GREEN RATING FOR INTEGRETATED HABITAT

BUILDING

PRESENTED BY:
-DIVYA
-KAVYA
-SRISHTI
CONTENTS
1. BACKGROUND
2. GOALS AND NEED OF GREEN BUILDING
3. BENEFITS OF GREEN BUILDING
4. INTRODUCTION OF GRIHA
5. EVOLUTION OF GRIHA
6. OBJECTIVES OF GRIHA
7. WHY CHOOSE GRIHA (COMPARE WITH LEED INDIA)
8. FIVE ‘R’ PHILOSOPHY
9. GRIHA PROCEDURE
10. GRIHA RATING SYSTEM
11. GRIHA OVERVIEW
12. GREEN BUILDING EXAMPLE USING GRIHA
13. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GRIHA WITH OTHER RATING
SYSTEM
14. CONCLUSION
 BACKGROUND
WHAT IS GREEN BUILDING?
A ‘green’ building is a building that, in its design, construction or operation,
reduces or eliminates negative impacts, and can create positive impacts, on
our climate and natural environment. Green buildings preserve precious
natural resources and improve our quality of life.

GOAL OF GREEN BUILDING

To help to sustain the environment without disrupting the natural habitats
around it
To promote a better planet earth, and a better place for us all to live
Reduce trash, pollution and degradation of environment.
Create a sound indoor environment for living and working purpose.
FEATURES WHICH CAN MAKE A BUILDING ‘GREEN’

Efficient use of energy, water and other resources

Use of renewable energy, such as solar energy
Pollution and waste reduction measures, and the enabling of re-use and
recycling
Good indoor environmental air quality
Use of materials that are non-toxic, ethical and sustainable
Creating resilient and flexible structures
Consideration of the environment in design, construction and operation
Consideration of the quality of life of occupants in design, construction
and operation
A design that enables adaptation to a changing environment
 BENEFITS OF GREEN BUILDING
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS:
Reduce wastage of water
Conserve and restore natural resources
Improve air and water quality
Enhance protect biodiversity and ecosystems
ECONOMIC BENEFITS:
Reduce operating costs
Improve occupant productivity
Create market for green product and services
SOCIAL BENEFITS:
Improve quality of life
Minimize strain on local infrastructure
Improve occupant health and comfort
 GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM

WHAT IS GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM?

A rating system can be defined as a set of prerequisites and requirements
that a project team must fulfill in order to receive certification.

TYPES OF RATING SYSTEM

BREEAM- United Kingdom BEAM- Hong Kong

LEED- United States EEWH- Taiwan
GBCS- South Korea
Green globes- Canada
CASBEE- Japan
Green star-Australia
GRIHA- India
 INTRODUCTION OF GRIHA

WHAT IS GRIHA?
Name: GRIHA is an acronym for Green Rating for Integrated Habitat
Assessment.
Country: INDIA
Established : 2007
GRIHA is a Sanskrit word meaning – ‘Abode’.
A innovative tool for sustainable development by the united nations
A tool for implementing renewable energy in the building sector by
‘The Climate Reality project’- an organization founded by Mr. Al Gore;
and UNEP-SBCI has developed the “Common Carbon Metric” (kWhr/sq
m/annum), for international building energy data collection -based on
inputs from GRIHA (among others)
There are three primary Rating systems in India:

➢ GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated HabitatAssessment)

Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) is India’s own rating
system jointly developed by TERI and the Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy, Government of India.

➢ IGBC (Indian Green Building Council)

LEED is developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the

organization promoting sustainability through Green Buildings.

➢ BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency)

It has star based rating system: more stars mean more energy
efficiency. BEE has developed the Energy Performance Index (EPI). The unit
of Kilo watt hours per square meter per year is considered for rating the
building and especially targets air conditioned and non-air conditioned office
buildings.
EVOLUTION OF GRIHA
 OBJECTIVE OF GRIHA

Minimize a building’s resource consumption, waste

generation, and overall ecological impact
Evaluates the environmental performance of a building
holistically over its entire life cycle, thereby providing a
definitive standard for what constitutes a ‘green building’
Based on accepted energy and environmental principles,
seeks to strike a balance between the established practices
and emerging concepts
Reduced energy consumption without sacrificing the comfort
level
Reduced destruction of natural areas, habitats, and
biodiversity, and reduced soil loss from erosion etc.
WHY CHOOSE GRIHA?

Two rating systems in India: LEED India and GRIHA

LEED-India adapted from United States Green Building Council’s

(USGBC) is primarily based on per capita energy consumption in
developed nations like the US which does not work in India since
India’s per capita energy consumption is very low compared to
developed nations.

GRIHA is more suited to Indian climate. Also unlike LEED, it does not
promote usage of certain products like glass and air-conditioning
equipment.
 FIVE ‘R’ PHILOSOPHY

Refuse: To blindly adopt international trends, materials,

technologies, products, etc. Especially in areas where local
substitutes are available.
Reduce: The dependence on high energy products, systems, processes,
etc.
Reuse: Materials, products, traditional technologies so as to reduce
the costs incurred in designing buildings.
Recycle: All possible wastes generated from the building site, during
construction, operation and demolition.
Reinvent: Engineering systems, designs and practices such that India
creates global examples that the world can follow rather than India
following the international examples.
 GRIHA PROCEDURE

ELIGIBILITY
Except for industrial complexes, all buildings (offices, institutions,
hotels, hospitals, housing complexes, etc.) in the pre-design/design
stage are eligible for certification under GRIHA.

ADaRSH (Association for Development and Research of Sustainable

Habitats), GRIHA secretariat helps evaluate whether the project is
eligible for rating or not.
 GRIHA PROCEDURE

REGISTRATION PROCESS
Building project may register through the GRIHA website
(http://www.grihaindia.org)
The registration process allows access to essential information related
to rating such as:
1. Application forms
2. List of submissions
3. Score points
4. The weightage system
5. Online documentation
 GRIHA PROCEDURE

GRIHA also provides one day training session for the registered projects
which includes:
Overview of the green building design
Explanation of the rating system and criteria and points related to
rating
Online access to the rating tool
Documentation process through use of online forms
Evaluation process
 GRIHA PROCEDURE

EVALUATION PROCESS
1. Pre documentation stage: A team from ADaRSH along with the client’s
Integrated Design Team meet and determine the points being targeted by
the project.
2. Post documentation stage: All necessary proof through documents for
the points targeted under various criteria is submitted.
Evaluation by third party regional evaluators.
To determine the final rating that shall be awarded to the project.
 GRIHA PROCEDURE
After the necessary documentation is uploaded, and systems commissioned on
the site, the buildings are evaluated and rated in three-tier process.
The preliminary evaluation is done by a team of experts from ADaRSH.
Reviewing of the mandatory points and checking for compliance. The
project is rejected if mandatory criteria are not complied with.
Evaluation of the optional criteria and estimation of the total number of
achievable points.
All compliance documents are examined through the appraisal process as
outlined by GRIHA.
Evaluation report given to members of an evaluation committee: external
experts in building and landscape design, lighting and HVAC design, renewable
energy, water and waste management, and building materials.
The members independently review and award points, a provisional GRIHA
rating is awarded after evaluation of document is submitted.
 GRIHA RATING SYSTEM
VARIANTS OF GRIHA
SVAGRIHA FOR BUILDING AREA- 100-2499 sqm
GRIHA FOR BUILDING AREA-2500-1,50,000 sqm
GRIHA LD FOR BUILDING AREA-> 50 hectare site area
GRIHA VERISON 2015
The latest version of GRIHA, GRIHA version 2015 (GRIHA V2015), was introduced
in January 2015.
The GRIHA V 2015 rating system consists of 31 criteria
categorized under various sections such as Site Planning, Construction
Management, Occupant Comfort and Wellbeing, Sustainable Building
Materials, Performance Monitoring and Validation, and Innovation
Eligibility
All buildings, which are in the design stage and have built up area more than
2,500 m2, are eligible for certification under GRIHA.
 GRIHA RATING CRITERIA
Criteria and their weightage
GRIHA is a performance-oriented system where points are earned for meeting the
design and performance intent of the criteria.
Each criterion has certain points assigned to it. It means that a project demonstrating
compliance with a criterion would achieve the associated points.
GRIHA is a 100-point system consisting of some core points
Different levels of certification (one star to five stars) are awarded based on the
number of points earned. The minimum points required for certification are 25.
 GRIHA RATING CRITERIA

EVALUATED IN DIFFERENT STAGES

Pre-construction stage (intra- and inter-site
issues)
Building planning and construction stages
(issues of resource conservation and
reduction in resource demand, resource
utilization efficiency, resource recovery and
reuse, and provisions for occupant health and
well being). The prime 4 resources that are
considered in this section are land, water,
energy, air, and green cover.
Building operation and maintenance stage
(issues of operation and maintenance of
building systems and processes, monitoring
and recording of consumption, and
occupant health and well being, and also
issues that affect the global and local
environment).
GRIHA RATING CRITERIA
GRIHA RATING CRITERIA
 MEASURES FOR SITE
Wider front setback (22m) to protect front tree line
Preserve the integrity of the green street
Preservation of the local ecology ,tree cutting approvals for
46,but only 19 cut,11 tress transplanted
Excavated soil reutilized at other construction sites and the zoo

ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT
Effective ventillation by Orientating The Building E-W
Optimum integration with nature Separating Out Different Blocks
with connecting corridors
A huge Central courtyard
Plan pedestrian axis to East ,North and West entrance without
crisscrossing vehicles
 TOWARDS ENERGY POSITIVE APPROACH - RENEWABLE
❑ Façade has been designed to receive
70% of natural day light
❑ Inner courtyard serves as a light
well.
❑ Provision of solar photovoltaics
❑ Photovoltaic stepping towards the
south side
❑ Shades the roof
Renewable Energy Façade of the building
Solar PV System of 800 kW capacity
2
Total Area : 6000 m
2
Total Area of panels : 4650 m
No of panels : 2,844
Annual Energy Generation : 14.3 lakh Shadding from summer sun
unit while allowing in winter sun
 ENERGY POSITIVE APPROACH

Brown and beige coloured stone

jaalis add to cross ventilation

Central courtyard helps in air movement as natural ventilation

happens due to stack effect.
The terrace garden utilizes preserved top
soil extracted during the initial
excavation
ENERGY POSITIVE APPROACH

More than 50% area

outside the building
is soft with plantation
and grassing.

Circulation roads and

pathways soft with
grass paver blocks to
enable ground water
recharge Polymer plastics grids turn the
visual asphalt fire tender road into a
soft paved space

Preservation of existing
foliage increasing the front
set back.
 SITE AND WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT
To reduce landscape water requirements Appropriate shading from summer sun ,while allowing in winter sun

Drip irrigation
Use of native species of shrubs and trees
having low water demand in landscapping
Low lawn areas so as to reduce water
demand
Reuse of treated water for irrigation

Reduce water use in building

Dual flushing cistern
Low discharge fixtures
Drip
Waste water treatment
irrigation
Reuse of treated water for irrigation and
cooling towers of HVAC
Rain water harvesting –efficient water use
during construction
MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
Ready Mix Concrete with PPC having more than 30% fly ash content -
Fly ash brick.
Stone available in nearby area for Terrazzo flooring
AAC (Aerated Autoclaved Cement ) blocks.
Renewable bamboo jute composite material for door frames &
shutters.
UPVC windows with hermetically sealed double using low heat
transmittance index glass.
Use of high reflectance terrace tiles for low heat ingress.
Avoided aluminum as it has high embedded energy
Sandstone jaalis , stone and ferro-cement jaalis
Grass paver blocks for ground water recharge
Light shelves for bringing in diffused light
ENERGY CONSUMPTION ON SITE - ZERO ENERGY

Extra efficient Solar photo voltaic (SPV) proposed (Terrace and

projections) =800 kW
Energy produced in building/year = 14,91,000 Kwh
Energy consumption for building/year = 14,21,000 kWH
GEO THERMAL HEAT EXCHANGE
SYSTEM
180 vertical bores to the depth of 80 meter all along
the building premises.
Minimum 3 meter distance is maintained between any
two bores.
Each bore has HDPE pipe U-loop (32mm outer diameter)
and grouted with Bentonite Slurry.
Each U-Loop is connected to the condenser
water pipe system in the central air conditioning plant
room.
One U-Loop has 0.9 TR heat rejection capacity.
Combined together, 160 TR of heat rejection is
obtained without using a cooling tower.
Water pumping and treatment costs gets eliminated.
Saves cooling tower fan energy.
 GRAND CHOLA, ITC HOTELS
LIMITED
Location : Chennai Site
Area : 32330 SqM
Total Built up Area : 132598 SqM
Air- conditioned Area : 132598 SqM
Energy Consumption Reduction :41.5%
Renewable energy installed on site : 12600 KWp
GRIHA final rating : 5 Stars
Principal Architect – SRSS Architects,
Singapore World’s Largest LEED Platinum Rated and India’s first
Project Architect – CR Narayan Rao GRIHA 5-Star rated Hotel
Energy Consultant – The Energy and Resources
MEP Consultant – Spectral Services
• Sustainability Consultant – Environmental Design Solutions (EDS) Pvt. Ltd.
Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (AECOM)
• Interior Designer – Wilson Associates, Singapore

• Lighting Consultant – Bo Steilber, Singapore

 STRATEGIES ADOPTED TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THE BUILDING
Sustainable Site Planning:
•Excavation and construction started after the monsoon
season to prevent soil erosion and soil run off from
•Top soil was preserved andre-used to raise the ground
level
•Service corridors are planned to cause minimum
damage to the site and natural topography
•Orientation -east west, but zoning done to reduce Existing trees preserved and transplanted
negative impact of bad orientation

•Reduction in building water consumption by low-flow fixtures

: 50.7%
• Water recycled and reused the complex :90%

Reduction in landscape water consumption by planting trees

and shrubs
Swimming pool inside the building
• Thick stone and AAC block walls to reduce solarheat gain
•99% of living areas are day-lit and window to wall ratio 25% to
reduce
• restricted to solar heat gain inside the building
Reduction in energy consumption (compared to GRIHA
benchmark)
while maintaining occupant comfort:

For visual comfort Energy efficient

artificial lighting design is
compliant with ECBC (lights,
Recessed
space conditioners, appliances)
windows
controlled by I-pad to reduce
energy consumption

Recessed windows to cut

direct sun rays and glare
inside
 PASSIVE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STRATEGIES
ADOPTED IN THE BUILDING:
Renewable energy technologies installed on site:
• Installed capacity of wind energy : 2600 KWp
• electricity generated annually : 27900000 KWh Þ Use of low-energy/green materials:

Water bodies and green vegetation creating a micro climate

 GRIHA BREEAM LEED CASBEE

Managing body MNRE Building Research Us Green building Japan Sustainable

Establishment(BRE) Building Consortium
(JSBC)

Established 2007 1990 1998 2001

Country of origin India UK USA Japan

Categories/Credits • Sustainable Site • Management • Location and • Built environment

• Water • Health and well transportation quality
Management being • Sustainable sites • Indoor
• Energy • Water Efficiency
• Energy environment
• Transport • Energy and
optimization • Materials atmosphere • Quality of service
• Sustainable • Waste • Indoor • Outdoor
building materials • Land use and Environment environment on
• Waste Ecology quality site
Management • innovation • Innovation • Built load
• Regional priority
• Health and • Energy
wellbeing • Resources and
• Building operation material
• and maintenance • Off-site
• Innovation environment
 COMPARISON
GRIHA BREEAM LEED CASBEE

Building type Commercial, residential Office, retail, industrial Health care facilities, Residential and non-
and Institutional, courts, units, schools home, entire residential type of
educations, health cares, building
neighborhoods
prison

Geographical focus Local, India and National National Global

nearby area

Certification cost <5000sq.m. $1290 each stage $1,250-$17500 $3570-$4500

-3,14,000 Rs
>5000sq.m.
-3,14,000 Rs + 3.75 per
sq.m. above 5000 sq.m.

Results Representation 50-60 is 1 star Pass, Good, Very Good, Certified (40%), Silver spider web" diagram,
61-70 is a 2 star Excellent (50%), Gold (60 %), histograms and BEE graph
71-80 is a 3 star Platinum (80%)
81-90 is a 4 star
91-100 is a 5 star

Result Product Certificate Certificate Award letter, certificate Certificate and website
and plaque published results
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https://bharatvasandani.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/leed-vs-griha-putting-
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http://www.grihaindia.org/#&home
http://greencleanguide.com/national-mission-on-sustainable-habitat/
https://www.palmexindia.com/introduction-griha-apply-indias-best-known-
green-rating-buildings/
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/national-rating-system-
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