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    The Coal India Limited Office Building in Kolkata achieved a 37.9% reduction in energy consumption compared to benchmarks through sustainable design features. With a built up area of 25,519 square meters, it received a GRIHA 4-star rating. Strategies to reduce environmental impact included daylighting, low-flow fixtures to reduce water use by 78%, and a 140 kW solar panel installation. Completed in 2014, the building demonstrates how integrated green design can lower energy and resource consumption.

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    The Coal India Limited Office Building in Kolkata achieved a 37.9% reduction in energy consumption compared to benchmarks through sustainable design features. With a built up area of 25,519 square meters, it received a GRIHA 4-star rating. Strategies to reduce environmental impact included daylighting, low-flow fixtures to reduce water use by 78%, and a 140 kW solar panel installation. Completed in 2014, the building demonstrates how integrated green design can lower energy and resource consumption.

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    The Coal India Limited Office Building in Kolkata achieved a 37.9% reduction in energy consumption compared to benchmarks through sustainable design features. With a built up area of 25,519 square meters, it received a GRIHA 4-star rating. Strategies to reduce environmental impact included daylighting, low-flow fixtures to reduce water use by 78%, and a 140 kW solar panel installation. Completed in 2014, the building demonstrates how integrated green design can lower energy and resource consumption.

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    The Coal India Limited Office Building in Kolkata achieved a 37.9% reduction in energy consumption compared to benchmarks through sustainable design features. With a built up area of 25,519 square meters, it received a GRIHA 4-star rating. Strategies to reduce environmental impact included daylighting, low-flow fixtures to reduce water use by 78%, and a 140 kW solar panel installation. Completed in 2014, the building demonstrates how integrated green design can lower energy and resource consumption.

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    Coal India Limited Office Building

    Location : Kolkata, West Bengal


    Site Area : 20,235 m2
    Built up Area : 25,519.25 m2
    Air-conditioned Area : 13,892 m2
    Non Air- conditioned Area : 11,627.25 m2
    Energy Consumption Reduction : 37.9% reductions in energy consumption compared to GRIHA benchmark
    EPI : 86.88 kWh/m2/year
    Renewable Energy : Rated capacity of solar PV installed on site is 140 kWp
    GRIHA provisional rating : 4­­Stars
    Year of completion : 2014

    The following strategies were adopted to reduce the building impact on the natural environment:
    ÞÞ Sustainable Site Planning:
    • Building designed with due respect to existing contours
    • Proper timing of construction ensured to minimize soil erosion.
    • Passive design features such as light wells and courtyards have been created to harvest daylight.
    • Spaces such as services and toilets are provided along the east west direction, which act as buffer spaces.
    ÞÞ Reducing water consumption:
    • The project has demonstrated a reduction of water consumption by 78% compared to base case scenario by installing low flow
    fixtures.
    • Project has achieved a 50.17% reduction in the landscape water requirement over GRIHA base case.
    • Reduction in water consumption during construction by use of gunny bags for curing columns, and use of premixed plaster that
    requires less water for curing.
    ÞÞ Reducing energy consumption (compared to GRIHA benchmarks) while maintaining occupant comfort:
    • For achieving visual comfort:
    »» 82% of total living area is day-lit and meets daylight factor as prescribed by National Building Code.
    »» ECBC compliant energy efficient artificial lighting design.
    »» External Shading & Efficient glazing to reduce solar heat gain and have glare free daylight.
    »» Integration of daylight sensors with artificial lighting to create visual comfort to the building occupants and returns a good amount of
    energy savings.
    • For achieving thermal comfort:
    »» Use of fly ash brick in envelope to reduce cooling load in AC spaces
    »» Water cooled chiller as per system efficiency as per recommended in ECBC
    ÞÞ Renewable energy technologies installed on site:
    • 140kWp solar panel has been installed to cater building energy requirement.
    • All external lights works on solar energy.
    • BIPV and PV panels are integrated with the building design and are appropriately positioned.
    ÞÞ Use of low energy materials:
    • Use of coffered slab.
    • Flyash bricks and Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) blocks have been used in the project to reduce embodied energy of the
    building.
    • PPC is used for structural application and plaster masonry.
    • 85% of the total interior flooring in done with low-energy materials (Granite stone, , sandstone, vitrified tiles and hardonite tiles
    with recycled content).

    Integrated Design Team:


    Client : Coal India Limited
    Project Coordinator : NBCC Limited
    Principal Architect : Raj Rewal Associates Architects & Urban Design Consultants
    Landscape Architect : Raj Rewal &Associates
    Project Management Consultant : NBCC Limited
    Structural Consultant : Acme Consultants
    Electrical Consultant : Acme Consultants Pvt Ltd
    Green Building Design and Certification : Ela Green Building & Infrastructure Consultants

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