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Governance Knowledge CentrePromoted by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public GrievancesMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsGovernment of IndiaCase StudyEnvironmental SustainabilityGreen Rating for Integrated HabitatTRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITYAssessmentAugust 2011Research was carried out by the OneWorld Foundation, Governance Knowledge Centre (GKC) team.Documentation was created by Research Associate, Attrika HazarikaFor further information, please contact Naimur Rahman, Director, OWFI at owsa@oneworld.netREFERENCES1. GRIHA Official website www.grihaindia.org2. MNRE Press release http://mnre.gov.in/press-releases/press-release release-06082008.pdfINTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIREAPPENDIX A: INTERVIEWBACKGROUNDStakeholders and roles1. According to our research, the major stakeholders in the project are Adarsh, TERI andMinistry of New and Renewable Energy. To our knowledge:a. ADARSH is the implementing agencyb. TERI is promoting the initiative2. What is MNRE’s role in this project? How are they involved?3. Are there any other stakeholders? If yes, who are they? What are their roles andresponsibilities?Evolution4. When was GRIHA conceptualised? When did the actual implementation begin?5. GRIHA is a voluntary rating scheme based on national and internationalcodes/guidelines developed by:a. Bureau of Energy Efficiencyb. Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sourcesc. Ministry of Environment and Forestsi. Please describe how each were involved in the evolution of GRIHAii. Can you elaborate on National Building Code 2005 and the EnergyConservation Building Code 2007 that GRIHA is based on?15Researched and documented byOneWorld Foundation India
Governance Knowledge CentrePromoted by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public GrievancesMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsGovernment of IndiaCase StudyEnvironmental SustainabilityGreen Rating for Integrated HabitatTRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITYAssessmentAugust 2011iii. What are IS codes?iv. What are local bye-laws?v. Are there any other national/international standards or laws used inframing GRIHA?GRIHA Evaluation6. According to our research, there are nine steps to get a building evaluated underGRIHA:a. Registrationb. Submission of documentationc. Preliminary evaluation by Adarsh Technical Teamd. Evaluation by panel of expertse. Preliminary rating with comments sent to project teamf. Final submission of documentsg. Final evaluation by panel of expertsh. Approval of rating by advisory committeei. Award of ratingi. Can you further explain these steps in detail? What process is followed ineach step?7. There are three committees responsible for evaluation process: a) TERI team, b)evaluation committee and c) advisory committee. What is the role of each team, andhow do they coordinate with each other during evaluation?8. What is the typical duration of the evaluation process?9. What happens after a building recieved GRIHA certification? Is there any incentivegiven to those achieve 5 stars?Impact and Sustainability10. GIRHA is a voluntary rating system to ensure environment-friendly construction.To what extent has GRIHA thus far impacted the Indian building industry?11. How many buildings are rated under GRIHA till date? Has there been an increase inthe number since the initiative started? If no, then why not?12. In terms of the actual construction, how isit ensured that buildings consumeminimal resources in entire life cycle and leave behind minimal environmentalfootprint?16Researched and documented byOneWorld Foundation India
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