CONTENTS Foreword ..- .. v by Deepak Gupta, Secretary, MNRE, Government of India Foreword ..- .. vii by R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, New Delhi PREAMBLE : 1 1.0 Introducing TERI 1 1.1 Role of TERI in recognizing environment-friendly initiatives 1 1.2 What is a green building?2 1.3 GRIHA: National green building rating system.3 1.4 How to get your building rated? 5 1.5 GRIHA evaluation process .. 5 1.6 Synopsis of the criteria for rating..6 1.7 Scoring points for GRIHA .. 9 1.8 Evaluation procedure of criterion of GRIHA 10 SECTION 1 SITE SELECTION AND SITE PLANNING. 11 Resource conservation and efficient utilization of resources 11 Criterion 1 Site selection- .11 Criterion 2Preserve and protect landscape during construction..14 Criterion 3Soil conservation (till post-construction) 18 Criterion 4Design to include existing site features .20 Criterion 5Reduce hard paving on-site and/or provide shaded hard-paved surfaces.23 Criterion 6Enhance outdoor-lighting system efficiency and use renewable energy system for meeting outdoor lighting requirement..26 Criterion 7Plan utilities efficiently and optimize on-site circulation efficiency27 Health and well-being.. 28 Criterion 8Provide minimum level of sanitation/safety facilities for construction workers.28 Criterion 9Reduce air pollution during construction ..29 SECTION 2 BUILDING PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION .. 31 Criterion 10 Reduce landscape water requirement 3- 1 Criterion 11 Reduce water use in the building- 34 Criterion 12 Efficient water use during construction. 36 Criterion 13 Optimize building design to reduce conventional energy demand 37 Criterion 14 Optimize energy performance of building within specified comfort limits, 39 Criterion 15 Utilization of fly ash in building structure 42 Criterion 16 Reduce volume, weight, and construction time by adopting efficient technologies (such as pre-cast systems) 45 Criterion 17 Use low-energy material in interiors 48 Criterion 18 Renewable energy utilization .. 50 Criterion 19 Renewable-energy-based hot water system 52 Recycle, reuse, and recharge of water..- .. 54 Criterion 20 Waste-water treatment- .. 54 Criterion 21 Water recycle and reuse (including rainwater).. 56 Waste management ..- 59 Criterion 22 Reduction in waste during construction 59 Criterion 23 Efficient waste segregation.. 60 Criterion 24 Storage and disposal of wastes 61 Criterion 25 Resource recovery from waste. 62 'Health and well-being 63 Criterion 26 Use low-VOC paints/adhesives/sealants.. 63 Criterion 27 Minimize ozone depleting substances 65 Criterion 28 Ensure water quality.- .. 67 Criterion 29 Acceptable outdoor and indoor noise levels.. 69 Criterion 30 Tobacco and smoke control.. 70 Criterion 31 Provide at least, the minimum level of accessibility for persons with disabilities 71 SECTION 3 BUILDING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.. 73 Criterion 32 Energy audit and validation 73 Criterion 33 Operation and maintenance.. 74 SECTION 4 INNOVATION POINTS ;..75 Criterion 34 Innovation points.., 75 References- 78