TECHNO FEASIBILITY REPORT

INTERPRETATION CENTER
DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND

For the ECBC Compliance Under UKECBC - 2017

Prepared by:
ECBC CELL, UTTARAKHAND

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INDEX
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................. 5
2. Suggesstion of Energy Conservation Measures to Owner / Architect: ........................................................................ 5
3. SUMMARY OF ECBC COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................................................... 5
ENVELOPE ................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.1. Building opaque envelope ................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.2. Glazing Recommendation .................................................................................................................... 5
COMFORT SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS ......................................................................................................................... 6
3.1.3. Building HVAC design and systems ...................................................................................................... 6
3.1.4. Ventilation ........................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1.5. Equipment and total system efficiency ............................................................................................... 6
3.1.6. Controls ................................................................................................................................................ 6
3.1.7. Piping and duct insulation ................................................................................................................... 6
3.1.8. Condensers .......................................................................................................................................... 6
LIGHTING .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.9. Lighting power density......................................................................................................................... 7
2.3.2 Lighting control .................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3.2 Exterior lighting detail .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.3.3 Exterior lighting control ....................................................................................................................... 7
2.3.4 Summary of recommendations for lighting ......................................................................................... 7
SERVICE WATER HEATING .......................................................................................................................................... 7
2.4.1. Hot water requirement in the building ................................................................................................ 7
ELECTRICAL ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
3.1.10. Transformer ........................................................................................................................................ 7
3.1.11. Motors (type, efficiency) .................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.12. Diesel generator sets .......................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.13. Check metering and monitoring ......................................................................................................... 8
3.1.14. Power factor correction ...................................................................................................................... 8
3.1.15. Power distribution system .................................................................................................................. 8
3.1.16. Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) ................................................................................................. 8
RENEWABLE ENERGY .................................................................................................................................................. 8
3.1.17. System information ............................................................................................................................ 8
4. WHOLE BUILDING PERFORMANCE: .............................................................................................................................. 9
ENERGY MODELLING AND SIMULATION ................................................................................................................................ 9
SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................................. 9
DESCRIPTION ENERGY MODELLING SOFTWARE ........................................................................................................ 9
BUILDING MODEL DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................ 9
4.1.1. Model details ....................................................................................................................................... 9
WEATHER FILE ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
SIMULATION OUTPUT .............................................................................................................................................. 10
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4.1.2. Standard design building energy use ................................................................................................. 11

4.1.3. Proposed design building energy use ................................................................................................ 12
eQUEST output screenshots ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Building Schedule ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
5. Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................................. 20

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List of Figures
Figure 1: 3D View .................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Figure 2: Energy use comparison between different components....................................................................................... 11
Figure 3: Energy use comparison between different components....................................................................................... 12
Figure 4:eQUEST output of Baseline-0-degree rotation ....................................................................................................... 13
Figure 5: eQUEST output of Baseline-90-degree rotation .................................................................................................... 13
Figure 6: eQUEST output of Baseline-180-degree rotation .................................................................................................. 14
Figure 7: eQUEST output of Baseline-270-degree rotation .................................................................................................. 14
Figure 8: eQUEST output of Proposed .................................................................................................................................. 15

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List of Tables
Table 1: Opaque envelope specification ................................................................................................................................. 5
Table 2: Glazing recommendation .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Table 3: Equipment Efficiency ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Table 4: Piping Insulation R-Value requirements ................................................................................................................... 6
Table 5: Ducting Insulation R-Value requirements ................................................................................................................. 6
Table 6: Interior lighting power density.................................................................................................................................. 7
Table 7: Exterior lighting power density ................................................................................................................................. 7
Table 8: Model input summary ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Table 9: Energy End Use – Proposed & Baseline in kWh – Total Buildings ........................................................................... 11
Table 10: Unmet Load Hours Summary ................................................................................................................................ 11
Table 11: Schedules considered for Whole Building Performance Method for Assembly Building ..................................... 16

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BUILDING NAME Interpretation Center, Dehradun
BUILDING TYPE Assembly
LOCATION Dehradun, Uttarakhand
CLIMATIC ZONE Composite
FAR AREA (m2) 550
OCCUPANCY TYPE Assembly
ECBC compliance achieved UK-ECBC 2017
EPI (Baseline Case), kWh/m2/year 370.56
EPI (Proposed Case), kWh/m2/year 366.08
ENERGY SAVING ACHIEVED, kWh/ YEAR 2467
EPI Ratio Achieved 0.98

2. Suggesstion of Energy Conservation Measures to Owner / Architect:

The proposed building is a Assembly building, located at Dehradun, India. It is recommended to implement
several energy conservation measures in terms of both envelope side and HVAC system side. Following are
the measure that’s been taken in to consideration:
1. Autoclave Aerated Concrete Block for walls
2. Glazing with low U-value and SHGC,
3. Over the deck roof 50mm insulation XPS,
4. Chiller based system for Ventilation & Air Conditioning.

3. SUMMARY OF ECBC COMPLIANCE

ENVELOPE
3.1.1. Building opaque envelope
To meet the ECBC 2017 compliance through Whole Building Performance method, a thermally well
performing building opaque envelope as provided in Table 1 is followed.
Table 1: Opaque envelope specification

OPAQUE ASSEMBLY Construction Layers Specification

Ext. WALL assembly Assembly layers:
a. (Innermost)15mm Cement Plaster U-value – 0.09 W/m2K:
b. 230mm AAC Block
c. 25mmCement Plaster
Roof Assembly Assembly layers:
a. (Innermost)20mm Cement Plaster U-value – 0.1 W/m2K:
b. 150mm RCC Slab
c. 50mm XPS Insulation

3.1.2. Glazing Recommendation

Since Whole Building Performance approach is being undertaken to show ECBC compliance, glass has been
selected keeping in view not only heat gain but also daylight availability. The selected glass is listed in Table 2
Table 2: Glazing recommendation

GLAZING ASSEMBLY Specification

Double Glazed Unit for Office U-value: 1.6 W/m2K:
SHGC: 0.18
VLT: 0.26

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COMFORT SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS

3.1.3. Building HVAC design and systems
Water cooled chiller-based system has been proposed.
3.1.4. Ventilation
The building shall be mechanically ventilated and outdoor air rates as per NBC i.e. 5 cfm/person in addition
to 0.06 cfm / sqft shall be provided.

Basement car park ventilation systems shall be controlled by CO sensors

3.1.5. Equipment and total system efficiency
Table 3: Equipment Efficiency

Equipment type ECBC recommended efficiency VRV System efficiency

Split system COP: BEE 3 star IPLV: BEE 3star COP: 3.28 IPLV: 4.36
3.1.6. Controls
HVAC operation shall be carried out using Building Management System and shall incorporate at least the
following: -
 System Control Schedules
 Temperature Controls
 Cooling Tower Fan controls
 Damper controls
3.1.7. Piping and duct insulation
Piping insulation shall be provided as per the following: -

Table 4: Piping Insulation R-Value requirements

Pipe Location Insulation R value (m2.K/W) Insulation R value (m2.K/W) Pipe

Pipe Size <40mm Size >=40mm
within a conditioned
N.R. 0.7
space or buried
outside building with
direct exposure to 0.6 0.9
weather
All places except above 0.4 0.7

Duct insulation shall be provided as per the following: -

Table 5: Ducting Insulation R-Value requirements

Duct Location Supply ducts Return ducts

Exterior R -1.4 R -0.6
Unconditioned Space R -0.6 None
Buried R -0.6 None
3.1.8. Condensers
Cooling towers shall be located either on rooftop or outside the building so that heat sink is free of
interference from heat discharge by devices located in adjoining spaces

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LIGHTING
3.1.9. Lighting power density
Building area method has been adopted in the calculation.
Table 6: Interior lighting power density

BUILDING TYPE ECBC recommended LPD (W/m2) LPD as per design (W/m2)
Convention Centre 12.5 9.4
Basement Parking 3 3

2.3.2 Lighting control

On/Off manual controls are being recommended
2.3.2 Exterior lighting detail
Exterior lighting system with photo sensor control and lamp efficiency more than 80 lumens/watt has been
recommended.
Table 7: Exterior lighting power density

Exterior SPACE TYPE ECBC recommended limit(W/m2) LPD as proposed (W/m2)

Landscape 0.5 0.4
Parking/Driveway 1.6 1.28
2.3.3 Exterior lighting control
Photo sensor control system has been recommended for exterior lighting and shall be installed.
2.3.4 Summary of recommendations for lighting
For the building, 6.65 W/m2 LPD shall have to be achieved using LED lighting. Exterior lighting system with
photo sensor control and lamp efficiency more than 80 lumens/watt has been recommended at a justified
distance.

SERVICE WATER HEATING

2.4.1. Hot water requirement in the building
Not installed.

ELECTRICAL
3.1.10. Transformer
The maximum total losses of the proposed transformer at 100% loading and 50% loading has been
determined as per ECBC 2017 Table 7-2. Additional metering class current transformers (CTs) and potential
transformers (PTs) shall be provided.

Voltage drop for feeders shall not exceed 2% at design load. Voltage drop for branch circuit shall not exceed
3% at design load.
3.1.11. Motors (type, efficiency)
IE-2 High Efficiency Motors has been recommended as per ECBC 2017 Section 7.2.2 and shall be followed.
3.1.12. Diesel generator sets
BEE 3 Star Rated Diesel Generator sets have been recommended as per ECBC 2017 Section 7.2.3 and shall be
followed.

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3.1.13. Check metering and monitoring

Permanently installed electric meter to record demand (kW), energy (kWh), and total power factor (kVARH)
has been recommended as per ECBC 2017 Section 7.2.4 and shall be followed. Additionally, sub-meters for
HVAC system, Interior and Exterior Lighting and Plug loads shall also be provided.
3.1.14. Power factor correction
APFC panel shall be installed for Power Factor Correction of 0.97. Dry (MPPH type) automatic power factor
improvement capacitor banks, 400/430 Volts shall confirm to IS-2834-1964 (Amended to date). All the units
shall be connected in parallel for each block by means of solid copper bars.
3.1.15. Power distribution system
Power cabling shall be sized so that the distribution losses do not exceed 3% of the total power usage as
recommended in ECBC 2017 Section 7.2.6
3.1.16. Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS)
Energy Efficient UPS system with minimum efficiency of 93.8% at 100% loading is being installed for
Emergency lighting, Fire alarm and security systems.

RENEWABLE ENERGY
3.1.17. System information
Solar PV panels facing south direction at 30-degree tilt shall be installed and the capacity would be
equivalent to 1% of the total demand/ connected load compensated by the installed capacity of the solar PV
panels (or) 25% of the roof area shall be provided with solar PV.

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4. WHOLE BUILDING PERFORMANCE:

ENERGY MODELLING AND SIMULATION
SUMMARY
Compliance with ECBC 2017 is achieved through Whole Building Performance method.

DESCRIPTION ENERGY MODELLING SOFTWARE

e-QUEST simulation tool, which runs on DOE 2.2 simulation engine, is used for the purpose of analysis. The software
has the capability to model 3-dimensional Geometry, Envelope, Lighting, Process & HVAC loads to accurately represent
the energy consumption of a building. Baseline & Proposed case are modeled as per the ECBC guidelines to calculate
the proposed case energy efficiency improvement over the Baseline.

BUILDING MODEL DESCRIPTION

4.1.1. Model details
Table 8: Model input summary

Description Baseline
Wall U-value 0.40 Refer Table 1: Opaque W/m2 K
envelope specification
Roof U-value 0.33 Refer Table 1: Opaque W/m2 K
envelope specification
Roof Reflectivity 0.3 0.9
Glazing U-value 3.0 1.6 W/m2 K
Glazing SHGC Non-north 0.27 0.18
Glazing SHGC North 0.5 0.18
Glazing VLT 0.27 0.26
Window Shading As per design As per design
HVAC System Type Split system VRV system
Cooling Capacity Sizing 1.15 1
Heating Capacity Sizing 1.25 1
Cooling COP As per ECBC 3.8
Lighting Power Density 12.5 9.4 W/ m2
Process Loads 0.5 0.5 W/ ft2
Zone Cooling set point 78 78 deg F
Zone Heating set point 68 68 deg F

WEATHER FILE
The project is located at Dehradun and thus ISHRAE weather file of Dehradun has been used.

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SIMULATION OUTPUT

Figure 1: 3D View

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Table 9: Energy End Use – Proposed & Baseline in kWh – Total Buildings

SPACE
DESCRIPTI MISC PUMPS &
UNITS LIGHTS CONDITIO VENT FANS TOTAL
ON EQUIP AUX
NING
PROPOSED KWH 11348 2299 54108 113 20784 201342
BASELINE -
KWH 14044 2299 54859 113 20941 204579
0 DEG
BASELINE -
KWH 14044 2299 56214 113 21490 207788
90 DEG
BASELINE -
KWH 14044 2299 54473 113 20776 200090
180 DEG
BASELINE -
KWH 14044 2299 54902 113 20929 202781
270 DEG
BASELINE -
KWH 14044 2299 55112 113 21034 203809
AVG

Table 10: Unmet Load Hours Summary

4.1.2. Standard design building energy use

11348, 4%
2299, 1%
BASE CASE

LIGHTS
54108, 19% MISC EQUIP
113, 0% SPACE CONDITIONING
20784, 7% PUMPS & AUX
201342, 69%
VENT FANS
TOTAL

Figure 2: Energy use comparison between different components .

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4.1.3. Proposed design building energy use

11348, 4%
2299, 1%
PROPOSED CASE

LIGHTS
54108, 19% MISC EQUIP
113, 0% SPACE CONDITIONING
20784, 7% PUMPS & AUX
201342, 69%
VENT FANS
TOTAL

Figure 3: Energy use comparison between different components

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eQUEST output screenshots

Figure 4:eQUEST output of Baseline-0-degree rotation

Figure 5: eQUEST output of Baseline-90-degree rotation

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Figure 6: eQUEST output of Baseline-180-degree rotation

Figure 7: eQUEST output of Baseline-270-degree rotation

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Figure 8: eQUEST output of Proposed

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Building Schedule
Assembly Building time schedule as per ECBC has been considered
Table 11: Schedules considered for Whole Building Performance Method for Assembly

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Abbreviations

AAC Autoclaved Aerated Concrete mps Meters Per Second

ACTI Cooling Tower Institute ODP Ozone Depletion Potential
American National Standards
ANSI Institute PCC Pozzolana Cement Concrete
American Society Of Heating,
Refrigerating And Air-Conditioning
ASHRAE Engineers PCM Phase Change Material
Desiccant Enhanced Evaporative Air-
DEVap Conditioning PMV Pulse Modulating Valve
ECBC Energy Conservation Building Code PUF Polyurethane Foam
EEV Electronic Expansion Valve RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete
Thermally Resistant Insulated
GPM Gallons Per Minute TRIC Concrete
GWP Global Warming Potential TXV Thermostatic Expansion Valve
HR Heat Recovery VAV Variable Air Volume
Heating, Ventilation And Air
HVAC Conditioning VRF Variable Refrigerant Flow
LCCA Life Cycle Cost Analysis VRV Variable Refrigerant Volume
LDAC Liquid-Desiccant Air Conditioner wg Water Gauge

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