Energy Criteria in GRIHA

Criterion 06: Outdoor Lighting System

Criterion 13: Indoor Lighting System
Criterion 14: Overall Energy Performance
Criterion 18: Renewable energy Utilization
Criterion 19: Solar hot water system

GRIHA Criterion Structure

Objective

Commitment

Compliance

Appraisal

GRIHA-Criterion 6

Objective

Enhance outdoor lighting system efficiency and use

renewable energy system for meeting outdoor
lighting requirements

Street Lighting/Security Lighting

High Pressure
Sodium Vapour
Metal Halide

High Pressure
Ceramic Discharge
Metal Halide

Road way lighting

Compact
Fluorescent Lamps
High Pressure
Sodium Vapour
High Pressure Metal
Halide
High Pressure
Ceramic Discharge
Metal Halide

Garden Lighting
Compact Fluorescent Lamps
(CFL)

High Pressure Sodium

Vapour (HPI)

High Pressure Metal Halide

(MH)
High Pressure Ceramic
Discharge Metal Halide
(CDM)

Parking Lighting
Compact
Fluorescent Lamps
High Pressure
Sodium Vapour
High Pressure Metal
Halide
Fluorescent Lamps

Luminous Efficacy
Light output
(Lumens)

Electrical input (W)

Luminous Efficacy = Light output/Electrical input (lm/W)

Luminous Efficacy - CFL

900 lm
13 W

5W

18 W

Luminous Efficacy : 900/(13+5) = 50 lm/W

Luminous Efficacy of TLD with HPF

2450
lm
36 W

51 W
15 W
Luminous Efficacy : 2450/(36+15) = 48 lm/W

Luminous Efficacy of TLD with HF

2450 lm
36 W

38 W
2W
Luminous Efficacy : 2450/(36+2) = 65 lm/W

Luminous Efficacy of T5
2900 lm
28 W

38 W
2W
Luminous Efficacy : 2900/(28+2) = 97 lm/W

Efficacy of Metal halide with HPF

20000 lm
250 W

274 W
24 W
Luminous Efficacy : 20000/(250+24) = 73 lm/W

Efficacy of Metal halide with HF

20000 lm
250 W

260W
10 W
Luminous Efficacy : 20000/(250+10) = 77 lm/W

Efficacy of Sodium Vapor with HPF

25000 lm
250 W

276 W
26 W
Luminous Efficacy : 25000/(250+26) = 91 lm/W

Commitment-1

Luminous efficacy of external light sources used

for outdoor lighting shall equal or exceed as
specified minimum allowable luminous efficacy

Minimum allowable values of luminous efficacy of

lamps for outdoor lighting
Lighting Source
CFL (Compact fluorescent
lamps)
FL( fluorescent lamp)
MH (metal halide)

Minimum allowable luminous

efficacy (lm/W)
50
75
75

HPSV (high pressure sodium 90

vapour) lamp

Commitment-2

All outdoor lighting to be fitted with an automatic

on/off switch

Commitment-3

A minimum of 25% of the total number or 15% of the

total connected load of outdoor lighting fixtures
(whichever is higher) to be powered by solar energy

Example: Outdoor Lighting

Outdoor lighting layout

Outdoor fixtures details

Luminous Efficacy Calculation

S No. Lighting
Type

5
6

Type of Lamp

Wattage of Lumen
Ballast
Total Luminous GRIHARemark
lamp (W) Output (lm) Power loss Wattage Efficacy Luminous
(W)
(W)
(lm/W)
Efficacy
(lm/W)
Gate light Metal Halide (MH)
Efficacy is less than
recommended-need to
be changed
70
5500
17
87
63
75
Street Light Metal Halide (MH)
Efficacy is less than
recommended-need to
be changed
150
12100
25
175
69
75
Landscape Ceramic discharge
GRIHA compliant
light
metal halide
(CDM)
70
6600
17
87
76
75
GRIHA compliant
Inground Ceramic discharge
metal halide
tree
70
6600
17
87
76
75
uplighter (CDM)
GRIHA compliant
Parking post Ceramic discharge
top
metal halide
(CDM)
70
6600
17
87
76
75
Tubelights in T-5 lamps
GRIHA compliant
28
2900
4
32
91
75
parking

Load for RE System

Street lights 150 W HPSV

10 Nos.

1.75 kW

Driveway lighting 70W CDM

10 Nos.

0.87 kW

Garden lighting 18 W CFL

20 Nos.

0.50 kW

Total lighting load

3.12 kW

15% of total lighting load

0.468 kW

Total No. of fixtures

40

25% of total fixtures

10

Load of 10 fixtures

0.25 kW

Lighting load on solar

0.468 kW

Compliance

The documents of Luminous efficacy (lm/W) of each type of lamp used

in outdoor lighting.

Outdoor lighting layout with manufacturers details of lamps, ballasts,

luminaires, and automatic controls with wiring diagram and placement
of automatic switches for outdoor lighting.

Demarcate solar lighting systems for outdoor lighting in outdoor

lighting layout and give details of the same.

Appraisal

Luminous efficacy of 100% of lamps used in outdoor

lighting meets the GRIHA recommended
corresponding values.

Automatic controls for 100% of outdoor lights.

1 point

1 point

Load of 25% of total number of light fixtures or 15% of

the total connected outdoor lighting load whichever is
higher on PV

1 point

Criterion 13: Indoor lighting design

Objective

Optimize building design Optimize building design

to reduce conventional energy demand to reduce
conventional energy demand

General practice

TCS306/236M6HPF

Green Practice

Lighting Basics
Input energy - kW

Light output - lumen

Light quantity - lux

Commitment: Visual Comfort

Lighting levels in each space of proposed indoor lighting

design meet the required visual comfort as
recommended in table 4, Part 8, Building Services,
section 1: Lighting & Ventilation of NBC-2005

NBC-2005 recommended lighting

levels

Analysis tool
Calculux

Lumen designer

Dialux

AGI 32

Maintenance Factor

Non AC spaces: 0.70.75

AC spaces: 0.8-0.95

NBC-2005: Recommended Working Plane

Height
In case precise height and
location of the task is not
specified, the recommended
working plane is horizontal and at
a height of 850 mm

Surface Reflectance

Roof:0.7
Wall:0.5
Floor:0.2

Luminaire
TCS306/236 HF NORMAL 2xTLD 36W

TCS 306
Lamp

Model no.
36W Fluorescent
Tube Lamp
HF
Electronic ballast
Lumen output
2450 lm output
Lamp per Fixture 2x36W TLD

Luminaire
TBS669/228 D6 HF 2x 28W T5
TBS 669
Lamp
D6
HF
Lumen output
Lamp per Fixture

Model no.
28W T5 lamp
Type of louver
Electronic ballast
2900 lm output
2x28W T5

Fluorescent lamp
T-12
20 W
40 W

:
:

1015 lm
2450 lm

T-8 (Mono-phosphor)
18 W :
1015 lm
36 W :
2450 lm
58 W :
4000 lm
T-8 (Tri-phosphor)
18 W :
1300 lm
36 W :
3250 lm
T-5
14 W
28 W

:
:

1350 lm
2900 lm

Compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)

Direct Fit
5W
:
9W
:
11 W :
15 W :
20 W :
25 W :

235 lm
450 lm
600 lm
860 lm
1150 lm
1360 lm

Pin type
9W
:
11 W :
13 W :
18 W :
26 W :
36 W :

600 lm
900 lm
900 lm
1200 lm
1800 lm
2900 lm

Ballast
Fluorescent lamps
Electromagnetic
Low loss electromagnetic
Electronic choke

:
:
:

10 -12 W
4.5 W
1-3 W

:
:

4.5 5.5 W
1 2.5 W

CFL
Electromagnetic
Electronic

Lamp Efficiency
1.

Lamp Type

Lumen

Wattage

2.

TLD 36W/ HFP

TLD 36W/ HF
Trulite 36W/ HFP
Trulite 36W/ HF
CFL 36W/ HF
T5 28W/ HF

2450 lm
2450 lm
3250 lm
3250 lm
2900 lm
2900 lm

46.5W (36+10.5)
38W (36+2)
46.5W (36+10.5)
38W (36+2)
38W (36+2)
30W (28+2)

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Efficacy
53 lm/W
64 lm/W
70 lm/W
86 lm/W
76 lm/W
97 lm/W

Lighting simulation results

Compliance
Produce lighting level analysis results in
prescribed format
Floor Room
Level / Area

Room
Dimen
sion
(L*W)

Luminaire
used

First Office
Floor

12.5m
X8m

TBS 669/228

NBC-2005
No. of
Calculated
luminaires Average
illuminance
Lighting Levels (lux)
(lux)
8

337

300

Remarks

GRIHA
Compliant

List of Submittals

Indoor lighting design layouts with

fixture/lamp & control details
Illumination level analysis table
Manufacturers technical data sheets

Appraisal
If lighting level compliance is shown for all the
indoor spaces

Points

ECBC Mandatory Requirements

(Automatic lighting shutoff)

Applicable to only daytime occupied buildings

Buildings Area> 500

m2
Interior lighting
system shall be
equipped with
automatic control
device

Automatic lighting shutoff contd.

All offices spaces

< 30 m2, shall be
equipped with
occupancy
sensors

All meeting rooms,

conference rooms, class
rooms, storage shall be
equipped with occupancy
sensors

Automatic lighting shutoff contd.

Programmable timer
with independent
program schedule for
areas < 2500 m2 and
not more than one
floor
or
Occupancy sensor with
manual override

Space control

Each space shall have

one control device
controlled manually or
automatically.
Each control device shall
control a maximum of
250 m2 for a space less
than or equal to 1000 m2
and a maximum of 1000
m2 for spaces having
greater area

Daylight control

Luminaries in day lit

area> 25m2 shall be
equipped with either a
manual or automatic
control device.

Control device shall

control only the
luminaires entirely
within day lighted area.
Shall reduce the light
output by 50%.

Criterion 14
Optimize energy performance of the building
within specified comfort limits

Thermal comfort in AC spaces

DB 23-26 C
RH 50-60 %

DB 23-26 C
RH 55-60 %

DB 23-26 C
RH 50-60 %

DB 23-26 C
RH 50-60 %

GRIHA Energy Performance Benchmark for

AC buildings
Office

Hospital

School

10 hr occupied
For Ranchi
Climate, EPI
<=140

Hotel

24 hr occupied
For Ranchi
Climate, EPI
<=450

Whole building Simulation-AC Spaces

Simulation software used

for whole building
performance analysis

Performs hourly analysis

for the whole year (8760
hours)

Simulate AC buildings and

predict annual energy
consumption

Energy Performance

Thermal Comfort in Non-AC spaces

Dry bulb temperature (o C)
Relative humidity (%)
Air velocity (m/s)

DBT (o
C)
(1)
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Relative humidity (%)

30
(2)
*
*
*
*
0.2
0.77
1.85
3.2

40
(3)
*
*
*
0.0
6
0.4
6
1.3
6
2.7
2
**

50
60
(4) (5)
*
*
*
*
0.0
*
6
0.5
0.24 1.5
3
0.94 3.0
9
2.12 0
**
**
**
**

70
(6)
*
*
0.2
4
1.0
4
2.2
6
**
**
**

Thermal comfort limits

Indoor temperature within 33 o C and RH 70% is considered comfortable

80
(7)
*
0.0
6
0.5
3
1.4
7
3.0
4
**
**
**

90
(8)
*
0.1
9
0.8
5
2.1
0
**
**
**
**

Whole building performance analysisNon AC buildings

Temperature RH hourly profile

Comfort Hours
Monthly distribution of discomfort hours
800
700

hours

600
500
400
300
200
100
0

jan

feb

mar

apr

may

jun

jul

aug

sep

oct

nov

dec

uncomfortable

53

135

365

512

609

370

176

93

194

281

84

65

comfortable

691

536

379

208

135

350

568

651

526

463

636

679

Month

comfortable

uncomfortable

GRIHA Performance Benchmark for

Non AC buildings
Comfort conditions shall be met 90% in
Composite climate

Climate Classification

For Ranchi Climate

EPI
(kWh/m2/year)

EPI
(kWh/m2/year)

Day time
occupancy

24 hours
Occupancy

5 Days a week

7 days a week

25

100

EPI calculation for partly AC building

Type of space

Area
(m2)

GRIHA Energy
Consumption
benchmark
(kWh/m2/year)

Predicted Energy
Consumption
(kWh/m2/year)

Air Conditioned A1

140

E1

Non Air
Conditioned

25

E2

A2

Benchmark Building Energy consumption (kWh/m2/year) =

(140*A1+25*A2)/(A1+A2)
Actual Building Energy Consumption (kWh/m2/year) =
(E1*A1 + E2*A2)/(A1+A2)
% saving = (Benchmark Actual) * 100 / Benchmark

GRIHA Points Scored : 24 hr use building

GRIHA Points Scored
Energy Benchmark- 270

10% Reduction
Energy Benchmark- 243

20% Reduction
Energy Benchmark- 216

30% Reduction
Energy Benchmark- 189

40% Reduction
Energy Benchmark- 162

10

Benchmark Building
Energy consumption =
270 kWh/m2-yr

Actual Building Energy

Consumption =
197 kWh/m2-yr

Follow Compliance - Mandatory

Requirements of ECBC-2007
Building
Envelope

Lighting

Electrical

Chiller

Envelope-Glazing Solar Heat Gain Coefficient

SHGC as indicated by
daylight analysis

Distribution Transformer
Max. allowable losses for dry
type/Oil filled at highest voltage
and at 50% & 100% load shall
not be more than whatever is
specified in ECBC

Transfor Rating
mer type (kVA)
Dry type 1000

Max. Losses at
50% loading
(kVA)
0.90

Max. Losses at
100% loading
(kVA)
1.20

Oil filled

0.70

0.98

1000

Electrical Motors
Motors of 0.375 kW to 50 kW
rating expected to operate
more than 1500 hrs/year
and
Motors of 50 kW rating and
above expected to operate
more than 500 hrs/year
shall have minimal acceptable
nominal full load efficiency as
mentioned in IS-12615

Electrical Motors IS 12615

ECBC-Electrical-Mandatory Requirements
Power factor shall be maintained between 0.95
Lag and unity at the point of connection

Services>1000 kVA, shall have permanently

Installed energy meter to record, kVA, kWh
V,I,PF and THD

Distribution losses in electrical cables

shall not exceed 1% of the total power
usage

Appraisal
Points
1

Compliance with mandatory requirements of

Energy Conservation building code (ECBC-2007)

Energy consumption index and the thermal

criteria are fully met.
Every 10% reduction fetch additional 2 points
with maximum up to 10 points.

Total GRIHA Points

16

10

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