Design of Energy Efficient & Sustainable Buildings for ISRO Data Centers Using E-Quest
K. Srinivasa Rao1, Heera Singh. R2, K. Vaisakh3
1AK. Srinivasa Rao, Department of Space, ISRO., National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC), ISRO Hyderabad (Telangana), India.
2Dr. Heera Singh R, Department of Space, ISRO., National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC), ISRO Hyderabad (Telangana), India.
3Prof. K. Vaisakh, Department of Electrical Engineering, Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam (A.P), India.
Manuscript received on 13 February 2024 | Revised Manuscript received on 20 February 2024 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 March 2024 | Manuscript Published on 30 March 2024 | PP: 1-6 | Volume-13 Issue-4, March 2024 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijitee.D981713040324 | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.D9817.13040324
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Abstract: Saving energy is the same as producing new energy. Sustainable development has elevated the importance of energy performance and energy efficiency. Energy efficiency is a crucial part of sustainability, encompassing all sectors of the economy, from agriculture to manufacturing, services, and infrastructure, including buildings used for business and research activities. Developing countries face unique challenges in achieving sustainability because they must balance two phenomena that are opposed to each other: rapid economic growth and long-term prosperity. Commercial, information technology (IT), real estate development and construction are critical economic drivers. Energy is, of course, a crucial consideration in these fields. In this research, we propose a design strategy for improving energy efficiency in an ISRO Data centre by using sustainable green building technology [1]. This paper discusses the initiatives of ISRO in this direction. As the maximum operation and maintenance cost of buildings is due to electrical energy, this study demonstrates how to design the most energy-efficient institutional buildings for IMGEOS (Integrated Multi-mission Ground Segment for Earth Observation satellites) of ISRO, Hyderabad. The research work discusses the strategies and techniques to be considered from the planning and designing stage of the building infrastructure itself. This research provides comprehensive details of the materials, including their detailed technical specifications and the methodology to be adopted, for achieving the required energy efficiency level in data centres and similar IT infrastructure buildings. The research work also explains the process of finding and selecting the most energy-efficient model by using different combinations of green building materials, based on the baseline model of ASHRAE, utilising the e-Quest building simulation software, and the results obtained thereby. Thus, this detailed research study investigates the process of designing energy-efficient data centre buildings for ISRO in the context of emerging countries.
Keywords: Energy Efficiency, e-QUEST, Green Building, Simulation, Lighting & HVAC.
Scope of the Article: Energy Saving Building Materials