SUSTAINABLE
BUILDING DESIGN
CASE STUDY - INFOSYS
LIMITED ,MYSORE
SIDDHANT VORA
KHUSHAL MANDAN
AYUSHI CHANDAT
'SUSTAINABILITY' CONCERNS THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANS AND
THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OVER
TIME. SUSTAINABILITY IS MOST OFTEN
DEFINED AS MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE
PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE
ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO
MEET THEIRS.
SUSTAINABLE MEANS CAUSING LITTLE OR
NO DAMAGE AND THEREFORE ABLE TO
CONTINUE FOR A LONG TIME.
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE IS
ARCHITECTURE THAT SEEKS TO MINIMIZE
THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
OF BUILDINGS BY EFFICIENCY AND
MODERATION IN THE USE OF MATERIALS,
ENERGY, DEVELOPMENT SPACE AND THE
ECOSYSTEM AT LARGE.
CASE STUDY - INFOSYS LIMITED,MYSORE
ABOUT
ARCHITECT- AR. HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR
SITE AREA – 350 ACRES
BUILT UP AREA – 12 MILION SQ FT
LOCATION- MYSURU
WINTER WIND
C L I M AT E – T RO P I C A L
MONSOON
HOT AND MOIST
SUMMERS AND
C O O L A N D D RY W I N T E R S
SUMMER WIND
SUN PATH
INTRODUCTION
The Infosys Mysore campus has been awarded
the LEED EBOM (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design - Existing Building
Operation & Maintenance) Platinum
certification by the United States Green Building
Council (USGBC). Infosys now has 18.25 million
square feet of the highest rated green buildings –
of which 16.9 million square feet are LEED
Platinum rated and 1.35 million square feet are
GRIHA 5-star rated buildings.
DESIGN ASPECT
BUILDING ENVELOPE EFFICIENCY
Building shape and orientation
Passive design: Right Orientation
Restricted building span to 18m
N
DAYLIGHT PANELS AND VISION PANELS FOR WINDOWS .
Day light pane
LIGHT SHELVES TO IMPROVE NATURAL LIGHT IN THE
External shading
WORKING SPACES
Smart glazing THE WINDOW IS SPLIT INTO TWO TYPES OF GLASS.
View pane THE UPPER GLASS IS CALLED THE DAY LIGHT PANEL.
IT GIVES NATURAL LIGHT WITH LESS AMOUNT OF GLARE.
THE LOWER GLASS IS CALLED AS VISION PANEL AND IT HAS
Day lighting and Glare control – Glass shading LOW VISIBLE TRANSMITTANCE.
(Glare free design without blinds)
THIS TYPE OF WINDOWS CONSERVE ENERGY AS THEY ALLOW
LESS HEAT IN THE BUILDING AND ALLOW AMPLE OF DAY LIGHT.
DAY LIGHTING
SHADING STRATEGY
IMPLEMENTATION
SDB-6 INFOSYS MYSORE CAMPUS
PARKING
392 kwp car port Solar PV on top of
parking building
(Cars to be parked below the solar panels)
CONS TRUCTION ASPECT S
Material and technique
RADIANT COOLING TECHNIQUE
75% more efficient than standard air-
conditioning system.
Requires 80% less air compared to conventional
system.
Higher thermal comfort on account of better
mean radiant temperature.
Highest indoor air quality. Requires less space
compared to conventional system.
2.6 million sqft area covered with
white roof .
About 5% reduction in HVAC
energy Reduces building heat gain and
urban heat island effect.
Smart energy metering and benchmarking
All buildings use smart energy meters and Sub
Metering.
Smart meters communicate on internet and send out
data continuously Capability to communicate allows
them to be compared on common platform.
Collected data from buildings in a city can be used to
benchmark building’s EPI against standards. E.g., Office
building EPI in Delhi not to exceed 100 kWh/m2/year.
Sub-metering to monitor consumption of sub-systems
E.g., Air-conditioning systems, lighting, computers, etc.
SERVICES
Water Positive strategies
100% Water sequestration
Zero Discharge campus
Low flow fixtures
Gravity based systems
100% recycling
Flushing
Air conditioning
Gardening
Goal : 50% reduction in per capita water consumption
Low flow fixtures
Dual flush system
Waterless urinals
Flow restrictors and aerators
Pressure reducing valves at building entry
Replacement of lawns with low water consuming native plantation
Root zone irrigation
Per capita freshwater requirement for commercial buildings not to
exceed 15 litres per day
100% of the water to be recycled and reused
Practice zero liquid discharge policy.
100% of wastewater is recycled through in campus steps
with ultrafiltration/membrane bio-reactor (MBR)
treatments.
Recycled water is used for irrigation, flushing and air-
conditioning systems.
All buildings have dual piping systems for fresh water
and recycled water.
Sewage treatment plant with MBR technology
Sewage treatment plant with MBR technology
Zero discharge campus for rainwater
Roof top water is collected locally and sent to
Artificial rainwater harvesting pond
water treatment plants or sequestered in the
ground via borewells.
Groundwater is collected in ponds.
Goal is to sequester more freshwater than we
Ground water recharge
consume Roof top rainwater harvesting Ground
water recharge Artificial rainwater harvesting
pond.
Rooftop rainwater harvesting structure in Mysore: Water available
through out the year for drinking and cooking purposes
WASTE MANAGEMANT
Aim towards Zero Waste to Landfills
Organic waste : All organic waste generated, to be
treated on campus (No organic waste to go out of
campus)
Infosys sets an example again and this time it is food waste management Inorganic waste : All non-hazardous dry waste to be
handled by authorized recyclers to ensure zero disposal
to landfills
Hazardous waste: All hazardous waste to be handled
by authorized vendors only.
Biogas Plant for food waste PET to Polyester CFL
Crusher 1 ton food waste produces INR 6400 worth LPG 8
PET bottles produce 1 t-shirt Separates mercury, plastic &
glass
SIDDHANT VORA
THANKYOU
KHUSHAL MANDAN
AYUSHI CHANDAT
