency, water savings,resource efciency etc. through sensible design andselection of materials and in a cost-effective manner.The rating and certication will then come in any casesince the project is doing all the sustainable measuresin the right manner. Certication has its own benetssuch as an independent 3rd party validation of thegood work done, a mechanism by which one caninstitutionalize sustainability and ensure continuityetc. but it should not be the only end goal. From
a marketing and brand building perspective toocertication is important but like I said we shouldfocus on doing the right things then the points andrating will automatically come.
Within the last 4 years Green Buildings and rating systems have gained a lot of importance in India. How will it develop in the future, in your opinion?
In the future too it will gain further momentum andmore importance and sustainability is becoming akey focus point not just for organizations but also forgovernments and legislatures. However we need to
be cautious and mindful to ensure that in this processwe do not dilute the requirements and the sanctity ofwhy its important to go green. Today honestly to planand construct green buildings is relatively simplerwhen to continuing to maintain it green throughoutits lifetime. We are focusing a lot on sustainability indesign and construction today which is good and easy.The more difcult part is to ensure sustainability inoperations and maintenance which is a very criticalcomponent to ensure that the building continues to begreen. The green building movement is going to gaina lot more momentum in the years to come and that’swhy it becomes critical to ensure that the existing green
buildings continue to perform as green buildings andset good examples for future buildings to emulate.
What is more important in a green building project: The materials or the design?
Green is an integrated approach we need to look ateverything – the design the materials, the systems,how the occupants would use the building etc. Onlythen we would have a holistic approach and the endproduct would be truly sustainable. The rst step is ofcourse the design of the building itself and also equallyimportant the design of the other areas excluding
the building. The approach for the design should bekeeping in mind the region, climate, location wherethe building is coming up and what the eventual enduse(s) of the building is going to be. We are in a tropicalenvironment and our focus should be to reduce heatcoming into the building since no matter how efcientyour air conditioning systems are you are boundto use energy once the heat has come in. So designsshould focus on how to mitigate heat but bring in lightthrough effective passive techniques including form,orientation, external shading, mass walls and roofs etc.So the design plays a key role in reducing the coolingloads for the building and thereby the reducing the
overall energy consumption itself. Good designs mustbe supported by good materials which can also playa signicant role in reducing energy consumption,reducing carbon emissions etc. Both are critical andit is important to achieve the right balance to createa good and performing green building.
Green Buildings are not only more energy
and water efcient but they also promisehigher comfort and better air quality for their
occupants. Are these additional benets having any importance in the Indian market?
There are a lot of intangible benets in green buildingsincluding better indoor environment and air qualitythat provides better health for all its occupants. Thereare many components that can lead to better indoor
environment including better fresh air, higher levelsof ltration, use of low VOC materials, more daylightfor spaces, reduction of contaminants and pollutantsetc. These are the softer aspects of green buildingsand usually not given enough credit still in Indiabut they can go a long way in terms of improvingemployee satisfaction, higher staff productivity, lowerabsenteeism etc. The softer sides of green are always
difcult to evaluate, but there are studies done in the USand rest of the world which show that people workingin green ofces or factories can have a 5-6 % higherproductivity because of better indoor environmentIn the last few years in India too these softer benetsof green are gaining attention with more and moreorganizations reaping the benets through betteremployee satisfaction, higher productivity etc.
What lies ahead for the Green Building movement in India?
In days to come more focus on existing buildings needs
to happen. Not every day that we build new buildings.Energy efciency and sustainability of existingbuildings is key for the green building movement in
India to move to the next level.
Ms Deepa Sathiaram, Executive Director of En3. She is a
LEED AP since 2003 and a leading international sustainable
design expert working with diverse project teams and
creating sustainable habitats in the U.S., India, Europe and
Middle East. En3 is today one of the largest green building
consulting rms in the country consulting for over 100
million sq ft of green spaces across India. She is a recognized
HVAC and refrigeration consultant. She is the Past
President of the ASHRAE South India Chapter and also the
Past National Environment Chair for the Young Indians (Yi)
arm of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Inspired
to be GREEN thanks Ms Deepa Sathiaram for her time and
Displayed Industry Leading High Efciency Compressor Solutions
& Held A Technology Symposium
An Ecologically Smart
and Unconventional Ofce Space
Emerson Climate Technologies, a business division
of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), displayed the entire range
of its industry leading and energy efcient end-to-end solutions in the HVAC&R Industry at its booth
at ACREX India 2011, February 24th – 26th, New
Delhi. Emerson also took an initiative of organizing
a technology symposium for key industry members,
where they discussed HVAC&R technology trends for
future.
Rapidly increasing global population coupled with
the demand for better living standards is spurring
the demand for HVAC&R systems around the world.
With experts predicting the decline of conventional
energy sources, there is a huge responsibility on the
HVAC Industry to reduce and conserve its footprint. Emerson Climate Technologies, at the forefront of technology, is committed to Energy-
Efciency and Innovation. At ACREX India 2011, Emerson displayed the following technologies:
High Efciency Residential Scroll – Emerson brings “Scroll” Leadership into Room split AC segment for the rst time in India. These high
efciency scrolls are able to achieve the Star 5 labeling and are twice as quiet as conventional a/c systems.
Commercial Air-Conditioning Solutions – Emerson has the broadest scroll compressor offering in the commercial segment – and a 40HP
commercial scroll using R410A was displayed.
Flow & Electronics – Emerson climate technologies’ Dixell solutions aid control, monitoring and system diagnosis. Emerson’s ow control
products are engineered for precise control of all important functions in the a/c and ref systems.
Refrigeration Solutions – Emerson offers a wide range of solutions for Cold Chain Industry, Dairies, Supermarkets, Rail, Truck Refrigeration
Segment and much more.
Besides the above, Emerson Climate Technologies Brand Initiatives include:
1. The Emerson Cup – India and South East Asia: A prestigious award instituted to recognize outstanding designs and innovations in the
HVAC&R Industry.
2. Online University – A web based repository of knowledge that contains practical and theoretical knowledge of HVAC/R topics
3. All-India Showroom Salesmen Training Campaign – A national initiative with the Bureau of Energy Efciency to train salesmen of electronic
showrooms across India, to educate the market to adopt more energy-efcient Air-Conditioners (Star 5)4. Cold Room Manual – A comprehensive technical manual compiled by Emerson that encapsulates all the information you need to consider
while setting up a Cold Room.
When we set out to build an ofce space in Bangalore we were sure of one thing – we did not
want to be like all our neighbors. We wanted to be different; we wanted to stand out from the
crowd, not just because our building was good looking but because it was good to the core.
Setting New Standards
Quasitum q-four is not only headed for certication as a LEED Platinum building but actually
exceeds the specications in many areas by investing in innovative design ideas and
commitment to protecting the environment. q-four is as vibrant and alive as a building can be.
Its dual layered walls breathe to keep out the heat and more than 75% of the workspace is
illuminated by indirect daylight. There is minimum use of cement and the walls are made of
local y ash and laterite building material.
Going Beyond Green
q-four offers unrivaled economic benets to tenants by signicantly lowering ongoing
operating costs. Insulated walls and roof, and windows set at an angle based on the sun
path to maximize daylight and minimize direct sunlight result in a projected 50% reduction in
total energy consumption compared to a conventional building and more than 35% reduction
compared to any other LEED certied building. The insulation and angled windows are
expected to reduce air-conditioning load by 60%. The project includes a water conservation
system and 100% reuse of all treated water for landscape irrigation and toilets. The savings achieved add to the tenant’s bottom line.
Preferred Location & A Better Work Environment
q-four is located in the heart of Electronic City with established blue chip companies for neighbors. The new elevated expressway and the
NICE Peripheral Ring Road make Electronic City more accessible to the entire city and shorten travel time for employees q-four combines
efciency of space, aesthetics and open green areas to create a safe and superior work environment. A central courtyard offers a tranquil
space for employees to relax and recharge. q-four is a testament to how effectively a two acre plot can be used to create a nourishing work
Green buildings have to minimise the impact on theenvironment during its life cycle in terms of water,energy and resource ulizaon, while maintaining
the comfort levels and healthy environment in termsof Indoor air quality. Any building envelope is all aboutmovement of air and water and their relave interaconto manage the external and internal heat loads and lighngetc. These lead to signicant energy consumpon andwater is also consumed in signicant quanes, not onlyfor direct usages (primary uses) such as drinking, wash andbath, kitchen and laundry but also for secondary usagessuch as cooling towers, horculture, toilet and ushing etc.The total fresh water consumpon of a building dependson the total water requirement for various applicaonsas primary and secondary usages and the extent of recycle / reuse of treated waste water. It is possible to treat
and recycle 80-100% of wastewater depending on therao of primary and secondary usages. Eecve rain waterharvesng and water conservaon measures can lead tominimal usage of fresh water.
An Integrated approach to water management withappropriate usages of fresh water from surface orground water as available, rain water harvesng andreuse of treated wastewater aer eecve and safetreatment besides water conservaon measures duringthe design stage are very relevant for a Green building intoday's water scenario. 100% reuse of wastewater/ zerodischarge are some of the stringent measures which canlead to signicant savings in water consumpon whichcan be a true measure of a Green building. Somemes,the wastewater can be segregated into grey and blackwastewater for eecve treatment and recycling.
Salt/TDS build up and nutrient build up besides turbidityand bacterial contaminaon issues may not allow one
to achieve 100% zero discharge status and thus a carefulwater management scheme must be designed to minimisethe buildup of these components. The total water
management scheme of a Green building should be wellintegrated from design to implementaon to O&M stage.Water procurement, storage, distribuon, treatment withsegregaon of fresh water and recycled water are someof the important design aspects of green buildings besidesre ghng systems where again water is required. Thewaste water management also becomes a part of thisintegraon system and plays a major role in the overallfresh water requirement within the complex.
The waste water treatment systems are mostly based
on biological treatment. There are several opons for
biological treatment systems being used within a modern
building complex such as SAFF, FBR/FAB, MBBR, MBRand SBR. All these processes have their unique features
in terms of space requirement, eciency of treatment,
sustainability of performance, energy consumpon,
maintenance requirement and cost of operaon. SAFF,
FAB and MBBR have all been operang in large number of
installaons but suer from the problem of inconsistencies
of performance results due to load changes and are mostly
based on manual operaon. MBR on the other hand
provides a very good quality of treated water, eliminang
the need for terary treatment in most cases (other
than that for the removal of dissolved solids). However,
the energy consumpon and frequent shut down dueto problem of membrane fouling (any membrane failure
requires a long shut down and needs re-commissioning of
the plant) make the system unsuitable for green buildings.
In addion the maintenance cost is high due to high cost of
membrane replacement.
Major Process Steps in SBR Technology
Fill Aerate Sele Decant
Rajesh Jain is Managing Director; Enhanced WAPP Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd. is a graduate in Chemical Engineering from IIT, Delhi.He has over een years of experience in the sectors of wastewater management, environment management and energy
eciency in process and ulies.
Dr. B.K.Guha is Advisor at Enhanced WAPP Systems. Dr. Guha is Ex- Professor & Head, Chemical Engineering Department,
IIT-Delhi is an Environmental Engineering expert and has been an integral part of Enhanced WAPP Systems ever since its
incepon. He has rich experience in industrial processes, waste/environment management systems, various technologies &
design applicaons and his contribuon has been truly valuable in pung the company in its current leadership posion today.
Considering all these shortcomings with varioustechnologies, problems associated with them, the mostappropriate system with lowest energy consumponand most consistent in performance seems to be the SBRprocess, which is an old age proven process/technologydeveloped in early 19th century but upgraded withthe applicaon of modern developments in soware/
hardware for control systems to the State of Art technologyof 21st. century. The sequenal batch reactor (SBR)technology has disnct advantages and edge over all otherexisng technologies. By virtues of its potenal benets
and intended results SBR has automacally become
the prerequisite for Green buildings for treatment and
reuse of wastewater generated from it. Being futurisc
in nature with several unique features in terms of logic
control system, hardware design and fabricaon, overall
ability to design, install and commission the system and
exibility of operang the system with the changes in
norms/capacity/treated water quality etc during the
life cycle of the Green building SBR system has become
the most desired treatment technology. Above all,this technology is much more exible for operaon andmaintenance of the plant.
Nowadays, with the development of various wastewater
treatment technologies SBR system has also gone
through phases of development and come up as the most
modern state of art technology. The SBR system allows
the advantages of a typical batch process with beer
control over the treated water quality, the connuity of
treatment and regulated sewage feed into the reactor.
This is parcularly desirable in a building complex where
the wastewater generaon goes through typical cycle of
high peaks and prolonged troughs with low (or zero) ow
rates. This ability provides the unique advantage of the
SBR system in terms of very low residual BOD3 at 27oC
and suspended solids (SS) in the treated water. This is
most essenal in case of Green buildings as the treated
wastewater is always further treated for reuse in the
building, unlike in other cases where it is discharged and
needs only to comply with the requirements of polluon
control board. The results of some typical installaons
have shown the nal treated water SS and BOD content
to be mostly below 10 mg/l. The physical appearance
of treated water is also excellent with clear transparent
water with low turbidity (<15 NTU).
The system could be operated either in semi-automac or
fully automac mode through a logic controller and all the
data are recorded through a SCADA system. The advanced
version of the SBR also has the VFD system for the blower
drive to conserve energy consumpon as per the load
requirement. The adaptaon of these modicaonsreduces the power consumpon by 15% to 20% with
respect to other technologies. Another advantage of SBR
over other technologies is that energy consumpon in SBR
will be proporonal to ow rate of sewage in the plant
and even it could be possible to achieve an overall energy
savings of 25% to 30% in praccal operang condions.
The total system operaon requires very low manpower
and the operaon can be monitored from a remote place
through the data transmission system and CCTV. The
SBR process based plants can have an opon of manless
operaon i.e. fully automac.
A seconal view of SBR tank An overview of STP along with decanng system based
on SBR Technology
The SBR system has only few mechanical drives and hence maintenance requirements are quite low. In fact, the numberof process units, tanks etc. are lesser and consequently it requires minimal foot print as well as making it very simpleto install and commission the plant. SBR technology also removes the scope of using any kind of media/membrane etc.
which minimizes the overhead cost while operang the plant. The system design could be based on sucient redundancyso that the plant has the ability to connue operaon with some adjustment in load and be able to handle the problemwithout any major shut down. Flexibility in plant operaon and control according to the various treated water quantyand quality is another special quality of such system.
lityTo be pre-planned To be pre-planned Very good Highly modular
8.Start up time &
stabilization period20 – 30 days 20 – 30 days 15 – 20 days 15-20 days
9.Plant upsets
(Restoring time)1 - 7 days 1-7 days 1-7 days 1-2 days
10.Effect of power failure
(tolerance)
Sensitive (1.5 hours), 24
hr power supply required
Moderate (2-4 hours),
24 hr power supply
required
24 hr power supply
required24 hr power supply not necessary
11.Screening
requirementsGeneral Fine
Very fine
mechanical
screening
Coarse
12. Water QualityBOD less then 20mg/l
after tertiary treatment
BOD less than 10 mg/l
after tertiary treatment
Very goodBOD less than 5
mg/lt. lowestturbidity
High quality of treated water BOD
less than 5 mg/lt. Nutrient
removal features.
13. Maintenance Cost Low High High Low
14. Plant Operation Continuous Continuous
Continuous. Process
to be stopped for
intermittent
cleaning of
membranes.Frequency depends
on type of effluent.
Batch Process/
Continuous
15.Media No media Fixed media
Hollow/ Flat Sheet
Membranes are
required
No media/ No clarifier
Comparave Data on Various Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Looking on the requirement and need, SBR plant has theunique capability of being able to be auto commissioned(e.g. dissolved oxygen, pH and sludge volume etc). It could
be monitored remotely and thus it involves minimal human
intervenons compare to other technologies. Also, there
are lesser number of process units in SBR technology and
minimum resource required to build the plant so minimum
waste generaon during the life cycle of the plant. Hence it alsoreduces the capital cost as well as operaon cost of the plant.
All biological processes have some advantages and
limitaons as energy consumpon, space requirement,
ease of operaon, reliability of treated water quality and
and aer sales services, operaon and maintenance are the
key factors for a successful STP installaon in a green building.
The data in table below shows the summary of all these
factors for dierent treatment systems for their comparaveassessment.
Enhanced WAPP System has been playing a pioneering role in the eld of water, wastewater and environmental engineering.WAPP, with its In-house R&D capabilies, has developed the WappSys-Oxy-Bio technology which is a variant of SBR system thatallows the treatment process to takes place in a single reactor with intermient lling.
Green Factories make business sense – an inspired discussion
with the Ecologikol Team
Why should factories in India consider Going Green?
While Green Building certications are now very popularfor commercial buildings and residential developments,Green Factories are still rare. In a lot of cases factoriesdo not make use of daylight, strategies to reduce air-conditioning loads or establish a water treatment
plant. We are not only talking about the environmentaldamage caused by unsustainable planned factories, alsogreat economical losses occur for the company through
operating inecient factories. What a lot of peopledon’t know is that the incremental cost to gogreen is very small we are talking about 2 - 8 %
to achieve energy savings of more than 50% fora new building.
I understand that it would be better to build new andgreener factories but what solution do you see forexisting factories?
We have just received the highest rating of IGBC Green
Factories for the Mainetti Factory which was a retrot of an
existing factory. The Mainetti Factory saves 65% of energycompared to the base case which is a great achievement.
There are a lot of ways to reduce the energy consumption
for factories by implementing daylight strategies, right
choice of glass and insulation of the building envelope.
Old factories often use asbestos sheets for roong which
generates a high cooling requirement. Energy ecient
factories use PUF sandwich panels with a high insulation
value and a solar reective coating to reduce the loads on
the building. It is important to implement skylights this
way the factory does not require any articial lighting
during the day and saves on lighting energy.
What are new technologies which can beimplemented to reduce the buildings energy-consumption?
Geothermal and radiant cooling is a new strategy to
reduce the energy-consumption for air-conditioning. The
geothermal technology is quite new in India but there are
already a few successful implement projects which make
use of the relatively cold temperatures of the ground to
reduce the energy consumption of the cooling equipment.
Also solar energy is hardly used in factories, there is a bigpotential for the future.
What is important for the design of a Green Factory?
Buildings should be designed for the whole life cycle, if welook at a buildings lifespan we see that a core value lies inenergy savings. To achieve those savings the selection of
materials and systems is very important. Wall constructionmaterials, roong and selection of a glass which is blocking
the sun’s heat radiation but allowing visible light to enterthe building seem to be most important. The HVACsystem along with the lighting system should be selectedbased on their energy eciency. There is also a greatscope for the future in making buildings more energy-ecient through sustainable planning and evaluation of
ecient strategies to reduce energy consumption.
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across industrial and commercial sectors. More informationat www.ecologikol.com.
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Our story started back in 1963 when Cornelis Verolme, the famous Dutchshipbuilder sailed into New York Harbour and marvelled at the imposingskyline. He noced that the towering skyscrapers of New York were mostlyclad in glass and thought how dicult it must have been to keep them coolin summer and warm winter.
Cornelis became passionate with the idea of nding a soluon for thisproblem and experimented relessly with many ideas and concepts. In 1965he established the Verolme vacuum metalizing company and developed aprocess – sll unique today – of applying a microscopic layer of aluminiumto texle. Cornelis believed that if he could create metal backed fabrics thatcould be made into curtains and blinds, with the metal side facing outwards,heat and glare could be reected outside the building. By regulang this heatand light, buildings could not only benet by signicant energy savings butwould also create a much more comfortable environmental for occupants.The innovaons war born and the name Verosol was created from the rstfour leers of Cornelis’ surname VERO and the word SOL, meaning sun.
Since those early years, we connue to live Cornelis’ legacy and strive to create
sustainable environments where people can live and work comfortably.
Originals, SilverScreen and EnviroScreen
The Originals, SilverScreen and EnviroScreen fabric series of Verosol, areall ame retardant, available in dierent colours and transparencies and allproduced in compliance with ISO 14001, the internaonal environmentalstandard. Furthermore, Originals, SilverScreen and EnviroScreenare Öko-Tex and Greenguard cered and will therefore contributesignicantly to obtaining points in green building rang tools such as LEED,Green Star and Breeam.
In the eld of sustainability, we have taken various big steps. Our productssave more CO2 than is created by Verosol. We realise that things can alwaysbe improved. Striving for sustainability is a connuous process and we are
always open to new ideas. We therefore connuously invest in the applicaonof the cleanest and most ecient modern technologies.
For more informaon about technical data, energy savings and worldwidedistribuon, please refer to www.verosol.com.
The building sector contributes 40% of total energy
consumed in the country and expected to grow in thefuture with the increase in demand for the buildings,both residenal and commercial. HVAC and lighng
are the major energy guzzlers in a building. Therefore thereis an immediate need to conserve energy in the exisngbuildings as well as new buildings by selecng highlyperforming technologies without compromising health andwell being of the occupants.
Typically, energy consumpon in a commercial building for atropical region can be broken down into:• HVAC-50%• Lighng- 21%
• Equipment and Others- 29%The above stascs show that the lighng and HVAC are themajor energy consuming equipment in a building. These twoequipment oers tremendous scope for energy saving.
The load on the Air-condioners can be opmized by reducingthe building heat gain, besides equipment eciency. The heatgain in a building can be minimized by adopng appropriatetechnologies for wall, glass, lighng, fresh air, plug loads, etc.,The technologies and strategies to be deployed to minimizeheat gain would vary depending on the climac condion andlocaon. The pie chart on the right indicates the percentageof heat gain from each of the above menoned elements in
a building.India being a tropical climate, heat load in the building shouldbe reduced to lower the HVAC load. The heat ingress in thebuilding is mainly from the building envelope as it is directly
exposed to the solar radiaons. Designing an eecve building
envelope to reduce the heat ingress is an important step inachieving energy eciency in a building. The heat ingressin the form of conducon, convecon and radiaon occursfrom exterior façade glazing, besides wall and roof. Thereforehaving a plan in place in regard to the use of highly ecientglass, balancing important criterions related to lighng andHVAC will result in drasc reducon in energy consumpon.
LEED CS Gold rated - Bagmane Tech Park, Bangalore- Used DGU with SHGC of 0.19 – SGG Evo Green Aura ET 425
Standards Guidelines for Glass in IndiaASHRAE 90.1 restricts the glass area to 40% (base casecondion) of the wall area as increased glazing increasesthe heat load. ECBC restricts the glass area to 60% withstringent glass recommended for glazing area in the rangeof 40% to 60%. Glazing is a crical element in the façadedesign to get more day lighng to the building interiors andprovide views for the occupants for beer performance.
The glazing should be more on the north and south side. Butsouth side glazing should be protected with external shadeto reduce the amount of direct sunlight entering the building.The glazing on the East and West orientaon should beminimized as maximum exposure to sun happens in thesedirecons and also can be protected by keeping buer zonein these two orientaons.
CriterionsWith the modern building architecture focusing on the glass,the right selecon of it has become vital; which is based onthe following criterions:
Energy Performance: Maximum heat gain in a building is
through solar radiaon, conducon and convecon, fromthe glazing. Air condioning systems are the major energyguzzlers accounng to 50-60% of total energy demand of abuilding. A high performance glazing can reduce solar andthermal heat penetrang into the building, thus controllingthe increase of temperature.
Day lighng: Use of right glass helps in bringing an opmalnatural light inside the building, thus reducing the useof arcial light. Visible Light Transmiance of the glassdetermines the amount of day light entering the building.
Role of U-Value,
SHGC, and VLTU-Factor - Measuresthe insulangperformance of a façade. A lowU-Factor indicatesa beer insulangwindow. SHGC –Solar Heat Gain Coecient is a measure of its eciency inblocking the heat from the sun. A lower number indicatesless solar heat coming through, ranges from 0 - 1. In a warmclimate, it is desirable to have a low SHGC glass. But for a coldclimate, where we need more heat to decrease the load on
heaters, it is desirable to have a high SHGC glass.VLT – Visible Light Transmiance is the amount of visible lightthat passes through a window. A higher number indicates
that more light passes through the glazing, ranges from 0 – 1.VLT and SHGC should be well balanced to have comfortableworking condions, and good energy performing building.
Therefore a glass with Low U value and low SHGC givesgood energy performance in a tropical climate, whereas aglass with Low U value and High SHGC gives good energyperformance in cold climate.
Intangible Benets of GlassGlass provides a psychological connecon to the outsideworld. Views through glass can reduce the visual fague.The sick building syndrome in the occupants can largelybe reduced and thereby improving occupant health andproducvity coupled with beer indoor air quality.
Working long hours in electric lighng is believed to bedeleterious to health; working in daylight will be morecheerful and create a healthy environment. Daylight provideshigh luminance and permits excellent colour discriminaonand colour rendering. These two properes mean thatdaylight provides the necessary condion for good vision.
Aesthecally, the building looks more appealing, modern,speaking today’s architectural language. This will increasemarketability of the property.
Tangible Benets of GlassUse of ecient glass with good VLT will give ample yetcomfortable lighng condions. Thereby, decreasing theload on lighng power required. Further, use of daylightsensors can help keep the room lit to perfecon withoutoverdoing it. This is done by sensing the amount of light in aroom and adjusng accordingly. Daylight Sensors can reducethe arcial lighng needs and increase the life of xture.They automacally infer the window orientaon and the
cloudiness levels of the current sky to predict the incomingdaylight and set window transparency accordingly. Around10% energy savings is achieved by adopng these sensorsthan not using it, without sacricing the user comfort.
A low U-Value and SHGC glass reduces the heat ingressthereby contribung to a decrease in HVAC load and thusreducing the Energy consumpon.
Glass contribuon to LEED cercaon cannot be neglected.It can contribute around four points in Energy Opmizaon,Daylight, and Views credits. Glass will also have impact onrecycled content and regional material credits.
In regard to GRIHA rang, glass will have great impact on
Criterion 13-Opmize building design to reduce convenonalenergy demand, and Criterion 14- Opmize energyperformance of building within specied comfort limits.
WWR < 40% 40% < WWR < 60%
Climate MaximumU-factor Maximum SHGC Maximum SHGC
Composite 3.30 0.25 0.20
Heat and dry 3.30 0.25 0.20
Warm & Humid 3.30 0.25 0.20
Moderate 6.90 0.40 0.30
Cold 3.30 0.51 0.31
Vercal Fenestraon U-factor (W/m2.K) and SHGC Requirements (ECBC Table 4.3)
Founded in 1942, Supreme Industries Ltd. pioneered path-breaking plascsproducts by oering advanced soluons for various industries. Atul Khanna,General Manager, Thermal Insulaon Division - The Supreme Industries Ltd.shares his views about the thermal insulaon products oered by Supreme.
At Supreme, we have been innovang with the sole purpose of providing costeecve soluons. We follow the philosophy of S.A.V.E. – Supreme Always ValueEcient. Every requirement is understood meculously to select appropriatesoluons and implement them awlessly. Whatever be the value our customersare assured of the best soluon from Supreme. Research and developmentforms an integral element of our soluons to develop breakthrough insulaonproducts focused on energy eciency. Changing trends, shiing demands and
new technologies drive our development of advanced soluons.High crude oil prices underline the increasing need to curb consumpon of energy, which happens to be a major component of industry and commercialbuilding operaons. The building sector accounts for approx 30-35% of the
total energy consumpon in the country. According to esmates this sectoralone can reduce energy consumpon by at least 40% by choosing properenergy ecient equipments and thermal insulaon. The resultant savings inenergy cost directly benet building owners and occupants over the life cycle of the building. “As they say, energy saved is energy generated.” With an eye onpotenal energy savings the Government has provided an energy conservaonimpetus through the Bureau of Energy Eciency (BEE) under Ministry of Power.Thus, BEE has issued guidelines in the form of Energy Conservaon BuildingCode (ECBC) proposed for a voluntary adopon at the present stage.Energy conservaon eorts have long been taken by The Indian Society of Heang Refrigerang and Air condioning Engineers (ISHRAE) - A society of like-minded engineers for promoon of the art & science of HVAC & R. The
cause of energy savings has also been espoused by the Indian Green BuildingCouncil (IGBC) formed in the year 2001 to set up The Leadership in Energyand Environmental Design (LEED) India commiee to rate buildings onenvironmental criteria. Another system endorsed by the Government andpromoted by The Energy Resource Instute (TERI) is the Green Rang forIntegrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA). All these organizaons and systemsendorse the “Energy Savings Abhiyan”, which is essenal for the industry andthe naon as whole.
“Energy is the single largest operang expense and accounts for over $100billion in expenses for commercial buildings each year. With a view to improveeciency and enable conservaon of energy, The Thermal Insulaon Divisionof Supreme provides top-of-the-line insulaon soluons with its ‘INSU’ rangeof products. Backed by the understanding of changing trends, new-agerequirements, and state-of-the-art technology, our thermal insulaon divisiondevelops customized insulaon soluons for various industries. It oers newgeneraon alternave products to replace convenonal materials includingglass, rubber, metals, wood etc. for cost eecveness. Our insulaon productsare manufactured from virgin raw material without using any CFC / HCFC gases.At every stage of the manufacturing process, a stringent quality check assuresworld-class quality of our products. We also oer specialty products compliantwith naonal & internaonal standards like BIS, ASTM, RöHS, UL94, FMVSS etc.”
In our endeavor to provide world-class materials we now oer INSUshield - Class‘O‘ re rated material in FR, closed cell, chemically crosslinked polyethylene.We are the rst company to successfully commission India’s rst Extruded
Polystyrene Plant at our Nagothane Polystyrene Complex, which uses state-of-the-art technology to produce 1,50,000 m3 of Extruded Polystyrene ThermalInsulaon Board – INSUboard, using environment friendly CO2 as a blowingagent. The plant is capable of producing boards with various thicknessesranging from 25 mm to 100 mm & density ranging from 30 kg to 50 kg/m3.This shall go a long way in promong the “Green” concept and the energyconservaon promoted by the Bureau of Energy Eciency (BEE) and USAID.
Our insulaon products oer soluons in the following areas:• Ducng Insulaon in Hospitals, Shopping Malls, Airports, PEBs, IT/ BPOetc.
• Pipe Insulaon for Split AC Tubings, Chiller Piping, Drain Pipes, ChilledWater Lines etc.
• Floor Insulaon in Server Rooms, Data Centres, Medical & DiagnoscCentres, and Control Rooms for Petrochemicals.
• Underdeck Insulaon in PEBs, texle Units, Malls, Airports etc.• Overdeck and Wall Insulaon in Commercial Buildings, Residenal
Buildings, Cold Storages etc.
‘INSUshield’ is a non-brous, re retardant (‘Class O’ in Fire Propagaon and‘Class 1’ in Surface Spread of Flame), closed cell, tri dimensional chemicallycross-linked polyethylene foam. An ideal environment friendly insulaonmaterial, with a perfect soluon for all your insulaon needs for ducts, roofs,pipes, vessels, etc.‘INSUreector’ is a radiant heat reecve insulaon material made of polyethylene air bubble lm (ABF) laminated with aluminum foil on one orboth sides. The bright surface of the aluminium foil reects 96% to 99% infra-red radiaon received by the surface of a heated slate roof.‘INSUboard’ – Extruded Polystyrene is an ulmate soluon for buildinginsulaon. It enhances the durability of the building structure and resistsextreme ambient condions, absorbs thermal shocks, mechanical loadingand stresses without any deterioraon in insulaon properes of the product.The closed cell structure leads to negligible water absorpon and excellentthermal resistance. The 4 primary reasons why Supreme’s thermal insulaonis preferred by discerning customers is:• Quality: A stringent approach to quality ensures all our products are
durable. We adhere to internaonal quality standards of ISO 9001:2000and ISO 14001 cercaons and NABL accreditaon for our various plants.
• Experse: With intensive R&D you are assured of a high level of experse.• Network: Our products are backed by an extensive pan India network.
Timely deliveries and prompt service is imbibed in our culture.
• Environment consciousness: Our responsibility towards the environmentgoes beyond mere promises, with an emphasis on ensuring all ourprocesses, systems, and products are eco-friendly.
For further informaon please call Mr. Atul Khanna - +91-9810529116 or mail
on account of Environmental concerns as this technology
reduces the usage of clean water and less soiled water is
put into the waste stream. Also the longer durability of themicrober mop means that there will be a decrease in the
solid waste from worn out cotton mops.
What is Microber?
It is a man made ber not natural as cotton.. It is a
combination of two bers Polyester and Polyamide which
is a nylon by – product. The best of microber has 80%
of polyester and 20% of Polyamide. The polyester is the
scrubbing and cleaning ber and the polyamide is the
absorbing and quick drying ber.
The thickness of the ber is 0.13 deniers which is 1/100 th
of a human hair. Normally a cross section of the microber
would reveal triangular cross-sections. These triangular
cross sections result in a clean dry surface when compared
to an ordinary cotton mop. For cleaning purposes the
microber carries an electrical static positive charge thatdraws dirt (negatively charged) into the center where cotton
carries the dirt on the outside surface.
The density of this material enables it to hold 6 times its
weight in water.
Why consider Alternative mopping Techniques?
Using conventional cotton loop or Kentucky mops for
wet mopping of areas has long been the standard inoor cleaning for janitorial operations. However the
industry has taken a recent interest in evaluating hard
oor maintenance techniques in terms of employee,occupants and environmental health. To reduce the risk of cross contamination conventional mopping techniques
requirejanitors to change the cleaning solution after
mopping every two or three rooms meaning that cleaning
solutions (including chemicals and several gallons of water)
are constantly being disposed off and replenished.
How does Micro-Fiber help?
How much more sanitary is it to use a fresh mop for each
room? Reducing the risk of nosocomial infections in
hospitals is of utmost importance. According to the CDCthere are an estimated 2 million incidences related to
nosocomial infections annually. There are 80,000 deaths
from nosocomial infections annually ; 20,000 occur in the
US alone . The costs per year for nosocomial infectionssince 1992 are in excess of $4.5 billion.
Literature currently documents that reducing the nosocomialinfection rate is supported with the utilization of a new mop
in each patient room. From a cleaning perspective something
as simple as always having clean water in the bucket is also
more appealing to the staff, patients and visitors.
Microber v/s Cotton Top Down approach tomopping
The actual process of using the microber mops is a huge
improvement in and by itself over the conventional cotton
mop process.
• The Top down system actually consists of one 20 ltr
Red and Blue bucket, a set of 24 microber mops, a
Velcro frame and a suitable handle and a trolley to carry
the buckets.
• The Blue bucket is lled with approximate 4 ltr of water
and a suitable germicidal cleaning solution is added to
the same. The 20 mops are placed in the bucket and it iscovered with a hermetic cover and turned upside down.
After a couple of hours the mops would have evenly
absorbed the cleaning/disinfectant solution by osmosis.
• When mopping, a clean mop is taken out of the blue
bucket, hand wrung out and dropped on the oor. Place
the Velcro end of the mop head on the cloth and then
mop the entire oor of the room with the same.
• To change the cloth stand on the ends of mop, pull the
mop head and place it diagonally opposite on the cloth,
pick it up and drop it in the red bucket.
• Move on to the new room and then use another freshmop for the same.
• There is no relling or changing of the cleaning solution
and the soiled microber cloth does not go back in the
clean bucket.
At the end the soiled mops are send to the laundry for
washing.
Simply put the basic advantages of the top down methods
over the traditional way of mopping are:
1) no wringers required
2) no preparation of cleaning solution in the ward
The latest version of the LEED rang system for India has been releasedby IGBC, signifying a major milestone in the history of green building
movement in India. Mr Mark McCracken, Chairman, US GreenBuilding Council and Dr Prem Jain, Chairman, Indian Green
Building Council have released the LEED 2011 RangSystem for India at the ACREX event.
The Green Building Movement in India, pioneeredby Indian Green Building Council (part of CII)
has today made signicant inroads. Today,India boasts of 955 buildings with a foot
print of 606 million sq.., which stands amongst the top 3 countries to have a largegreen building footprint. This has largely been possible due to involvement of
various stakeholders of the building sector - architects, builders, developers,manufacturers, consultants, etc.,.
LEED-India, which was launched in 2007 received overwhelming response fromthe industry. Based on the various feedback and experiences of the implemented
projects, the rang system is now upgraded and will be called ‘LEED 2011 for India’.
The following are the major aspects of LEED 2011:
• Enhancement in energy and water eciency baselines• Promotes naturally venlated buildings
• Encourages passive technologies• In tune with local regulaons and standards
• Adopts the latest versions of standards and codes
All new projects will be registered under LEED 2011 for India. Exisng projects under LEED India NC rang systemswould be provided an opon to transit into LEED 2011 for India, if so desired. The Abridged Version of LEED 2011 for
India can be downloaded at www.igbc.in
Source: Indian Green Building Council
Comparison between LEED India NC v1.0 & LEED India NC 2011
LEED India v1.0 LEED India 2011
Credit Description Points Variation Points
SUSTAINABLE SITES
SS P1 Erosion and Sedimentation Control R Credit Named as Construction Activity Pollution Prevention; No changes in
Process & Approach
R
SS CR 1 Site Selection 1 No changes 1
SS CR 2 Development Density & Community
Connectivity
1 No changes 5
SS CR 3 Brownfield Redevelopment 1 No changes 1
SS CR 4.1 Alternative Transportation: Public
Transportation Access
1 One more option added: Locate the project within 0.4km walking distance
of 1 or more stops for at least 2 rideshare options for 4 or more
passengers. Rideshare options include
passenger ferry terminals, vans and human-powered conveyances, such as
rickshaws.
6
- New Credit SS CR 4.2 Bicycle Storage and Changing
Rooms : Provide secure bicycle racks and/or storage within 200 meters of
a building entrance for 5% or more of all building users & Provide shower
and changing facilities in the building, or within 200 meters of a building
entrance, for 0.5% of Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
1
SS CR 4.2 Alternative Transportation: Low Emission
and Alternative Fuel Refueling stations
1 As Cr 4.3: Preferred parking for alt fuel vehicle is increased from 3% (of
building occupant) to 5% of total parking capacity. New option added as to
provide 20% discount in parking fee, to all customers using alt fuel vehicles
(only if fee applicable)
3
SS CR 4.3 Alternative Transportation: Parking
Capacity
1 Renamed as Cr4.4 No changes though. 2
SS CR 5.1 Reduced Site Disturbance: Protect or
Restore habitat
1 Site disturbance limit for green field sites revised as 15ft beyond perimeter
roadway curbs (earlier it was 5 ft); and also added as 10ft beyond surface
parking. Rest all remain as same.
1
SS CR 5.2 Reduced Site Disturbance: Development 1 Credit Renamed as "Site Development: Maximize Open Spaces"; No change 1
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYEQ P1 Minimum IAQ Performance R ASHRAE 62.1-2004 Upgraded to ASHRAE 62.1-2007 R
EQ P2 Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Control
R No change R
EQ CR 1 Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring 1 No change 1
EQ CR 2 Increased Ventilation- 30% above ASHRAE
62.1 requirements.
1 No change (Base standards Upgraded to ASHRAE 62.1-2007) 1
EQ CR 3.1 Construction IAQ Management Plan-
During Construction
1 SMACNA guidelines upgraded from 1995 edition to 2007-08 1
EQ CR 3.2 Construction IAQ Management Plan- After
construction/ Before Occupancy
1 Requirements are same, but approach is defined wrt flush-out of both
cases - with occupancy without occupancy; Also the option of air testing is
defined
1
EQ CR 4.1 Low Emitting Materials- Adhesives,
Sealants
1 No change 1
EQ CR 4.2 Low Emitting Materials- Paints 1 No change (Assuming that Table 1 & 2 in reference guide refers to detailed
Ref Guide of LEED India v1.0)
1
EQ CR 4.3 Low Emitting Materials- Carpet 1 For carpets its same & limits also extended to all flooring systems (floor
covering products) limits defined wrt TVOC, BHT & PCH of same
1
EQ CR 4.4 Low Emitting Materials- Composite wood
& Agrifiber product
1 No change 1
EQ CR 5 Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source
Control
1 Permanent entryway system extended to 10ft from 6ft; other requirements
remain same.
1
EQ CR 6.1 Controllability of Systems: Lighting 1 No change 1
EQ CR 6.2 Controllability of Systems: Thermal
comfort
1 No change 1
EQ CR 7.1 Thermal Comfort: Design 1 No change 1
EQ CR 7.2 Thermal Comfort: Verification - 6 to 18months
1 No change 1
EQ CR 8.1 Day lighting & Views: Daylight 75% of
space
1 Daylight in Regularly Occupied Spaces must be between 270 lux to 5400 lux
(Earlier the upper limit was not there, it was just min 2% daylight factor)
1
EQ CR 8.2 Day lighting & Views: Views for 90% of
space
1 No change 1
TOTAL: 15 15
INNOVATION IN DESIGN
ID CR 1.1 Innovation in Design 1 No change 1
ID CR 1.2 Innovation in Design 1 No change 1
ID CR 1.3 Innovation in Design 1 No change 1
ID CR 1.4 Innovation in Design 1 No change 1
- One more ID point added (No change in approach) 1
ID CR 2 LEED Accredited Professional 1 No change 1
TOTAL: 5 6
REGIONAL PRIORITY
- Earn any 4 of these 6 credits to get 1-4 Points: WE c1, WE c2, WE c3, EA c1,
EA c3, EA C5
4
TOTAL POINTS 69 110
Certified: 26-32 Points Certified: 40-49 Points
Silver: 33-38 Points Silver: 50-59 Points
Gold: 39-51 Points Gold: 60-79 Points
Platinum: 52 Points and above Platinum: 80 Points and above
The above comparision reveals that though there are very few addions in the credits, the performance level to achieve the points
have been increased, and the standards associated with it such as the ASHRAE standards have been upgraded to the most latestones, which requires the buildings opng for LEED 2011 to perform much more eciently than the LEED v1.0.Inspired to be Green welcomes the LEED 2011 and wishes many more green footprint.