GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS

GREEN RATINGS FOR BUILDINGS

Why Green Ratings matter for buildings ?

Green ratings assess a building based on its predicted performance over its entire life cycle — conception through
operation. This results in the development of buildings that consume fewer natural resources without sacrificing the
acoustic, thermal, and visual comfort of its occupants.

What does a green rating do ?

• Enhances the design process

• Provides economic benefits
• Reduces risk
• Adds a competitive advantage
• Increases accountability
• Improves quality of life
• Offers recognition LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Green ratings serve as the ideal tool for validating the

sustainability claims of buildings by mandating regulatory
compliances and setting performance benchmarks to promote
higher construction and operational resource efficiency.
ADVANTAGES OF GREEN
BUILDING IN SURROUNDING
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The mark of a reliable green building rating would be one that:

• Adapts to the climatic conditions of the area of its adoption

• Unifies and mandates compliance with internationally/nationally accepted
building codes and performance benchmarks
• Emphasizes on planning green features during the design phase of the
building
• Provides incremental performance improvement benchmarks for buildings
to aspire towards a higher quality
• Widely accepted by all national and regional urban development institutions
• Monitors the development of the project through periodic, construction
linked due diligence visits
• Serves as a platform for project developers to access linked incentives such
as tax breaks and development of premium discounts
• Validates the credibility of the sustainability claims made by the project
team
• Creates transition scenarios that push the performance benchmarks of the
industry
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IGBC (Indian Green LEED (Leadership in Energy and GRIHA (Green Rating for BEE (Bureau of Energy
Building Council) Environmental Design) Integrated Habitat Assessment) Efficiency).

• IGBC was the first green rating • Leadership in Energy and • GRIHA is short for Green Rating for • BEE or The Indian Bureau of
framework introduced in India in Environmental Design, more Integrated Habitat Assessment also Energy Efficiency was set up by the
2001 by CII (Confederation of commonly known as LEED, is an means ‘a home’ in Sanskrit. government in 2002 under the
Indian Industry)-Sohrabji Godrej environmentally oriented building • The objective is promote the use of Energy Conservation Act.
Green Business Centre. certifified program run by the U.S. renewable and recycled materials • Their framework called the Energy
• IGBC’s vision is to create a • Green Building Council (USGBC). It adopted by the in 2007. Conservation Building Code or
‘Sustainable Built Environment’ for aims to improve building and • GRIHA assesses projects on their ECBC.
all. construction project performance greenness and assigns points which • The standards for energy efficiency
• This rating system has become across 7 areas of environmental are tallied to give the final rating. building is 1000 sq.m.
India’s primary institution for green and human health: • The highest rating of five stars - 86- • The buildings are indexed against
building certification. i. Use of integrative processes. 100 points on a scale of 100. an energy performance scale so
• The framework addresses issues ii. Location and transportation. • The validity of certificate is for 5 that designers to design efficiently
most relevant to our nation such as iii. Sustainable building site years. and sustainably.
waste management, energy development. • The first building to receive • BEE also has maximum rating of
efficiency, water conservation, iv. Water efficiency. ‘SVAGRIHA’ (Simple Versatile five.
reduced dependency on v. Energy efficiency. Affordable Green Rating for • BEE’s rating system is also
conventional energy sources, and vi. Materials and resources selection. Integrated Habitat Assessment) applicable to electrical appliances.
the overall well-being of users. vii. Indoor environmental quality. certification from TERI is an office • Five star rated appliances are the
space in Nashik. most energy-efficient.
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The building is a perfect blend To exit full screen, press Esc into modern and contempora chnological Innovations, Incorporating traditional
concepts cises were undertaken to orient the building in such a way that minimizes the heat ingress while allowing natural daylight to
penetrate abundantly.

COURTYARDS : WINDCATCHERS :
A central courtyard and colonnaded corridors Two air-cooling towers are crected where or is cooled
ensure that the hot air cools before entering the up to 8 degrees by sprinking water This cool air is
interiors. circulated inside the building minimizing the load on
The courtyard also acts as the area for interaction air-conditioning

SOLAR PANELS : TERRACE GARDENS :

Solar photovoltaic cells on the roof feroce produce 55% of the roof is covered with teroce garden, helping
nearly 20% of the building's electricity reduce the interior temperatures
consumption,

ZERO WATER DISCHARGE BUILDING : MATERIALS AND RESOURCES : MINIMAL DISTURBANCE TO SITE :
Waste water treated biologically through "Root Fly-ash bricks, glass, aluminium and ceramic tiles, Centrally located at the flattest part of site so
Zone Treatment System" The treated water is which contain consumer and industrial waste are as to not disturb the site features during
used for landscaping Low-flush toilets and used in construction. construction. Heavy foliage developed al
waterless urinals used Office fumiture made of bagasse-based composite around site to minimize pollution and heat
wood 96% construction waste recycled within island effect Distrubance limited between 40
buliding or sent to other sites & VOC points and feet from building footprint
adhesives used.
Use of aerated concrete blocks for facade reduces
the load on air-conditioning by 15-20%
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