GRIHA IN BRIEF

1. GRIHA-Green Rating for Integrated Habitat
Assessment
Tool to facilitate design, construction, operation of a green
building ,and in turn ….measure “greenness” of a
building in India
What gets measured gets managed
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2. Genesis
2000
TERIRetreat
Over 100
audits
…2000 2001
Advent of LEED:CII-
Sorabhji Godrej
Green Business
Centre, Hyderabad-
Platinum Rated
TERI-GRIHA
2005
ECBC
2007 2007
2008
NMSH
2009
CPWD
adopts
GRIHA
2009
Setting up
ofADaRSH
2010
Capacity
building –
GRIHA
certified
Trainers and
Evaluators
2011
2011
GRIHA
adopted by
PCMC
2011
2012
SVAGRIHA
Product
catalogue
2013
GRIHALD
GRIHA
android app
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3. SVAGRIHA
100 – 2499
sqm
GRIHA
2500 –
1,50,000 sqm
GRIHA LD
> 50 hectare
site area
Variants of GRIHA
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4. GRIHA RATING SYSTEM
Set of 34 criteria
100 (+4 innovation points)
Point system with differential weight age on various
Criteria
50-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
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5. KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF GRIHA
•Sets out guidelines for design, construction and operation
•Combination of qualitative and quantitative criteria
•Sets performances benchmarks for key resources like, energy
and water
•Facilitates integration of traditional knowledge on architecture
with present day technology
•Integrates all relevant Indian codes and standards(e.g National
building code 2005, Energy Conservation Building Code 2007,
IS codes)
•Is in complete alignment with government policies and
programs (e.g Environmental clearance by the MoEF)
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6. NO. CRITERION POINTS
1 Site selection 1
2 Preserve and protect landscape during
construction
5
3 Soil conservation (till post-construction) 2
4 Design to include existing site features 4
5 Reduce hard paving on-site and/or provide
shaded
hard-paved surfaces
2
6 Enhance outdoor lighting system efficiency and
use renewable energy system for meeting
outdoor lighting requirements
3
7 Planutilities efficiently and optimize on-site
circulation efficiency
3
8 Provide minimum level of sanitation/safety
facilities for construction workers
2
9 Reduce air pollution during construction 2
SITE
PLANNING
HEALTH
ANDWELL
BEING
6

7. C
NO. CRITERION POINTS
10 Reduce landscape water requirement 3
BUILDING
PLANNING
AND
CONSTRUC
TI ON
STAGE
11 Reduce water use in the building 2
12 Efficient water use during construction 1
13 Optimize building design to reduce conventional 8
energy demand
14 Optimize energy performance of building within 16
specified comfort limits
15 Utilization of fly-ash in building structure 6
16 Reduce volume, weight, and construction time
by
4
adopting efficient technologies (such aspre-cast
systems)
17 Uselow-energy material in interiors 4
18 Renewable energy utilization 5
19 Renewable-energy-based hot water system 3
RECYCLE,
RE HARGE
&REUSE
20 Waste water treatment 2
21 Water recycle and reuse (including rainwater) 5
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8. NO. CRITERION POINTS
22 Reduction in waste during construction 1
23 Efficient waste segregation 1
24 Storage and disposal of wastes 1
25 Resource recovery from waste 2
26 Uselow-VOC paints/adhesives/sealants 3
27 Minimize ozone depleting substances 1
28 Ensure water quality 2
29 Acceptable outdoor and indoor noise levels 2
30 Tobacco smoke control 1
31 Provide at least the minimum level of
accessibility for persons with disabilities
1
32 Energy audit and validation MANDATORY
33 Operation and maintenance 2
34 Innovation points 4
WASTE
MANAGE
MENT
HEALTH
&WELL
BEING
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9. Can you design a green building?
• By following regional development plans (such as the UDPFI
guidelines, master plans) and local building by-laws
• Byfollowing India’s national codes and standards
• By optimizing site conditions (trees, water bodies, wind-flow,
orientation, etc.) and harnessing them to cater to the
thermal / visual comfort requirements of the building
• By adopting sound architectural practices
and taking examples from India’s traditional
architecture
• By adopting the integrated design approach such that the
client, architect, engineers, and consultants design the
building in a coordinated manner with a common goal –
sustainability.
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10. • By adopting locally available construction materials
and giving impetus to local arts, crafts, architecture and
artisans
• By designing precisely sized energy systems
and not basing them on broad
thumb-rules
• Byreducing the resource consumption of the building
and its inhabitants so that the waste generating there-
from is reduced
• Byadopting energy efficient technologies (EETs)and
equipment
• By adopting renewable energy technology
(RETs) applications to reduce the
demand on conventional energy
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