Green Buildings

The Ministry have sanctioned two studies on Green Buildings so far, but the final reports on the same have not been received.

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The two studies and the status are as follows:

  1. Concept note of "Integrated Renewable Energy Buildings" to Confederation of India Industries (CII), Hyderabad (Draft report has been prepared).

  2. Development and publication of a book on Green Building Case Studies to The Energy Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi (Study is in process).

A Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) rating system has been developed to measure environmental performance of a building through its life cycle. The GRIHA Council, an independent society, provides GRIHA Ratings to buildings constructed in India.

So far, 11 Government buildings have been awarded GRIHA Ratings.