CONTENTS
Table Index 6
Figure Index 7
Chart Index 8
List of Abbreviations 9
Chapter 1: Introduction, Purpose and Significance of the Study 10
1.1 Introduction 11
1.2 Research Problem 11
1.3 Justification for Research 11
1.4 Objective 12
1.5 Scope 12
1.6 Definitions 12
1.6.1 Green Building 12
1.6.2 Sustainable Construction 12
1.6.3 U-Value 12
1.6.5 ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) 13
1.7 Data Required and Status of Collection 13
1.8 Formal details of selected projects for thesis research 14
1.9 Methodology/Approach to research paper 15
Chapter 2 Literature Review 16
Literature Paper 1: Sustainable Construction: Challenges and Opportunities 17
Literature Paper 2: Sustainable Construction - An Education and Research Perspective -Amit Bandyopadhyay 18
Literature Paper 3: Sustainable development in construction - T.E. Uher and W. Lawson 19
Literature Report 1: White Paper on Sustainability 20
Literature Report 2: Environmentally Sustainable Construction Products and Materials 21
Chapter 3 Data Analysis and Simulation 22
3.1 Building Simulation: Project: Earth Arise 23
3.2 Detailed Comparison Sheet between Base case and Design Case 24
3.3 Example on Calculating U-Value 26
3.4 Pump flow and Power (both chiller and condenser) 27
3.5 Lighting Power Density (LPD) Calculations 27
3.6 Input Parameters for cooling tower 31
3.7 Building Schedule: 32
3.8 Weather Data 33
3.9 Simulation Output File (Base Case) 35
3.10 Simulation Output File (Design Case) 36
3.11 IGBC (The Indian Green Building Council) point structure 37
3.12 Energy Cost Summary 37
3.13 Building Simulation: Project: Shapath Hexa 38
3.14 Detailed Comparison Sheet 39
3.15 Common Area and Basement Interior Lighting Calculation: 42
3.16 Exterior Lighting Calculation 44
3.17 Pump Power Calculation 45
3.18 Fan Power Calculation 46
3.19 Building Schedule: 47
3.20 Simulation Output File (Base Case) 49
3.21 Simulation Output File: (Design Case) 50
3.22 Energy Cost Summary 51
Chapter 4: Findings 52
4.1 Total Area & Total Cost Savings 53
Chapter 5: Conclusion 55
5.1 Coal Consumption 56
Further Scope of Study 57
References 58