Green Buildings for Quality Living

INTRODUCTION
Green buildings are eco-friendly, resource efficient and are very energy efficient and are designed and commissioned to ensure they are healthy for its occupants
They are more comfortable and easier to live with due to low operating and owning costs

MERITS
Lower operating costs (by 30%- 40%)
Improve occupant health
Reduce pollution
Reduce water usage (by 20%- 30%)
Eliminates creation of waste
Reduce power consumption (by 40% ....etc

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SEISMIC RETROFITTING OF CONCRETE BUILDINGS

SEISMIC RETROFITTING

NEED FOR RETROFITTING

BUILDING DEFICIENCIES

STEPS TAKEN PRIOR TO RETROFITTING


NEED FOR RETROFITTING


MAKES BUILDING SAFER AND LESS PRONE TO DAMAGE

CONSTUCTION TECHNIQUES ARE IMPROVED

DURABILITY AND AESTHETIC APPEARANCE ARE REDUCED
AFTER DAMAGE

DEMANDS ON EXISTING STRUCTURES ARE INCREASING

UNEXPECTED EXTRA LOADS ARE TO BE CARRIED

MAKES IMPROVEMENTS TO AN ....etc

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This topic deals with the evacuation pattern in high rise buildings mainly on the onset of fire. The ability to warn population of the impending disasters has become a reality only in the last few years. The ability to track and warn must be complimented with the capability of effecting a timely evacuation of potentially threatened areas. The two problems that exist are the ability to adequately disseminate a warning of an impending disaster and that of producing an evacuation once the warning has been received. These problems can be overcome b ....etc

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Buildings and homes (or the built environment) affects natural environment. Buildings, where people spend 90% of their time, adversely impact human health. Buildings also account for 40% of energy and 16% of the water used annually worldwide. Air quality inside buildings is 2 to 5 times worse than outside There are many factors to consider while studying the impacts of buildings Land use and ecosystems where buildings are built Materials and practices used to construct buildings Material, chemical, energy and water resources used to maintain an ....etc

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Buildings and homes (or the ?built environment?) affects natural environment. Buildings, where people spend 90% of their time, adversely impact human health. Buildings also account for 40% of energy and 16% of the water used annually worldwide. Air quality inside buildings is 2 to 5 times worse than outside There are many factors to consider while studying the impacts of buildings Land use and ecosystems where buildings are built Materials and practices used to construct buildings Material, chemical, energy and water resources used to maintain ....etc

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Green or sustainable buildings use key resources like energy, water, materials, and land more efficiently than conventional buildings.
Why shift to green buildings:
1.Address growing costs of distribution
2.Reduce rise an electricity and gas prices.
3.Help cut pollution from fossil fuels.
4.Improve quality of educational environment
5.improved work and living environments

Costs:
The majority of this cost is due to the increased architectural and engineering (A&E) design time, modeling costs.

Financial benefits:
energy and water sa ....etc

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Passive solar heating and cooling represents an important strategy for displacing traditional energy sources in buildings. Passive solar techniques make use of the steady supply of solar energy by means of building designs that carefully balance their energy requirements with the building's site and window orientation. The term passive indicates that no additional mechanical equipment is used, other than the normal building elements. In this approach, the building itself or some element of it takes advantage of natural energy characteristics in ....etc

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ENERGY AUDIT FOR BUILDINGS.
ABSTRACT
This topic provides an overview of the energy audit procedure suitable for commercial and industrial buildings. Energy audit has a vital role in the implementation of energy conservation measures. This enables them to meet the Energy Efficiency Standards.
There are several types of energy audits that are commonly performed by energy service engineers with various degrees of complexity. The key aspects of a detailed energy audit procedure and a systematic approach t ....etc

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Passive solar heating and cooling represents an important strategy for displacing traditional energy sources in buildings. Passive solar techniques make use of the steady supply of solar energy by means of building designs that carefully balance their energy requirements with the building's site and window orientation. The term passive indicates that no additional mechanical equipment is used, other than the normal building elements. In this approach, the building itself or some element of it takes advantage of natural energy characteristics in ....etc

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This topic deals with the evacuation pattern in high rise buildings mainly on the onset of fire. The ability to warn population of the impending disasters has become a reality only in the last few years. The ability to track and warn must be complimented with the capability of effecting a timely evacuation of potentially threatened areas. The two problems that exist are the ability to adequately disseminate a warning of an impending disaster and that of producing an evacuation once the warning has been received. These problems can be overcome b ....etc

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