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Management of Environmental Quality

ISSN : 1477-7835

Article publication date: 21 February 2020

Issue publication date: 16 April 2020

Green building is a relatively new concept with limited applications in property development in South Africa. The objectives of this study are therefore threefold: identify key green building principles considered by property developers, establish the benefits of implementing the principles and determine the barriers to its applications.

Design/methodology/approach

The study adopted a case study of two Green Star South Africa (SA)-certified buildings in Sandton, Johannesburg. These are Alexander Forbes building, and Ernst & Young Eris Towers. The two certified buildings were purposefully selected because of the insightful information they provide regarding application of green building principles. The main themes investigated in the cases are environmental awareness, green building principles applications, as well as benefits and barriers of green building. A total of six interviewees from the contractors', property developers', environmental/green building consultants' and sustainability consultants' organizations who were involved in the implementation of green building principles in the two cases provided the qualitative data for the study. The qualitative data were supplemented with data relating to the two case studies obtained from the ‘Earth Works for a Sustainable Built Environment’. The interviews were arranged over a period of two months, and each interview took between 20 and 30 minutes. Analysis of the data was done through a phenomenological interpretation of the qualitative opinions expressed by the interviewees.

Key green building principles comprising energy efficiency, water efficiency, resource efficiency, occupants' health and well-being and sustainable site development were implemented in the two cases. The fact that the buildings were rated 4-star enabled inference to be drawn that the implementation of the principles was less than 60 per cent. Energy efficiency of 35 per cent indicated in Case I suggests that the level is consistent with the South African green building standard of 25 per cent to 50 per cent. However, the energy and water efficiency assessment of the building were based on projections rather than on ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the buildings' performance. Moreover, perceived saving in operational cost was identified as dominant driver to green building principles implementation. Conversely, lack of government incentives and absence of reliable benchmarking data regarding performance of green buildings were major barriers to its full implementation.

Practical implications

The findings of this study provide important implications to the developers and government on the application of green building principles. In the first place, the evidence that initial high cost premium could be off settled by long- term saving on operational costs as a result of use of local materials, energy and water savings as well as use of recycled material, as implemented in the two case projects, would improve investment decision in green building by developers. The understanding of the drivers and barriers to implementation of green building principles also has implications for guiding government policies and programmes towards green building.

Originality/value

The significance of this study stems from the fact that limited studies, especially in the South African context, have indicated the drivers and barriers to the implementation of green building principles. The case study approach adopted gave a novelty to the study by providing hands-on information from the stakeholders who were known to have played specific roles in the application of green building. The findings indicated that initial high cost premium was not a consideration in developers' choice of green building which justifies the possibility of a costlier product when factors such as environmental sustainability benefit is considered to be ultimate. The study thus suggests further research involving larger cases on energy efficiency, water efficiency and costs of green buildings compared to the conventional type to bring the findings to a broader perspective and assist to benchmark data for green building assessment.

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Masia, T. , Kajimo-Shakantu, K. and Opawole, A. (2020), "A case study on the implementation of green building construction in Gauteng province, South Africa", Management of Environmental Quality , Vol. 31 No. 3, pp. 602-623. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-04-2019-0085

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Suzlon One Earth, Pune by Christopher Charles Benninger: Zero Energy Project

With its imposing and grandiose exterior, its unique concept, and sustainable development, Suzlon One Earth, a magnificent corporate campus is one of the greenest in the world. Located in Pune, India, it perfectly unifies the ideas of the Suzlon group as well as the style of the architect, Christopher Charles Benninger. The campus was inaugurated in 2009.

The Suzlon Group is one of the world’s largest players in the field of renewable energy that has made groundbreaking progress when it comes to harnessing sustainable sources of energy. They believe in the concept of integrating their physical workplace to the surrounding nature, which is exactly what they requested for their new headquarters .

The design of Suzlon One Earth is highly inspired by iconic Indian historical sites like Fatehpur Sikri and the Meenakshi Sundareshvara Temple complex in Madurai. These campuses show a clustered form of arrangement with an ingenious play between open and closed spaces . They both have solid, flat components that integrate the complexes and highlight features that emphasize quadrants and sacred places. These campuses of reference also contain water bodies, an idea which was translated to Suzlon One Earth.

The Design Process | Suzlon One Earth

The design and construction process began in 2005, Christopher Charles Benninger spearheaded the design process by fixing the core idea of a courtyard-like central gathering space that was open to the sky. It was in the form of a hidden garden that gave the campus an exclusive feel.

The central space is in the form of a garden, which is intensified by streams of water descending in the form of a waterfall that terminates into a pool of water. This large water body in the central court helps in improving the air quality and evaporative cooling.  At the center of this pool is an obelisk accentuated by several lamps , also called a Deepastambha.

Another iconic feature of this campus is the set of glass chimneys. Three in number, they suck out air from the basements. The Deepastambha, the waterfall and glass chimneys , and the main corporate atrium are all placed in a line and are an important examples of axial arrangement. These act as the focal points of the campus. 

The Corporate Atrium mirrors the idea of the courtyard with an outsized circular encased glass garden from which the grounds water exudes and streams. These elements are some of the few that reflect the idea of a Land Scraper as opposed to a Skyscraper which furthers the idea of a Green Building complex.

Features of the Campus

The campus consists of five lounges that act as a link between the inside and outside. One of the most important of these is located in the middle of the Suzlon Excellence Academy, a corporate learning center and is known as the Wind Lounge. The lounge consists of a museum as well as a library . It has a series of photovoltaic panels which allow filtered light in. This light is reflected by a pool at the center of the lounge, which has kund-like steps leading down to it.

Due to the core objective of the project being to create a metamorphic framework that was all-inclusive and not very specific, the needs of the client changed continuously during the design process . Christopher Charles Benninger achieved this by creating a straightforward system of Served and Servant spaces. 

Most of the area of the campus, the places where people would work, was covered by the Served Spaces. These spaces were in the form of adaptive cold shells that can accommodate modular walls and furniture systems. The Servant spaces, on the other hand, were in the form of rigid cores which house wet areas, utility shafts, ducts, fire stairs, elevators , entry and reception areas that were permanent.

Since the site is located in a hot and dry climate, Christopher Charles Benninger aimed to utilize natural sources of daylight and ventilation wherever possible. Daylight is let in through Aluminium louvers which also act as a protective skin. The openable fenestrations which are provided in most areas allow for natural cross ventilation. A strategy of increasing the ratio of fenestration to volume was used to improve the natural lighting and ventilation which ultimately resulted in thinner and longer building shapes. The lighting of individual workplaces is constrained by consolidated daylight and occupancy sensors.

A Zero Energy Project | Suzlon One Earth

The campus saves 65% of energy by utilizing LED open-air lighting systems. 8% of the campus’ annual energy is produced nearby through photovoltaic boards and windmills with an absolute gradual expense of about 11%. As 92% of the energy consumed is through the means of sustainable energy , it is considered a Zero Energy Project. Due to these factors, the campus has achieved a Leed Platinum and Teri Griha 5 Star certification. There are no other buildings with this high of a Leed certification.

The world is slowly coming to realize that large corporations need to begin to move into the realm of sustainability and need to design their buildings in a way that is sensitive to the environment. Suzlon One Earth by Christopher Charles Benninger is among those one-of-a-kind projects which reflect the corporation’s values, concerns for the environment, and the image of the new age.

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Is It Easy Being Green?: MIT Sloan Considers the Opportunities and Threats of Sustainable Building

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Ankita Kaulberg

Bethany Patten

Feb 4, 2019

In early 2000, Dean Richard Schmalensee of MIT’s Sloan School of Management needed to make a decision that would shape the future of the school for decades to come. Sloan desperately needed a new building with great classrooms, faculty offices, study rooms for students, and dining. Schmalensee needed to decide whether the new building should be built quickly, using traditional design methods and features, or whether he should commit to a sustainable “green” building, as the building committee he had convened recommended. But what did green building really mean? How much more would it cost? What were the risks? Was there a business case for building green?

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To explore the business case for “green” buildings including: What are the costs and benefits of energy efficient, sustainable buildings? What return on investment do they offer? Does building green come at the cost of significantly higher up-front design and construction costs? What are the organizational challenges in building consensus for green buildings?

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SYED M A Q B O O L GEELANI

Building materials and technologies, and building practices have evolved through ages. The following points require attention, regarding the use of modern building materials: energy consumed in the manufacturing processes, problems of long distance transportation, natural resources and raw materials consumed, recycling and safe disposal, impact on environment, and long-term sustainability. Thus the issues related to energy expenditure, recycling, biodegradable, environmental and sustainability with respect to future demand need to be addressed during the manufacture and use of any new building material by the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources energy, water, and materials while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better site, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal i.e. the complete building life cycle for achieving sustainable building development or green building development. The goal of the "green building" project is to reduce the impact of construction on the environment by sustainable building and construction of buildings using methods and materials that are resource efficient and will not compromise the health of the environment or the associated health and well-being of the building's occupants, construction workers, the general public, or future generations. Sustainable building involves the consideration of many issues, including land use, site impacts, indoor environment, energy and water use, solid waste, and lifecycle impacts of building materials. Energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions will therefore continue to rise unless actions to direct the construction industry towards sustainable consumption and production are taken urgently.

Jasir Mushtaq

Today we all have heard the term " Green Building " more and more often just because the Green Movement is getting more and more popular with each passing year. A green building is the one which uses less water, optimises energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to a conventional building. The " built " environment has a vast impact on the natural environment, human health, and the economy. By adopting green building strategies, we can maximize both economic and environmental performance. Green construction methods can be integrated into buildings at any stage, from design and construction, to renovation and deconstruction. In the year 2001, the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), formed by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is continuously striving towards wider adoption of green building concepts in our country. It has licensed the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Standard from the U.S. Green Building Council and at present certifies the LEED-New Construction and LEED-Core and Shell buildings in India. The Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) was launched by the Indian Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) as a guide for energy efficiency standards. The Green Building movement spearheaded by CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre in Hyderabad since 2001 has come a long way. With a meagre green building footprint of 20,000 sq.ft in 2003, today over 400 million sq.ft have been rated by IGBC. India ranks third among the top ten countries for LEED and in 2016, nearly 650 projects in India earned LEED certification. According to a recent USGBC survey, 87 percent of Indian professionals anticipate that use of LEED in India increasing overall, with nine out of ten industry senior executives in India anticipating that their LEED related work will increase over the next several years. The effective use of the natural resources is the need of present days. The Indian green building movement is surging ahead and well poised to reach greater heights, in the years to come.

Dr Satya Mandal

Green building rating systems (GBRS) result in energy-efficient and environment-friendly buildings. They not only preventpollution and resource wastage during construction ; but also uphold high indoor air quality, energy and water efficiencies throughout the building life-cycle. The economic growth of Indian cities has led to hasty construction activities causing resource challenges, air pollution and congestion. The aim of the paper is to find the greenest building in the National Capital Region (NCR) ,which can be a benchmark building for the new buildings in the region. The paper presents the case study of two greenest buildings in the NCR from the two different GBRS; and also compare their attributes and rating systems. The paper inferscritical energy efficiency, air quality and water efficiency attributes of these benchmark buildings much needed in rapidly growing cities like NCR.

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The concept of green building has created an immense importance in a developing country like INDIA. The theory implies of minimizing the wastage and the cost of construction. Green Building encompasses a wide range of design practices, building systems integration, product specification, and construction techniques Green building approach is consistent with the mission of most affordable housing developers, and the most community development corporation mission statements which include language about ensuring that low income people have access to safe, decent and affordable housing. The concept of green buildings is not as emerging as we think it is. The Evolution of housing started by utilizing nature and natural resources like trees and caves as shelter from the severity of natural elements like sun, rain, wind, etc. Based on such complex experiences, our Vedic philosophy evolved certain methods to maximize the use of Panch Mahabhuta or the 5 basic elements of nature, i.e., Jal (w...

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Change in climate, caused by the release of greenhouse effect causing gases (primarily carbon dioxide) into the atmosphere, has been recognized as one of the greatest threats of the 21st century. Share of the global energy consumption in India and China has also been on the rise due to heavy industrialization, urbanization, population explosion, and intensive growth of IT. Buildings are the prime energy consumers in modern cities accounting upto 40 to 45% energy consumption. Their consumption can be largely confined through improving efficiency, which is an effective means to lessen greenhouse gas emissions and slow down depletion of fossil fuels. There is a heavy (over 50%) saving potential in the building sector and thus it is considered as a potential sector to meet the challenges of global energy demand and climate change. Along with the advent of energy efficient measures, more effective means are needed to induce or compel greater efforts, especially to the signatories of the Kyoto Protocol. This technical paper highlights the importance of sustainable construction, discusses role of energy efficiency in green buildings in Indian context to reduce the energy consumption and environmental degradation through Green House Gas emission (GHG). Also it points out to the benefits of green construction as well as the incentives from govt. and municipal bodies for GRIHA certified green building.

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Mohammed Arif

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the characteristics of green building guidelines in developed countries and to analyze their influence on the evolution and adoption of similar guidelines in India.Design/methodology/approachThis research reviews the green building guidelines in the developed as well as the developing countries such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design guidelines for new construction (LEED® NC‐USA), Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)‐UK, Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency (CASBEE)‐Japan, and LEED®‐India and further performs a comparative analysis of these guidelines.FindingsBased on the comparative analysis of LEED® NC‐USA, BREEAM‐UK, and CASBEE‐Japan, the characteristics that might have affected their current acceptance were identified. The catalysts and hindrances associated with the acceptance of LEED‐India in India were identified based on the comparative analysis ...

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Environmental pollution has reached a stage wherein it cannot be left alone to the natural environment to heal by itself. Human interventions have become absolutely necessary to control environmental pollution and reduce the impact of damage to the environment. One large contributor to environmental pollution is the construction industry. The improper use of natural resources in construction on buildings, the energy consumed and the dispose of the salvage largely impacts the environment. There is a huge concern to reduce the impact of buildings on the environment. This concerns for the environment have in fact led to the thought process of construction of green buildings which minimize the impact of the buildings on the environment. In order to minimize the environmental impact of the buildings it is high time to follow guidelines and necessary steps for undertaking the task of construction of green buildings. The researchers in this paper talks about the requirement of green building constructions in India, and tries to find out the drivers which create a demand for purchase of green buildings.

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