Planning and integration of zero energy buildings with consumption analysis for metro cities in India

Abstract

Due to the ever-increasing scale of metro cities in India and increasing consumer energy demands, proper planning and design are needed to overcome this ever-growing menace. However suitable procedure, architectural design, material selection and integration of renewables into the existing infrastructure can aid in reducing this extra burden. We will study the demographics, available area and the capital cost for top four metro cities in India in context of the development and feasibility of integrating a renewable architecture to the existing building setup. The municipal corporation data, as well as site data, will be used to aide the research. The research will assimilate the site plan taking into account various categories of high rise buildings present in these areas. A comparative analysis will also be done to compare the cost of conversion of a conventional structure in these cities to a zero energy one. Public survey and opinionated research will be used to declare the constraints to the extent. It will be studied whether a renewable energy setup for these buildings is viable for prospects and anticipation of the general public. The results will be compared together for the four cities and possible reasons for the difference in establishment of setup will be discussed. In the end, an energy analysis will be done which will calculate the net yearly saving of such type of building compared to the existing setup and a possibility of a microgrid installation on a building.