Provisions of

the National
Building Code
for
Sustainability

SUBMITTED BY:

Amritesh Srivastava (A13567116100) Basawa Kiran (A13559016084) Sai Vivek Reddy (A13567116104)

Anand NJ (A13567116101) Kapil B. Banwar (A13567116099) Zaigham Abbas Rizvi (A13567116110)

 Siting, Form And Design
Before initiating the formal design process, it is important to evaluate all the passive
design options to take advantage of local site and climatic conditions.
Passive techniques are very cost effective, climate responsive and energy efficient and
help a building integrate better with its immediate environment and most importantly do
not create any negative impact on the environment unlike active systems that may cause
various negative impacts including ozone depletion, global warming and environmental
disruptions.
The requirements for the development of buildings and building sites that encourages
sustainable building practices includes siting, form and architectural approach towards
sustainable development.
 Site Design And Development

Site Assessment Prior to Design

Building Form, Orientation and Shading
Thermal Massing
Reduced Building Footprint in Multi-Storeyed Building Designs
Optimum Building Volume
Building Form Development Plan
Natural Ventilation, Cooling and Wind Effects
Optimal Daylighting
Defining Building Service Life in Terms of Minimum Component Service Life
Life Cycle Assessment
 External Development And Landscape
Landscape Design
Microclimatic conditions
External noise reduction/mitigation practices
Building shadow considerations on landscape
Hard Landscape Design
Pervious paving design
Heat island effect and parking design
Post-occupancy maintenance
Soft Landscape Design
Preserving top soil
Ecological design/conserving biodiversity
Landscape design for controlling solar gain
Vertical landscaping and roof gardens
Urban agricultural practices/social forestry
 Rainwater Harvesting
Water Elements and Irrigation Practices
Design and Post Occupancy Maintenance of Water Features
Water Conservation and Irrigation Practices
External Access Design
Reduced Environmental Impacts from Parking Facilities
Long term Public and Private Transportation Plan
Bicycle Lanes and Pedestrian Access -Safety and Comfort
Off Street Parking
Discouraging Subsidized Parking in Public Realm
Providing Neighbourhood Connectivity, Walkability and Safety
Ecology of Streets
 Materials
An ideal sustainable building material is not only environment friendly causes no adverse impact on health of
occupants can be recycled and is made from renewable raw material
It also uses predominantly renewable energy in its extraction, production, transportation, fixing and ultimate
disposal

Life cycle assessment of building materials

a) Embodied energy
b) Resource reuse and up gradation
c) Natural, plentiful
d) Bio-degradable
e) Materials having low ozone depletion
f) Rapidly renewable material
g) Materials compliant with clean air and clean water
Recommended sustainable alternatives
Cement concrete
Use of pozzolanas and other mineral admixtures for cement replacement in cement concrete
a) Use of fly ash and slag in cement concrete
b) Rice husk ash
c) Ready mixed concrete
d) Geo polymer concrete
Use of recycled aggregate
Precast concrete elements
Use of light weight concrete
Use of light weight aggregates in concrete
Burnt clay bricks and tiles
 Traditional efficient building materials
Stone
Earth construction
Timber
Earthen buildings are easily recyclable, fire resistant, Plastic
biodegradable, non-toxic, and have good thermal & a) Rice husk plastic wood
sound absorption and moisture regulating b) Natural fibre composite
properties panels and door shutters
a) Adobe bricks c) Fibre-reinforced concrete
Metals
b) Adobe pouring construction Bamboo
c) Compressed earth blocks (CEB) Mortar

d) Soil based building blocks

Cob walls
Surface materials
Floor and floor coverings External and internal wall finishing
a) Finish concrete flooring a) Plaster
b) Resilient flooring b) Mineral and fibre based sheeting
c) Terrazzo in-situ flooring and Grit wash
tiles Paints and coating
d) Ceramic/vitrified tiles Stone cladding
 Building fenestration and detailing

Glazing Finishing materials for thermal

insulation
Doors and window frames
a) Weather barriers
Climatic control materials b) Vapour retarders
Moisture and air regulating materials
Thermal insulation materials
Water proofing materials
a) Mineral wool a) Cement based water proofing
b) Plastic polymer products
b) Cellulose fibres
c) Brick bat coba
c) Plastic d) Bentonite clay
d) Reflective insulation materials e) Water proofing membrane
materials
e) Perlite and pumice products
f) Vermiculite products
 Water And Waste Management

The country has been well endowed with large freshwater reserves. However
1. Increasing Population
2. Industrial Activity And Pollution,
3. Surface And Groundwater Resources Been Overexploited
4. Severely Polluted

Strategies for Water Conservation

a) Storing Rainwater For Ready Use, In Containers
Above Or Below Ground.
b) Charging Rainwater Into The Soil.
c) Water And Waste Management During Construction
d) Control And Use Of De-watering Output
e) Effluent Treatment
Solid Waste System planning
Planning and design shall include appropriate physical space requirements for,
a) Provision for collection
b) Need for ventilation, washing, isolation
c) Provision of appropriate containers for wastes
d) Circulation planning for solid waste from individual collection locations to central facility
e) Segregation space
f) Treatment facility within the building or building complex
g) Composting and manure generation systems in buildings, clusters, neighborhoods, districts and city levels

Design Detailing of Solid Waste System Elements

From sustainability considerations, it is desirable that the representative group and other
stakeholders review the proposed solid waste management system

Provisions for Waste Requiring Special Management

a) Biomedical hospital waste management
b) Management of radioactive waste
c) Management of toxic and chemical waste
d) Management of inflammable and combustible wastes
e) Management of electronic waste
 Building Services Optimization
The optimization of electro mechanical services is one of the most important aspect towards achieving a sustainable
building, reduction in lighting, heating and cooling loads through climatic responsive designs will surely enhance the
energy efficiency of the building.
Natural & mechanical ventilation stratergies
Natural ventilation can be achieved by allowing air to flow inside and outside of the building through doors, windows
and openings
Following are the important aspects which may be considered for the ventilation purpose
[Link] effect
In this phenomenon air currents are induced in a building by temperature difference warm air rises to be replaced
by cooler air, this helps in reducing fan power energy demand.
[Link] induced pressure difference
Wind pressure on a building depends upon the wind direction, speed shape of the building for this openings are
provided in the building.
[Link] towers
Wind towers are used to catch the cooler air.
HVAC SYSTEM
The following may be considered with regard to planning, designing and installation of HVAC system as the air
conditioning system account for nearly 50-60 percent of annual [Link] high efficiency equipment's must me
selected including air units ,compressors and VFD.
Variable refrigerant flow system
These equipment's are used for middle size commercial buildings, small hotels,nursing homes,large residences and they
provide a superior performance as compared to package units.
Central plants
the benefits of central plants includes the highest efficiency reduced maintenance cost in comparison to other options.
Vapor absorption system- this system uses water as the refrigerant and lithium bromide as a absorber it has less
moving parts hence results in lower power consumption.
Air Handling Unit(AHU)-Air handling units with supply and return/exhaust air fans may help in energy saving.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Lighting has a significant impact on building loads and energy uses with efficient lighting technologies it is possible to
design high quality lighting with less power consuption,renewable energy resources should also be used for lighting.
There should be optimal use of daylight day light sensor should be used for dimming or switching off luminaries.
Artificial lightings are used to achieve energy efficiency factors that are important in designing an energy efficient
lighting system are reflectance, design of interior space, controlling system ,monitoring and maintenance.
LIFT ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS
To minimize the environmental impact the material used for manufacture of lift ,escalators and moving walks
should be recyclable, the material not have potential to deplete ozone layer shall not be hazardous.
As the power consumption during utilization phase has the maximum environmental impact therefore lifts
and escalators to be installed shall be energy efficient

Following points shall be considered are listed below

Good installation practice
For installation of equipment's good installation practice, quality control measures should be followed which will
result in easy maintenance and energy saving
Commissioning & Handing over
commissioning is the compulsory proceeds so that the installed system performs as per design content, a
commissioning plan should be created early in the designed stage, the operation and maintenance staff should
be properly trained operation and maintenance manuals ,handing over drawings should be obtained by
contracting agencies.
Ongoing performance
regular maintenance is required ,periodic calibration, monitoring the leaks will help to improve the
performance and energy saving.
 Constructional Practices
The Framework for sustainable construction practices include the following issue:
Pre construction pre requisites
Preparation of sustainable construction management plan.
Sustainable work execution procedure
Post construction close out

Pre- Construction and Pre-Requisites

Sustainable construction bear upon developing the design proposal, which is efficient in term of functional
performance as well as detailed out to ensure that the material resource and construction technologies are
efficiently during construction stage.
Architectural design should be detailed out so that use of materials and technologies may be planned in advance.
Inclusion of sustainable Construction needs in feasibility report.
Procurement Policy.
Mitigation of impacts due to materials and technologies Delayed.
Preparation of sustainable construction management Plan
Establishment of Construction process management system- Objective of sustainable construction can only
be realized through effective project management process.
Establishing of site organizing structure- It can be lead to prevention of wastages of resources, rework, delay
etc.

Sustainable work execution procedure

Excavation and sub structure work- Issue related to noise and vibration during excavation, piling , rock cutting
etc. , analysis ad identify this type of issue and overcome it.
Steel aluminium and other metal works- Noise control During cutting, welding, hammering and fabrication
operation.
Masonry work- Avoid wastages during on-site handling of materials.
Post construction close out

Restoration of Dereliction caused to site- While controlled site dereliction is good construction practices,
the site should be restored deploying appropriate method.
Re- use of top soil- In case the construction site does not leave adequate space for storage of top soil, it
is important to identify another location in vicinity for proper storage until it can be reused at same time
or in case it is found not possible to use in the same site, it is taken to other nearby site for use as top soil.
Disposal of Structures and Infrastructure for Construction- Mechanical, electrical , plumbing installation should
be disposed in a proper manner to re-use of materials , components, installation etc. by the same organization
at another construction site.
Commissioning, Operation, Maintenance And Building
Performance Tracking
Commissioning & Handover
It includes:
Natural ventilation
Renewable Energy systems
Metering installation
Plumbing
Lifts
HVAC systems

Commissioning Process
Formation of commissioning team comprising of owner, users, occupants, operation & maintenance
(O&M) staff, and design professionals.
Preparation of project requirements.
Verification of installed systems.
Conducting functional performance testing.
Training O&M personnel.
Post occupancy commissioning report shall be provided.
Handover
Records of meter readings for different building systems and other data should be provided to asset
management team.
Simple guide for occupants.

Operation and Maintenance

Effective operation and maintenance is one of the most cost effective methods for ensuring
reliability, safety and efficiency of a building.
Good maintenance practices result in substantial savings in consumption of energy and water, and
should be considered as a resource.
The O&M plan should be a document that can be amended as the requirements change.
Activities related to O&M should be included in the implementation plan.
Training of the staff and awareness programmes should be developed.
The O&M plan should refer to the manufacturers recommendations on equipment operation and
maintenance.
O&M actions and activities should only be carried out by trained personnel.
Building Performance Tracking
Provides information on whether the set environmental performance and targets have been
met or not.
Ongoing monitoring of the energy and the water systems should be carried out.
Energy metering may be provided for the following applications:
a) Lighting
b) Air conditioning
c) Hot water systems
d) Renewable energy systems
e) Energy meters for pumping
f) Miscellaneous equipment such elevators, computers, escalators, etc.
Occupant annual survey to obtain feedback regarding effectiveness of the designed systems.
Monitoring the performance of plumbing, sanitation and irrigation systems.
Energy Management and Control System (ECMS) is one method of tracking the performance of
the energy consumed by the different building systems.