The document discusses green schools and IGBC's green school rating system. It defines a green school as one that addresses children's health and hygiene, conserves resources, uses less water and energy, and generates less waste. The rating system focuses on site selection, water and energy practices, classroom furniture, indoor quality, health, and green education. Top features of green schools include daylight, ventilation, water and energy efficiency, waste handling, transit, and universal design. The rating process involves point distributions across various sustainability modules and levels of certification. Several example schools in India that have achieved platinum ratings are highlighted.

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Green School
‘A green school is one which addresses health & hygiene
of children, conserves natural resources, uses less water,
optimises energy efficiency and generates less waste as
compared to conventional school’

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IGBC Green Schools Rating System
 Applicable for both new
schools and existing
schools

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IGBC Green Schools Rating System –
Focus Areas
 A holistic approach to sustainability addressing
following focus areas :
Site Selection
& Planning
Sustainable Water
Practices
Conserving &
Harvesting Energy
Eco-friendly
Classroom Furniture
Health & Well-being
Indoor Environmental
Quality
Green Education

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Top 10 things a Green School
Must do

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Green
Features
1. Health
and
Hygiene
2. Daylight
3. Fresh Air
Ventilation
4. Water
Efficiency
5. Energy
Efficiency
6. Green
Lung
Spaces
7. Clean
Handling of
Waste
8. Green
Transit
9.Universal
Design
10. Green
Education
Top 10 Green Attributes

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1. Health & Hygiene within School
 Inadequate hygiene in schools can cause
diseases
 Diarrhoea, pneumonia, trachoma, skin infections
 Impacts the Psyche of children

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Health & Hygiene within School - Examples
Clean Toilets
Cygnus World School,
IGBC Green Schools Rating System Platinum

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Health & Hygiene within School - Examples
RO Plant installed, to ensure
quality drinking water
Cygnus World School,
IGBC Green Schools Rating System
Platinum

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2. Daylighting
 Access to daylight increases attention &
outputs
 200-300 lux

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Courtyards
 Harvesting Natural Light
 Enhances daylight and Natural ventilation
Candor International School, Bangalore
IGBC Green Schools Rating System Platinum

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Light Pipes
Diffused Light
 Tremendous reduction in lighting consumption
Light pipe installed in IMGEOS & NDEM Facility of ISRO, Shad nagar

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3. Fresh Air Ventilation - Need
 Cross Ventilation
 Reduces the risk of
infection
 Openings
 Minimum 15% of
carpet area
Tremendously increase the learning performance!

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Fresh Air Ventilation - Examples
Courtyard and corridors for effective cross
ventilation
Salwan Public School, New Delhi

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Saltwater
97.5%
Freshwater
2.5%
Total Surface Freshwater : 0.4% !!
4. Water Efficiency - Need
Fresh Water - Scenario
Groundwater
30.1%
Surfacewater
0.4%
Glaciers
69.5%
Salt Water
97.5%
Fresh Water
2.5%

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Green SchoolsRain water Harvesting
Collecting Rain Water
Collection Pond
Percolating Rain Water to
Ground
Percolation Pit
Storage Tank Collecting to Bore Well

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Rain Water Harvesting - ExamplesWaterEfficiency
Percolation Pit
More than 50% of rain water is harvested
Cygnus World School, Vadodara
Rain water Storage Tank
Dell, Coimbatore

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Green SchoolsWater Efficient Fixtures
Low flow fixtures Low Flush Fixtures
Sensor based Urinals
Waterless Urinals
Aerators
Sensor based Fixtures
Dual Flush

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Water Efficient Fixtures
 Reduces 20-30% of potable water
consumption
WaterEfficiency

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Green SchoolsWaste Water Treatment
Biological Treatment
Phytoremedation
Mechanical Treatment
Root Zone

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Phytoremediation – Nature at its Best!
Implemented at CII – Godrej GBC, Hyderabad
 No operating cost
 Payback: 3 to 5 yrs
 Application
 Domestic sewage
 Industrial wastewater
 Municipal wastewater

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Phytoremediation at CII- Godrej GBC
 Water quality analysis
 Conical flask 1
 Water quality at the inlet from toilets and kitchen
 Conical flask 2
 Water quality after the treatment at the 1st pond
 Conical flask 3
 Clear water at the outlet of polishing tank
WaterEfficiency

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5. Energy Efficiency
 Energy Efficient Lighting fixtures
 Tremendously reduces the
electricity bills
 BEE star rating
 T12~T8~T5~LED
 Minimum 20% reduction
T8 tube light of 20W
Various sizes of tube lights available in the market

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Energy Efficiency
 Energy efficient fans
 BEE 3 star rated or equivalent
 Minimum 25% reduction
 Energy Efficient Appliances
 BEE Star or equivalent Labeling
 Air conditioners
 Refrigerators
 Projectors
 LCD
BEE Star Labeling
BEE Star Labeling

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5. Energy Efficiency - Renewable Energy
 Alternative sources of energy
 Building Integrated Photo-voltaic
 Micro wind turbines
 Wind Solar Hybrid
Micro Wind TurbinesBuilding Integrated Photo voltaics

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Renewable Energy - Examples
Druk White Lotus School, Ladakh
42 kWp photo-voltaic system
Amulakh Amichand High School, Mumbai
10.5 kilowatt of energy generated
to light up their 51 classrooms

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6. Clean Handling of Waste
 Waste generation rate in India varies from
0.12 to 0.60 kg per capita per day
Source : Central Pollution Control Board, India

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Segregate at Source
 Segregation at source
solves 80 % of the problem
 Dry Waste
 Paper, Plastic
 Wet Waste
 Food waste, garden waste
Candor International School,
Bangalore
IGBC Green Schools Rating System
Platinum

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Conversion to Compost

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7. Green Transit
 Encourage eco-friendly commuting
practices
 Walk or bicycle to school
 Travel by school bus
 Transit by
 public bus, rail
 Measure impacts of fuel savings &
emissions
Bicycle parking space, Salwan
Public School, New Delhi

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8. Green Lung Spaces
 Green Spaces
 Health benefits
 Improves the
microclimate

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8. Green Lung Spaces - Examples
Oxford Grammar School, HyderabadSaraswati Bal Mandir, Delhi

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9. Universal Design- Differently abled
 Schools should ensure:
 Hindrance-free
movements in common
area
 Non-slippery ramps
 Designated rest rooms
Rest rooms for differently abled

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Universal Design- Examples
Cygnus World School, Vadodara
Reserved
Parking
Rest Room
Ramp

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10. Green Education - Need
 Seed the principles of green at a tender age
 Societal benefits

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Encourage Green Education
 Educational tour
 Participation in environmental related competition

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IGBC Green Schools
Certification Process

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IGBC Green Schools Rating System
Launched on 4 September 2014
Addresses 5 Panchabhuthas :
Earth, Water, Energy, Air, Ether

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IGBC Green Schools certification Process

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Point Distribution in Rating System
 A holistic approach to sustainability addressing
following focus areas :
Site Selection
& Planning
Sustainable Water
Practices
Conserving &
Harvesting Energy
Eco-friendly
Classroom Furniture
Health & Well-being
Indoor Environmental
Quality
Green Education
Modules
Existing School
ES
New Schools
NS
Description Title Point(s) Point(s)
SSP Site Selection & Planning 13 13
SWP Sustainable Water Practices 16 16
CHE
Conserving & Harvesting
Energy
15 15
ESM Eco friendly School Material 5 11
IEQ Indoor Environmental Quality 21 25
HH Health & Hyegine 15 15
GE Green Education 10 10
IP Innovative Practices 5 5
TOTAL 100 110

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Certification levels
Certification
Level
Existing Schools
(ES)
New Schools
(NS)
Recognition
Certified 50-59 55-65 Best Practices
Silver 60-69 66-76
Outstanding
Performance
Gold 70-79 77-87 National Excellence
Platinum 80-89 88-110 Global Leadership

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Approach towards Green Schools

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IGBC Green Schools Certification Process

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Few Green Schools rated by IGBC
Candor International School, Bangalore
Platinum rated
Mody School, Lakshmangarh, Rajasthan
Platinum rated
Cygnus World School, Vadodara
Platinum rated

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Thank You!
By: Mr. Vishvanath,
Art teacher
Udyanchal School, Mumbai