| Year | 2016 |
| Municipality | Gunjur |
| Location | Bangalore, India | OSM |
| State | Karnataka |
| Area (TFA) | 15576 m2 |
| Dwellings | 125 |
| Cost | None EUR/m2 |
| Consumption | 35 kWh/m2/year (primary energy) |
Asset Aura is a residential building complex located in the Bangalore which falls under temperate climatic zone as per bigEE classification. The construction of the building was completed in 2015. The building is certified under GRIHA green building rating system. The design approach of the building focuses on natural ventilation, higher efficiency of electro mechanical systems installed and integration of renewable energy system in the building. The building is designed and constructed by Asset design group, Bangalore.
The total cost of the building is 1,995,000 Euro, out of which the cost of the building envelope cost is 1,855,000 Euro and the cost of the technical installations is 140,000 Euro.
| Year of completion | 2016 |
| Number of units | 125 |
| Number of occupants | None people |
| Elevation | None m |
The building envelope comprises of heavy weight construction. The external walls are made up of AAC blocks and rendered with external plaster measuring a U value 0f 2 W/m2K.
The ground floor comprises of 1 cm thick vitrified tiles, 5cm thick cement mortar, 15 cm thick RCC slab and 20 cm thick cement plaster with the U value 0f .33 W/m2K and total surface area of 3,340 m2.
The external roof of the building consists of 30 cm thick external coir pith, 5 cm thick geo textile, 15 cm thick RCC slab and 20 cm thick internal ceiling plaster measuring a U value of .44 W/m2K and a surface area of 3,340m2.
All windows are double-glazed with gas filling (SHGC 0.45) and aluminium frame. Total window area inclusive of the frame is 1,028 m2.
| Type of construction | Middle |
| U-value | 2.000 W/m2K |
|---|---|
| Total thickness | 0.19 cm |
| Total area | m2 |
| Material | Thickness | Thermal conductivity λ |
|---|---|---|
| External plaster | 0.02 cm | None W/mK |
| AAC block | 0.15 cm | None W/mK |
| Internal plaster | 0.02 cm | None W/mK |
| U-value window | 5.00 W/m2K |
|---|---|
| Total area | None m2 |
| Glass infill | |
|---|---|
| Coating/Tint | |
| Solar heat gain coefficient | 0.45 |
| U-value glass | None W/m2K |
| U-value window frame | None W/m2K |
The building has been designed for natural ventilation, with proper arrangement of windows to enhance cross ventilation in the building.
There is adequate daylight in the building and high performance glazing has been used to reduce the solar heat gain in the building. Most of the materials used, by quantity, for subassembly, internal partitions, false ceiling, and in built furniture are obtained from low energy materials having recycled content. Flush doors and granite doorframes have been installed in order to reduce the usage of hard wood in the interiors.
There is no central heating or cooling system installed in the building. Most of the spaces of the building are designed for natural ventilation.
| Indoor design temperature summer | 28 °C |
|---|---|
| Indoor design temperature winter | 22 °C |
Packaged air conditioning system comprising of cassette and split AC’s has been installed in the building. The ACs installed in the building have a minimum of 3 star BEE rating. The ACs are intended to be used during peak discomfort season.
No hot water system has been installed in the building
The building spaces are designed for natural ventilation with ceiling fans and manual operation of windows.
A 10 kWp rooftop photovoltaic system has been installed in the building.
Detailed information on installed power generators not known.
Energy efficient lighting has been used such as LED lighting for outdoors and efficient tubular fluorescent lights for interiors.
Total energy consumption demand of the building is met using both the grid connected electric power supplied to the building and the captive power generated in the building using solar PV system. The building consumed a total of 54,516 kWh in the year 2016.
| Primary energy consumption | 545160.00 kWh/year |
| Primary energy consumption (ref. building) | 1557600.00 kWh/year |
| Specific primary energy consumption | 35.00 kWh/m2/year |
| Specific primary energy consumption (ref. building) | 100.00 kWh/m2/year |
The total cost of the building is 1,995,000 Euro, out of which building envelope cost is 1,855,000Euro and technical installations cost is 140,000Euro.
| Envelope costs | 132500000 EUR |
| Systems costs | 10000000 EUR |
| Total investment costs | 142500000 EUR |
| Cost: | 9148.00 EUR/m2 |
| Local Currency | INR |
| Currency rate to EUR | 0.01400 (May 2, 2017) |
| Electricity | 0.1250 EUR/kWh |
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