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2. Green Strategies
DRIVERS OF SUSTAINABILITY
6 STRANDS OF
BUILDING
DESIGN

3. ZED’s bioclimatic Design
HOTTER THAN
OUTSIDE
TEMPERATURE
OUTSIDE
TEMP.
ices
n pract
l desig
entiona
Conv
Building
Micro
Climate
Designed
Building
Envelope
Building
Configura
tion
CLIMATE
Good
landscaping,
vegetation
COOLER THAN
OUTSIDE
TEMPERATURE
Micro
Climate
ZED
’s B
io-c
l
ima
tic
Building
Protection from Configura
tion
sun, rain & wind,
daylighting…
Choice of
suitable building
materials
COMFORT ZONE
des
ign
Building
Envelope
Good indoor
environment &
efficient
appliances
Passive
Design
Low-energy air
conditioning
systems
Desired
Comfort
Conditions

4. Master Plan … the genesis of a green oasis
The cluster
as
the basic unit of the
community
Green Park
Spaces for every
cluster
44 homes
Nice expansive
avenues that will be
lined with dense trees
and foliage

5. Stay Cool in all seasons…
Clusters that define
your climate
within your
homes
Green spreads within
each cluster that
would enable
removal of heat

6. Design Drivers for the unit
The design of the unit type has
been a resultant of many
drivers
• Orientation
• A central social space
• The west façade
• An interconnecting volume

7. COOL ROOF

8. CROSS VENTILATION

9. Climatically Responsive Homes

10. Welcoming Double Space in your Living Room
Socio-Climatic Drivers:
Double height space integrating the two floors to experience the
volume.

11. Climate Analysis
Air conditioning is
essential through
out the year to
achieve thermal
comfort; which
would be achieved
through Nonconventional Green
methods.
High health value
for Occupants…

12. Central Free-flowing Spaces
Free-flowing plans that offer rooms without walls, customizable to have
no walls to walled private spaces as per your choice

13. Bring the green into your Homes
• Green indoor gardens, green outdoor courts, surround you with
healthy, clean air

14. Luxurious Master Toilet
A toilet lit by a skylight,
having a green patch
of a garden inside and
walk in cupboards to a
dry side…a haven in
itself.

15. Living amongst green for the rest of your lives…

16. STRATEGY
Reliability
Economy
Efficiency
Function
Finishes
Environmental Compatibility
Economic Efficiency
Endoginety
Equity
Cost
Aesthetic
Function
Ease of Execution
Efficient Time
Environmental Health
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17. We use
Geysers
Synthetic fertilizers or pesticides
Chemicals for treating

water
HCFC CFC or ODS
toxic paints
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18. We use
Bricks, clay blocks, clay tiles,
Ceramic tiles
Incandescent lamps
waste exported

Forest timber
Municipal water imported
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19. We use
LEDs, solar based or
hybrids for external lights
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Composites
Shallow aquifers
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20. Green Masonry blocks
Textured Wall
Hollow Block
Homes are built with specially
engineered masonry blocks for
walls. These also include designer
blocks. These are energy-efficient,
and are part of microclimate
architecture …
Thermal
Plaster

21. Demand side
Management
Supply side
Management
Energy Management Strategy

22. Green Air conditioning
• ACs are to be used only when
you need it. And so these
homes at BCIL Zed Earth have
been provided with 36 Watt low
energy ceiling fans that reduce
power consumption by a
chunky 25%. Washrooms offer
energy-efficient ventilators.
• Energy-efficient air-conditioning
that is innovative, easy-to-run,
and saves 50 per cent on
monthly energy bills.

23. Green Air conditioning
27 - 28 C
̊
̊
MIST COOLING UNIT CAP
2000 CFMz
FRESH AIR IN
28 ̊ – 32 ̊C
BED ROOM
24 C ±
̊
BED ROOM
24 C ±
̊
BED ROOM
24 C ±
̊
BED ROOM
24 C ±
̊
SUPPLY AIR DUCT WITH
THERMAL INSULATION

24. kW
Energy Consumption in ZedHomes
ON PEAK LOAD
OFF PEAK LOAD
TIME
ON PEAK LOAD

25. SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
DC
DC
DC
RGE
CHA OLLER
TR
CON
DC
230V
AC
POWE
R
AC
DC
DC
POWE
R (12V)
INVERTER
AC
ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCE
BATTERY
AC
FUTURE
EXPANSION
AC
AC
GRID POWER
AC
AC
AC

26. Bio-diesel for gensets
o Diesel Gensets as supplementary
power for all ZedHomes.
o Gensets run on 30% bio-diesel
(pongamia pinnata)
o Reduce 2.5 tonnes of CO2 annually
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27. Hot water with zero energy bills…
• Every home at BCIL Zed Earth
comes complete with a solar
thermal hot water supply
system. It’s backed up by a
provision for a 15-litre, energyefficient geyser you can fit
optionally in each washroom.

28. REDUCED
FRESH
WATER
DEMAND
Water Management Strategy
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29. Water conscience meter to
measure the water usage of every
ZedHome
Treated fresh
water
Rainwater Harvesting
Treated waste
water
Water Efficient
fixtures

30. Having a conscience by being conscious
• With an on site water treatment
plant at BCIL Zed Earth, you can
drink water straight off the tap.
• Zed Earth hosts taps and showers
that save you 105,000 liters a year,
while offering you the best of
comfort on water at home.
• Information is key to sustainable
living. As an educational aid, every
home comes with one water flow
meter that record and display the
consumption of water. Only if you
ask…

31. Waste water no more a waste…
• Waste water leaving your home is treated at the Sewage Treatment
Plant (STP) and looped back into the system for irrigation of all plants
on campus.

32. Do not do a NIMBY with waste…
• Kitchen waste from each
home is sent (once
segregated at home) to a
natural compost-making
unit.
• To ensure effective waste
management, separate
community bins for Paper,
Plastic, Glass, e-waste,
toxic waste and other nonrecyclables are provided
in the common areas.

33. Cleaner air within

35. Living amongst green for the rest of your lives…
• Every home at BCIL Zed Earth
comes with a private gardeneco -scaped with carefully
chosen native species that
require less water and
maintenance.
• These gardens and the
common campus plants offer
you carbon sinks that offer
you a chance to secure
carbon-neutrality on your
lifestyle and carbon emission.

36. We help you:
grow your own water
harness your own energy
grow your own food
… at no extra capital cost
… at no extra selling price
… at a saving of 30% for end-user
ZED. Not end of the Alphabet.
The beginning of a new language.
Thank you