Anshul Sheokand

Roll No. 13201004

Environmental Engg.

CONTENTS
Abstract
Introduction
Literature Review

Features of HAREDA Building

Brief of the criteria for rating
Scoring points for GRIHA
Evaluation procedure of criterion of GRIHA
Conclusions
References

Abstract
Elucidates the criteria followed by GRIHA
Presents an evaluative study of current status of

HAREDA(Haryana Renewable Energy Development

Agency) Building(initially rated 5 star by GRIHAGreen Rating For Integrated Habitat Assessment)

Introduction
GRIHA green building design evaluation system A tool to design,

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operate, evaluate and maintain resource efficient healthy and

intelligent building.
The aim of a green building design is to minimize the demand on nonrenewable resources, maximize the utilization efficiency of these
resources, when in use, and maximize the reuse, recycling, and
utilization of renewable resources.
In sum, the following aspects of the building design are looked into in
an integrated way in a green building:Site planning
Building envelope design
Building system design (HVAC) heating ventilation and air
conditioning, lighting, electrical, and water heating)
Integration of renewable energy sources to generate energy onsite.
Water and waste management
Selection of ecologically sustainable materials (with high recycled
content, rapidly renewable resources with low emission potential, etc.).
Indoor environmental quality (maintain indoor thermal and visual
comfort, and air quality)

Literature Review
CSE(2013-14) report commented that green buildings are overrated. This is a very

critical issue to assess how the green rated buildings are performing and delivering.
Kumar, S.,K. Madhav and A. Deshmukh (2010)study based on performance
based rating and energy performance Benchmarking for commercial buildings in
India. Study specify the need for benchmarking and performance based rating in
the Indian context and also discusses the framework for national level data
collection.
Sabapathy, A., and S.K.V Raghavan (2010) provides a summary of an energy
benchmarking study that uses performance data of a sample of Information
Technology facilities in Bangalore. The EPI (energy performance index)and
AAhEPI(annual average hourly energy performance index) were modelled to
identify the factors that influence energy efficiency.
Azad, A.S., and J.A. Usmani(2013)presented the energy saving analysis of high
performance commercial buildings in India. This study introduces an idea that a
significant amount of energy saving can be achieved by converting a Conventional
Building to Green Building.
Bhatt, R.,J.E.M. Macwan and V. Patel(2010)presented a case study for an analytic
hierarchy process approach for criteria ranking of sustainable building

Features of Akshya Urja Bhawan

The Renewable Energy Department, Haryana/HAREDA has constructed its
office building in a plot of area 0.96 acres at institutional Plot No.1, Sector-17,
Panchkula.
This building is based on Solar Passive design techniques in compliance with
Energy Conservation Building Codes (ECBC-2007) & GRIHA rating(2012) of
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt of India. . This building has been
provided 5 star GRIHA rating (Provisional) by Association for Development
and Research of Sustainable Habitats (ADaRSH) which is first of its kind in
North India and first Govt. building in India. Some of the special features of
this building are as under:-

 Grid interactive solar power plant of 42.5 KW has been installed along with
battery bank for providing electricity. This power plant generates an average of
180 units/day which is sufficient to meet the indoor as well as outdoor light,
fan, computer and other small loads of the building.

Solar Chimneys have been provided on South and North face of the building to
channelize natural draft of cool air for natural cooling. The mechanism of this
system is such that the air trapped in the solar ducts gets heated up and starts
rising upwards due to which vacuum is created at lower end of ducts. This
results in flow of room air towards solar ducts.

 Evaporative cooling- fogging system (Mist Cooling) has been provided for
cooling the non-AC areas of the building. The mist is created in the courtyard
of the building with this mist cooling system and the pressure fans on the top
of court yards makes squirrel effect in the area to cool the building. This cool
air sucked by solar chimneys. Due to this system the relative humidity ranges
60%-75%.

Low energy material is used in the building to reduce the overall embodied
energy.
Rain water harvesting structure of 6.25 lakh ltr capacity has been made in
basement to collect rain water from roof and courtyard for water
independence. . Rainwater collected is treated by pressure sand filter, activated
carbon filter and chlorinated to further use it for drinking purpose, HVAC
plant and horticulture.

 Solar Water Heating System of 600 LPD capacity has been provided for hot
water requirement in the building.

Inclined Louvers in court yard to cut the summer sun and allow winter sun in
building.

 Energy Efficient Lighting such as LED based lights and T5 tubes have been
used. Accordingly, the lighting energy consumption has been reduced by 92%
with respect to normal building.
The Energy Consumption of the air conditioned areas of this building is 52
KWhr/m2/year against the consumption of 200 Kwhr/m2 /year in the normal
building i.e. 75% less than normal building.
The Energy Consumption of the non air conditioned areas of this building
shall be 12 Kwhr/m2/year against the consumption of 160 Kwhr/m2 /year in the
normal building i.e. about 92% less than normal building.
For Air Conditioned areas an internal temperature is 24 deg C plus minus 1 and
in non Air Conditioned areas an internal temperature of 28 deg C plus minus 2.
Good plantation in the building with herbal shrubs. Deciduous trees are
planted on the West face of the building to allow winter heat gain while
keeping the summer sun out. Evergreen bushes are planted on the North and
East to cool the air as it enters the building. Evergreen high foliage planted in
the berm along the main road to reduce the noise.

Methodology
(Brief of the criteria for rating)
The criteria have been categorised as follows:
1.
Site planning
Conservation and efficient utilization of resource
Objective: To maximize the conservation and utilisation of resources (land,
water, natural habitat, fauna, and energy) conservation and enhance efficiency
of the systems and operations.
Criteria 1- Site Selection
Criteria 2 -Preserve and protect the landscape during
construction/compensatory depository forestation.
Criteria 3 - Soil conservation (till post-construction)
Criteria 4-Design to include existing site features.
Criteria 5- Reduce hard paving on-site and /or provide shaded hard- paved
surfaces
Criteria 6 Enhance outdoor lighting system efficiency.
Criteria 7- Plan utilities efficiently and optimize on-site circulation efficiency

Health and well being

Objectives :-To protect the health of construction workers and prevent pollution.
Criterion 8 -Provide at least, the minimum level of sanitation/safety facilities for
construction workers.
Criterion 9- Reduce air pollution during construction .

2. Building planning and construction stage

Conservation and efficient utilization of resources
Objective :-To maximize resource (water, energy, and materials) conservation and
enhance efficiency of the system and operations.
Water
Criterion 10 -Reduce landscape water requirement.
Criterion 11- Reduce building water use.
Criterion 12 - Efficient water use during construction.
Energy: end use
Criterion 13 -Optimise building design to reduce the conventional energy demand
Criterion 14- Optimise the energy performance of the building within specified
comfort limits.

Energy: embodied and construction

Criterion 15-Utilization of fly ash in the building structure
Criterion 16- Reduce volume, weight, and time of construction by adopting an
efficient
Criterion 17- Use low-energy material in the interiors.
Energy: renewable
Criterion 18- Renewable energy utilization.
Criterion 19- Renewable energy - based hot- water system.
Recycle, recharge, and reuse of water
Objective: To promote the recycle and reuse of water.
Criterion 20 -Waste- water treatment
Criterion 21-Water recycle and reuse (including rainwater).
Waste management
Criterion 22 Minimize waste generation
Criterion 23-Reduction in waste during construction

Criterion 24-Efficient waste segregation

Criterion 25- Storage and disposal of waste.
Criterion 26-Resource recovery from waste
Health and well-being
Objective: To ensure healthy indoor air quality, water quality, and noise levels, and
reduce the global warming potential.
Criterion 27 - Minimize ozone depleting substances
Criterion 28- Ensure water quality
Criterion 29 -Acceptable outdoor and indoor noise levels.
Criterion 30 -Tobacco and smoke control.
Criterion 31 -Universal accessibility

3. Building operation and maintenance

Objective:- Validate and maintain green performance levels/adopt and propagate
green practices and concepts.
Criterion 32 -Energy audit and validation

Criterion 33-Operation and maintenance protocol for electrical and mechanical

equipment.

4. Innovation
Criterion 34- Innovation points.

Scoring Points For GRIHA

Points scored Rating

5060 - One star

6170 - Two stars
7180 - Three stars
8190 - Four stars
91100 - Five stars

EVALUATION PROCEDURE OF
CRITERION OF GRIHA

Conclusions
As per the recent published report by Centre for science and
environment(CSE-2014) claim that buildings rated by the IGBC and GRIHA
which are claiming to save 30-50 percent energy and 20-30 percent water was
not supported by data or evidence of compliance and performance of each
rated building.
Several state governments were giving fiscal incentives and allowances of
extra built up area to developers to promote private green rating programmes .
The report points to a lack of stringent and transparent monitoring of actual
energy and resource use during buildings operation and functioning.
So this evaluative study of HAREDA building which has been rated 5 star by
GRIHA(2012) is to check the present relevancy of that ratings .This is because
as after the start of operations in the building various components may get
vitiated from its original state of condition. So this study may act as a
countercheck to the first audit report of HAREDA building and may predict
the anomalies in functioning of various components of building.

References
Kumar, S.,K. Madhav and A. Deshmukh (2010).Performance based rating and energy
performance benchmarking for commercial buildings in India
Centre for science and environment(2013-14).Green building rating:overrated
Bhatt, R.,J.E.M. Macwan and V. Patel(2010). Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach for
criteria Ranking of Sustainable Building Assessment:A Case Study
Sabapathy, A., and S.K.V Raghavan (2010).Energy efficiency benchmarks and the
performance of LEED rated buildings for Information Technology facilities in Bangalore,
India
Azad, A.S., and J.A. Usmani(2013). Energy Saving Analysis of High Performance
Commercial Buildings in India
Administrative Staff College of India and Natural Resources Defense
Council(2014).Greener construction saves money: Incentives for energy efficient
buildings across India
Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA),National Rating System For
Green Buildings(Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India)
Haryana Renewable Energy Department(website)