Cost optimization in

green buildings by
innovation in
materials

What is a green building?

A green building is a structure that is
designed, built, renovated, operated,
or reused in an ecological and
resource-efficient manner which
makes it a sustainable building while
reducing the overall impact to the
environment.
Which one of them do you think
is a green building?
A building in Kansas A building in Belgium
Irony:

Man first clears
forests to make
space for buildings

Realizes his error

Tries to make his
buildings look like
forests!!!
Main drawbacks of green
buildings

Higher ownership costs

Additional costs: although usually
balanced by the energy savings, it is
still extra money coming out of the
pocket

As a result,the typical reaction is
wariness!
Aim of our project
To compare green buildings with
conventional buildings

To research and suggest ways of cost-
optimization in green buildings by
innovation in construction materials

To study the Indian,regional and local
scenario in the field of green
construction
Why choose green buildings?
Energy Savings: 40% - 50%
Water Savings: 20% - 30%
Increase in productivity: 12% - 15%
Availability of fresh air: 15 cfm/person
Savings from carbon emissions: 35%
Uses natural resources efficiently,
maximizes the use of local materials
and eliminates waste

Now WHY to do this?!
A recent quote by
Chief Minister
Modi: "I am not
saying this as a
politician or chief
minister of the
state but as a
common man. I
need local
technology which
will help me in
conserving
energy,"
WHAT HAPPENED
RECENTLY???
2
nd
December
2011:
Obama, Clinton
Announce $4
Billion Green
Building Initiative

Let us bust some common myths
regarding green buildings!!!
Myths and Realities
Myth 1: Green buildings are
costlier
REALITY
Paradigm 1 - The incremental
cost is always relative and
depends on the extent of eco-
friendly features already
considered during design.
Operating cost works out to
80-85 % while incremental
cost, which is a onetime cost,
is only 8-10 %.

Paradigm 2 The incremental cost in
relation to the life cycle cost.

Green buildings last for 50, 60 and
even for 100 years.

o The initial cost of a green building
might be high but typical payback
period is of 5-7 years.
Myth 2: Green buildings have to be air-conditioned

REALITY
Green building concepts can be applied for non-air
conditioning buildings. It has been applied on three
such buildings in India viz., IGP office, Gulbarga, the
Royal Engineering College, Hyderabad

Myth 3: Green buildings take
more time

REALITY

The CII-Godrej GBC building
designing took about 1.5
years while the construction
was completed in about 9
months.
Why are green buildings
smarter?
Site design: Works with natural
features, protects trees, streams, soils
and parks, has effective drainage and
energy saving shade

Indoor air quality: Excludes
pollutant sources by using non-polluting
materials in construction and lets in fresh
air by keeping vents away from exhausts

Energy efficiency: Reduces
buildings energy requirements and
generating energy onsite.


What else can be done?
Materials: Reduce the amount
used and to reuse existing buildings or
deconstruction debris. Select materials
that dont require on-site finishing and
avoid toxic products
Waste: Reducing, reuse and recycle
construction waste. Set up food waste
composting areas near gardens
Water: Use rainwater to irrigate or
flush toilets. Put up trees to intercept
runoff. Install a green roof which would
soak up rainfall, save energy and last
longer than the traditional one.


Raw Materials Used in the Construction
of Conventional Buildings
Building Stones
Crushed Rock,
Sand and Gravel
Cement
Clay
Plaster
Glass
Asbestos
Wood
Concrete
Metal
Plastic
Foam

Raw Materials Used in the Construction
of Green Buildings
Flyash concrete: by-product of coal-fired
electric generating plants



Structural insulated building
panel: a thick layer of
expandable polystyrene
sandwiched between two panels
of engineered wood panel made
from trash trees

Gypsum: recovered via flue-
gas desulfurization at some
coal-fired power plants

Distinguishing factors between green
buildings and conventional buildings

Conventional
Building
Green Building
0.70% Solar energy
0.40% Wind energy
No standards for
recycled renewable
materials
6% Wood (renewable
resources) used
30% Local materials

30% Solar energy
45% Wind energy
25-80% Recycled
materials
50% Wood used
50% Local materials
are extracted + 20%
manufactured= 70%
Local materials
So now that you know the
facts?
SCENARIO: INDIA
DID YOU
KNOW?


Some
traditional
buildings are
naturally
green!
Green building projects in
Ahmedabad
Government initiatives

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is
going green, not with envy but with eco-
friendly buildings!
AMC is planning to build four green
buildings and converting the new dental
college near Anupam Cinema, LG Medical
College in Maninagar, corporation building
at Danapith and the new west zone
corporation office in Bodakdev into green
buildings.
ABN AMRO Bank building
The ABN Amro Bank branch in Ahmedabad has
become the 1st LEED commercial interiors
project outside the U.S. to achieve LEED
Platinum certification and only the 8th in the
world.
Initiatives by private construction
companies in AAPNU AMDAVAD
By Savvy Infrastructures Ltd
Contruction of Shapath 5
on SG highway
Construction of Shapath
Hexa on SG highway

By Shree Parshwanath
Corporation Ltd
Coming up with an idea of
a 12-storey building
BEWARE
GREEN buildings are not as
energy-efficient as they are
made out to be, according to
two academics at the CEPT
University in Ahmedabad.
Prof Miki Desai and Prof
Neelkanth Chhaya said the
standards by which green-
buildings are measured (even
in India) are developed in the
US, where energy
consumption is very high.
-INDIAN EXPRESS MAY 12
2011

Where do we
come in?
There is still a long way to go in
terms on innovation especially
in materials from the civil
engineering point of view!
We aim to
look into
materials that
reduce costs
further and
paint the world
green!
Good design is
sustainable, Great
design is
responsible.
Team:-

Pooja Thakkar
(090280106047)
Megha Saxena
(090280106054)

7
th
CIVIL

MENTOR: DR.S.P.DAVE
THANK
YOU