GRIHA

GREEN RATING FOR INTEGRETED HABITAT ASSESSMENT

AISHWARYA AWCHAR
ROLL NO. - 5
 GRIHA
GRIHA - Sanskrit word meaning – ‘Abode’.
• Green building - green construction-sustainable building.
• Uses process that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient
• Focuses on efficient use of energy, water, and other resources.
• protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity.

Grand Chola, ITC Hotels Limited Indira paryavaran bhawan new delhi
 NEED OF GREEN BUILDING

• To reduce their carbon footprint and actually

lend a helping hand to the environment
• To make the earth more sustainable
• To actually help to sustain the environment
without disrupting the natural habitats around
it

Rupe house

GOALS OF GREEN BUILDING

• Environmental Issues & Building Design
• Net Zero Energy Buildings
• Resource Use & Buildings
• Green Building Costs
• New vs. Existing Building
• Occupant Comfort
Primary School & Sport Hall / Chartier-Dalix architects
NEEDS OF GREEN BUILDING
• Raises the quality and standard of buildings
• Inspires innovation
• Improves productivity
• Helps in electricity utilities by reducing peak demand
• Raise awareness of what constitutes a high quality environment
• can trade energy
• Presents exciting new challenges for environmental stewardship
• Shows respect for the people who use them
• Encourages learning about what works and what doesn’t
BENEFITS OF GREEN BUILDING
 Environmental Benefits:
• Reduce wastage of water
• Conserve natural resources
• Improve air and water quality  Social Benefits:
• Improve quality of life
• Minimize strain on local infrastructure
• Improve occupant health and comfort

 Economic Benefits:
• Reduce operating costs
• Improve occupant productivity
• Create market for green product and services
• GRIHA assesses a building
out of 34 criteria

• Awards points on a scale of

100

• To qualify for GRIHA

certification, a project must
achieve at least 50 points

GRIHA RATING
SYSTEM:
• 50-60
• 61-70
• 71-80
• 81-90
• 91-100
  Though Circuit house is primarily a guest
house
 An attempt to calibrate the architectural
style of government building with the time –
Contemporary vernacular architecture
 “Architecture has a great responsibility to
strike the right balance between human
aspiration and our eco-system. We took this as
a challenge while designingVVIP Circuit
House Pune, and GRIHA helped us in
achieving this”, Said Mr Sunil Patil

• VVIP Circuit house, Pune – 5 stars

 There would be ratings between one and
five stars. This would help consumers
know about the sustainability of the
houses

 The GOVT. targets to construct around

1.2 crore houses for the urban poor under
the affordable housing scheme.

 The GRIHA council is not for profit

society jointly set up by The Energy
and Resources Institute (TERI) and
the Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy (MNRE) to promote green
buildings in INDIA .
 The GRIHA was developed as an indigenous building system particularly
designed to address climate specific requirements in the country. It encourages
the use of traditional architectural techniques and is synchronized with GOVT.
policies .
 India has less than 2 per cent green
buildings but there is a huge opportunity
to increase that number as about 60 per
cent of the infrastructure of the country is
yet to be put in place in the next 20 years, 
chief of the green rating system GRIHA
said.

 Green building is the practice of creating

structures and using processes that are
environmentally responsible and
resource-efficient throughout a building's
life-cycle from siting to design,
construction, operation, maintenance,
renovation and deconstruction.
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