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CII GODREJ GREEN BUSINESS CENTRE

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THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE TWO DIMENSIONAL DRAFTING AND THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELLING OF THE BUILDING- CII GODREJ GREEN BUSINESS CENTER, HYDERABAD,INDIA. IT ALSO SHOWS THE DAYLIGHTING ANALYSIS DONE ON THIS BUILDING. ABOUT THE PROJECT : LOCATION: IT IS SITUATED AT KOTHAGUDA NEAR HI-TECH CITY,HYDERABAD,ANDHRA PRADESH,INDIA. OWNER : CII (CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY) ARCHITECT : AR.KARAN GROVER BUILDING FUNCTION : IT IS THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY,GREEN BUILDINGS, RENEWABLE ENERGY,WATER,ENVIRONMENT & RECYCLING AND CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES IN INDIA. IT IS A DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTION OFFERING ADVISORY SERVICES TO THE INDUSTRY ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS & WORKS IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS. TOTAL SITE AREA : 23,562 SQUARE METERS. BUILT UP AREA : 20,000 SQUARE FEET. LEEDS RATING : PLATINUM

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ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES WAS TO MINIMISE THE DAMAGE DURING CONSTRUCTION & OCCUPANCY TO THE NATURAL ELEMENTS OF WATER FLOW AIR QUALITY VEGITATION & TOPOGRAPHY . THE BUILDING FORM RESPONSE TO THE ROCKY SITE . THEFOOT PRINT IS KEPT SMALL & THE ARRANGMENT OF SPACES & VARYING LEVELS OF THE PLINTH WHERE DESIGN TO RESPECT THE DISTINGITIVE BOULDERS COUNTOUR TRENCHING WILL PREVENT EROSION & SEDEMIENTATION, VEGITATION THAT WAS LOST TO THE BUILT AREA WAS REPLACES BY GARDENS ON 55 %OF ROOF AREA

ABOUT CII GODREJ GREEN BUSINESS CENTRE

DURING THE VISIT OF EX-PRESIDENT CLINTON TO INDIA,THE CII & ANDHRA PRADESH GOVT. TOOK AN INITIATIVE JOINTLY,TO DEVELOP A GREEN BUSINESS CENTRE IN INDIA.TOWARDS THE GOAL,AP GOVT.HANDED OVER A PLOT OF LAND TO CII & A PREMIER BUSINESS HOUSE OF INDIA-GODREJ, HAD AGREED TO SPONSOR THE PROJECT. THE CENTRE SENSITISES KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO AMBRACE GREEN PRACTICES & FACILITATES MARKET TRANSFORMATION,PAVING WAY FOR INDIA TO BECOME ONE OF THE GLOBAL HEADERS IN GREEN BUSINESSES. CONCEPT THE DESIGN OF THE GBC ADOPTS A STRONG APPROACH IN FAVOUR OF ECO-FRIENDLY & ENERGY EFFICIENT ARCHITECTURE.TO FULFILL THIS PURPOSE,IT INTEGRATES MODERN TECHNIQUES & RESEARCH METHODS,WITH TRADITIONAL IDEAS. HENCE,THE CRITICAL THOUGHT THAT MOTIVATES THIS DESIGN IS THAT OF CREATING A GREEN BUILDING THAT RESPONDS TO CULTURAL & CLIMATIC CONTEXTS,WITH A CONTEMPORARY SETTING. THE PROJECT MAKES AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE PROCESS OF BUILDING,AN INTERACTIVE & COOPERATIVE EFFORT.THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF THIS PROJECT ARE MADE SO AS TO ALLOW INTERACTION IN BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL WAYS.(FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE THE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE & SEMINAR HALL PROVIDE A FORMAL SETTING,THE FOYER & WALKWAY CREATE INFORMAL SPACES. THE EXISTING ROCKS ON THE SITE ARE KEY FACTORS IN DETERMINING THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE SPACES.THE CONTOURS DICTATE THE POSITION & LEVELS OF VARIOUS PLINTHS. THE FORM OF THE BUILDING REVOLVES AROUND AN INTROVERTED COURTYARD THAT ENCOURAGES INTERACTION & EXHIBITION.IT ALSO MAINTAINS A RELATIONSHIP TO THE LANDSCAPE AROUND,THRUOGH VISUAL & PHYSICAL CONNECTION GOING BEYOND THE CENTRAL COURTYARD. THE SERVICE SYSTEMS FOR THE PROJECT HAVE BEEN CONCEPTUALISED BASED ON THE DESIGN BRIEF RECEIVED FROM TERI & ACCEPTABLE DESIGN STANDARDS LAID DOWN BY ASHRAE & LEED TO ACHIEVE HIGHEST LEED CERTIFICATION. THE BUILDING HAS BEEN RATED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FEATURES : SUSTAINABLE SITE WATER EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY MATERIALS & RESOURCES INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY

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WIND TOWER FREASH AIR INTAKE THROUGH THESE TOWERS CONTRIBUTE TO A DROP IN TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 5 7 DEGREES CELSIUS

BRICK JALI THIS BRICK JALI/LATTICE WALL LETS IN COOL BREEZE INTO THE INTERNAL CENTRAL AREA

RI Eco-friendly entrance AL Large front portico that gives protection against rain in rainy seasons and harsh S
sunlight during summers.

GREEN ROOF THE GREEN ROOFS REDUCE THE HEAT INGRESS INTO THE BUILDING.

Glazed windows Double glazed glass with good thermal properties are installed

Fly ash bricks Aerated concrete bricks are used which provide adequate insulation and reduces 15-20% load on the air conditioning

PHOTO VOLTAICS PV ARRAY IS INSTALLED ON THE SOUTH WEST WALL AND GENERATES 20% OF THE TOTAL ENERGY REQUIREMENT OF THE BUILDING.

Documentation of the 2d modeling process in revit

The first step to model the building was to draw the plan with wall command as the scanned images of the floor plans with dimensions were at hand. Each block of the ground floor of the building is drawn with the wall command. While giving the wall command itself the height of the wall is entered in the properties. The curved walls of the building makes it a bit tedious to draft when compared to the regular square and rectangle geometry plans.

THE FLOORING IS THEN ADDED TO THE plan. It is easy to make floors in revit as we have the floor command. We have to select it and give in the thickness and we can draw the desired shape of the floor according to our plan.

Once the flooring is added. we can move to the next part of modeling and add the ceiling to it. First the flat slabs were added. There are lot of slanting roofs in this cii godrej building. So after adding the flat slab which is easy, pitched roofs were added. Again there is a roof command, so the roof can be drawn directly like the floor in case of flat roofs. In case of pitched roofs,we need to define the profile and give in details of the slope,etc, in the properties of the command.

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The cii godrej building has a lot of levels within the building. it does not have one plane ground line. To create these different levels for the model, different levels at different heights can be set using the level option in the elevation window. Each level height can b defined by simply entering the desired heights which makes it easy to work as it is helpful while giving heights of walls,thickness of floors,slabs,etc

Any changes desired in the side profiles or front propfiles for the elevation, it can be done in the elevation window using the modify option. Columns are added which is easy again as there are ready-made columns for the column command. The height and other details, if desired, can be changed in the element properties.

To add stairs is as easy as adding a door or window in revit. Its just like a component. There are lot of components like doors, windows, stairs,etc. We can modify it with respect to our design and height requirement. Once the building is drawn in 2d and all the heights are given accordingly and the profiles for elevations are made, revit automatically reads the elevations and generates them in the elevation windows.

The three dimensional view is also generated by revit siimultaneously when all the heights are given and profiles are made accordingly. They can be viewed in several options like hidden line, shaded, shaded with edges, wireframe, etc.

THERE ARE SEVERAL DOORS IN THE LIBRARY FROM WHICH WE CAN CHOOSE FROM WITH SUBJECT TO OUR DESIGN REQUIREMENT. PLACING DOORS AND WINDOWS ARE VERY EASY UNLIKE IN OTHER SOFTWARES WHERE YOU HAVE TO GENERATE THESE COMPONENTS AND FIX THEM, HERE IN REVIT WE SIMPLY CHOOSE THE DESIRED DOOR AND GO TO THE WALL DESIRED AND JUST PLACE IT. WE CAN EDIT THE SIZE AND OTHER DETAILS ACCORDINGLY. THE PLACEMENT OF THE DOOR CAN BE REVERSED ACCORDING TO OUR DESIGN WITH JUST A CLICK OF THE MOUSE.

CHANGES CAN BE MADE FROM ANY VIEWPORT IN REVIT., EVEN FROM THE 3D VIEWPORT, ELEVATION VIEWPORT OR SECTION VIEWPORT, BUT THE SELECTION OF THE OBJECTS SHOULD BE DONE VERY CAREFULLY OR WE END UP SELECTING AND EDITING THE WRONG ELEMENT. WE JUST HAVE TO SELECT THE ELEMENT AND GO TO ELEMENT PROPERTIES AND CHANGE THE SETTINGS ACCORDINGLY.

MATERIAL APPLICATION IS VERY SIMPLE AGAIN. THE MATERIALS TO BE APPLIED CAN BE SELECTED WHILE CHOOSING THE ELEMENT ITSELF. WHILE SELECTING THE COMPONENT OR THE COMMAND,AFTER SELECTING THE TYPE OF ELEMENT AND EDITING THE SIZE,ETC, IN THE SAME DIALOGUE BOX THERE WILL BE AN OPTION FOR THE MATERIALS. WE CAN CHOOSE THE MATERIAL NAME AND CHOOSE THE FILL PATTERN AND COLOUR AS WELL.

IN CASE WE FORGET TO SELECT THE MATERIAL WHILE CHOOSING THE ELEMENT OR COMPONENT, WE CAN ALWAYS SELECT THE ELEMENT AND GO TO EDIT PROPERTIES AND SELECT OR CHANGE ANYTHING WE DESIRE RELATED TO THAT PARTICULAR ELEMENT. TO ADD A CURTAIN WALL/CURTAIN SYSTEM, WE HAVE TO SELECT THE WALL TO WHICH WE WANT TO ADD THE CURTAIN WALL. THEN GO TO MODIFY OPTION AND SELECT CURTAIN WALL. WE THEN ADD THE CURTAIN WALL TO OUR DESIRED WALL. WE CAN ALSO CHANGE THE CURTAIN WALL DESIGN BY ADDING OR REMOVING THE MULLIONS ON THE CURTAIN WALL OR CREATE OUR OWN CURTAIN WALL WITH THE CURTAIN GRID OPTION.

TO PLACE WINDOWS IS THE SAME PROCEDURE AS THE DOORS.

Revit also has the option to render images. The render dialogue box needs to be opened and just click render IN THE OPTION VIEW. THE
SETTINGS CAN BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

ANALYSIS THROUGH REVIT PLUG-IN VASARI :

THIS IS A NEW ANALYSIS PLUG-IN BY AUTODESK ITSELF FOR REVIT CALLED THE VASARI PROJECT. THE VASARI PROJECT NEEDS TO BE OPENED AND WE CAN DIRECTLY OPEN THE REVIT FILES INTO IT. BUT THE BUILDING MODELED IN REVIT SHOULD BE IN MASS FORM. ONLY THEN THE ANALYSIS CAN BE DONE. IF IT IS MODELED AS A MASS, FOR THE ANALYSIS, THE COMMAND TO SELECT MASS FACES POPS UP WHICH IS WHY IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE THE BUILDING AS A MASS. ONCE THE MASS FACES ARE SELECTED, THE ANALYSIS CAN BE RUN. WE CAN SET THE LOCATION OF THE PROJECT AS WELL WHICH WILL GIVE A DETAILED ANALYSIS BASED ON THE LOCATION AND THE PROJECT.

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SKETCH UP MODELLING
the form of the building is in curves every single line has to be created carefully by using poly line their shouldnt be any overlap or double line created which makes things critical to draft are make a plane in sketch up The accuracy helps to create the 3d model design as simple as 2d drafting

SKET CH UP :

drafting 2d plan in auto cad Create elevation or Section for height measurement when cad 2d is produced the file has to be saved in DXF file format (. dxf ) this format which helps to import in sketch up

DOCUMENTATION OF 2D TO 3D :

after the next process is to create face on the 2d plan to generate 3d Importing process form Auto cad files to sketch model up Which shows step by step documentation of project create a 2d plane then extrude the height of the building by specifying in sketch up in the measurement box The height get uploaded and it generate the walls While extrusion make sure the extraction done along required -axis to create an circular plan in sketch up is more tedious job which makes things more critical while selection are drafting The walls has to me in layers , so that it makes your work easy when u doesnt need the required walls

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In sketch up pro 7 version you can import an file directly Next comes the layers convert all layers into 1 single layer create scene & lock the cad working layer which helps to prevent errors. when even u start drawing a line or a plane make sure of your working layer it has to be set as your current layer If the visibility were marked makes layer get visible make sure while working

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you work in sketch up you have 2 make & groups which makes things more easy can be useful for repeated objects be done & explore n number of times

SKET CH UP :

creating plane sloping curved surface is more critical option to create download makefaces.rb ruby file which generate faces/planes with out any plane

by using interact - interact selection we can insert windows & doors to circular /curved walls Application of material by colour or photo. We can download & upload in to material box by texture by using texture editor we can apply for curved surface, this option is available for sketch up pro 7 version

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THE NXT RENDER IS MUCH BETTER AND PREFERABLE THAN V-RAY RENDER FOR THE EXTERIORS BECAUSE THE RENDERING OPTION ANS SETTINGS IS AVAILABLE FOR THE EXTERIORS. THIS IS A USER FRIENDLY RENDER. \SETTHE SETTING AS EXTERIOR CHANGE THE SETTINGS ACCORDING TO THR REQURIMENTS , Save the image s in .nxt render save in the origin of renders, Open the saved file & edit the render which ever way it required Note: for render editing like colour etc we need to have full version, trail version doesnt work.

Initially we have to set the scene then select the V-ray render option modification , edit & assign the values for renders, change of colors background , set the camera angle , apply lighting on the building if required save the setting & press ok for continuation . For rendering shadows place a major role, before render shadows has to be defined.

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RENDER INTERIORS OF BUILDING

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THE MODEL WAS EXPORTED FROM REVIT BY FIRST EXPORTING IT IN THE GBXML FORMAT AND AND THEN OPENING THE FILE IN ECOTECT. CREATE ZONES FOR ANALYSIS, APPLY GRIDE BEFORE DOING LIGHTING ANALYSIS FOR THAT INTAILY WE REQURIE LOAD WEATHER DATA.

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IF THE SPECIFIED DATA WAS NOT FOUND THEN GO TO http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/cfm/weather_data.cfm LOAD THE WEATHER DATA ONCE THE WEATHER DATA GETS EXPORTED TO WEATHER TOOL BAR & GENERATED THE LOCATION OF THE BULIDNING .

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THEN CONVERT THE WEATHER DATA FORMAT. SAVE IN ECO TECT LIBRARY . GO BACK TO ECO TECT ANALYSIS & OPEN THE WEATHER FILE & LOAD IT.

LIGHTING ANALYSIS :
DUE TO THE FURTHER SO CIRCULAR FORM THE ANALYSIS COULDNT BE CONTINUED THE ENTRIE PROCESS IS BEEN DONE IN SKETCH UP

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IMPORT TO ECO TECT .OBJ

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DIRECT DRAFTING WITH WALL COMMAND THE HEIGHT FOR THE WALLS IS GIVEN SELECTING THE WALL COMMAND ITSELF WHILE EXTRUSION OPENINGS DOOR ROOF MATERIALS DISADVANTAGES ANALYSIS DRAFTING

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IMPORT 2D PLANS FROM AUTOCAD IN THE DXF FORMAT

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EXTRUDE USING THE EXTRUDE OPTION DIFFICULT TO PLACE OPENINGS FOR A CURVED SURFACE. IT HAS TO BE GENERATED FROM SCRATCH.

EASY TO PLACE AS THEY ARE COMPONENTS IN THE LIBRARY CAN BE SELECTED FROM THE COMPONENT LIBRARY AND EDITED AS PER OUR DESIGN CAN BE DRAWN EASILY WITH THE ROOF COMMAND AND EDITED AS REQUIRED EASY TO APPLY TO THE ELEMENTS AS THERE IS THE OPTION WHILE SELECTING ITSELF. INITIALLY THE BUILDING HAS TO BE GENERATED IN MASS COMPONENTS TO WORK IN ECOTECT VASARI PLUG-IN WAS USED TO RUN FEW ANALYSIS. FOR REVIT FILE TO OPEN IN ECOTECT, IT HAS TO BE EXPORTED IN GBXML FORMAT.

TO BE TECHNICALLY DRAWN DIFFICULT TO DRAW AS THERE IS NO SELECTION OF NODES THE IMAGE FILE CAN BE CONVERTED TO TEXTURE AND APPLIED FOR CIRCULAR BUILDINGS FORMS, INSERTION OF WINDOWS, DOORS HAS A LENGTHY PROCESS THE SKETCH UP FILE HAS TO BE EXPORTED IN THE .OBG FORMAT TO OPEN IN ECOTECT. ZONES CAN BE CREATED EASILY AT INITIAL STAGES..

Since we faced a lot of problems in archicaddy , as we are not familiar with the software we could not proceed in modeling the cii building in archi cad

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REFERENCES:

http://autodesk-revit.blogspot.com/2010/11/autodesk-project-vasari-technology.html http://www.renderplus.com/wk/IRender_nXt_w.htm http://www.vray.com/vray_for_sketchup/manual/render_options_for_vray_for_sketchup.shtml http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sketchup+tutorial&aq=0 http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=revit+tutorial+2011&aq=0 http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+mass+in+revit&aq=f http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/cfm/weather_data.cfm http://www.energy-design-tools.aud.ucla.edu/

Special thanks to Prof. Hasim Altan & Prof. Binh Nguyen