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What is GRIHA certification?
GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) is India's national rating system for green buildings. It evaluates the environmental performance of buildings and helps reduce resource consumption while maintaining high standards of comfort and efficiency.
How long does certification take?
The certification timeline varies by project type. Precertification typically takes 4-6 weeks, while final certification takes 8-12 weeks after submission of complete documentation. Complex projects may require additional time for thorough evaluation.
What are the different GRIHA versions?
GRIHA offers multiple specialized versions: GRIHA v2019 for new buildings, GRIHA LD for large developments, SVAGRIHA for affordable housing, GRIHA for Existing Buildings, and GRIHA for Existing Day-Schools, each tailored to specific building types.
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General
Due Diligence
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Where is the compliance report submitted in response to the due diligence report of GRIHA Council?
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Please upload the report on the online project panel, using “attach” tab provided against the non-compliance due diligence report uploaded.
Please note that the attach option is only available in the client panel and not in the consultant panel.
Incentives
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Are SVAGRIHA projects eligible for additional free FAR in Haryana?
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As per the document, the additional FAR incentive is only available to GRIHA projects and not SVAGRIHA.
Griha
Criterion 1: Site Selection
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How to calculate the ground coverage area? Is the ground coverage area, same as that of Building footprint area? Kindly confirm?
If any ground coverage area includes a courtyard area or cut-out area, ramp area? Do we need to deduct the same from the building footprint area?
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Yes ground coverage is the same as building footprint.
Ground coverage does not include open courtyards/ramps etc.
GRIHA for Existing Buildings(EB)
Criterion 1: Accessibility to Basic Services
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Is it necessary to provide all the required parking spaces as mentioned in the appraisal 1.1.2.? What is the number of parking spaces required for each type?
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Project team can choose any one strategy or combinations for providing collective transport services to the nearest public transportation nodes. To achieve the point under this appraisal project team may designate 5% of the total parking for these.
GRIHA for Existing Day-Schools
General Queries(School)
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Where can we find a case study of GRIHA for Existing Day Schools online for Bhopal region?
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Currently, there are no case studies of GRIHA for Existing Day Schools available online.
GRIHA IT
GRIHA LD
Resource impact : Site Planning
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Can the Monthly Mean Temperature & Monthly Mean Solar Radiation for the entire month of March be considered for the calculations instead of the specific data for 21st March
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Monthly Mean Temperature & Monthly Mean Solar Radiation for the entire month of March cannot be considered for the calculations instead of the specific data for 21st March.
As per the Heat Island calculation, it is required to input Hourly Average Air Temperature & Solar Radiation on reference day i.e., 21st of March for calculation.
Griha version 2019
Criterion 1: Green Infrastructure
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This is in regards to the Green Infrastructure Criterion.
The requirement specifies a minimum of 10 % of the parking space to be allocated to bicycles. There is also a requirement of changing rooms, showers, lockers for them.
How many numbers of changing rooms, showers, and lockers need to be provided to achieve the point? Is there a ratio for it?
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Under the Green Infrastructure criterion, GRIHA v2019, number of combined shower, locker and changing room facility for each bicycle parking space as per building typology are:
Healthcare facility (per bed) 1 per 4
Hospitality- 1 per 10
Institutional- 1 per 40
Office- 1 per 100
Residential - Nil
Retail- 1 per 100
Transit terminal:
Junction Stations, Intermediate Stations and Bus Stations- 2 per 1000
Terminal Railway and Bus Stations- 3 per 1000
Domestic and International Airports- 4 per 1000
PRECERTIFICATION
General Queries(PRECERT)
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We have noticed that the cost of peak hourly rainfall from IMD Pune is quite expensive and many clients refuse to pay the amount which then makes it difficult to size the rainwater system appropriately.
Could you please guide us on GRIHA accepted alternatives for peak hourly rainfall data
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Please refer to the attached journal for reference. Further, please let us know the city in which your project is located. We can try to help you out with the data accordingly.
SVAGRIHA
Criterion 1 : Reduce exposed, hard paved surface on site and maintain native vegetation cover on site
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In our project, the concrete road is in bad condition in many patches. The road is being repaired by Providing and laying Bituminous concrete (40-50 mm thick) along with tack coat since bituminous concrete is cost effective compared to mastic asphalt.
In view of above, the following queries have been raised:
1. Is the usage of Bituminous concrete allowed for SVAGRIHA rated Buildings?
2. Will we be able to retain our SVAGRIHA rating even after repairing the concrete road with bituminous concrete along with tack coat?
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As it has been mentioned earlier,
1. You are free to use the said material for external site development as long as the percentage of hard paved area on site is maintained as per the original design. Further, external site materials are not within the scope of Criterion 11- Reduce embodied energy of the building.
2. Yes you shall be able to retain the SVAGRIHA rating even after the repair work.