INTRODUCTION DESIGN TECHNIQUES EARTH BERMING

ENVELOPE TREATMENT ✓ As thermal capacity of earth is high, daily and annual temperature fluctuations keep decreasing
✓ Established in 1974, Climate: moderate temperature with increasing depth of earth
✓ The front façade of the building with concrete louvers . ✓ At depth of 4m below ground, temperature remains constant and equal to annual average
✓ Site located adjacent to a foul smelling drain on south ✓ The roof was designed to be a roof garden utilizing the ground cover- reduces temperature
solar radiation and serves as insulation to the building.
✓ Project is designed to house an office block with approx. ✓ Also there exists a roof shed covering the open terrace - hosts the PV panels and
✓ 75 workstations & a small guest house attached to it . the rain water collection pipes.

✓ Concerned with effective utilization of energy, sustainable uses of

natural resources, large scale adoption of renewable energy
technology.

✓ The building has been divided into individual and common areas

ENERGY EFFIENCY:
✓ The electrical features installed -are all highly energy efficient.
✓ The fans consist of magnetic regulators. Even the motors and the
outdoor lamps consume low energy
FRONT FACADE TWO LAYERED WALL ✓ Intelligent lighting systems blend motion sensors, ambient light
DAY LIGHT INTEGRATION sensors and timers.
✓ To minimise the requirement of artificial light during day time. ✓ solar chimney : solar chimney and action is a passive concept that
✓ The lighting fixtures, in the building are all energy-efficient luminaries. plays an important role in keeping the building well-ventilated.
✓ Intermediate courtyards and skylight running through the centre of the ✓ another feature is -integration of renewable energy systems into
building. the building
✓ The skylights were made of tinted glass ✓ solar photovoltaic panels have been installed
✓ the north wall has continuous strip windows. ✓ roof shed generates electricity and serves as a source for lighting
and fans.
MATERIALS: ✓ Solar water heating panels of capacity 100l each are placed on the
✓ fly ash concrete bricks walls were constructed, roof.
utilizing waste from the Steel Industry.
BENEFITS: WATER EFFICIENCY:
• Environmentally Friendly material because it is a ✓ A series of open pipes running on the terrace
byproduct roof shed collect the rain water.
• has low embodied energy. COURTYARDS SKYLIGHTS WITH TINTED GLASS
✓ The run-off water from the paved areas also
flows into these drains and eventually into the
✓ Sadarahalli granite (Locally available)was used tank.
to make the paved area outdoor. ✓ the central court houses an amphitheatre that
BENEFITS: acts as an informal gathering. but more
• Its hard surface can withstand heavy traffic. importantly it holds within it the rainwater
• Low maintenance harvesting sump for the whole complex.
✓ An efficient rainwater harvesting system
✓ The skylights were made of tinted glass. preserves water to the maximum possible
BENEFITS: extent.
• reflect heat or UV rays to maintain optimal ✓ This water is used for landscaping & in toilet
temperature inside the building.
• reduces the need for artificial lighting and DESIGN CHALLENGE(SITE ORIENTED):
allows daylight . ROOF INSULATION ✓ The foul smell from the open
✓ Rubber wood, palm wood and bamboo wood, Soil /stabilized blocks ✓ The roof top of TERI, insulation is provided in the form of terrace gardens. drain a major problem that the
(external blocks),Laterite block are also used . ✓ Terrace garden helps in reducing radiation as well as moderating temperature architects had to resolve.
fluctuations . SOLUTION :
✓ Stone and mud is used to reduce carbon emission. ✓ Roof consists of a hollow loft space which reduces conduction of heat to work areas
✓ continuous reverse wind
circulation system.
✓ longer facades orienting towards
the North and South.
✓ On the south, a two layered wall
is created for chimney action
LATERITE BLOCK STABLIZED BLOCKS PLAM WOOD RUBBER WOOD ✓ Breeze wall

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SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
SEMESTER 7,BATCH 2017 SHUBHAM KUMAR (17BAR1065)
UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE TERI ,BANGLORE C.RITHIKA RAJ (17BAR1017) 16-09-2020
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