SUSTAINABLE HABITAT A sustainable habitat is an ecosystem

SUSTAINABLE HABITAT • A sustainable habitat is an ecosystem that produces food and shelter for people and other organisms, without resource depletion and in such a way that no external waste is produced. • A sustainable habitat that is created and designed by human intelligence will mimic nature, if it is to be successful.

WHAT FOR SUSTAINABLE HABITAT? • Buildings have huge impacts on our natural environment and these impact need to be reduced dramatically in developed countries • Buildings account for significant part resource consumption. • Green house gas emissions and waste generation figures for the rest of the world will rise rapidly as construction increases to meet the needs of a growing population. • Our stakeholders expect a lot and increasingly the market is demanding evidence of sustainability

NATIONAL MISSION ON SUSTAINABLE HABITAT

PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SECTOR

ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION

RATING SYSTEMS

GRIHA

ORGANISATION OF GRIHA RATING SYSTEM

AGENDA OF GRIHA

LEVELS OF CERTIFICATION

LEED India approach for green building

Five Priorities of LEED India • Sustainable site development • Water savings • Energy efficiency • Material selection • Indoor environmental quality

RATING OF LEED INDIA

WHAT IS GREEN BUILDING? • Green building is described as a structure that ensures efficient use of materials, water, energy and other resources without depletion of nature and minimal generation of non-degradable waste. • A green building is the outcome of joint efforts to the design team, the architects, the engineers, and the clients at all project stages.

Objectives of green building concept • Reduced energy consumption without sacrificing the comfort levels • Reduced air and water pollution • Reduced water consumption • Limited waste generation due to recycling and reuse • Reduced destruction of natural areas, habitats and biodiversity and reduced soil loss from erosion

“Green” or “Sustainable” buildings are characterized by: • • efficient management of energy and water resources management of material resources and waste restoration and protection of environmental quality enhancement and protection of health and indoor environmental quality • reinforcement of natural systems • analysis of the life cycle costs and benefits of materials and methods • integration of the design decision-making process