TEAM ECO-LUTION

RV College of Architecture, IIT Madras

Division: Education Building

PRELIMINARY REPORT
OCTOBER 2020
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2. TEAM SUMMARY
2.A. TEAM ECO-LUTION
2.B. INSTITUTION: RV College of Architecture (lead institution) , IIT Madras
2.C. DIVISION: Educational Building
2.D. TEAM MEMBERS
Name Studying Roles
Bhakti Munvar Architecture Team Leader, Energy Performance
Gurucharan G Architecture Working Drawings and Financial Analysis
Arivudainangai K Architecture Comfort and Quality of Space planning
Sharmila Joshi Architecture Innovation
Shreekara Guruprasad Mech. Engineering Engineering Support, Energy analysis
Jahnavi J Architecture Resilience and Architectural Design
Divya Ravi Architecture Sustainable Design Strategies and Water Conservation
Ankita L Architecture Analysis, Team Management
Pratik Tushar Architecture Context/Community Analysis, Presentation
Devayani M Architecture Architectural Design and Presentation
Fariah Inas Architecture Architectural and Interior Design, Passive Strategies
Nandita HL Architecture Architectural and Interior Design
Vaishnavi S Architecture Passive Design Strategies
Harshavardhan M Sali Elec. Engineering Electrical systems, Market Analysis and Air quality
Jyothsna BS Architecture Landscaping and Waste Management

Bhakti Sharmila Devayani Harshavardhan Ankita

Gurucharan Shreekara Arivudainangai Pratik Jahnavi

Fariah Jyothsna Vaishnavi Divya Nandita

2.E. APPROACH
The approach to organizing the team involved introspecting and realizing each team member’s strengths
and field of interest. Roles and responsibilities were assigned in a flexible manner while simultaneously
considering the 10 contests of Solar Decathlon India 2020. The various topics addressed as a team, had
equal contributions and democratically made decisions. Sustainable methods and techniques relevant
to the project are continuously being sought out. The collective intention of the group is to ensure that
the design strategies remain pertinent during the entire course of the project, pre-construction, during
and post-construction.
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2.F. BACKGROUND OF LEAD INSTITUTION
R.V. College of Architecture (RVCA), established in 1992, as Department of Architecture in
R. V. College of Engineering (RVCE), Bengaluru. In 2014 they shifted to a new campus and function
independently with a vision of being an architecture institute par excellence, nurturing academics,
profession and research for a sustainable contemporary society. The courses offered include B.Arch
and M.arch which deal with topics like architectural design, graphic design , interiors, structures and
also the integration of modern digital means in the design process.

2.G. OUR FACULTY

Faculty Lead: Ar. Minni Sastry

Sustainability Consultant to TERI, Adjunct Faculty in RV College of Architecture &
Ex. Fellow & Associate Director of Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI, Bangalore.
She has worked with TERI for 15 years and 18 years of experience.

Faculty Advisor: Ar. Mayank Singh

Assistant Professor at RV College of Architecture, Architect with 1.5 years of
Architectural practice and a Master’s Specialization in Structural Engineering
with 3 years of Structural design practice. Part time freelance structural design

Faculty Advisor: Ar. Megha Nanaiah

Co-Founder and Partner at EnviArch Studio, Bangalore. B.Arch, Msc. Energy &
Environment Studies AA School of Architecture London). Part time faculty at RV
College of Architecture. Has over 9 years of industry experience.

Faculty Advisor: Ar. Archana Vittal

An architect-urban designer who has completed her master’s from CEPT University,
Ahmedabad and has been a faculty at RVCA for four years. Her academic interests
are in urban studies, Urban Sociology and Conservation.

2.H. INDUSTRY PARTNERS

Ar. Anup Naik
Co-Founder, Director of Urban Frame
Anup Naik has been involved in several award winning projects ranging from master planning to
high rise projects. He has taken a key initiative towards a holistic approach to green architecture and
sustainable design and has 20+ years of professional experience.

Ar. Indranil Bhattacharya

Tech Adviser at BRAE Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd.
An Architect with a Master’s Degree in Building Engineering and Management from School of Planning
and Architecture, New Delhi. Brings with him 25+ years of experience as a practicing Architect.
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3. PROJECT SUMMARY
3.A. PROJECT NAME: SAT-PRAMITI
3.B. PROJECT PARTNER: TENBROECK ACADEMY
Tenbroeck Academy is the first school in South Bangalore to extend the
Montessori Method to grade 6. This aims to provide a holistic approach
in helping children develop a passion for learning and preparing them
for life. Their mission is to help children develop a deep-rooted sense of
community and make them aware of their heritage, history and value
systems by incorporating additional intense and comprehensive after
school programs.

Brinda Srinivas: Founder of Tenbroeck Academy

She started her career as an educationist with ”Chimes Montessori” house of
children in 2006 in a small 3000 square foot facility. Tenbroeck academy is the
dream project of Brinda Srinivas. The dream is to offer complete and quality
education to children based on Montessori method.

3.C. BRIEF DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE PROJECT

The school is being designed for Grade 1 to 10 with naturally ventilated and collaborative classrooms,
a 200- capacity amphitheatre, 13000 sqft of activity spaces built to conduct workshops and school
programs. Children also have access to facilities like laboratories, a well-stocked library, computing
facility, counselling room, music room and an infirmary. They aim to integrate sophisticated technologies
into daily work.

Location:
Basavangudi,
Bangalore

-Profile of Occupants: Students from grade 1 to 10 and

faculty.
-Hours of Occupation: School hours of 9AM – 5PM.
-Stage of the Project: Below ground construction.
Completion target 2022.

The site is located in a corner lot, open from the North, West and East sides with East-West being the
longer corridor. The main access road is the 30m wide B.P. Wadia road to the South adjoining the M.N
Krishna Rao Park that forms the main landmark to the area. The soil type on site is red soil.
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Floor area Occupant Load
Table 1. Occupant load of the building
The site area is 3249 sqm, but in the near future
the site is subjected to road widening. Considering Occupant load factor 4
a setback of 9 m, achieving the FSI of 3, and leaving
30m on the south side for road widening, the total Total occupant in one Floor 1488/4 372
estimated built up area is 7440sqm where each floor Total No. of occupants 372x5 1860
area is considered to be 1488 sqm.

Water Consumption
Table. 2 Water consumption calculation
Occupancy Occupant Floor No. of No. of occupant Total no. Water consumption per
load factor area floors in each floor of people head
School 4 1488 G+4 372 1860 0.045kL
Total = 83.7kL/day
Fire Fighting requirement: 50kL
Climatic Data
Table. 3 Consolidated climatic data for the site
Parameters Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Mean Maximum DBT ( C) 36.5
Mean RH (%) 65
Solar radiation-Mean highest and lowest Mean Highest = 522
(Wh/sq.m) Mean Lowest = 380
Wind speed- Mean highest and lowest (m/s) Mean Highest = 4.7 (July)
Mean Lowest = 2.2-2.5 (April and October)
From the mean maximum DBT, RH levels and NBC, it is understood that the city falls under Moderate
climate. 4188 comfort hours can be achieved annually with 22.2% of natural ventilation, as analyzed
from ASHRAE 55 comfort band & using climate consultant

3.D. ESTIMATED TOTAL BUILT UP AREA: 7440 SQM

3.E. TARGET EPI
37 kWh/m2/annum (50% lesser than the GRIHA benchmark for institutional buildings in Moderate
climate zone).
3.F. PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF ON-SITE RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION:
The roof will have capacity to generate 198,400 kWh per year through Solar Photovoltaic panels (the
values are obtained from thumb rules for Bangalore). A hybrid system is planned, where all renewable
resources available on site will be explored. These shall include, however may not be limited to solar,
wind, bio-gas, water. The sizing will be carried out keeping in mind the aim of meeting Net Zero building
and also to educate students of all age groups, which may include designing small scale projects as part
of the building design to generate electricity.
3.G. PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION BUDGET
Table. 4 Preliminary construction budget for the project
Structural 1150/sqft 80083.79x1150 Rs. 9,20,96,358
Finishes 715/sqft 80083.79x715 Rs. 5,72,59,909
Services 350/sqft 80083.79x350 Rs. 2,80,29,326
Total 2215/sqft Rs. 17,73,85,593
The total budget for the project is Rs. 17,73,85,593.
*Note: All the values are approximately calculated at a preliminary stage.
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4. GOALS
The overall goal is to build a holistic approach to sustainability. The design would explore and
demonstrate how we can build responsibly. The process of responsible building will not be limited only
to the last stages of the building but instead will begin from the predesign stages, through construction
and will be seen through until the post occupancy use of the building.

4.1. ENERGY PERFORMANCE

The goals of energy performance is to design the school in response to the outdoor climate, achieving
comfort through passive design strategies while meeting the highest efficiencies of equipment. The
aim is to design the school with least energy demand, while providing comfortable spaces. The energy
demand will be then met through various renewable energy sources to achieve the Net Zero Energy
building. Bangalore’s utility company has a strong roof top policy, it is envisaged that the roof of the
school will have a grid interactive solar energy system.
Strategies:
•Besides operation, it is intended to design a building with also low embodied energy, while revamping
some of the very efficient local materials and construction technologies.
•While, the project is situated in the Moderate climate zone of India, the site has several challenges,
as it is situated on one of the busiest roads (B.P. Wadia road, 30m wide) of the older part of South
Bangalore.
•One of the aims will be to innovate design features and facade elements to respond to outside noise,
dust, pollution and heat ingress, as the longer side of the site oriented towards West.
•To integrate the involvement of students in the energy performance strategies as an extra curriculum
and will be entailed within the design.

4.2. WATER PERFORMANCE

The aim here, similar to energy, is to achieve water efficiencies through the life cycle of the project,
which starts from using technologies to reduce water demand during construction, design water
conservation methods during operation of the building, which will include both building level and
landscape. The condition of the ground water levels of Bangalore are appalling. But it receives a fair
amount of rainfall each year with a maximum of 90 days gap between two showers. This has been
proven by many activists to be enough to sustain the people of Bangalore without any reliance on
groundwater.
Our focus would be on:
•Zero rain water discharge from site
•Integrate innovative water conservation techniques, incorporation of efficiency to reduce water
demand and rain water harvesting to sustain the load of a 5 storey building.
•Using water storage as passive cooling technique
•Alternative sewage treatment methods (SBT)
•Design of landscape to minimize urban heat island, urban flooding and also reduced landscape water
demand.
•Reuse treated water for landscaping, flushing, etc.
•Use properties of various materials to aid water conservation techniques, especially during
construction.
•Design a system that uses less water and generates less water wastage. The project is Net Zero Water
building.
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4.3. COMFORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
This atypical school placed in the heart of a bustling neighborhood, enjoys a moderate climate, which
reduces the need for cooling strategies. However, it is necessary to tackle the consequent, inescapable
noise and pollution to ensure a healthy indoor environment and psychological comfort for the users of
the space. Our primary objective is to
•Recognize the programs in the space and provide for the users
•Appropriate thermal comfort, daylighting and ventilation through mixed mode of ventilation
•To achieve comfort standards according to NBC 2005 and ASHRAE Standard 55
•To meet the Standards for achieving desired Indoor Environment Quality and indoor noise levels

4.4. RESILIENCE
Climate vulnerability, flooding, creating urban flood resilience and resilience to pandemic situations
would be the focus
•Erosion and sediment control, setting floor levels above designated flood levels
•Screening and remodeling the drains at the site edge for better runoff/sewage segregation
•Monitoring the waste levels and legal entry points of sewage and chemicals let off from the site into
the drain/neighboring areas/underground (during as well as after construction)
•Ecological resilience where the building remains in functional equilibrium even during situations of
pandemic or any such related events
•Countering the anthropogenic heat generated from vehicles and machines
•Including more grass patches and vegetation for infiltration of ground water and shading, thus
reducing the contribution to urban heat islands on site.

4.5. AFFORDABILITY (COST OF CONSTRUCTION)

•Looking at affordability throughout the lifespan of the building: pre and post construction strategies
•Affordability in terms of material, transportation/labor and maintenance factors
•Reworking vernacular principles as sustainable solutions in the present context
•Achieving building aesthetics with the challenges of use of recycled materials
•Looping different services of operation such that the output (wastes) of one system becomes input
(resources) for the other

4.6. SCALABILITY AND MARKET POTENTIAL

Scalability in terms of use and market potential of the design strategies will be attempted.
•To create a school environment which facilitates project and inquiry based learning
•Open campus - involving the non-enrolled public from the context to use the space as secondary
option for a function during non-active hours.
•To create modular learning units, and multifunctional classrooms
•Involvement in local scenario - ‘Providing’ instead of ‘Using Up’ is an important strategy to make the
institution validated by the context.
•Using technology for successful marketing through the cloud
•Create novel design solutions, which would be affordable and replicable to mainstream energy
efficiency and comfort in the built environment
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*Note: Bonafide for the student- Harshavardhan M Sali not obtained from IIT Madras
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