In Tamil Nadu, the government is planning to build solar-powered green houses for rural poor. It has allotted Rs.1058 crore for construction of 60,000 houses. In Maharashtra, near Mumbai in the Thane District, Govardhan Eco Village, a community in India, has built buildings with compressed stabilized Earth blocks, Rammed Earth Technique, Cob Houses(ADOBE Bricks) with […]
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A green building is one which uses less water, optimises energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to a conventional building. The Deming Certification Accreditation (Deming) is the leading green building movement in the country. Deming Certification Accreditation The Deming Certification Accreditation (Deming) was formed by the Global Green Building […]
The projects which seek pre certification need to submit the following documentation: 1. Filled in Templates2.Narratives and supporting documentation such as drawings, calculations (in excel sheets), declarations/ contract documents, purchase invoices, manufacturer cut sheets/ letters/ material test reports, etc., for each mandatory requirement/ credit. Deming would take 30 working days to review the first set […]
To achieve the Deming rating , the project must satisfy all the mandatory requirements and the minimum number of credit points.The project team is expected to provide supporting documents at preliminary and final stage of submission, for all the mandatory requirements and the credits attempted. The project needs to submit the following: 1. Filled-in Template2. […]
EDGE Program in India[edit] The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), apex body of private real estate developers, have partnered to promote green buildings in the country through IFC’s EDGE certification. An MoU was signed in the presence of former Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash […]
A green building is one which uses less water, optimises energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to a conventional building. The Demaing Cerification Accreditation (Deming) is the leading green building movement in the country. Demaing Cerification Accreditation The Demaing Cerification Accreditation (Deming) was formed by the Global Green Building […]
Sweden The Sweden Green Building Council introduced its own certification system in 2011 with Miljöbyggnad which is based on Swedish standards and legislations. It is currently in its 3rd iteration with Miljöbyggnad 3.1 released in April 2020. Miljöbyggnad has three levels of certification: Bronze, Silver and Gold. It is used to certify both new and existing constructions. It assesses […]
Goals and benefits of Building Certification The goal of all certification rating systems is to provide tools and methods to assess the environmental and resource-efficient performance of a building. The main objectives of such tools are: Furthermore, the result of such an assessment is to provide a certificate verifying the achievement of the desired performance and […]
Green building certification systems are a set of rating systems and tools that are used to assess a building or a construction project’s performance from a sustainability and environmental perspective. Such ratings aim to improve the overall quality of buildings and infrastructures, integrate a life cycle approach in its design and construction, and promote the fulfillment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by the construction […]
EDGE Program in India The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), apex body of private real estate developers, have partnered to promote green buildings in the country through IFC’s EDGE certification. An MoU was signed in the presence of former Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash […]