This document discusses sustainable built environments and GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment), India's green building rating system. It covers the following key points: - Elements of sustainable habitats include optimal land use, transportation systems, water and waste management, and use of renewable energy sources. - GRIHA was created to facilitate the design, construction and operation of green buildings in India and to measure their environmental performance. - GRIHA criteria cover areas like site selection, energy and water efficiency, waste management, and indoor environmental quality. Projects are rated on a 100-point scale to determine their level of sustainability. - There are different GRIHA variants for buildings of different sizes

1. B Y
M U K U L S A I N I
E T ( A R C H . )
A R C H I T E C T U R E D E P A RT M E N T
( C I V I L D E S I G N )
Sustainable Built Environment
and
GRIHA
(Green Rating For Integrated Habitat Assessment)

2. Structure OF Presentation
 Indian Context
 Elements of a Sustainable Habitat
 Elements contributing to Sustainable Habitat
 Generalized Framework
 Energy Balance
 Necessity of Green Buildings
 Characteristics of Green Buildings
 Genesis of Rating System
 GRIHA Variants
 GRIHA and its Criterion

3. Indian context
 Urbanization
 Number of large cities to increase
 Energy security : fuel import dependency, coal
dependency increasing
 Energy shortages already, low per capita energy
consumption; environmental considerations
 Sustainable habitats
 Integrated planning esp. for cities
 Self-sufficient neighborhood

4. Elements of Sustainable Habitat
Optimal allocation of land
Built Environment
Buildings Surroundings
Efficient appliances and fixtures
Choice of materials
Location of Building
Smart Buildings (bldgs. as
generators of energy)
Transport systems
and infrastructure
Environmental management
- Water & waste
Energy security – renewable
sources and energy efficiency

5. Elements contributing to sustainable
habitat
 Density: It is the concentration of population, dwelling units, employment or
any other variable over a specific area which can be either gross or net
 Design: the street network which is pedestrian oriented rather than auto and
whose characteristics include side walk, inter connection with in the streets, number
of intersection, pedestrian crossing, street lighting
 Diversity: It is a measure of variety of land uses present in a given area on
the basis of floor area, employment and land area
 Distance to transit:the average of the shortest street routes from home
or work to the nearest rail stations and bus stops
 Destination accessibility: the ease with which one can access the
trip attraction to both local (market) and regional (jobs) destinations

6. Generalised framework
Density Diversity Design Distance to Transit Destination Accessibility
Walkability Transit Use Vehicle Miles Travelled
I N C R E A S E D D E C R E A S E D
Transit Oriented Development
Lower dependence on non renewable resources (creating energy security)
Reduced GHG emissions
Controlled built environment

7. External lighting
(Street, landscaping, architectural)
Sustainable Energy
Demand Supply
Energy balance
Building lighting
(Day lighting &Artificial lighting)
Building space
conditioning
Equipment
(Transformer/pumps/motors etc.)
• Day lighting integration in
design
• Natural ventilation / thermal
comfort
• Efficient building envelop
design
• Efficient indoor and external
lighting fixtures
• Automatic controls
• Efficient HVAC systems
• Equipment to meet ECBC
standards
Energy generation
from RE energy
• Solar
• Wind
• Bio Gas
• Geo thermal

10. • Efficient management of energy and water
resources
• Management of material resources and waste
• Restoration and protection of environmental
quality
• Enhancement and protection of health and indoor
environmental quality
• Reinforcement of natural systems
• Analysis of the life cycle costs and benefits of
materials and methods
• Integration of the design decision-making process
CHARACTERISTICS OF GREEN AND
SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

12. 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

13. Genesis
2000
TERI Retreat
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
of ADaRSH
2010
Capacity
building –
GRIHA
certified
Trainers and
Evaluators
2011
2011
GRIHA
adopted by
PCMC
2011
2012
SVA GRIHA
Product
catalogue
2013
GRIHA LD
GRIHA
android app

14. SVAGRIHA
100 – 2499
sqm
GRIHA
2500 –
1,50,000 sqm
GRIHA LD
> 50 hectare
site area
Variants of GRIHA

15. 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

16. 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)

17. 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 Plan utilities 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
AND WELL
BEING

18. NO. CRITERION POINTS
10 Reduce landscape water requirement 3
11 Reduce water use in the building 2
12 Efficient water use during construction 1
13 Optimize building design to reduce conventional
energy demand
8
14 Optimize energy performance of building within
specified comfort limits
16
15 Utilization of fly-ash in building structure 6
16 Reduce volume, weight, and construction time
by
adopting efficient technologies (such as pre-cast
systems)
4
17 Use low-energy material in interiors 4
18 Renewable energy utilization 5
19 Renewable-energy-based hot water system 3
20 Waste water treatment 2
21 Water recycle and reuse (including rainwater) 5
BUILDING
PLANNING
AND
CONSTRUCTI
ON STAGE
RECYCLE,REC
HARGE
&REUSE

19. 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 Use low-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

20. Can you design a green building?
1.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.
2.By following regional development plans (such as the UDPFI guidelines, master
plans) and local building by-laws
3.By following India’s national codes and standards
4.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
5.By adopting sound architectural practices and taking examples from India’s
traditional architecture
6.By adopting locally available construction materials and giving impetus to local
arts, crafts, architecture and artisans
7.By designing precisely-sized energy systems and not basing them on broad
thumb-rules
8.By reducing the resource consumption of the building and its inhabitants so that
the waste generating there-from is reduced
9.By adopting energy efficient technologies (EETs) and equipment
10.By adopting renewable energy technology (RETs) applications to reduce the
demand on conventional energy

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