Review Article

Green Housing Rating System in India-an

overview
Nitesh Dogne1, Yogesh Bhardwaj2
Abstract
From very beginning of civilization, there is always a need of comfort and shelter Which conclude the
fundamental need and scope of house designing for architects will be endless. Many good examples of
small homes populate our traditional neighborhoods; these traditional small home designs include low
income group houses, labor men house Craftsman houses, etc. Drive through any established neighborhood
in your area and you’ll observe that most of those enchanting little homes consist of a basic cube just
about the size of a large cottage with an ample front porch and a few clever facade details.

Keyword: Green township, Habitat, Energy Efficiency, IGBC, GRIHA

Introduction
A township is a combination of several communities; a community in turn is a combination of several sectors. Several
townships form a city. A city typically has an administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law. A township,
however, may not fall under the purview of the localgovernment.

Township ranges in sizes and land uses. Townships are typically mixed-use in character. However, Townships can be
predominantly commercial, industrial or retail but should necessarily comprise of a residential component. At least
25% of the total built-up area (in sq. m.) within the township should be earmarked for residential use, for it to qualify
for certification.

History
It was in the midst of the industrial revolution that Henri Becquerel first witnessed the transformation of solar energy
into electrical energy, known as photovoltaic power. Around this time, the late 1800’s to early 1900’s, a number of solar
power plants were built to utilize the sun’s energy for steam power. Then, in the 1950’s, solar energy was used on an
extremely small-scale, making way for the solar panel solution twenty years later.

During the energy crisis of the 1970’s, green building moved from research and development to reality. Builders and
designers were looking for a way to reduce the reliance of buildings and homes on fossil fuels. Solar panels were used
to make more environmentally friendly homes, although only in small numbers due to high initial costs.

Scholar, School of planning and Architecture, New Delhi.

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Correspondence: Nitesh Dogne, School of planning and Architecture, New Delhi.

E-mail Id: nitesh.arch@gmail.com

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Figure 1.Countries with Green Building Certification Programs

(Source: Pike Research)

Elements of Green Habitat

Figure 2 Worlds 10countries (Green Building)

Source: http://in.usgbc.org/2015top10countries
Why Rating from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance,
renovation, and demolition
• What gets measured gets managed.
• Tool to facilitate design, construction, operation of a IGBC Rating System
green building, and in turn measure “greenness” of
a building in India Green building rating brings together a host of sustainable
practices and solutions to reduce the environmental
What is Green Building impacts. Green building

Green building  (also known as  green  construction or design provides an integrated approach considering life
sustainable building) refers to both a structure and the cycle impacts of the resources used.
using of processes that are environmentally responsible
and resource-efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle: The rating systems are based on the five elements of

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Rating Systems in India

IGBC (Indian Green Building

Council)

GRIHA (Green Rating for

Integrated Habitat Assess-
ment)

Figure 3.Various green rating category in India 2017

Source: IGBC, India 2017

Figure 4.Green built environment

Figure 5.Chronology of various rating programme in India

Source: Conference on: Mainstreaming Planning Considerations for Integrating Solar Energy Effi-
ciency in Built Environment 6th DEC ‘13)

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the nature (Panchabhutas) and are a perfect blend of
ancient architectural practices and modern technological
innovations. The ratings systems are applicable to all five
climatic zones of the country. IGBC rating programmes have
become National by Choice and Global in Performance.
Benefits
Application of IGBC Green Township rating system in large
developments would address national priorities leading to
benefits, such as efficient land use, habitat preservation and
restoration, effective transport management, efficient use
of resource and enhanced quality of life for the occupants.
Adopting the IGBC Green Townships rating systems will
reap the following benefits:  healthcare facilities, residences, and multi-family high-rise
Water efficiency - Green townships encourage use of water
in a self - sustainable manner through reducing, recycling
and reusing strategies and can save potable water to an
extent of 30 - 50%.
• Energy efficiency - Green townships can reduce energy
consumption of infrastructural equipment through
energy efficient street lighting, motors, pumps etc.
The energy savings that can be realised by adopting
this rating programme in infrastructural equipment
can be to the tune of 20 - 30%. Further, on-site
power generation using various renewable energy
technologies and other clean fuels can significantly
reduce the load on grid power supply.
• Waste Management - Green townships encourage
Figure 6.Parameter of Sustainable Energy
Conclusion
Although the technological requirements have already
been met for their effective use in the field of architectural
design, the potential of Green Building systems are yet
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effective waste management strategies by facilitating
the segregating of
GRIHA Rating System
GRIHA rating system consists of 34 criteria categorized under
various sections such as Site Selection and Site Planning,
Conservation and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Building
Operation and Maintenance, and Innovation points.(GRIHA,
2017)
All buildings more than 2,500 sq m, (except for industrial
complexes), which are in the design stage, are eligible for
certification under GRIHA. Buildings include: offices, retail
spaces, institutional buildings, hotels, hospital buildings,
buildings.
Energy Saving tool: Mainstream active solar technologies
available in the Indian market include solar photovoltaic
panels, solar thermal for hot water, wind turbines, bio-
gas plants, ground source heat pumps, dynamic shading
devices, solar waste compactors, solar lights and solar
pumps, among others.
Monitoring equipment like daylight and occupancy sensors,
water meters and energy meters may be installed to
measure a variety of end uses, to identify usage patterns
and to optimize the systems automatically to maximize
energy efficiency. These systems may also be used to
detect faults and reduce wastage, thereby helping achieve
additional savings.
to be explored in detail in architectural design. Energy,
Green building emphasize diversity of design strategies,
rather than providing the designer with a comprehensive
framework of technologies or concrete approaches. The
potential of computational design to change the way we
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design, rather than to merely augment or replace human
designers (Akin, 1990) holds true for parametric generative
systems as well. This paper discussed Green Housing &
Rating SystemIndia is rapidly growing economy where the
energy demand far out strips the generation. Also, almost
68% of the energy generated in India is from fossil fuel
based thermal power plants, which are amongst the biggest
sources of atmospheric pollution. Energy conservation has
been identified as a national priority by the government
of India and several measures have been initiated towards
energy efficiency reckless behavior of the occupants and
the mismanagement of equipment are found to be the
three main energy predictors for OE. It is, therefore,
concluded that the best approach to make an energy
efficient residential building is to design a building as a
complete entity by making best choices for construction
materials and installed equipment at the commencement
stage of the project. With the green techniques and efficient
use of equipment’s and devices any building can be energy
efficient building in composite climatic region of India.
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