Green Building Rating Systems in India– An

overview

Sustainable
Shweta Saxena,Building
LEED AP
Techniques
Assistant Professor
F.Y.B.E.- CIVIL
SPA Bhopal
S.S.B.T.'s COET,
JALGAON.
 GREEN BUILDING
Definition
1. Green building is a systematic effort to create, sustain, and accelerate
changes in practice, technology, and behaviour to reduce
building‐related environmental impacts while creating places that are
healthier and more satisfying for people. (Pyke & McMahon, 2010)

2. The green building is a building that has high-efficiency in the use and
consumption of natural resources, water, energy, and materials that
are used throughout building’s life- cycle i.e. design, construction,
operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. (Vyas & Jha, 2012)
 WHY GREEN BUILDING?
OUR HEALTH & WELL-BEING
• Quality of Life
• Access to Nature PEOPLE
• Community

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Fossil Fuels:
• Petroleum
• Gas PLANET
• Coal
Water Scarcity
Building Materials Management
Soil Erosion

FINANCIAL BENEFITS
• Improved marketability PROFIT
• Increased occupancy & rental rates
• Reduced Operating Costs
Energy Savings
Water Savings
Green Building Rating Systems - India

• GRIHA – ADaRSH (Association for

development & Research of Sustainable
Habitats) , TERI

• LEED – IGBC , GBCI

• IGBC Green Building Rating System - IGBC

GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat
Assessment)
Developed by TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) in 2007.

Rating System is divided into:

• Sustainable site planning
• health and well being
• building planning and construction
• energy: end use
• energy: renewable
• recycle, recharge and reuse of water
• waste management
• building operation and maintenance
• innovation points

The GRIHA rates the buildings from

50-60 one star
61-70 two stars
71-80 three stars
81-90 four stars
above 90 five stars
12 Steps to get a building evaluated under GRIHA

1. Send Registration form to GRIHA

2. Preliminary assessment

3. Registration

4. Post Registration Workshop

5. Online submission of documentation

6. Preliminary evaluation by ADaRSH Technical team

7. Evaluation by panel of experts

8. Preliminary rating with comments sent to project team

9. Final submission of documents

10.Final evaluation by panel of experts

11. Approval of rating by advisory committee

12. Award of rating

 Criteria

Landscape architect

Criteria 1 Site Selection

Criteria 2 Preserve and protect landscape during construction

Criteria 3 Soil conservation (Post construction)

Criteria 10 Reduce landscape water requirement

Architect with expertise in passive design/energy efficiency

Criteria 4 Design to include existing site features

Criteria 7 Plan utilities efficiently and optimise on site circulation efficiency

Criteria 12 Efficient water use during construction

Criteria 15 Utilization of flyash in building structure

Criteria 16 Adopt energy efficient technology in construction

Energy analyst

Criteria 13 Optimise building design to reduce conventional energy demand

Criteria 14 Optimise energy performance of building

Criteria 18&19 Renewable energy utilization

Criteria 33 O&M protocol for electrical and mechanical equipment

Public health engineer

Criteria 8 Minimum sanitation and safety facilities for construction workers

Criteria 9 Reduce air pollution during construction

Criteria 29 Acceptable outdoor and indoor noise levels

Criteria 30 Tobacco and smoke control

Criteria 22 Reduction in waste during construction

Criteria 23 Efficient waste segregation

Criteria 24 Utilization of flyash in building structure

Criteria 25 Adopt energy efficient technology in construction

Plumbing engineer/MEP consultant

Criteria 11 Reduce building water use

Criteria 20 Waste water treatment

Criteria 21 Water recycle and reuse

 Criteria 1 Site Selection

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The site plan must be in conformity with the development plan/master
plan/UDPFI guidelines (mandatory). This should comply with the provisions of
eco-sensitive zone regulations, coastal zone regulations, heritage areas
(identified in the master plan or issued separately as specific guidelines), water
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body zones (in such zones, no construction is permitted in the water-spread and
buffer belt of 30 metre minimum around the FTL), various hazard prone area
regulations, and others if the site falls under any such area (mandatory with no
point allocation).

The site should be located within ½ km radius of an existing bus stop, commuter
rail, light rail or metro station and/or the proposed site must be a Brownfield site
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(to rehabilitate damaged sites where development is hindered by environmental
contamination, thereby reducing pressure on undeveloped land)

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 LEED - India
Developed by IGBC in October 2006
Overall, the seven categories in the rating system are:
􀂙 Sustainable Sites
􀂙 Water Efficiency
􀂙 Energy & Atmosphere
􀂙 Materials & Resources
􀂙 Indoor Environmental Quality
􀂙 Innovation in Design
􀂙 Regional Priority

The LEED assessment tool was developed for

new construction
existing buildings
commercial interiors
core and shell
homes
neighborhood development
School
retail
LEED INDIA – New Construction (Checklist)
IGBC Green Building Rating System
 USGBC + GBCI + LEED
USGBC: DEVELOPS & MAINTAINS LEED
RATING SYSTEM

GBCI: ADMINISTERS:
LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONALS
&LEED BUILDING CERTIFICATION
 WHAT PROJECT TYPES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR LEED?

A project must adhere to the LEED Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs).

Minimum Program Requirements:

1.Must be in a permanent location on existing land

2.Must comply with project size requirements
WITHIN THE LEED RATING SYSTEM
What is a prerequisite vs. a credit?
PROJECT REGISTRATION AND
CERTIFICATION PROCESS
 LEED v4 for BD+C: New Construction and Major
Renovation
Project Checklist

Y ? N

Credit Integrative Process 1

0 0 0 Location and Transportation 16

Credit LEED for Neighborhood Development Location 16

Credit Sensitive Land Protection 1

Credit High Priority Site 2

Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses 5

Credit Access to Quality Transit 5

Credit Bicycle Facilities 1

Credit Reduced Parking Footprint 1

Credit Green Vehicles 1

0 0 0 Sustainable Sites 10

Y Prereq Construction Activity Pollution Prevention Required

Credit Site Assessment 1

Credit Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat 2

Credit Open Space 1

Credit Rainwater Management 3

Credit Heat Island Reduction 2

Credit Light Pollution Reduction 1

0 0 0 Water Efficiency 11

Y Prereq Outdoor Water Use Reduction Required

Y Prereq Indoor Water Use Reduction Required

Y Prereq Building-Level Water Metering Required

Credit Outdoor Water Use Reduction 2

Credit Indoor Water Use Reduction 6

Credit Cooling Tower Water Use 2

Credit Water Metering 1

0 0 0 Energy and Atmosphere 33

Y Prereq Fundamental Commissioning and Verification Required

Y Prereq Minimum Energy Performance Required

Y Prereq Building-Level Energy Metering Required

Y Prereq Fundamental Refrigerant Management Required

Credit Enhanced Commissioning 6

Credit Optimize Energy Performance 18

Credit Advanced Energy Metering 1

Credit Demand Response 2

Credit Renewable Energy Production 3

Credit Enhanced Refrigerant Management 1

Credit Green Power and Carbon Offsets 2

0 0 0 Materials and Resources 13

Y Prereq Storage and Collection of Recyclables Required

Y Prereq Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning Required

Credit Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction 5

Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Environmental Product

Credit 2
Declarations

Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials 2

Credit 2
Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients

Credit Construction and Demolition Waste Management 2

0 0 0 Indoor Environmental Quality 16

Y Prereq Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance Required

Y Prereq Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control Required

Credit Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies 2

Credit Low-Emitting Materials 3

Credit Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan 1

Credit Indoor Air Quality Assessment 2

Credit Thermal Comfort 1

Credit Interior Lighting 2

Credit Daylight 3

Credit Quality Views 1

Credit Acoustic Performance 1

0 0 0 Innovation 6

Credit Innovation 5

Credit LEED Accredited Professional 1

0 0 0 Regional Priority 4

Credit Regional Priority: Specific Credit 1

Credit Regional Priority: Specific Credit 1

Credit Regional Priority: Specific Credit 1

Credit Regional Priority: Specific Credit 1

0 0 0 TOTALS Possible Points: 110

Certified: 40 to 49 points, Silver: 50 to 59 points, Gold: 60 to 79 points, Platinum: 80 to 110

 Comparison of Green Building Rating systems
BREE Weig DG Weig Green Wei
Issue LEED Weight GRIHA Weight GBAS Weight
AM ht NB ht Star ght
Life Cycle
Assessment    X
 X
(LCA)
Life Cycle cost  7% X  11% X  1% X
Renewability  4%  8%  8%  1%  14%  10%
Certification of 0.5
  1%  0.5%  6% X X
materials used %
Locally
Produced  3%  2%  2% X  1%  5%
Materials
Health and
safety of
X X X X  2% X
construction
worker
Project 12
  2%  4%  18%  4%  17.5%
Management %
Climatic
X  4% X X X X
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[1] LCA is a way of evaluating materials over their entire lives based on measurable environmental impacts; it eliminates subjectivity from the
judgment process.
[2] preference should be given to all renewable materials with an emphasis on those shown to be superior through LCA.
[3] Points should be given to wood that comes from a sustainable source and is certified through any credible program
[4] Locally produced materials do not necessarily have less impact on the environment
[5] Workers health and safety is very important to reduce accident on site.
6Project Management is important to achieve economy and reduce construction waste on site.
7 In LEED, under regional priority, 1 to 4 are allotted for regional priority to provide an incentive for the achievement of credits that

address geographically-specific environmental priorities.