leadership in sustainability krish murali eswar
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Presentation about the first sustainable, green office building in Hamriyah Free Zone at Alleem Congress Summit, April 2014.TRANSCRIPT
We extract 50% more natural resources than what we did just 30 years back.
History of consumption through the ages
For every ton of product, we extract 70-100 tons of raw material
Our extraction of natural resources could increase to 100 billion tons by 2030.
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Only one per cent of water is fresh.Should we not recycle it?
More than 20 % increase in freshwater
discharge into the oceans today from
2000 AD.
Energy use per person increased 10%. while world population increased 27% in the last 20 years.
Just over .02 per cent of energy produced is by solar. Incident solar energy is TWICE as much as all energy received from
non-renewables in a year!
Just solar and wind could take care of all our needs if we learnt to accept such concepts and tweaked more
efficiency into present designs.
Indoor air pollution and urban air quality – two of the most toxic pollution problems of the world.
Emissions increased by 16 times in 100 years
Used to be that India as a country never had a concept of “Waste” just half a century back.
Today, Indian cities alone generate more than 100 million tons of solid waste a year
One third of gas emissions come from the food sector…when zero food miles is possible
Would we need three planets by 2050?
Or shall we reduce it to one?
Potential for saving energy in buildingsranges from 27 to 59 per cent.
“70% of the world’s population is projected to live in urban areas by 2050, exacerbating challenges such as air pollution, transport
congestion and waste management.” -OECD
Why Innovate? Why Sustainably so?
“The world economy will be 4 times larger by
2050 and is projected to use 80% more energy”.
-OECD
Indian Proverb that says: “ We cannot
be like a cat that closes its eyes, and
thinks the world has become dark
enough to go to bed.”
“More than 3 in 5 people think that sharing is ‘better for the environment’ and 3 in 4 believe their sharing of physical objects and spaces will increase by 2015.”
- The New Sharing Economy
The GSP Way of thinking…
Implanting the DNA of Sustainability
Building it GreenForGreen Spring Energy
Office Space of 1600 sq m For 75 people
20% reduction in Concrete by replacing RCC with Stone retaining walls
Arched Retaining walls
Closed circular forms are inherently stronger structurally.
30% lesser concrete quantity, reducing Carbon footprint
Filler Slab Construction
37% Savings on Lighting loads by using Energy Efficient Fixtures
Building oriented to shield interiors from harsh weather
Optimum window design to reduce heat gain due to direct sunlight
Earth Berming reduces internal temperature along with building orientation to 32 deg C during peak summer
Large masonry dome over conference room reducing need for RCC roof
Walls made of stone available locally reducing use of concrete blocks
Stone walls along with earth berm add to the thermal mass of the building bringing internal temperatures down.
Blanket of native plants over building which will bring down the temperature further still
Green AC using onsite chilled waste water for cooling for the remaining 8 degrees reduction
Flooring made of natural soft stones available locally. Not imported. Not vitrified.
Sandbag retaining walls eliminating need for concrete retaining walls
All lighting needs are powered by high efficiency solar panels
Carbon Footprint of Green Spring Energy: 28000 Kg of CO2
Carbon Footprint of similar office buildingswith regular structural design: 35000 Kg of CO2
Carbon Footprint of a regular metal frame office in Hamriyah Free Zone: 55000 Kg of CO2
If all offices in Hamriyah Free Zone Phase 1 were designed sustainably it could have saved 150,174,000 Kg of CO2
Krish Murali [email protected]+91 990 024 0211Bangalore.India.Sharjah.UAE.