GRIHA RATING SYSTEM
GRIHA is an acronym for Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment. GRIHA is a Sanskrit word meaning – ‘Abode’. Human Habitats (buildings) interact with the environment in various ways. GRIHA certification is a rating tool that helps people assess the performance of their building against certain nationally acceptable benchmarks. It evaluates the environmental performance of a building holistically over its entire life cycle, thereby providing a definitive standard for what constitutes a ‘green building’.
THE BASIC FEATURES OF GRIHA CERTIFICATION
- Pre-construction stage: (intra- and inter-site issues like proximity to public transport, type of soil, kind of land, where the property is located, the flora and fauna on the land before construction activity starts, the natural landscape and land features).Gold : National Excellence
- Building planning and construction stages
- Building operation and maintenance stage
BENEFITS OF GREEN BUILDINGS :
- 30–50% reduction in energy consumption
- Up to 40% reduction in freshwater demand
- 40–65% reduction in building water consumption
- 30–40% reduction in operational cost of buildings
- Govt. incentives & Green investments
