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{{short description|Overview of green building in India}}
A '''[[green building]]''' is one which uses less water, optimises energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to a conventional building. The Indian [[green building council]] (IGBC) is the leading green building movement in the country.

==Indian Green Building Council==

The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) was formed by the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] (CII) in 2001 <ref>{{cite web |url=https://igbc.in/igbc/redirectHtml.htm?redVal=showAboutusnosign&id=about-content|title=About IGBC|website=www.igbc.in|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> The council is based out of the CII-Sohrabji Green Business Centre, Hyderabad which is India's 1st Platinum rated green building and a Net Zero Energy Building. The vision of the council is to enable a ‘Sustainable built environment for all.

IGBC is India's premier body for green building certification and related services. Today, with strong support from various stakeholders, they have achieved the following significant milestones:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenbusinesscentre.com/site/ciigbc/index.jsp |title=CII-Sohrabji Green Business Centre |website=www.greenbusinesscentre.com |access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref>
* 7,128 projects registered with IGBC from various parts of India and abroad, amounting to a total footprint of {{convert|8.00|e9sqft}}
* 30 IGBC green building ratings that cover all typologies of projects - residential, commercial, industrial, healthcare, etc.
* 1,600+ IGBC Member Organizations comprising developers, corporates, architects, consultants, institutes, government, etc.
* 5,661+ qualified IGBC Accredited Green Building Professionals; more than 30,000 stakeholders have been trained by IGBC till date.

IGBC certifies the green projects which are conceptualized, designed, constructed and operated as per [https://igbc.in/igbc/redirectHtml.htm?redVal=showratingSysnosign IGBC Ratings]. Till date, more than 2,383 projects (approx {{convert|1,212 |e6sqft}}) have been rated by IGBC. These IGBC-rated projects, as compared to conventional structures, have demonstrated tremendous savings to the extent of up to:
* 15,000 MWh of Energy per million sq ft. per annum
* 45,000 KL of Water per million sq ft. per annum
* Installation of 100 MW of [[renewable energy]] in IGBC certified projects
* Reduced CO2 emissions by 12,000 tons per million sq ft. per annum
* Diverted 500 tons of [[construction waste]] from [[landfill]] per million sq ft.

Green projects rated by IGBC fall under one of the following levels (in ascending order): Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://igbc.in/igbc/redirectHtml.htm?redVal=showAboutusnosign&id=about-content|author=Dr Shivraj Dhaka |work=IGBC |publisher=IGBC |title=Indian Green Building Council|access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref>

Residential buildings in India:
The residential building sector is one of the largest consumers of electricity in India. Continuous urbanisation and the growth of population result in increasing power consumption in buildings. Thus, while experts express the huge potential for energy conservations in this sector, the belief still predominates among stakeholders that energy-efficient buildings are more expensive than conventional buildings, which adversely affects the “greening” of the building sector. This belief is contested by studies finding evidence for the opposite being the case.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adelphi.de/en/publications/dok/43509.php?pid=1971|title=Energy-efficient buildings – a business case for India? An analysis of incremental costs for four building projects of the Energy-Efficient Homes Programme|access-date=16 March 2015}}</ref>

== EDGE Program in India ==
The [[International Finance Corporation|IFC]], a member of the [[World Bank Group]], and the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI), apex body of private real estate developers, have partnered to promote green buildings in the country through IFC's [https://www.edgebuildings.com EDGE certification]. An MoU was signed in the presence of former Minister for Environment and Forests [[Prakash Javadekar]] on<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ifc-to-help-credai-members-develop-green-buildings-114112501158_1.html|title=MoU was signed in the presence of Minister for Environment and Forests|publisher=Business Standard|access-date=November 25, 2014}}</ref> November 25, 2014.

== BEE certification ==
The Indian [[Bureau of Energy Efficiency]] (BEE) launched the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC). The code is set for energy efficiency standards for design and construction with any building of minimum conditioned area of 1,000 m<sup>2</sup> and a connected demand of power of 500 KW or 600 KVA. The energy performance index of the code is set from 90 kW·h/sqm/year to 200 kW·h/sqm/year where any buildings that fall under the index can be termed as '''"ECBC Compliant Building"'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mnre.gov.in/akshayurja/akshayurja-april-2011/BEE%20Star%20rating%20for%20buildings.pdf|title=BEE Star rating for buildings|publisher=Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Indian Government|access-date=20 January 2012}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Moreover, the BEE launched a five-star rating scheme for office buildings operated only in the day time in three climatic zones, composite, hot&dry, warm&humid on 25 February 2009. IGBC rated green buildings are also able to meet or exceed the ECBC compliance. The CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre is a BEE 5 star-rated building.

The Reserve Bank of India's buildings in [[Delhi]], Bhubaneshwar in [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] and in Kerala have been star rated.<ref>{{cite news|title=RBI building gets four-star rating|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/26/stories/2009022660760300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302141237/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/26/stories/2009022660760300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 March 2009|date=26 February 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=New Delhi, India}}</ref>

In Tamil Nadu 11 buildings were star rated by BEE, in the year 2010, including RBI buildings.<ref>{{cite news|title=11 buildings in Tamilnadu get energy-efficient rating from central agency|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-23/chennai/28307202_1_energy-efficiency-energy-performance-index-office-buildings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701223754/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-23/chennai/28307202_1_energy-efficiency-energy-performance-index-office-buildings|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2013|date=23 July 2010|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

==Green houses==
In Tamil Nadu, the government is planning to build solar-powered green houses for rural poor. It has allotted Rs.1058
crore for construction of 60,000 houses.<ref>{{cite news|title=Construction of solar-powered green houses for the poor to begin soon|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2625763.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 November 2011|location=Madurai, India}}</ref>

In Maharashtra, near Mumbai in the Thane District, Govardhan Eco Village, a community in India, has built buildings with compressed stabilized Earth blocks, Rammed Earth Technique, Cob Houses(ADOBE Bricks) with traditional thatched roofs. These buildings have received a five-star rating from GRIHA, an Indian Nationwide Green Standards for Buildings, a wing of the famous TERI.<ref>{{cite news|title=GRIHA 5 STAR RATING FOR GOVARDHAN ECO VILLAGE |url=http://ecovillage.org.in/house-of-the-century-gev-scores-a-100-at-the-5th-griha-summit}}</ref>

==Traditional buildings==
Traditional buildings were energy efficient because architecture depended on the places. Buildings in the hot and dry regions, had corridors directing the wind to cool naturally. In wet regions, structures using natural light and breeze, were used.<ref>{{cite news|title=Redoing green buildings|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sunita-narain-redoing-green-buildings/389705/|newspaper=Business Standard|date=26 March 2010|location=New Delhi, India}}</ref> Some examples are
* [[Hawa Mahal]] - Articulated windows provides cool breeze in a desert area<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engin.umich.edu/labs/EAST/me589/gallery/green_buildings.ppt|title=Ecological Building|author=T A Vijayasanan|publisher=University of Michigan|access-date=27 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722092058/http://www.engin.umich.edu/labs/EAST/me589/gallery/green_buildings.ppt|archive-date=22 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[Golkonda]] - Ventilation is designed to let in fresh cool breeze, in spite of summer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/culture_heritage.php?id=36|title=Monuments - Golconda Fort|publisher=National Informatics Centre, Indian Government|access-date=27 April 2012}}</ref>
The traditional building practices were utilized in constructing the Dhyanalinga. Mud mortar stabilized with lime, sand, alum and some herbal additives was used.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.earth-auroville.com/dhyanalinga_dome_en.php|title=Dome of the dhyanalinga meditation shrine|publisher=Auroville Earth Institute|access-date=27 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dhyanalinga.org/construction.htm|title=Construction of the Temple|publisher=Isha foundation|access-date=27 April 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Energy Conservation Building Code]]
* [[Laurie Baker]]
* [[Solar power in India]]
* [[Green Building in Bangladesh]]

==References==
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