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Net Zero Building

This document summarizes the passive and active design strategies that make the Indira Paryavaran Bhawan in New Delhi India's first net zero energy building. The building utilizes solar orientation, extensive landscaping and daylighting to minimize energy needs. It also implements active strategies like a 930 kW solar PV system, geothermal cooling, rainwater harvesting and recycled materials to achieve net zero energy consumption. Through these comprehensive passive and active designs, the building generates as much renewable energy annually as it consumes.

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Net Zero Building

This document summarizes the passive and active design strategies that make the Indira Paryavaran Bhawan in New Delhi India's first net zero energy building. The building utilizes solar orientation, extensive landscaping and daylighting to minimize energy needs. It also implements active strategies like a 930 kW solar PV system, geothermal cooling, rainwater harvesting and recycled materials to achieve net zero energy consumption. Through these comprehensive passive and active designs, the building generates as much renewable energy annually as it consumes.

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NET ZERO BUILDING

Passive Design Strategies


•Orientation: Building is north south oriented,
with separate blocks connected through
corridors and a huge central court yard.
Orientation minimizes heat ingress. Optimal
window to wall ratio.
•Landscaping: More than 50% area outside
the building is covered with plantation.
Circulation roads and pathways are  soft
paved to enable ground water recharge.
•Daylighting: 75% of building floor space is
day lit, thus reducing dependence on artificial
INDIRA PARYAVARAN BHAWAN sources for lighting. Inner courtyard serves as
LOCATION: New Delhi a light well.
OCCUPANCY TYPE: Office •Ventilation: Central courtyard helps in air
PROJECT AREA: 9565 sq m movement as natural ventilation happens due
EPI: 43.75 KWH/SQ M/YR to stack effect. Windows and jaalis add to
It’s India’s first net zero energy building that cross ventilation.
has been constructed with adoption of solar
passive design and energy-efficient building
materials. ACTIVE STRATEGIES
• Reduction in water consumption has been achieved by use of low-discharge
Renewable Energy water fixtures
• Recycling of waste water through sewage treatment plant
•Solar PV System of 930 kW capacity • Use of plants with low water demand in landscaping
•Total Area : 6000 m2
• Use of geothermal cooling for HVAC system
•Total Area of panels : 4650 m2
•No of panels : 2,844 • Rainwater harvesting and use of curing compounds during construction
•Annual Energy Generation : 14.3 lakh • There are 180 vertical bores to the depth of 80 meter all along the building
unit premises. Minimum 3 meter distance is maintained between any two bores.
Materials and construction techniques :
• AAC blocks with fly ash
• Fly ash based plaster & mortar
• Stone and Ferro cement jaalis
• Local stone flooring
• Bamboo jute composite doors,
frames and flooring
• High efficiency glass, high VLT,
low SHGC & Low U-value,
optimized by appropriate
shading
• Light shelves for diffused
sunlight

CROSS VENTILATION TAKES PLACE THROUGH ATRIUM


75% of building floor space is •Solar PV System of 930 kW capacity
day lit, thus reducing •Total Area : 6000 m2
dependence on artificial •Total Area of panels : 4650 m2
sources for lighting. Inner •No of panels : 2,844
courtyard serves as a light •Annual Energy Generation : 14.3 lakh
well. unit

GEOTHERMAL COOLING
IS USED FOR HVAC
SYSTEM:
Hot indoor air is
exchanged with pre
cooled air through geo
thermal exchange.
Then the air is further
cooled in cooling tower
and sent to AHU

ALL THESE PASSIVE AND


ACTIVE DESIGN
SRATEGIES MAKE THIS A
ZERO BUILDING

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