Contents
Undertaking ii
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of contents x
List of figures 1
List of tables 3
List of Abbreviations 5
1 Introduction 7
1.1 Background of the Study 7
1.2 The Importance of Green Buildings 8
1.3 Need for the Study 9
1.4 About Ahmedabad 11
1.5 Literature Study 15
2 Research Design 19
2.1 Research Gaps 19
2.2 Aim and Objectives 19
2.3 Methods and Data Collection 20
2.4 Scope and Limitations 20
3 Policies and its implementation at Local Level 22
3.1 Objective 1: Policies for Green Affordable Housing for Women 22
3.1.1 Affordable Housing Policies / Regulations 23
3.1.2 Energy-Efficient/Green-building Code/Policy/Regulations 28
3.1.3 Gender-Inclusion Guidelines 32
3.1.4 Green Building Agencies in India 33
3.1.5 Significant Findings from the Objective: 1 40
3.2 Objective 2: Understanding local trajectories through case studies 42
3.2.1 Sardar Patel Nagar, GHB: Ahmedabad 43
3.2.2 Smart Ghar III , RMC, Rajkot – 2 Star GRIHA Rated 47
3.2.3 Rajyash regius, Bopal, Ahmedabad – IGBC Platinum Rated (Pre- Certified) 52
3.2.4 Savvy Strata, Ahmedabad. IGBC Platinum Rated 56
3.2.5 Anant Sky, Nila Infrastructure: Ranip, Ahmedabad 62
3.2.6 Comparison Between Savvy Strata and Anant Sky 67
3.2.7 Vishwas Nagar, Odhav, Ahmedabad. 68
3.2.8 Key Findings from the interview of the various stakeholders 70
3.2.9 Significant Findings from Objective 2 70
4 Recommendation in the Policies based upon the Policy Landscape and the Case-Study Analysis 73
4.1 At the National Level 73
4.2 At State Level 75
4.3 At the Local Level 76
5 Discussion of Findings from Literature Study and Case Study 77
6 Comparison of Policy Implementation between Ahmedabad and Kolkata 79
7 References 81
Appendix 1: Questionnaire Prepared for Interview 84