• National Institute of Technology, Karaikal, Pondicherry
    ​GRIHA V.2015 Three Star Rated Campus

InHabit is providing green building consulting, facilitation, training and marketing services to one of the most premium technical institutes in the country, National Institute of Technology, Puducherry at Karaikal. On full completion, NIT Karaikal will be a 230 acre township comprising of academic blocks, residential blocks, food and dining areas, sports facilities, swimming pool and administrative offices and truly a landmark for the city of Karaikal.


We are proud to announce NIT Karaikal has achieved the THREE STAR PRE-CERTIFICATION in the GRIHA V.2015 rating system. It is expected to be among the top health and environmental performers in the region and among the few premier institutes in the country with a GRIHA Three star rating.


Client: National Institute of Technology, Puducherry, Karaikal

Architect: CPWD

MEP and Services: National Institute of Technology, Karaikal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

InHabit proud to announce that National Institute of Technology, Karaikal, Pondicherry has achieved the prestigious THREE STAR PRE-CERTIFICATION in the GRIHA rating system. 

InHabit is providing green building consulting, facilitation, training and marketing services to one of the most premium technical institutes in the country. On full completion, NIT Karaikal will be a 250 acre township comprising of Academic blocks, residential blocks, food and dining areas, sports facilities, swimming pool and administrative offices. 

It is expected to be among the top health and environmental performers in the region and among the few premier institutes in the country with a GRIHA Three star rating.
Sustainable Site Planning
The proposed project site is in coastal region located in a central government promoted academic zone. Following were considered for low impact design features: -

    1. Control annual Heat Gain through favorable orientation and design of facades:  All the buildings have a high-performance wall assembly and design of facades are such that the solar heat gain is reduced well over the requirement. 

    2. Favorable orientation and design of facades:  All the buildings have a high-performance wall assembly and design of facades are such that the solar heat gain is reduced well over the requirement.

    3. Annual sun path/shading analysis: After performing the sun path analysis, the project team has decided to design the buildings in such a way that most of the shadow fall within the site without affecting the neighboring     buildings.     

    4. Open Courtyard for Daylighting, ventilation and views: The courtyard in the center, provides not only the aesthetic break-out space to occupants but also aids in improving the ventilation and thermal comfort of the building.

    5. Sustainable Urban Design: To overcome the stagnation of water due to precipitation in low lying area of the campus, a large man-made lake is constructed for managing the site drainage and rainwater. This lake also provides evaporative cooling within the campus.

    Reducing Water Consumption
    1. The project proposes to install high performance low flow fixtures with dual flush toilets in all bathrooms. The project has a dual plumbing infrastructure in place to ensure treated water is reused for flushing of toilets and urinals. The project will reduce water demand by over 64% compared to GRIHA base case.
    2. The project has a considerable landscaping around the site with over 28871.54 sq m of softscape area and 100% of the irrigation is carried out using only treated domestic wastewaters for all the softscape area.
    3. The project has a 325 CUM STP for treating the wastewater to tertiary standards and this water is reused for landscape irrigation and flushing purposes. The project expects to meet over 49% of the water requirement through reused wastewater.
    4. The development harvests 100% of the site run-off into the lake after sufficient pre-filtration. This lake water is available for domestic use. 
    Use of low energy materials
    1. Most civil materials used in the project have been procured/manufactured from within a 400 km radius from the site.
    2. All Concrete, plaster mortar and blocks contain BIS recommended recycled materials like fly-ash in optimum quantity. 
    3. Only low VOC paints, adhesives and sealants have been used in the interiors to avoid indoor air pollution.
    4. Flooring: Most flooring in the Composite buildings is jet black/ ruby red granite for regular flooring, vitrified tiles and Ceramic tiles for Toilets flooring and other space flooring. This granite is mined and procured from the same state.
    5. Internal Doors: All internal doors are flush doors are mostly from Kitply and Greenlam made of composite wood with no added urea formaldehyde.
    6. Furniture and Cabinets: All furniture and cabinets are to be made of composite wood from Merino Laminates, Archid Ply.
    7. False Ceiling: Regular gypsum board false ceilings have been planned and are proposed to be procured from Aerolite, Armstrong, Hunter Douglas and Saint Gobain which have recycled content.
    Reducing energy consumption while maintaining occupant comfort
    1. Energy simulations were carried out for each building block and weighted average savings of the project in total is 41.5%.
    2. The EPI was calculated was each building and the average EPI of 53 kWh/ m2/year was achieved.
    3. Daylight simulations have also been carried out to demonstrate that over 65% of the regularly occupied spaces meet the minimum daylight factors prescribed for residential and commercial spaces in SP41.
    4. Over 3% of all lighting and air-conditioning loads are met through the onsite solar energy system.
    5. All air-conditioning equipment is free from Chlorofluorocarbons and Hydrochlorofluorocarbons.
    6. Optimum Window Wall ratios, deeper shading and high-performance glass has minimised the heat gain through windows and lowered the AC load by over 15%.
    7. Apart from the above passive design measure, the high luminous efficacy lighting along with most energy efficient air-conditioning system have brought about an overall energy savings of well over 50% from the GRIHA base case. 
    Construction Management
    1. Air and water pollution were minimized during construction by following global best management practices.
    2. All labour welfare measures like health & safety, clean accommodation, drinking water and food were provided as the NBC codes.
    3. All available trees were protected from construction activities and large-scale tree planting will be carried out as part of the landscaping activities. 
    4. Various water conservation and soil erosion control techniques were adopted to minimise water use during construction.
    5. Over 85% of the construction waste generated was segregated, reused or recycled thereby minimising construction waste being sent to landfills.
    Our Scope of work

    • GRIHA V.2015 ratings facilitation services along with master-plan rating

    • Introduce best practices in energy & water management.

    • Provide accurate energy efficiency and water efficiency data.

    • Help minimise waste during construction and introduce best practices in waste management post occupancy.

    • Improving indoor environmental quality to meet minimum daylighting and ventilation requirements.

    • Introduce best practices in improving quality of life and maximising productivity.

    • Compiling a Green Building Owner's Manual complete with green building features, how to lead a green lifestyle, maintenance tasks and other operational information.

    • Staff training and awareness on project green features.

    • Providing any guidance to a stake holder if necessary.

    • Provide assistance in creating a clear marketing campaign and help generate awareness of the GREEN credentials of the project.

    • Provide any other sustainability related advice, service and assistance within scope.


    Client: National Institute of Information Technology Puducherry, Karaikal (NIT)

    Architect: Central Public Works Department

    EPC Contractor: Teemage Builders Pvt Ltd


    Expected date of completion: December 2024

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