The concept of Green Buildings is in an infant stage .The development of Green buildings in India will have to be a combination of locally available materials and economically viable technologies.

Some of the typical ideas applicable in the Indian context are:a) Building Materials

• Fly ash cement and Fly ash bricks for construction
• Steel salvaged from old buildings
• Recycled glass & ceramics for tiles and sanitary ware
• Harvested or recycled wood from old buildings
• Recycled glass for windows & doors
• Non-Toxic and Environment friendly Paints

• Energy efficient amorphous core transformer. Alternatively environmentally friendly Dry type transformer with On-load Voltage correction facility.
• Oil free environmentally friendly Vacuum circuit breakers / Air circuit breakers
• As far as possible, copper bus bars with minimum bends and joints
• Flameproof copper cables for power distribution.
• Automatic power factor correction relay for power factor correction (APFCR).

• Dedicated lighting feeder/transformer with on-line voltage correction facility
• Maximum utilisation of natural light during daytime.
• Energy efficient light fittings and accessories.
• Limit switch / key tag system for lighting control, wherever there is no occupancy
• Energy efficient High Pressure Sodium Vapour (HPSV) lamps for street and outdoor lighting.
• Solar photovoltaic cells for building lighting, Telephone booths, etc.,

• Energy efficient screw chiller compressor with a built-in variable frequency drive.
• Non-CFC Refrigerant for refrigeration system
• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) for chiller pumps, condenser water pumps and AHU fans for energy saving.
• Temperature Indicating Controller (TIC)/ VFD for cooling tower fans, Alternatively, Natural Draft Cooling towers can also be used.
• FRP Blades for cooling tower fans
• Double-glazed glasses in air-conditioning environment to minimize heat gain.
• Provide for Green wall and green roofing
• Insulation of exposed roofs to minimize heat gain.
• High efficiency pumps and motors

• Computerized Building Management System (BMS) to help in monitoring & controlling electrical energy and water consumption.
• Automatic Temperature sensors & controllers to maintain the required temperature.
• Movement sensors for rooms to control the lighting and air conditioning load.
• Automatic controls for water taps.
• Fire fighting & fire alarm systems to avoid fire hazardous.f) Generator set
• Soundproof enclosure for the Generator room to control sound pollution.g) Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)
• Uninterrupted power supply (UPS) for computers and telephone system, coupled with battery less
  DC motor. i) White Goods
• Energy efficient and environmental friendly white goods viz., Refrigerator, water cooler, etc.,