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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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