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Green Buildings Movement

India Status Report



CONTEXT

EconomicGrowth

Urbanization



2011 Census

Context

URBAN

POPULATION

29%

RURAL POPULATION

71%

In the next 20 years, 30 people will be leaving rural India for urban areas every minute



2030 Prediction

Context

URBAN

POPULATION

40%

RURAL POPULATION

60%



Urban Context

Upwardly

mobile middle

40%

Struggling Bottom

50%

HIGH CARBON,

EXCESSIVE

CONSUMPTION

LOW CARBON,

ENVIRONMENTAL

DEGRADATION

Wealthy

‘Global’

5%

Urban Context



Response

Urban level- Addressed mostly

by Governmental bodies

• IGBC(Indian Green Building Council)

• GRIHA(Green Rating For Integrated HabitatAssessment)

• ECBC(Energy Conservation Building Code)

• MoEF- Environmental ImpactAssessment

(Ministry of Environment and Forests)

Rural and Small Town level-

Addressed mainly by NGOs

• CSE

(Center for Science and Environment)

• Development Alternatives

• HUNNARSHALA

• EARTH INSTITUTE

• Wonder Grass

• COSTFORD

(Center of Science and Technology

for Rural Development)



Mandatory(Environmental Impact

Assessment and Approval Mandatory)

•

Applicable to large real estate developments• More than 20,000 sqm built area

• Special economic zones

• New Townships

MoEF



2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013(Till date)

1 2 10 17 40 80

322465

884

1,442

1,745

2,111

0 1 2 5 10 15 30 63 134 208

276362

Registered

Certified

Growth of Green Buildings over the years

All types of buildings, all over the country :

Airports, Banks, Colleges, Convention Centres, Factories, Hospitals, Hotels, Institutions, IT Parks,

Offices, Residential, Schools, SEZs, Townships . . .

IGBC



Scorecard

Indian Green Building movement at a glanceS No Criteria 2001 Till date

1 CEOs & senior people involved 50 ≈ 10,000

2No. of professionals trained onGreen Building concepts 10 ≈ 18,800

3No. of registered Green BuildingsBuilt – in Area (sq.ft)

120k

2,1111.5 Billion

4Green Building products &equipment 5 135

5IGBC Member Organisations(Founding Members) 0

1,473(118)

6 IGBC Local Chapters 0 13

7 IGBC Accredited Professionals 0 1,067

IGBC



Evolving landscape of sustainable habitats in India:

genesis of GRIHA

2000

TERI Retreat

Over 100 audits

…2000 2003

Advent of LEED: CII-Sorabhji Godrej GreenBusiness Centre,Hyderabad- Platinum

Rated

TERI- GRIHA

2005

ECBC

2007 2007

2008

NMSH

2009

CPWDadoptsGRIHA

2009

Setting upof ADaRSH

2010

Capacitybuilding

2011

2011

GRIHAadopted byPCMC

2011

2012

SVAGRIHA

Productcatalogue

T o w a r d s m a r k

e t t r a n s f o r m a t i o n

2013

GRIHA LD

2009

CoS

2011

CoS

GRIHA



Recognition in India

• CPWD Plinth Area Rates revised as per GRIHA norms/ benchmarks

• CPWD Centre of Excellence on green buildings and GRIHA established at

Ghaziabad

• DDA, NBCC, BHEL have revised their tender documents to incorporate

minimum 3 Star GRIHA compliance

• GRIHA pre certification accepted by MoEF for fast track environment

clearance

• Adopted by PWD, Government of Assam

• Adopted by the Cabinet of the Government of Delhi

• Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), Maharashtra gives

financial incentives to developers (upto 50% rebate in premium) and

occupants of GRIHA compliant projects (property tax rebate).

• NOIDA Authority has notified FAR incentive for GRIHA 4 and 5 Star projects

GRIHA



ECBC

• The Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) was launched

by the Government of India on 27th May, 2007.

• The ECBC sets minimum energy standards for new commercial

buildings having a connected load of 100kW or contract

demand of 120kVA in terms of Energy Conservation(Amendment) Act, 2010.

• Labeling program for 3 categories of buildings (day use office

buildings/BPOs/Shopping malls) has been developed and put

in public domain.• Till now 136 buildings have been found eligible for issue of

label.



IGBC GRIHA

MoEF ECBC

• Pre-certification from IGBC and GRIHA fast tracks the permission from MoEF

• National Building Code of India will soon have a chapter on sustainable buildings.

The framework of policy, standards and other green initiatives requires to be better

harmonized



CSE( Center for Science and

Environment)• Communication for Awareness

• Research and Advocacy

• Pollution Monitoring

Development Alternatives

• Rural Development

• Environment Regeneration

• Regional Cooperation

• Poverty Alleviation

Wonder Grass

• Bamboo Technologies

• Research and promotion

NGOs for affordable technologies



Earth Institute

• Earth based technologies

• Research and Promotion

COSTFORD

• Laurie Baker

• Low cost construction

• Eco-friendly Techniques

Hunnarshala

• Earthquake Reconstruction

• Strengthening Artisans

• Green Technologies

NGOs for affordable technologies



What have we missed out?

• All these efforts are extremely valuable but

not even a drop in the ocean

• Where is the policy support?



Platinum Rated!Penalty for excessive consumption

per capita needed




Speculative High Rise High Density ResidentialDevelopments with high motor car dependency

• 30-40 % of the Built Space is used in Motor Cars

• High Embodied energy• High Operational energy

• Urban Heat Island Effect

• Waste Management issues

•

Street Congestion• Social appropriateness?

Urban Systems to encourage low rise

high density and car free living needed




• Design of affordable Disaster Resistant Structures

• Affordable decentralized Clean Water Technologies

• Affordable Sanitation with decentralized waste treatment

• Reliable electricity for minimum needs

Promote innovation of decentralized environmental technologies Promote low capital cost construction technologies with low embodied energy

WHERE MOST EFFORT IS NEEDED

GREEN INITIATIVES FOR MEETING BASIC NEEDS OF THE

STRUGGLING BOTTOM AND RURAL INDIA



Urban Context

Upwardly

mobile middle

40%

Struggling Bottom

50%

Reduce consumption

and carbon footprint

Raise living standards

with moderation in

consumption

Wealthy

‘Global’

5%

Urbanization Objectives

Sustainable lifestyle

and urban systems

E D U C A T I O N and A W A R E N E S S

CONSTRAINING POLICY ENABLING POLICY

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