The CESE (Centre for Environmental Sciences and Engineering) building at IIT Kanpur has been awarded five star GRIHA rating by TERI. The CESE is a research facility at the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Kanpur on a plot area of 175 000 square metre (approximately 4.5 acres). The facility houses laboratories, seminar rooms, and discussion rooms. Given the function of the building, it was decided that it should be designed in an environment friendly manner. The evaluation committee has awarded a final score of 93 out of 100 to the building. The building has incorporated many green features following the TERI-GRIHA recommendations. Some special features of this building are as follows.

The building is fully complaint with the ECBC (Energy Conservation Building Code).
Sustainable site planning has been integrated to maintain favorable microclimate.
The architectural design has been optimized as per climate and sun path analysis.
The building has energy-efficient artificial lighting design and daylight integration.
It also has energy-efficient air conditioning design with controls integrated to reduce annual energy consumption.
Passive strategies such as an earth air tunnel have been incorporated in the HVAC design to reduce the cooling load.

The EPI (Energy Performance Index) of the building is predicted to be 45.43 kWh/m²/annum, which is 41.3% less than the TERI GRIHA benchmark. In comparison to a conventional building, 59% energy savings are predicted in the CESE building. The centre has attempted to conserve and utilize resources efficiently; and recycle, reuse, and recharge the systems at every stage of design and construction. TERI was the energy consultant for the building design.