Green building rating systems – Guidelines from IGBC – LEED rating system, TERI-GRIHA rating system. Codes - Energy Conservation Building Code (BEE), National Building Code. Green Building Case studies – Residential, Institutional, and Commercial. Concept of Net Zero buildings – Use of BIPV and other renewable energy in buildings
Sustainable methods & technologies–Eco friendly and low cost techniques - Different substitute for wall construction - Flemish Bond - Rat Trap Bond – Arches – Panels - Cavity Wall – Ferro Cement and Ferro Concrete constructions – different pre cast members using these materials – Alternate roofing systems - Filler Slab - Composite Beam and Panel Roof -Pre-engineered and ready to use building elements - wood products -steel and plastic –Mivan technique - Contributions of agencies - Costford - Nirmithi Kendra – Habitat
Sustainable building materials: Introduction to sustainable building materials, qualities, use, examples - Natural building materials, locally available and locally manufactured materials – wood, earth, stone and lime-based materials. Contemporary Building Materials- concrete, eco block, stabilized blocks (mud blocks, steam cured blocks, Fal-G Blocks stone masonry block.), insulated concrete forms(ISF), hydra form, prefabs / structural insulating panels, cellulose insulation, adobe, rammed earth, earth sheltered and recycled materials - Bio materials : Properties, application, specification and standards(Indian and International) - Bio materials from industrial waste, mining waste, mineral waste, agricultural waste - Nontoxic materials: low VOC paints, coating and adhesives - Use of waste materials such as paper, glass bottles, tires, shipping containers - Use of post-consumer and industrial waste such as fly-ash, bags, building construction & demolition waste – use of salvaged and recycled materials from flooring, columns, beams, timber, glass, etc. Alternative Building Materials - Overview and definition of alternative or appropriate building materials - Alternative materials developed and promoted by government organisations like CSIR labs: CBRI and SERC, GRIHA, ASTRA (IISc), BMTPC, HUDCO and its building centres - Alternative materials developed and promoted by non-government organisations DA, Auroville, TERI
ICT for Sustainable Construction: Building Information modeling – Introduction to BIM, concepts and benefits, BIM for construction scheduling, cost estimation and construction management. Building Automation – Concepts, components of BA, applications of BA for functional efficiency of buildings.
Introduction to concepts of sustainability: impacts of global warming, sustainability indicators - Carbon foot print, Embodied energy and carbon, sustainability analysis - Life Cycle Analysis, EIA - Concept of Green Buildings
