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Green Buildings: Definition of Green Buildings, typical features of green buildings, benefits of Green Buildings- Sustainable site selection and planning of buildings to maximize comfort, day lighting, ventilation, planning for storm water drainage
Environmentally friendly building materials and technologies: Natural Materials like bamboo, timber, rammed earth, stabilized mud blocks, hollow blocks, lime & lime-pozzolana cements, materials from agro and industrial waste, ferro-cement and ferro-concrete, alternative roofing systems, various paints reducing the heat gain of the building, etc.
Energy and resource conservation: Need for energy conservation, various forms of energy used in buildings, embodied energy of materials, energy used in transportation and construction processes- water conservation systems in buildings-water harvesting in buildings – waste to energy management in residential complexes or gated communities.
Use of renewable energy resources: Wind and Solar Energy Harvesting, potential of solar energy in India and world, construction and operation of various solar appliances, success case studies of fully solar energy based buildings in India.
Climate Design: Local climatic conditions – temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction-impact of climate change on built environment - comforts: the desirable conditions – Principles of thermal design - means of thermal –light and lighting-building acoustics- energy efficient lighting, Ventilation and air quality requirement, various techniques for passive cooling, garden roofs, case studies for passive cooling and thermal comfort.
Green Building Rating Systems: Introduction to Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED), Green Rating systems for Integrated Habitat Assessment - Modular wastewater treatment systems for built environment - Building automation and building management systems.