Assignment I– Building automation services

Q1) What are the various aspects related to green buildings?

Sustainable Sites

 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Required

 Development Density & Community Connectivity
 Brownfield redevelopment
 Alternative transportation
 Site development
 Storm water Design
 Heat Islands Effect
 Credit 8 Light pollution reduction

Water Efficiency

 Water Efficient landscaping

 Water Efficiency in A/C systems – Reduce by 50 %
 Innovative wastewater technologies
 Water use reduction

Energy

 Minimum Energy Performance Required

 CFC reduction Required
 Optimize energy performance
 On site Renewable Energy Additional Commissioning
 Ozone Depletion
 M&V
 Green Power

Materials and Resources

 Storage and collection of recyclables Required

 Building reuse
 Construction waste management
 Resource reuse
 Recycled content
 Local/regional materials
 Rapidly renewable materials
 Certified wood

Indoor Environmental Quality

 Minimum IAQ performance Required

 Environmental tobacco smoke control Required
 Emission reduction in Captive Power Plants Required
 Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
 Increased ventilation
 Construction IAQ management plan
 Low-emitting materials

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 Indoor chemical & pollutant source control

 Controllability of systems, Lighting and Thermal comfort
 Thermal comfort-Design and Verification
 Daylighting and views

Q2) who all are involved in making a green building?

1. Architects
2. Engineers
3. Service consultants
3.1 MEP Consultants (Plumbing, Fire, HVAC, Electrical, BAS, energy consultants, safety &
security)
3.2 Green consultants
4. Project manager
5. Client
6. Stakeholders
7. Contractors
8. Investor
9. Authorities
10. Interior designers
11. Environmentalists
12. Socialists

Q3) what are green buildings?

A green building is a structure that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout

its life-cycle. These objectives expand and complement the classical building design concerns of
economy, utility, durability, and comfort. Green buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of
the built environment on human health and the natural environment by:

 Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources

 Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity
 Reducing waste, pollution and environment degradation

For example, green buildings may incorporate sustainable materials in their construction (e.g., reused,
recycled-content, or made from renewable resources); create healthy indoor environments with
minimal pollutants (e.g., reduced product emissions); and/or feature landscaping that reduces water
usage (e.g., by using native plants that survive without extra watering).

Benefits of green buildings

Environmental benefits
 Enhance and protect biodiversity and ecosystems
 Improve air and water quality
 Reduce waste streams

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 Conserve and restore natural resources

Economic benefits
 Reduce operating costs
 Create, expand, and shape markets for green product and
services
 Improve occupant productivity
 Optimize life-cycle economic performance

Social benefits
 Enhance occupant comfort and health
 Heighten aesthetic qualities
 Minimize strain on local infrastructure
 Improve overall quality of life

Q4) What is integrated project delivery?

Integrated Project Delivery approach integrates all stakeholders, systems, and practices into
one process. This process collaboratively harnesses the talents and insights of all participants
to reduce waste and optimize efficiency through all phases of design, construction and
beyond.

 This includes a tight collaboration between the owner, the architect and owners,
ultimately responsible for construction of the project, as an Advocate from Concept to
Completion. The benefits are work closely with the architect on design and
constructability
 identify the accurate project costs very early, no matter if new construction,
remodeling, addition or historic renovation
 prevent surprises during construction that turn into unexpected costs and delays thru
pre-construction planning

In case of green buildings, when the project is conceptualized conceptualized, the integrated
process continues throughout the full life cycle of the facilities. Integrated Project Delivery
encourages early contribution of knowledge and experience and requires proactive
involvement of key participants. Responsibility is placed on the most able person with
decisions being made on a “best for project” basis. Although it is possible to achieve
Integrated Project Delivery without Building Information Modeling, it is the opinion and
recommendation of this study that Building Information Modeling is essential to efficiently
achieve the collaboration required for Integrated Project Delivery.

IPD principles can be applied to a variety of contractual arrangements and IPD teams can include
members well beyond the basic triad of owner, architect, and contractor. In all cases, integrated
projects are uniquely distinguished by highly effective collaboration among the owner, the prime

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designer, and the prime constructor, commencing at early design and continuing through to
project handover.

There are eight main sequential phases to the Integrated Project Delivery method (AIA
California council)

 Conceptualization phase [Expanded Programming]

 Criteria design phase [Expanded Schematic Design]
 Detailed Design phase [Expanded Design Development]
 Implementation Documents phase [Construction Documents]
 Agency Review phase
 Buyout phase
 Construction phase
 Closeout phase

Q5) What is a project lifecycle? What are the phases involved in green buildings?

A project lifecycle is defined as There are five stages from inception to demolition of
building project which can be rightly said as from “cradle to grave “.They are as follows:
 Pre construction
 Construction
 Post construction
However, they can be further sub divided to have more clarity:
Programming Phase - relates to sustainable building design involves the initial pre design
meetings with the owner, analysis of similar projects with sustainable features, preliminary
ideas and sustainable design features for implementation in the specific project, formation of
a design team involved in the sustainable design process, and definition of initial goals for the
performance of the sustainable building throughout the design process.
Design Phase - The design phase is the most comprehensively addressed portion of the life
cycle in most sustainable building guidelines and evaluation methods. The areas of the energy
efficiency, water efficiency, indoor environment, site location, material usage, and
atmospheric considerations are taken care in design phase.
Construction stage - The building construction phase of the sustainable building life cycle
process encompasses the sustainable practices that are employed during the actual
construction process of a building. The sustainable practices are waste management during
the construction process, transportation of building construction materials, and the impact of
the construction process on the site and surrounding disturbances.
Building Operation
Building operation in the life cycle of a sustainable building involves the operation,
maintenance, and control of the building systems to maintain the sustainable levels for which
they were originally designed.
Building demolition - Sustainable design in this area focuses on recycling and waste
management procedures to handle the material waste generated during demolition activities,
and on the design of building assemblies and systems to facilitate removal during demolition.
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