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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 2011project is funded by MNRE and TERI; and above all, the resources generated from theregistration fee are utilised to sustain GRIHA initiative and thus acts as a revenue generatingmechanism.B. EvaluationAll projects are evaluated in two broad stages. The first is the pre-documentation stage/ predesignstage where ADARSH team along with the client’s Integrated Design Team discusstogether to determine the points targeted by the project (out of 100). The second is the postdocumentationstage where all documents are submitted and are evaluated by third partyevaluators to rate and award the project. The building is evaluated and rated in a three tierprocess:i) Preliminary evaluation: A team of experts from ADARSH reviews the mandatorypoints and checks for compliance and if not compliant, rejects the project. The nextstep is to evaluate the optional criteria and count the number of achievable points.They assess project documents for their correctness and appropriateness; and alsopaid for every criterion they assess.ii)Project report submittals to the Evaluation Committee: The report is sent to theEvaluation Committee comprising of experts in building, landscape and design forreview.iii)Awarding of points: The Evaluation Committee independently review and awardpoints to the project.C. RatingMinistries’ representatives comprising of the National Advisory Committee are responsible forproject approval and rating it. The rating awarded is valid for five years from thecommissioning of the building. The rating benchmarks are provided with detail information inthe subsequent paragraphs after the auditing process.D. AuditingGRIHA reserves the right to conduct random audits by visiting the site or looking into thecriteria for which points have been awarded.7Researched and documented byOneWorld Foundation India