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Design). GRIHA has been conceived by TERI and developed jointly 3.2
with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government
of India.
The Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) is an
evaluation tool to help design, build, operate, and maintain a resource-
efficient built environment. It emphasizes end-use energy optimization
(within specified comfort levels) and integration of renewable energy;
therefore, it provides a framework which looks at long-term policy
options, both on the supply and demand sides, consistent with the
aspirations of economic growth.
MNRE has been implementing a scheme on ‘Energy Efficient
Solar/Green Buildings’ since February 2009 which aims at promoting
the widespread construction of energy-efficient solar/green buildings,
in the country, through a combination of financial and promotional
incentives. Government buildings are exempted from the registration-
cum-rating fee for acquiring the GRIHA ratings developed by TERI,
capacity building, awareness, and other promotional activities.
The Ministry has endorsed GRIHA compliance, which is mandatory
for buildings of the Central government and public sector undertakings.
The central public works department has also adopted and integrated
GRIHA into their standard operating procedure. To further provide an
impetus to the green buildings movement, the Ministry has launched a
host of financial incentives on registration fees, awards, and incentives
(see Box 2.4).
Box 2.4: Incentives for GRIHA rated projects
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India issued
a memorandum to facilitate fast track environmental clearance for GRIHA pre-certified
projects. The MNRE grants the following incentives to various stakeholders of GRIHA
projects under its “Energy-efficient solar/green buildings scheme” in the Eleventh Five-
Year Plan period.
• Building owners: Reimbursement of 90 per cent of the registration-cum-rating fee
for projects up to 5,000 sq. m built-up area with minimum 3-star rating and for
projects > 5,000 sq. m built-up area with minimum 4-star rating.
• Architects / design consultants: INR 250,000 for projects up to 5,000 sq. m built-up
area with minimum 3-star rating and INR 5,00,000 for projects > 5,000 sq.m built-
up area with minimum 4-star rating.
• Municipal corporations/urban local bodies: INR 5,000,000 to municipal
corporations and INR 2,500,000 to other urban local bodies that announce rebate
in property tax for green buildings; make it mandatory for new buildings under the
government and the public sector to be rated under GRIHA.
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with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government
of India.
The Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) is an
evaluation tool to help design, build, operate, and maintain a resource-
efficient built environment. It emphasizes end-use energy optimization
(within specified comfort levels) and integration of renewable energy;
therefore, it provides a framework which looks at long-term policy
options, both on the supply and demand sides, consistent with the
aspirations of economic growth.
MNRE has been implementing a scheme on ‘Energy Efficient
Solar/Green Buildings’ since February 2009 which aims at promoting
the widespread construction of energy-efficient solar/green buildings,
in the country, through a combination of financial and promotional
incentives. Government buildings are exempted from the registration-
cum-rating fee for acquiring the GRIHA ratings developed by TERI,
capacity building, awareness, and other promotional activities.
The Ministry has endorsed GRIHA compliance, which is mandatory
for buildings of the Central government and public sector undertakings.
The central public works department has also adopted and integrated
GRIHA into their standard operating procedure. To further provide an
impetus to the green buildings movement, the Ministry has launched a
host of financial incentives on registration fees, awards, and incentives
(see Box 2.4).
Box 2.4: Incentives for GRIHA rated projects
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India issued
a memorandum to facilitate fast track environmental clearance for GRIHA pre-certified
projects. The MNRE grants the following incentives to various stakeholders of GRIHA
projects under its “Energy-efficient solar/green buildings scheme” in the Eleventh Five-
Year Plan period.
• Building owners: Reimbursement of 90 per cent of the registration-cum-rating fee
for projects up to 5,000 sq. m built-up area with minimum 3-star rating and for
projects > 5,000 sq. m built-up area with minimum 4-star rating.
• Architects / design consultants: INR 250,000 for projects up to 5,000 sq. m built-up
area with minimum 3-star rating and INR 5,00,000 for projects > 5,000 sq.m built-
up area with minimum 4-star rating.
• Municipal corporations/urban local bodies: INR 5,000,000 to municipal
corporations and INR 2,500,000 to other urban local bodies that announce rebate
in property tax for green buildings; make it mandatory for new buildings under the
government and the public sector to be rated under GRIHA.
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