CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 EVALUATION PROCEDURE FOR GRIHA DOCUMENTATION CRrTCRlON 1: SITE SELECTION 3 CRITERION 2: PRESERVE AND PROTECT LANDSCAPE DURING CONSTRUCTION 7 CRITERION 3: SOIL CONSERVATION (TILL POST-CONSTRUCTION) 15 CRITERION 4: DESIGN TO INCLUDE EXISTING SITE FEATURES 19 CRITERION 5: REDUCE HARD PAVING ON-SITE AND/OR PROVIDE SHADED HARD-PAVED SURFACES 23 CRITERION 6: ENHANCE OUTDOOR - LIGHTING SYSTEM EFFICIENCY AND USE RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM FOR MEETING OUTDOOR LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS 29 CRITERION 7: PLAN UTILITIES EFFICIENTLY AND OPTIMIZE ON-SITE CIRCULATION EFFICIENCY 33 CRITERION 8: PROVIDE MINIMUM LEVEL OF SANITATION/SAFETY FACILITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS 37 CRITERION 9: REDUCE AIR POLLUTION DURING CONSTRUCTION 43 CRITERION 10: REDUCE LANDSCAPE WATER REQUIREMENT 47 CRITERION 11: REDUCE WATER USE IN THE BUILDING 51 CRITERION 12: EFFICIENT USE OF WATER DURING CONSTRUCTION 53 CRITERION 13: OPTIMIZE BUILDING DESIGN TO REDUCE CONVENTIONAL ENERGY DEMAND 55 CRITERION 14: OPTIMIZE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDING WITHIN SPECIFIED COMFORT LIMITS 63 CRITERION 15: UTILIZATION OF FLY ASH IN BUILDING STRUCTURE 69 CRITERION 16: REDUCE EMBODIED ENERGY OF CONSTRUCTION BY ADOPTING EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES AND/OR LOW-ENERGY MATERIALS 73 CRITERION 17: USE LOW-ENERGY MATERIAL IN INTERIORS 77 CRITERION 18: RENEWABLE ENERY UTILIZATION 81 CRITERION 19: RENEWABLE-ENERGY BASED HOT WATER SYSTEM 85 CRITERION 20: WASTE-WATER TREATMENT 90 CRITERION 21: WATER RECYCLE AND REUSE (INCLUDING RAINWATER) 91 CRITERION 22: REDUCTION IN WASTE DURING CONSTRUCTION 95 CRITERION 23: EFFICIENT WASTE SEGREGATION 97 CRITERION 24: STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF WASTES 99 CRITERION 25: RESOURCE RECOVERY FROM WASTE 101 CRITERION 26: USE OF LOW VOC PAINTS, ADHESIVES, AND SEALANTS 103 CRITERION 27: MINIMIZE OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES 109 CRITERION 28: ENSURE WATER QUALITY 113 CRITERION 29: ACCEPTABLE OUTDOOR AND INDOOR NOISE LEVELS 117 CRITERION 30: TOBACCO SMOKE CONTROL 121 CRITERION 31: PROVIDE AT LEAST THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 125 CRITERION 32: AUDIT AND VALIDATION 129 CRITERION 33: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 135