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The Energy and resources institute R

earlier known as Tata Energy
Resources Institute E
A powerful and effective E
combination of modern science N
and traditional knowledge.

Project details
Site location : 30 km south of Delhi, in northern Haryana at GUAL PAHARI
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Site includes : Forestry , Micro propagation technology park (MTP) , Patchy greens, Retreat centre ,
Golf range , Golf Course
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Site area
Climate
: 36 hectares
: Composite
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Building type : Institutional
Architects : Sanjay Prakash and Teri
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Year of start/completion :1997–2000
Cost of the project Civil works : Rs 23.6 million; Electrical works - Rs 2.5 million
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Cost of various technologies : Rs 18.54 million
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 RETREAT CENTRE G
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• Residential training facility for executives
• Self sufficent & independent of external supply I
• Two seminar blocks one behind the other L
• South block comprises of 24 single occupancy & 6 suites
• north block comprises the conference hall for 100 people with D
dining space with kitchen, recreational area , computer room and
library.
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 GEOMETRY OF THE BLOCK G
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• The north block is made slightly E
concave towards the front. South
forms a hybrid convex surface E
facing the winter sun.
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• The point of the south block
broadly falls on the surface of
large imaginary cones that
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generated the slightly free U
geometry & this allow the
architecture to break away the I
grid iron apporach normally L
associated with solar
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 BASIC DESIGN VECTORS G
• To integrate functionality of building with energy applications. R
• To minimize energy demand in the building through architectural E
intervention. (eg. Passive concepts such as solar radiation, lattice
work for shading, insulation and landscaping). E
• To meet the space conditioning and lighting demands through N
energy efficient system.
• To meet the electric energy demands using renewable energy
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Solar lights used in gardens Solar street lights
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 DESIGN FEATURES G
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• Roof insulated with vermiculite concrete and china mosaic white finish.
• Insulated walls using expanded polystyrene insulation. E
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Vermiculite concrete China mosaic white finish polystyrene insulation skylights U
• Shading devices and fenestration have been designed to cut off summer
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sun & let in winter sun. L
• Glare free day lights used through specially designed skylights.
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 • Building designed as such wind direction can be redirected.
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• Deciduous trees used in the south to shade the building in summers. R
• in winters these shed their leaves thus letting in winter sun
• Building oriented along east west axis so as to have maximum exposure
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along north-south. E
• South side partially sunk into ground to reduce heat gains and loses.
• East and west devoid of opening are shaded N

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 ENERGY EFFICIENT SYSTEM ( EAT)
• Four tunnels of 70m long and 70cm diameter layed at a depth of 4m.
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• Four fans of 2 hp each force force the air in and solar chimney force the air R
out of the rooms.
• Temp. remains 26 C 4m deep in gurgaon throught year.
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• Rooms cooled at 28 C when temp. is 40 degree during daytime in summers. E
• In winters temp. recorded was 22 degree when the ambient temp. was 10
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EARTH AIR TUNNEL (EAT

Solar chimney
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 AMMONIA ABSORPTION CHILLERS
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• A set of eco-friendly chillers run on R
LPG and require minimum energy
9kw. E
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• As LPG is non-renewable sources of
energy so efforts are made to run N
the chillers on producer gas
generated by wood burning gasifires.
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• For conference hall of 100 people
temperature requires less than 25
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degree Celsius which can be attained I
by these chillers.
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 ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTENING G
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• Uses energy efficient compact
fluorescent lamps in the residential E
quarters, corridors, lobby & toilets.
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• The conference rooms enjoy glare free N
daylight through skylights.

• Time based controls switch off lights at B

present time.
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 ROOT ZONE SYSTEM G
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PHRAGMITES PLANT WATER COLLECTING SYSTEM

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• Waste water is recycled by ‘root zone’ technique in which the roots of
phragmites plants with special capabilities of collecting the waste at the
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roots are used to clean the water which is used for irrigation. It cleans L
5metre cube of water every day.
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• Water harvesting and watershed management are proposed in entire I
area.
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 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM G
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• SOLAR HOT WATER PANELS
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• 24 hot water panel forms a part of
parapet walls inclined at 70 degree
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• Fulfills the daily requirement of
2000 litres daily at 65 degree B
celsius.
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• In winters gas derived from I
burning twigs, dry leaves etc. serves
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 BIOMASS GASIFIER SYSTEM G
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The biomass gasifier is the main source of
power during the day E
Apart from fuelwood, the gasifier can also use
straw, small twigs and branches, and other
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crop residue. To make such fuel easy to handle, N
it is chopped into small pieces which are
pressed together to form compact cakes or
briquettes. The 50-kilowatt gasifier runs a B
generator, whose diesel requirements have
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the gasifier in the form of producer gas. One
unit of electricity produced needs 1 kg biomass L
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 Photovoltaic panels G
Solar water heater taps the suns energy directly, a R
series of photovoltaic panels capture the energy
and store it by charging a bank of batteries. A E
number of panels, each measuring 1.1 by 1.2 E
metres, are joined and form an integral part of the
roof of the building. The panels can generate up N
to 10.7 kilowatts peak of energy, which is fed into
a 900 ampere-hour/240 volt battery bank.
Independent panels power most of the lights B
located outside the building. Each such light has a
pair of small photovoltaic panels (roughly a metre U
wide and half a metre tall) and is thus a self- I
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Photovoltaic panels also run a water
solar panels are used to form a 'solar roof' pump D
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