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Describing about what is green rating and how to achieve it.
GREEN RATING
Green Factory concept: • Facility that pursue a unified approach in striving - To reduce the amount of input material & energy - To minimize the chemicals discharged, waste & Air Pollution - To minimize manufacturing cost
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CG index (Environmental burden index) is calculated for each product line to set quantitative targets
Green Rating of the Indian Industry – The Green Rating Project
Background: India has the second largest population in the world (over 1 billion). Although India occupies only 2.4% of the total area of the world it supports over 15% of the world population. In this sub-continent, maintaining a safe, clean environment is paramount but even after more than 50 years of regulatory regime, industrial pollution continues unabated in India. Studies show that while the economy in the country doubled between 1975 and 1995, the industrial pollution load grew 4 times. The growing pollution led to a spate of legal cases and people’s protests threatening industrial investments. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Green Rating Project (GRP) was started as a civil society initiative to develop an alternative form of governance to control industrial pollution in India. The project was conceptualised in wide consultation with economic experts, industry experts and NGOs. Priority was given to developing a strategy that would motivate the industry to catalyse environmental improvements of their own accord. Objectives: The objective of the GRP is to guide the Indian industries towards improving the environmental impacts of industries. Outline of Practices Actions: The organisation used a carrot and stick approach where the non-participating company as penalised and the voluntary participants were given a pat on their back. The response was tremendous with voluntary participation of 90 per cent of industry members in all 3 sectors, pulp and paper sector, the automobile sector and the chlor-alkali sector.To ensure success of the project, the organisation developed an alternate database of
environmental information about industries. The organisation also decided to rate companies within the same sector so as to motivate companies that were successful in their fields to join the project and score over their competitors. GRP involved eminent and highly respected representatives from industry, civil society and the government to ensure high credibility, which would in turn motivate powerful companies to participate. GRP also made the results of the in public thus encouraging more companies to participate.
GREEN RATING PROJECT-ITS STAKHOLDERS
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INFLUENCE
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Green Building: Buildings have major environmental impacts over their entire life cycle. Resources such as ground cover, forests, water, and energy are depleted to give way to buildings. Resource-intensive materials provide the skin to the building and landscaping adds beauty to it – in turn using up water and pesticides to maintain it. Energy-consuming systems for lighting, space conditioning, and water heating provide comfort to its occupants. Hi-tech controls add intelligence to ‘inanimate’ buildings so that they can respond to varying conditions, and intelligently monitor and control resource use, security, and usage of fire systems, etc. in the building. Water is another vital resource for the occupants, which gets consumed continuously during building construction and operation. Several building processes and occupant functions generate large amounts of waste, which can be recycled for use or can be reused directly. Buildings are thus one of the major pollutants that affect urban air quality and contribute to climate change. Hence, the need to design a green building A green building depletes the natural resources to the minimum during its construction and operation. The aim of a green building design is to minimize the demand on non-renewable resources, maximize the utilization efficiency of these resources, when in use, and maximize the reuse, recycling, and utilization of renewable resources. It maximizes the use of efficient building materials and construction practices; optimizes the use of onsite sources and sinks by bio-climatic architectural practices; uses minimum energy to power itself; uses efficient equipment to meet its lighting, air-conditioning, and other needs; maximizes the use of renewable sources of energy; uses efficient waste and water management practices; and provides comfortable and hygienic indoor working conditions. It is evolved through a design process that requires all concerned –the architect and landscape designer and the air conditioning, electrical, plumbing, and energy consultants – to work as a team to address all aspects of building and system planning, design, construction, and operation. 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)
Perceptions and Realities about green building:
Perception #1: Green buildings are costlier Reality: no doubt the cost is more than conventional buildings but with eco-friendly
principles already into base design can reduce the incremental cost. Over the years the incremental cost is coming down with advancement in technology and payback period is also reducing. The table below captures the typical payback period in the recently constructed green buildings in India.
Perception # 2: Green buildings have to be air-conditioned Reality: Green building concepts and the rating systems 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 and LIC office, Shimoga.
Perception # 3: Green buildings take more time: Reality: now there is so much of capacity building that has happened in the country.
Now, there is absolutely no difference in the time involved in constructing a green building vis-à-vis a normal building. The time schedule for the rating can be synchronized with that of the building.
Green Building and India:
The Green building movement has gained tremendous momentum during the past 3-4 years.
From a humble beginning of 20,000 sq.ft of green footprint in the country in the year 2003, to a staggering 10 million sq.ft expected by end 2008, green buildings are well poised to reach scalar heights. Today a variety of green building projects are coming up in the country – residential complexes, exhibition centers, hospitals, educational institutions, laboratories, IT parks, airports, government buildings and corporate offices .
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LEED India – Indigenised Rating System for India: the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) decided to adopt the LEED rating system.The IGBC is working in India to indigenise the LEED rating system to include the local factors. ‘LEED India’ rating which considers local Indian codes and standards is in an advanced stage of development. The LEED India will follow the following standards: • NBC guidelines for: o Erosion & sedimentation control o Rain water harvesting o Safety for workmen during construction o o o o o MoEF guidelines for large projects CPCB norms for DG set emissions Wild Life Institute of India, Dehradun to define Endangered species Environmental Information System (ENVIS) for Wet lands preservation ! ECBC for energy baselines
Green Electronics:
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Electronics products use hazardous materials to a large extent like Mercury, Lead, Arsenal and radioactive materials also Green electronics has been getting a big thrust as the issue of e-waste is raising at alarming rate No individual product could yet lay claim to being truly green. There are plenty of individual innovations by different companies in toxics reduction, energy efficiency, longer lifecycles and recycling. Eg.
• •
– Nokia's Evolve phone uses more recycled plastic and has a highly efficient charger. – Apple's Mac Book Air eliminates the use of toxic mercury and arsenic to raise the bar on toxics reduction. There is no standardized rating system developed for electronics products yet.
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Case Study: ABN-AMRO, Viva Complex, Ahmedabad
The complex has a LEED Platinum rating. The various green aspects of the design include – – No Neon light on sign board Water use reduction: using less water consuming plants,
– – – – – – – – – –
Lighting design has been done to maximise visual comfort False ceiling material Used paints are volatile organic compound certified All electronics are energy star rated All furniture are recycled Automatic lighting sensors in daylight area 75% of spaces receive daylight 90% occupants have outside views. 40% recycled and regional material used,75%construction waste diverted from landfills 5%resource reused: saving on transportation & material cost
Energy performance of Branch:
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75 % of space have day light. 90% of occupants have Outside view. All electrical are energy star rated.
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Results: Reduction in Energy consumption by 26%. Financial Viability of project: • • • • 18% higher capital expenditure. 8% lower operational expense (primarily electricity /Water). Increase in brand value . Customer satisfaction due to ambience in office.
LEED Evaluation for Branch
doc_235712317.doc
Describing about what is green rating and how to achieve it.
GREEN RATING
Green Factory concept: • Facility that pursue a unified approach in striving - To reduce the amount of input material & energy - To minimize the chemicals discharged, waste & Air Pollution - To minimize manufacturing cost
•
CG index (Environmental burden index) is calculated for each product line to set quantitative targets
Green Rating of the Indian Industry – The Green Rating Project
Background: India has the second largest population in the world (over 1 billion). Although India occupies only 2.4% of the total area of the world it supports over 15% of the world population. In this sub-continent, maintaining a safe, clean environment is paramount but even after more than 50 years of regulatory regime, industrial pollution continues unabated in India. Studies show that while the economy in the country doubled between 1975 and 1995, the industrial pollution load grew 4 times. The growing pollution led to a spate of legal cases and people’s protests threatening industrial investments. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Green Rating Project (GRP) was started as a civil society initiative to develop an alternative form of governance to control industrial pollution in India. The project was conceptualised in wide consultation with economic experts, industry experts and NGOs. Priority was given to developing a strategy that would motivate the industry to catalyse environmental improvements of their own accord. Objectives: The objective of the GRP is to guide the Indian industries towards improving the environmental impacts of industries. Outline of Practices Actions: The organisation used a carrot and stick approach where the non-participating company as penalised and the voluntary participants were given a pat on their back. The response was tremendous with voluntary participation of 90 per cent of industry members in all 3 sectors, pulp and paper sector, the automobile sector and the chlor-alkali sector.To ensure success of the project, the organisation developed an alternate database of
environmental information about industries. The organisation also decided to rate companies within the same sector so as to motivate companies that were successful in their fields to join the project and score over their competitors. GRP involved eminent and highly respected representatives from industry, civil society and the government to ensure high credibility, which would in turn motivate powerful companies to participate. GRP also made the results of the in public thus encouraging more companies to participate.
GREEN RATING PROJECT-ITS STAKHOLDERS
IMPACT
AND
INFLUENCE
ON
KEY
Green Building: Buildings have major environmental impacts over their entire life cycle. Resources such as ground cover, forests, water, and energy are depleted to give way to buildings. Resource-intensive materials provide the skin to the building and landscaping adds beauty to it – in turn using up water and pesticides to maintain it. Energy-consuming systems for lighting, space conditioning, and water heating provide comfort to its occupants. Hi-tech controls add intelligence to ‘inanimate’ buildings so that they can respond to varying conditions, and intelligently monitor and control resource use, security, and usage of fire systems, etc. in the building. Water is another vital resource for the occupants, which gets consumed continuously during building construction and operation. Several building processes and occupant functions generate large amounts of waste, which can be recycled for use or can be reused directly. Buildings are thus one of the major pollutants that affect urban air quality and contribute to climate change. Hence, the need to design a green building A green building depletes the natural resources to the minimum during its construction and operation. The aim of a green building design is to minimize the demand on non-renewable resources, maximize the utilization efficiency of these resources, when in use, and maximize the reuse, recycling, and utilization of renewable resources. It maximizes the use of efficient building materials and construction practices; optimizes the use of onsite sources and sinks by bio-climatic architectural practices; uses minimum energy to power itself; uses efficient equipment to meet its lighting, air-conditioning, and other needs; maximizes the use of renewable sources of energy; uses efficient waste and water management practices; and provides comfortable and hygienic indoor working conditions. It is evolved through a design process that requires all concerned –the architect and landscape designer and the air conditioning, electrical, plumbing, and energy consultants – to work as a team to address all aspects of building and system planning, design, construction, and operation. 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)
Perceptions and Realities about green building:
Perception #1: Green buildings are costlier Reality: no doubt the cost is more than conventional buildings but with eco-friendly
principles already into base design can reduce the incremental cost. Over the years the incremental cost is coming down with advancement in technology and payback period is also reducing. The table below captures the typical payback period in the recently constructed green buildings in India.
Perception # 2: Green buildings have to be air-conditioned Reality: Green building concepts and the rating systems 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 and LIC office, Shimoga.
Perception # 3: Green buildings take more time: Reality: now there is so much of capacity building that has happened in the country.
Now, there is absolutely no difference in the time involved in constructing a green building vis-à-vis a normal building. The time schedule for the rating can be synchronized with that of the building.
Green Building and India:
The Green building movement has gained tremendous momentum during the past 3-4 years.
From a humble beginning of 20,000 sq.ft of green footprint in the country in the year 2003, to a staggering 10 million sq.ft expected by end 2008, green buildings are well poised to reach scalar heights. Today a variety of green building projects are coming up in the country – residential complexes, exhibition centers, hospitals, educational institutions, laboratories, IT parks, airports, government buildings and corporate offices .
Sr : I oc C ue I
LEED India – Indigenised Rating System for India: the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) decided to adopt the LEED rating system.The IGBC is working in India to indigenise the LEED rating system to include the local factors. ‘LEED India’ rating which considers local Indian codes and standards is in an advanced stage of development. The LEED India will follow the following standards: • NBC guidelines for: o Erosion & sedimentation control o Rain water harvesting o Safety for workmen during construction o o o o o MoEF guidelines for large projects CPCB norms for DG set emissions Wild Life Institute of India, Dehradun to define Endangered species Environmental Information System (ENVIS) for Wet lands preservation ! ECBC for energy baselines
Green Electronics:
• •
•
Electronics products use hazardous materials to a large extent like Mercury, Lead, Arsenal and radioactive materials also Green electronics has been getting a big thrust as the issue of e-waste is raising at alarming rate No individual product could yet lay claim to being truly green. There are plenty of individual innovations by different companies in toxics reduction, energy efficiency, longer lifecycles and recycling. Eg.
• •
– Nokia's Evolve phone uses more recycled plastic and has a highly efficient charger. – Apple's Mac Book Air eliminates the use of toxic mercury and arsenic to raise the bar on toxics reduction. There is no standardized rating system developed for electronics products yet.
•
Case Study: ABN-AMRO, Viva Complex, Ahmedabad
The complex has a LEED Platinum rating. The various green aspects of the design include – – No Neon light on sign board Water use reduction: using less water consuming plants,
– – – – – – – – – –
Lighting design has been done to maximise visual comfort False ceiling material Used paints are volatile organic compound certified All electronics are energy star rated All furniture are recycled Automatic lighting sensors in daylight area 75% of spaces receive daylight 90% occupants have outside views. 40% recycled and regional material used,75%construction waste diverted from landfills 5%resource reused: saving on transportation & material cost
Energy performance of Branch:
• •
75 % of space have day light. 90% of occupants have Outside view. All electrical are energy star rated.
•
Results: Reduction in Energy consumption by 26%. Financial Viability of project: • • • • 18% higher capital expenditure. 8% lower operational expense (primarily electricity /Water). Increase in brand value . Customer satisfaction due to ambience in office.
LEED Evaluation for Branch
doc_235712317.doc