Incentives on GRIHA Rated Projects
Incentives from Ministry of Environment and Forest: GRIHA
pre-certified projects are entitled to receive fast track EIA from MoEF. Fast
track enables to save at least 3 months. Incentives from Ministry of new and
renewable energy: Incentives to developers: (up to 2012): 90% of registration
cum rating fee will be reimbursed for projects having built up area less than
5,000 sq.m with minimum 3-star rating and built up area more than 5,000 sq.m
with minimum 4-star rating. Having a professional who has completed LEED Green
Associate Exam training can help one in achieving the GRIHA requirement and
availing the incentives from the Ministry.
Incentives to Municipal Corporations/ Urban Local bodies:
Incentives of Rs. 5o lakhs and Rs 25 lakhs are given to Municipal Corporations
and Urban Local bodies respectively that announce rebate in property tax for
green building and make it mandatory to get the new buildings for government
and public sector rated under GRIHA. Additionally, award of Rs. 50 lakhs will
be announced to Municipal Corporation and Rs. 25 Lakhs to either urban body who
performs best. Therefore it is of utmost importance that we have in our team a
professional who has successfully completed LEED Green Associate Exam.
Incentives from Banks:
Small Industries development bank of India (SIDBI) has
announced a scheme of providing financial assistance at a concessional rate of
interest to GRIHA rated projects. -For GRIHA Compliant projects, processing fee
is waiver from SBI for home loans. -SBI gives a 0.25% rebate on the interest on
housing loans. To avail such benefits developers should rope in LEED Green Associate Exam qualified
individuals who can assist in GRIHA compliance.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
It is a product of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
that provides a complete framework for assessing building, performance, and
meeting sustainability goals within 6 category rating system. The categories
are sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials &
resources, indoor environmental quality, and innovation & design. In India,
the Indian green building council (GBCI) provides LEED ratings to structures
and aims to make the country one of the leaders in green buildings. LEED, the
green building rating certification system, evaluates a building based on
multiple aspects, including sustainability, water efficiency, energy,
resources, indoor environmental quality, and innovation, and throughout the
building's planning, construction, maintenance, and operation. They also
provide professional credentials if you pass test like LEED Green Associate
exam.
LEED Certification can be applied to all types of buildings,
ranging from homes to commercial office buildings. In 2018, India ranked third
on the list of top countries with LEED certified buildings. There are 4 LEED
certification levels of buildings. If it has 26 to 32 points that are basic
level, if it has 33 to 38 points then it has silver level, 39 to 51 points i.e
Gild level, 52 to 69 points it is platinum level. There are maximum possible
points in LEED Rating of buildings. There is 69 level of points and four
certification level. Having a team
member who has qualified LEED Green
Associate exam makes LEED certification easier.
BEE Star Rating:
BEE Star Rating is a voluntary program to assess and rate
the energy performance of existing commercial buildings. The scheme is based on
the actual performance of the buildings in terms of energy performance index
(EPI) expressed in Kwh/m2/yr. the scale used is 1 to 5. This rating is
applicable to both air-conditioned and non-air conditioned buildings (offices,
hotels, hospitals, retails, and IT parks). This programme will rate buildings
having a connected load of 100 kW and above. The 5-star labeled buildings are
the most efficient in this star rating. Five categories of buildings - office
buildings, hotels, hospitals, retail, alls, and IT parks in five climate zones
in the country have been identified for this programme malls. As mentioned team
members with LEED Green Associate exam
credentials can help in achieving green building goals.
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