Retrofitting of Institutional Building into Green Building: A study on retrofitting institutional buildings into green buildings and its cost-benefit analysis

Abstract

Retrofitting can be defined as changing, modifying certain parts, aspects of a structure withnew or better parts which will prove to be beneficial for the user of the building building itself. In asimilar sense, Green Retrofit can be done by changing certain parts of building that damage theenvironment and changing it with sustainable alternatives which will increase the life of the building andreduce the life-cycle cost of the same. This can also be achieved by undertaking many practices whichnot only enable conservation the natural resources but also enable us to enhance the environment andcontribute towards adopting encouraging sustainable construction practices green materials recycledmaterials for which the cost for construction and installation have also been measured. This concept ofretrofitting benefits from making use renewable sources of energy and making it the primary source,such as the making use of sunlight and converting it into electricity. Costs and benefits of such retrofit,comparisons between the two systems are used in the cost-benefit study.