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Figure 8 View of CESE building, IIT, Kanpur
2.3 Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering
building (CESE) at IIT, Kanpur
Architect Kanvinde Rai and Chowdhury Architects and Planners
Energy consultant TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute)
HVAC consultant Gupta Consultants and Associates
Electrical consultant Kanwar Krishen Associates Pvt. Ltd
Landscape architect Mr Yogesh Kapoor
Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering Building at IIT, Kanpur has been taken as an
example to illustrate how the building attempted various GRIHA criteria to make it into a green
building.
2.3.1 Sustainable site planning
In order to minimize impact of site development on the environment and surroundings, several
best practice guidelines were adopted like demarcation of site for construction, installation dust
screen around the disturbed area to prevent air pollution and spillage to undisturbed site area. Top
soil was excavated, stored and preserved outside the disturbed construction site. Erosion control
systems were adopted and several trees on site were protected. To increase the perviousness of site
and to reduce heat island eff ect caused due to hard paving around the building, total paving around
the building was restricted to 17%, and more than 50% of the paving is either pervious or shaded
by trees. Irrigation water demand has been reduced by more than 50% in comparison to GRIHA
benchmark. Adequate health and safety measures related to construction were taken.
Figure 8 View of CESE building, IIT, Kanpur
2.3 Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering
building (CESE) at IIT, Kanpur
Architect Kanvinde Rai and Chowdhury Architects and Planners
Energy consultant TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute)
HVAC consultant Gupta Consultants and Associates
Electrical consultant Kanwar Krishen Associates Pvt. Ltd
Landscape architect Mr Yogesh Kapoor
Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering Building at IIT, Kanpur has been taken as an
example to illustrate how the building attempted various GRIHA criteria to make it into a green
building.
2.3.1 Sustainable site planning
In order to minimize impact of site development on the environment and surroundings, several
best practice guidelines were adopted like demarcation of site for construction, installation dust
screen around the disturbed area to prevent air pollution and spillage to undisturbed site area. Top
soil was excavated, stored and preserved outside the disturbed construction site. Erosion control
systems were adopted and several trees on site were protected. To increase the perviousness of site
and to reduce heat island eff ect caused due to hard paving around the building, total paving around
the building was restricted to 17%, and more than 50% of the paving is either pervious or shaded
by trees. Irrigation water demand has been reduced by more than 50% in comparison to GRIHA
benchmark. Adequate health and safety measures related to construction were taken.
