CONTENTS MESSAGE VII by Deepak Gupta, Secretary, MNRE, Government of India FOREWORD IX by R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, New Delhi INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Green buildings: global and local perspective 1 1.2 Some of the successful international rating programmes 6 1.3 Introducing GRIHA 9 1.4 Introducing TERI 10 1.5 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy 17 1.6 Development of GRIHA - the national rating system 18 1.7 GRIHA evaluation process 26 1.8 Scoring points under GRIHA 27 1.9 Synopsis of the criteria for rating (Mandatory and optional/non mandatory clauses as per GRIHA rating system) 29 1.10 Evaluation system of GRIHA 42 CASE STUDIES OF GRIHA REGISTERED/RATED BUILDINGS 47 2.1 Common Wealth Games Village, New Delhi 47 2.2 Suzlon One Earth 51 2.3 Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering building (CESE) at IIT, Kanpur 52 CRITERIA FOR GRIHA RATING RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES 57 Criterion 1 Site selection 57 Criterion 2 Preserve and protect landscape during construction 59 Criterion 3 Soil conservation (till post-construction) 61 Criterion 4 Design to include existing site features 62 Criterion 5 Reduce hard paving on-site and/or provide shaded hard-paved surfaces 63 Criterion 6 Enhance outdoor lighting system efficiency and use renewable energy system for meeting outdoor lighting requirement 65 Criterion 7 Plan utilities efficiently and optimize on-site circulation efficiency 66 Criterion 8 Provide minimum level of sanitation/safety facilities for construction workers 67 Criterion 9 Reduce air pollution during construction 68 BUILDING PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION 69 Criterion 10 Reduce landscape water requirement 69 Criterion 11 Reduce the water use by the building 70 Criterion 12 Efficient water use during construction 71 Criterion 13 Optimize building design to reduce conventional energy demand 72 Criterion 14 Optimize energy performance of building within specified comfort limits 74 Criterion 15 Utilization of flyash in building structure 76 Criterion 16 Reduce volume and weight, and time of construction by adopting efficient technologies 77 Criterion 17 Use low-energy material in interiors 79 Criterion 18 Renewable energy utilization 80 Criterion 19 Renewable-energy-based hot water system 82 Criterion 20 Waste-water treatment 83 Criterion 21 Water recycle and reuse (including rainwater) 84 Criterion 22 Reduction in waste during construction 85 Criterion 23 Efficient waste segregation 86 Criterion 24 Storage and disposal of wastes 87 Criterion 25 Resource recovery from waste 88 Criterion 26 Use low-VOC paints/adhesives/sealants 89 Criterion 27 Minimize ozone depleting substances 91 Criterion 28 Ensure water quality 92 Criterion 29 Acceptable outdoor and indoor noise levels 93 Criterion 30 Tobacco smoke control 94 Criterion 31 Provide at least the minimum level of accessibility for persons with disabilities 96 BUILDING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 97 Criterion 32 Energy audit and validation 97 Criterion 33 Operation and maintenance 99 INNOVATION POINTS 100 Criterion 34 Innovation points 101 ANNEXURE 105