Energy consumption is one of the most important factors that LEED uses in their certification process. And the owner’s capability to track usage and identify potential savings. Generally most conventional buildings have simple meters provided by the utility company for billing purposes but the advanced standards for LEED certification require Read more…
Climate change has become a global issue right now. Concerns raised from these issues has insisted people to adopt the sustainable development. Because water is one of the world’s most necessary natural resources, all green building projects should include water efficiency as a mainstream goal. The demand of fresh water Read more…
As LEED continues to evolve with the latest iteration LEED version 4.1, the green program continues to grow delivering influential positive impacts to the world and environment. From the original version to the most recent restatement, LEED continues to incorporate technological advancement with updated government policies to advance carbon reduction Read more…
Building Energy Simulation Energy simulation is a computer based analytical tool that helps to evaluate the energy performance of building. This helps to do modifications in the in the designs of the building before its construction. Use of energy simulation also becomes important to show compliance with the ASHRAE in Read more…
After HVAC system, lighting system is the next largest energy consumption system in any commercial building. Usually lighting consumption is expressed in the form of lighting power density. The lighting power density (LPD) can be defined as the lighting load in watts/sq ft (or watts/square meter). Particularly, for a commercial Read more…
It is important to take care of various design aspects to make your building green. There are various considerations to make your building sustainable/green. In this article we are highlighting 3 main considerations which has to be adopted by architects and engineers while designing a green building. Those considerations are Read more…
Recently Environmental protection organizations expressed highly concern about the abrupt increase in carbon emissions across the world from the buildings. Global concern about the environment has insisted people to adopt Building that are more eco-friendly even more than the Green Buildings. Now what a Net- zero Energy building really is? Read more…
Climate Zone Map of India Climate Zones The first step in following the ECBC is determining the appropriate climate zone of the building site which willdictate the specific requirements for design and construction of the buildingsystems and components. India possesses a large variety of climates, which canbe broadly categorized into Read more…
Glazing in building facade plays a very very important role. The requirement of glazing is to enter the light and fresh air and also offer view to connect interior living space to the outdoor. However, glazing and windows are major source of unwanted heat gain in buildings especially during summers Read more…
It is fact that the adding insulation reduces the heat gain. However, there is a increment in the cost to do so. But the cost of amount of energy that can be saved by adding insulation is comparatively higher than the cost of insulation. Therefore, addition of insulation is much Read more…