Contents Foreword from Indian Green Building Council 1 Introduction 2 Benefits of Green Homes 2 National Priorities Addressed 3 IGBC Green Homes 4 IGBC Green Homes Rating System 5 Updates and Addenda 11 IGBC Green Homes Project Checklist 12 Site Selection & Planning 15 SSP Mandatory Requirement 1 Local Building Regulations 17 SSP Mandatory Requirement 2 Soil Erosion Control 18 SSP Credit 1 Basic House-hold Amenities 19 SSP Credit 2 Natural Topography or Vegetation 21 SSP Credit 3 Heat Island Effect, Non Roof 22 SSP Credit 4 Heat Island Effect, Roof 23 SSP Credit 5 Parking Facilities for Visitors 25 SSP Credit 6 Electric Charging Facility for Vehicles 26 SSP Credit 7 Design for Differently Abled 27 SSP Credit 8 Basic Facilities for Construction Workforce 29 SSP Credit 9 Green Home Guidelines, Design & Post Occupancy 31 Water Efficiency 33 WE Mandatory Requirement 1 Rainwater Harvesting, Roof & Non-roof 35 WE Mandatory Requirement 2 Water Efficient Plumbing Fixtures 37 WE Credit 1 Landscape Design 39 WE Credit 2 Management of Irrigation Systems 41 WE Credit 3 Rainwater Harvesting, Roof & Non-roof 43 WE Credit 4 Water Efficient Plumbing Fixtures 45 WE Credit 5 Waste Water Treatment and Reuse 47 WE Credit 6 Water Metering 49 Energy Efficiency 51 EE Mandatory Requirement 1 CFC-free Equipment 53 EE Mandatory Requirement 2 Minimum Energy Performance 54 EE Credit 1 Enhanced Energy Performance 58 EE Credit 2 On-site Renewable Energy 64 EE Credit 3 Solar Water Heating System 66 EE Credit 4 Energy Saving Measures in Appliances & Other Equipment 68 EE Credit 5 Distributed Power Generation 70 EE Credit 6 Energy Metering 71 Materials & Resources 73 MR Mandatory Requirement 1 Separation of House-hold Waste 73 MR Credit 1 Organic Waste Management, Post Occupancy 76 MR Credit 2 Handling of Construction Waste Materials 77 MR Credit 3 Reuse of Salvaged Materials 78 MR Credit 4 Materials with Recycled Content 80 MR Credit 5 Local Materials 81 MR Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable Building Materials & Certified Wood 83 Indoor Environmental Quality 85 IEQ Mandatory Requirement 1 Tobacco Smoke Control 87 IEQ Mandatory Requirement 2 Minimum Daylighting 88 IEQ Mandatory Requirement 3 Fresh Air Ventilation 91 IEQ Credit 1 Enhanced Daylighting 93 IEQ Credit 2 Enhanced Fresh Air Ventilation 96 IEQ Credit 3 Exhaust Systems 98 IEQ Credit 4 Low VOC Materials, Paints & Adhesives 99 IEQ Credit 5 Building Flush-out 101 IEQ Credit 6 Cross Ventilation 102 Innovation & Design Process 105 ID Credit 1.1 Innovation & Design Process 107 ID Credit 1.2 Innovation & Design Process 107 ID Credit 1.3 Innovation & Design Process 107 ID Credit 1.4 Innovation & Design Process 107 ID Credit 2.0 IGBC Accredited Professional 109 Annexures 111 Annexure I Baseline Criteria for Building Energy Performance 113 Annexure II Prescriptive Criteria for Building Envelope Measures 117 (EE Credit 1 - Enhanced Energy Performance) Annexure III Protocol for Building Energy Simulation 120