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Aftab Hameed Memon

WHAT IS GREEN BUILDING

Design and construction practices that meet specified

standards, resolving much of the negative impact of buildings on their occupants and on the environment
Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with

which buildings use resources energy, water, and materials while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal

GREEN BUILDINGS

GREEN BUILDING
A similar concept is natural building, which is usually on a

smaller scale and tends to focus on the use of natural materials that are available locally.
Other commonly used terms include sustainable design and

green architecture.

GREEN BUILDINGS
Green building practices are: environmentally responsible and resource-efficient
to promote building practices that conserve energy and water

resources, preserve open spaces. to minimise the emission of toxic substances to harmonise with the local climate, traditions, culture and the surrounding environment to sustain and improve the quality of human life maintaining the capacity of the ecosystem at local and global levels.

BENEFITS OF GREEN BUILDINGS

BENEFITS TO TARGATED GROUPS

S (society) EU (end user) Long-term economic returns

Lower electric and water utility costs

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Higher Benefits Initial Cost

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Enhanced health and productivity

Environmentally effective use of materials

Reduced environmental impact

WHAT MAKES A GREEN BUILDING

Green roof Renewable energy sources Energy efficient lighting Floors and furniture recycled or recyclable Low or no VOC paint Energy efficient heating and cooling system Native plants in garden Well insulated, film on windows to limit heating Building made with recycled building materials Non toxic cleaning products Water saving devices, cisterns, low volume flush toilets, automatic sinks Energy efficient electronics

EFFECTIVE GREEN BUILDING

The related concepts of sustainable development and sustainability are integral to green building. Effective green building can lead to : 1) reduced operating costs by increasing productivity and using less energy and water, 2) improved public and occupant health due to improved indoor air quality, and 3) reduced environmental impacts by, for example, lessening storm water runoff and the heat island effect.
Practitioners of green building often seek to achieve not only ecological but aesthetic harmony between a structure and its surrounding natural and built environment, although the appearance and style of sustainable buildings is not necessarily distinguishable from their less sustainable counterparts.

STORMWATER
Stormwater is a term used to describe water that originates during precipitation events. It may also be used to apply to

water that originates with snowmelt or runoff water from overwatering that enters the stormwater system.
Stormwater that does not soak into the ground becomes surface runoff, which either flows into surface waterways or is channeled into storm sewers

URBAN HEAT ISLAND (UHI)

An urban heat island (UHI) is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. The temperature difference usually is larger at night than during the day and larger in winter than in summer, and is most apparent when winds are weak. The main cause of the urban heat island is modification of the land surface by urban development; waste heat generated by energy usage is a secondary contributor. As population centres grow they tend to modify a greater and greater area of land and have a corresponding increase in average temperature.

Green building practices aim to reduce the environmental impact of buildings. Buildings account for a large amount of land use, energy and water consumption, and air and atmosphere alteration.

GREEN BUILDING PRACTICES

Green building brings together a vast array of practices and techniques to reduce and ultimately eliminate the impacts of buildings on the environment and human health. It often emphasizes taking advantage of renewable resources, e.g., using sunlight through solar energy, and using plants and trees through green roofs, rain gardens, and for reduction of rainwater run-off. Many other techniques, such as using packed gravel for parking lots instead of concrete or asphalt to enhance replenishment of ground water, are used as well. Effective green buildings are more than just a random collection of environmental friendly technologies, however. They require careful, systemic attention to the full life cycle impacts of the resources embodied in the building and to the resource consumption and pollution emissions over the building's complete life cycle.

GREEN BUILDING PRACTICES

On the aesthetic side of green architecture or sustainable design is the philosophy of designing a building that is in harmony with the natural features and resources surrounding the site. There are several key steps in designing sustainable buildings: specify 'green' building materials from local sources, reduce loads, optimize systems, and generate on-site renewable energy.

REDUCE ENERGY
Green buildings often include measures to reduce energy

use. To increase the efficiency of the building envelope, they may use high-efficiency windows and insulation in walls, ceilings, and floors. In addition, effective window placement (daylighting) can provide more natural light and lessen the need for electric lighting during the day. Solar water heating further reduces energy loads. Finally, onsite generation of renewable energy through solar power, wind power, hydro power, or biomass can significantly reduce the environmental impact of the building.

REDUCED WASTE
Green architecture also seeks to reduce waste of energy, water and materials used during construction. For example, During the construction phase, one goal should be to reduce the amount of material going to landfills. Well-

designed buildings also help reduce the amount of waste generated by the occupants (in commercial buildings ) as well, by providing on-site solutions such as compost bins to reduce matter going to landfills. several options exist. "Greywater", wastewater from sources such as dishwashing or washing machines, can be used for subsurface irrigation, or if treated, for non-potable purposes, e.g., to flush toilets and wash cars. Rainwater collectors are used for similar purposes.

To reduce the impact on wells or water treatment plants,

Centralized wastewater treatment systems can be costly and use a lot of energy. An alternative to this process is converting waste and wastewater into fertilizer, which avoids these costs and shows other benefits.
By collecting human waste at the source and running it to a

semi-centralized biogas plant with other biological waste, liquid fertilizer can be produced.

GREEN ROOF BUILDING

Reduce heating a cooling loads Reduce urban heat island effect Reduce water run-off Provide outdoor space for building users Clean air Habitat space

GREEN ROOF BUILDING

A green roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil, or a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane.
This does not refer to roofs which are

merely colored green, as with green roof shingles. It may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems.

On the green roof of the Mountain Equipment Co-op store in Toronto, Canada.

Traditional green roofs can be seen in many places in the Faroe Islands.

Green roof of city hall in Chicago, IIIinois

GREEN ROOF BUILDING

An intensive roof garden in Manhattan

Sod roofs on 18th century farm buildings in Heidal, Norway.

GREEN ROOF BUILDING

Green roof planted with native species at L'Historial de la Vende, a new museum in western France

The undulating green roof of the California Academy of Sciences, under construction in San Francisco.

BENEFITS OF GREEN ROOF BUILDING

Green roofs are used to:
Grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers Reduce heating (by adding mass and

thermal resistance value) and cooling (by evaporative cooling) loads on a building Increase roof life span Reduce stormwater run off Filter pollutants and CO2 out of the air The soil and plants on green roofs help to insulate a building for sound; the soil helps to block lower frequencies and the plants block higher frequencies. Filter pollutants and heavy metals out of rainwater Increase wildlife habitat in built-up areas

GREEN ROOF MATERIALS

Building materials typically considered to be 'green' include rapidly renewable plant materials. Example: bamboo (because bamboo grow up quickly), recycled stone, recycled metal, and other products that are non-toxic, reusable, renewable, and recyclable, sheep wool, panels made from paper flakes, clay, coconut and etc. Building materials should be extracted and manufactured locally to the building site to minimize the energy embedded in their transportation.

MASTERIAL WASTE AND POLLUTION

Indoor air is 3x

more polluted than outdoor air Concrete, lumber, cabinets removed to be reused Can be more economical to reuse materials

www.nelsonaggregate.com/

www.co.contra-costa.ca.us

www.environmentalhomecenter.com www.sunbrite.biz

RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY

www.nytimes.com www.caseelectricalservices.co.uk www.taylorgift.com

www.energystar.gov

www.lcv.org

www.southface.org

www.southface.org

WATER SAVING DEVICES

Rain barrels and cisterns Gray water

Low volume flush toilets

Dual flush toilets Permeable surfaces

LAND USE CHALLENGES

WATER CHALLENGES

ENERGY CHALLENGES

MATERIAL CHALLENGES

INDOOR CHALLENGES

GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS

BREEAM (UK/Global) BRE Environment Assessment Method LEED (USA/ Global) Leadership in Energy & Environment design Green Star (Australia) Green Star NZ ( New Zealand) GBTool (Canada) HQE (France) High Environmental Quality HK-BEAM (Hong Kong) HK Building Environmental Assessment Method SBAT (South Africa) Sustainable Buidling Assessment Tool CASBEE (Japan) Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Energy Efficiency GBI (Malaysia) Green Building Assessment and indexing System

GREEN BUILDING INDEX (GBI) MALAYSIA

Developed by Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM) and the

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM) Intended to promote sustainability in the built environment Raise awareness among Developers, Architects, Engineers, Planners, Designers, Contractors and the Public about environmental issues. Opportunity for developers to design and construct green, sustainable buildings that can provide energy savings, water savings, a healthier indoor environment, better connectivity to public transport and the adoption of recycling and greenery for their projects.

GREEN BUILDING INDEX (GBI) MALAYSIA

August 2008 - PAM Council endorsed and approved the formation of

the new Sustainability Committee THE TASK??? develop and set-up the Green Building Index Malaysia and the accompanying Panel for certifying and accreditation of Green rated buildings. TARGETED DEADLINE - April/May 2009 Discuss & present proposal with the building industry's stakeholders Joint co-operation with ACEM September/October 2008 comparative study on BREEAM, LEED, GREENMARK, GREENSTAR October November 2008 carried out visits to Singapore, Korea and Australia 28th Nov 2008 discuss with Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (PTM)

GREEN BUILDING INDEX (GBI) MALAYSIA

December 2008 final drafting of GBI Malaysia 3rd January 2009 GBI Malaysia was introduced at the Green Design

Forum held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Launched website www.greenbuildingindex.org to disseminate information 16th January 2009 - PAM Council approved the setting up of the GBI Malaysia assessment and accreditation framework including the terms of reference for the GBI Accreditation Panel (GBIAP), GBI Certifiers and GBI Facilitators. 16th January 2009 - PAM Council also approved the one-year jointcooperation to field-test the GBI tools with tertiary higher education institutions. (USM, UTAS, UPM) 7th, 8th and 16th May 2009 - The first intake for the GBI Facilitators Course starts with a target of 100 participants to be held at PAM Centre

LAUNCHED ON 21 MAY 2009

GBI CRIETRIA
GBI (Green Building Index) comprises of 6 key criteria as: Energy Efficiency, Indoor Environmental Quality, Sustainable Site Planning and Management, Material and Resources, Water Efficiency, and Innovation

GBI CRIETRIA
Energy Efficiency (EE) Improve energy consumption by optimizing building orientation, minimizing solar heat gain through the building envelope, harvesting natural lighting, adopting the best practices in building services including use of renewable energy, and ensuring proper testing, commissioning and regular maintenance. Indoor Environment Quality (EQ) Achieve good quality performance in indoor air quality, acoustics, visual and thermal comfort. These will involve the use of low volatile organic compound materials, application of quality air filtration, proper control of air temperature, movement and humidity.

GBI CRIETRIA
Sustainable Site Planning & Management (SM) Selecting appropriate sites with planned access to public transportation, community services, open spaces and landscaping. Avoiding and conserving environmentally sensitive areas through the redevelopment of existing sites and brown fields. Implementing proper construction management, storm water management and reducing the strain on existing infrastructure capacity Materials & Resources (MR) Promote the use of environment-friendly materials sourced from sustainable sources and recycling. Implement proper construction waste management with storage, collection and reuse of recyclables and construction formwork and waste. Water Efficiency (WE) Rainwater harvesting, water recycling and water-saving fittings. Innovation (IN) Innovative design and initiatives that meet the objectives of the GBI

GBI COMPARED WITH OTHER RATING SYSTEMS

Name LEED GREENSTAR GREENMARK GREEN BUILDING INDEX

Assessment
Criteria

1.Sustainable Site
2. Water Efficiency 3.Energy and Atmosphere

1.Management
2.Transport 3.Ecology 4.Emmisions

1.Energy Efficiency
2.Water Efficiency 3.Environmental Protection

1. Energy Efficiency
2. Indoor Environment Quality

4. Materials And
Resources Quality Construction Process

5.Water
6.Energy

4. Indoor
5.Other

3. Sustainable Site
4. Materials And Resources

Environment Quality Management

5.Indoor Environment 7.Materials

8. Indoor Environment Environmental

6.Innovation& design / Quality

9.Innovations

Features

5. Water Efficiency
6.Innovations

GBI RATING SYSTEM

GBI rating for Non-residential (commercial, institutional, and industrial in

nature. Factories, hospitals, offices, hotels, etc) More emphasis on energy efficiency GBI rating for Residential residential buildings (Linked houses, apartment, bungalows, condominium, etc, More emphasis on sustainable site planning & management)

GBI CERTIFCATION PROCESS

GBI CERTIFCATION PROCESS

GBI CERTIFCATION PROCESS

GBI CLASSIFICATION