Green Operation

Management
Submitted by
Ratan Kumar
Harveer Tapia
Ankit Gaur

 Green is In, Green is in Vogue !

- Du-Pont .
Green building
Green energy
Green waste

Green Operation Management .

Green management is simply the rethinking, or more accurately, being more

mindful of how organizations are operating (or a lack thereof) with respect to
the environment.
It is not the human factors within the organization that are being managed
but the components of the organizations operating activities that are being
managed by green management.
In 1990s Green Operation Management was highlighted inorder to addresses
environmental and social issues in OM.
It operates on the basis of the triple bottom line TBL or 3BL, or

people, planet, profit

Organizations of all shapes and sizes are working to turn green their
processes, products, facilities, and direct sustainable business practices into
competitive advantages.

How & Why ?

GREEN BUILDING. This can be done through better setting, design, construction,
operation, maintenance, and waste removal .
GREEN ENERGY. Green Energy, also known as green power, is the electricity
generated from renewable energy sources (solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and
hydroelectric).
GREEN WASTE .Mc Donalds will be testing refillable coffee mugs; and it is
considering introducing starch-based, thus biodegradable, cutlery.

1. Reduced operating costs by increasing productivity and using less energy, materials,
and water.
2. Improved public and occupant health due to improved indoor air quality.
3. Reduced environmental impacts by, for example, lessening storm water runoff .

Most importantly balancing the people and the

planet with prots which are the elements of GOM .

Components of GOM

Green Design
Green Collaboration System
Carbon Footprint Disclosure
Green Production, Package & Shippin
g
Green End of Life

Green Products Design

Green Design Database

By employing more energy-efficient, waste-reducing, lightweight
materials that are toxin free and easily recyclable in product design
and listed in complied "Green Design databases".
EuP LCA Management System
"Life Cycle Analysis" (LCA), in compliance with EuP requirements, is
regularly carried out on all products.
Recycle Collaboration System
During product design, ease in disassembly and distribution for the 3R
(Re-use, Recycle and Recovery) is strongly taken into consideration.

Green Collaboration
System

A strict compliance to "Waste Electrical and Electronic

Equipment Directive (WEEE)", "Restriction of Hazardous
Substances Directive (RoHS)" and "Energy-Consuming
Products, Eco-Design Directive (EuP) is very important ".
At the same time, in order to fully implement green business
management, organisation should built a "green cooperative
information system" to control each stage from the suppliers of
raw materials, production, manufacturing, transport, to usage
and disposal to insure all meet green requirements in every
aspect.

Carbon Footprint Disclosure

As green house gases (GHG) continue to raise global temperatures
and adversely affect the global climate, by voluntarily controlling
and reducing their "carbon footprint",the organisationaims to fulfill
what we believe to be a basic corporate responsibility, with an eye
towards benefiting society as a whole.

Green Production, Package &

Shipping
A GOM organisation uses less material for packaging and utilizes reused and
recycled materials as much as possible.
Reduced
As long as the packaging is sufficient for protecting the contained product, using
less material shrinks the box to an optimum size and thus reduces costs associated
with manufacturing, transportation and even carbon emissions. For instance:
the thickness of a PE bag can been reduced from 0.1mm to 0.07mm.
the integration of inner and outer box slashes 32.9% off the original volume.
Reuse & Recycle
The non-toxic, RoHS-compliant material chosen to make packaging can be recycled
and is biodegradable:
cartons and boxes should consist of 80% to 90% recycled paper.
most product containers can use 100% recycled paper.
Product Shipping
The way the labor uses pallets to load cartons is another surprisingly effective way
to save energy. The standardized packaging and improved loading methods not
only allows a pallet to contain more products, but also reduces the effort and
energy involved in loading and shipping.

Green End of Life

During product design, ease in disassembly and distribution for the 3R (Reuse, Recycle and Recovery) is strongly taken into consideration. Disposed
products are reused or recycled when possible for extended life and value
that benefit resource savings and future developments.

Solution Provided by GOM

Improve Protability with Cost Savings
Reduce energy and other resource usage and costs
Recycle and minimize waste
Optimize the supply chain
Take advantage of rebates and incentives
Use effective remote collaboration technologies to minimize expensiv
e business travel

 Capitalize on Competitive Advantage

Attract new green consumers and open new markets
Garner interest from the investment community
Outperform competitors
Improve company reputation and brand image
Enhance customer, supplier, vendor and other stakeholder perceptions
Certify as a green business
Create innovative, environmentally focused products and services
Mitigate Risk
Meet legal requirements(WEEE)
Meet legal requirements(RoHS)
Anticipate new regulations
Address new supplier and vendor environmental requirements(Wal-Mart)
Engage stakeholders proactively

 Retain and Attract Top Talent

Increase productivity
Recruit top talent
Improve employee morale and retention
Promote a healthier and safer work environment
Make the World a Safer and Healthier Place
Reduce environmental impacts
Practice corporate social responsibility
Build community goodwill

Saving Money & Energy

Case Study of the Energy-Efficiency
Retrofit of the Godrej Bhavan
Building in Mumbai.

 The Godrej Bhavan retrofit shows that greener,

energy-saving retrofits are practical and profitable
in Indias rapidly transforming building market
and provides replicable practices for cost and
energy savings.
HOW ?
Godrej Bhavans post-upgrade energy savings
are on track to recover the retrofit costs of
`5,384,000 ($99,704). Based on the electricity
bill savings alone, the upgrade costs are expected
to be paid back in 4.7 years.

 The buildings
retrofit team
incorporated highperforming energyefficiency
measures, as
described in table
1, which pay for
themselves over
time by
significantly saving
on electricity costs.

 Based on Godrej Bhavans energy-saving

performance in the two years after the retrofit,
three different scenarios demonstrate real-world
payback periods and actual cost savings. The
payback period is 4.7 years under the Actual
Godrej Electricity Bill Scenario; 8.9 years under
the Fixed Tariff Scenario; and 9.6 under the
Escalating Tariff Scenario.

 Three measuresHVAC, lighting, and the building

maintenance systemaccount for the bulk of the
energy savings. The upgraded HVAC system
captures the maximum savings of the measures
installed, accounting for an average of 32 percent
in the overall electricity savings for FY 2010-12.

Energy efficient retrofit

Challenges & Solution .

Challenge: Aging Building with Ongoing Operations .

The Godrej Bhavan retrofit required implementing new
energy-efficiency technologies in an aging office building with
ongoing operations. The buildings architectural design,
faade, glazing, lighting, and HVAC system were already in use,
limiting the opportunity to redesign these components. The
aging HVAC system, a direct expansion (DX) system, needed to
be replaced. Since two air handling units (AHUs) cooled the
entire building, it was difficult to upgrade one floor at a time
while keeping other operating floors cooled. For a successful
upgrade, the project team needed solutions to these
challenges, especially to ensure continued building operations,
worker productivity, and building safety, while simultaneously
increasing staff awareness on the benefits of the retrofit

 Solution: Implement Upgrade During Non-Working Hours

Focusing on Building Operations The retrofit focused on
specific equipment and energy management upgrades instead
of redesigning the building. The relatively inefficient HVAC DX
system was replaced with an energy-efficient water-cooled
screw chiller. Because the building structure did not have
feasible sites to locate AHUs on every floor, artificial floors
were created (using beams in the masonry shaft and horizontal
metal plates) to install new AHUs on each level and to provide
the desired temperature conditions for each floor while
maximizing energy savings. The HVAC retrofit occurred during
nonworking hours and weekends to avoid inconveniencing staff
during working hours. To ensure continuity of cooling, the old
and new HVAC systems were operated simultaneously during
the transition

Challenge: Missing Original Drawings The building was

constructed four decades ago, in 1972. Many of its architectural,
electrical, HVAC, and plumbing drawings and records had not been
preserved over the years.

Solution: Create Building Blueprints Instead of expending

resources trying to locate the older drawings and blueprints,
the project team prepared new drawings for Godrej Bhavan
during the retrofit process. These drawing further assist the
company in its ongoing and future building operations and
management, including energy savings

Challenge: Limited Availability of Energy- Efficient Products

Comprehensive information and sourcing of energyefficient
technologies and green materials, such as energy-efficient
fluorescent (T-5) lamps with low mercury content, were difficult to
procure for the Godrej Bhavan upgrade.
Solution: Source Energy-Saving Materials from Special Vendors
The retrofit team sourced efficient technologies and materials
from special vendors through investigation and research. Sourcing
these energy-saving products for the Godrej Bhavan upgrade
increased the overall market demand for efficiency technologies,
leading to their availability for a larger portion of Indian
customers.

GOM Highlights of this

case .

BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND ELECTRICAl SYSTEM

UPDATES

Installed the Trane Building Energy Management System

(BMS) dashboard display with digital energy meters that
continuously monitor energy use, check and rectify energy-use
discrepancies, and increase maintenance staff accountability and
productivity

HVAC CHILLER UPGRADE WITH BUILDING MANAGEMENT

SySTEM INTEGRATION
Upgraded the chiller compressor-condenser unit from a 35-yearold DX system with limited options for energyefficiency to a
new Trane system with a screw chiller, water-cooled condenser,
electronic expansion valve, and a high coefficient of
performance (COP) of 5.5 from a previous COP of 2.2.

LIGHTING WITH HIGH-EFFICIENCY FITTINGS

Installed
Philips fluorescent tube lamps with highefficiency T-5 fittings
(lamp life of 27,000 burning hours and a low mercury
content of 1.4 mg per tube) and electronic ballasts with timers
to switch office lights off automatically after hours.
Provided natural day light and outside views throughout the
building.
Installed double-glazed clear windows and shading devices to
reduce heat gain through the windows while still providing light
(installed in 2012 after the building retrofit).

GREEN ROOF GARDEN

Developed the buildings original green roof, which had a soil

depth of nine inches, by removing the covering of the tandoor
roof clay tiles. The Godrej team measured a reduction in the
roof temperature by 10C using thermal imaging. The green
roof reduces the heat entering the building and cools the top floor
that houses the companys senior management.
Planted
trees around the building to maintain a cool microclimate .and
reduce the heat island effect

CONCLUSION

The retrofit saves

operating costs,
lowers electricity use,
improves building systems,
enhances occupant comfort,
and increases environmental awareness among building
occupants and visitors.
Lessons learned from the Godrej Bhavan retrofit for the
broader real estate market include:
1. Commitment starts at the top: Godrejs corporate
commitment to sustainability shaped the projects efficiency
goals. Top-level support for the high-efficiency and costsavings targets were critical to the success of the project.

Low-hanging savings opportunities: The Godrej

Bhavan retrofit demonstrates the low-hanging energy and
cost-saving opportunities. By upgrading HVAC, lighting,
and building management systems, Godrej Bhavan is an
example of how high performing office spaces can
maximize energy-saving strategies with ease of
maintenance and improved comfort and air quality.

Building operations and maintenance are key:

Beyond installing efficient equipment, Godrej Bhavan also
upgraded its energy management system and trained
staff to analyze continually overall energy performance,
transforming building operations and allowing staff to
correct discrepancies and increase energy savings.

 Thank You Very Much .