Affordable Group Housing Project
Affordable Group Housing Project
Affordable Group Housing Project
GRIHA REPORT
(For affordable housing- vol. 1)
SECTIONS:
1. SITE PLANNING
1.1 Low Impact Design
1.2 Design to mitigate UHIE
1.3 Preservation and Protection of Landscape during Construction
1.4 Storm Water Management
1.5 Reduction in Air and Soil Pollution during Construction
4. WASTE MANAGEMENT
4.1 Construction Waste Management
4.2 Post Construction Waste Management
Architectural Design 4th year
CONTENTS
6. SOCIAL ASPECTS
6.1 Facilities for Construction workers
6.2 Universal accessibility
6.3 Proximity to Transport and Basic Services
6.4 Environmental awareness
6.5 Tobacco Smoke Control
6.6 Water Quality
6.7 Provision of access to clean sources of cooking fuel
Affordable Group Housing Project
7. BONUS POINTS
GRIHA REPORT
8. GRIHA final score
(For affordable housing- vol. 1)
9. BIBLIOGRAPHY
SECTION 1
Architectural Design 4 year th
OBJECTIVE:
1. Demonstrate reduction in environmental impact through design by adoption of various passive design and low-
impact site planning strategies. -4 points
Point weightages for number of strategies adopted:
STRATEGIES ADOPTED:
1. BUILDING ORIENTATION:
• In tropical climate like India, long facades of buildings oriented towards north- south are preferred.
• Buildings should be oriented with their longer axis (north –south) aligned perpendicular to the prevailing winds to facilitate
maximum air-flow and cross ventilation through the building.
SECTION 1
Architectural Design 4 year th
STRATEGIES ADOPTED:
2. COUTRYARD PLANNING:
• Use courtyard designs with evaporative cooling from ponds, water features and ‘active’ (mechanical) evaporative cooling
systems. They are ideal for arid climates where low humidity promotes high evaporation rates.
• Minimise east and west-facing glazing or provide adjustable external shading. High mass living areas are more comfortable
during waking hours. Low mass sleeping areas cool quickly at night. High insulation prevents winter heat loss and summer
heat gain.
SHADOW ANGLES
SECTION 1
STRATEGIES ADOPTED:
4. NATURAL VENTILATION:
• In hot and dry regions, the windows should generally be kept closed during the day to minimize solar heat gains to interior
spaces. For regions experiencing high diurnal temperature differences (of the order of 12°C to 15°C cooler in night), Interior
spaces should be opened to night time ventilation.
• For good natural ventilation, building openings should be in opposite pressure zone ( since natural ventilation rely on
pressure to move fresh air through buildings).
• The building can be oriented 0° to 30° with respect to the prevailing wind direction (wind rose diagram) / most preferably
orientating longer facades of the building towards predominant wind direction.
• Maximum air movement is achieved by keeping the sill height at 85% of the critical height.
OBJECTIVE:
1. Demonstrate use of active, low-energy cooling/heating systems in the building -2 points
SECTION 1
Architectural Design 4 year th
OBJECTIVE:
1. More than 50% of the site surfaces visible to sky (including building roofs but not the landscape area*) are either
soft paved/covered with high SRI coating (SRI > 0.5)/shaded by trees/shaded by vegetated pergolas/shaded by
solar panels or any combination of these strategies. -3 points
VEGETATED PERGOLAS
• 52% of the total site area is being covered with vegetated pergolas that are being connected by a drip irrigation
system along with solar plates of 330 w capacity.
SECTION 1
CRITERIA 3- PRESERVATION OF TOP SOIL AND Architectural Design 4 year th
OBJECTIVE:
1. Preserve top soil during construction; maintain its fertility (during construction phase) and use for landscape post-
construction. -2 points
ASE- 3
PH
PHASE-2
PHASE-4
PHASE-1
• Planning the construction in different phase to get space for preserving the top soil.
• Schedule your building project for your area's driest season. Rain increases the amount of topsoil that can be carried
away as runoff and leads to soil compaction.
• Request that your contractors remove the top 6 inches of soil with a backhoe and place it in an area protected from
the construction area.
• Sprinkle grass seed over the reserved soil for a project expected to last longer than a few weeks.
• Return the soil to your landscape with a shovel and wheelbarrow as soon as the construction project is complete, if
your contractor does not restore the soil.
• Install plants as soon as possible and top with mulch to prevent the soil from washing or blowing away.
SECTION 1
Architectural Design 4 year th
OBJECTIVE:
1. Ensure that the excess runoff generated above the pre-construction run off is managed within the site.
2. Ensure that 100% post construction storm water runoff quantity is managed within project premises.
OBJECTIVE:
1. Develop and implement a spill prevention plan (to control effects of spill from hazardous materials like bitumen,
diesel etc.) on site
2. Adopt staging during construction on site, and strategies to prevent/reduce movement of soil (not top soil) outside
the site through adoption of various strategies (like soil erosion channels, sedimentation control etc.)
1. DETENTION BASINS:
Detention ponds temporarily store stormwater runoff, thereby reducing the peak rate of
runoff to a stream or storm sewer. They help to prevent localized flooding and, if
designed to do so, provide some water quality benefits and reduce streambank erosion
downstream.
2. PERVIOUS PAVEMENT:
Pervious pavement is designed to allow percolation or infiltration of stormwater
through the surface into the soil below where the water is naturally filtered and
pollutants are removed. In contrast normal pavement is an impervious surface
that sheds rainfall and associated surface pollutants forcing the water to run off
paved surfaces directly into nearby storm drains and then into streams and lakes.
4. SILT FENCE
The purpose of a silt fence is to retain the soil on disturbed land. such as a
construction site, until the activities disturbing the land are sufficiently
completed to allow revegetation and permanent soil stabilization
to begin. And not letting soil wash off onto roads, which readily transport it to
storm sewers, avoids having sewers clogged with sediment.
SECTION 2
ENERGY AND OCCUPANT
COMFORT
TOTAL 25
SECTION 2
Architectural Design 4 year th
OBJECTIVE:
1. All lighting fixtures installed in outdoor spaces and indoor common areas shall have a minimum luminous efficacy
of 75 lumen/watt.
EQUIPMENT
OBJECTIVE:
1. All the following equipment falling under the scope of the developer must be at least BEE 3-star rated/labelled:
• Motors
• Transformer(s)
PROVISION:
ALL MOTORS AND TRANSFORMERS ARE BEE 4 STAR RATED.
Induction motor:
SECTION 2
Architectural Design 4 year th
OBJECTIVE:
1. Rated capacity of the renewable energy system (Solar PV/Solar hot water** system/ Biomass/Geothermal
/Wind turbine) installed on site conforms to installation @1kWp per 500 sq.m of total built-up area thresholds as
established in the table below:
SOLAR CALCULATIONS:
Installation Checklist:
• Solar panels need to face true south
direction for maximum power
generation. The reason behind it is
that when sun moves from east to
west, you get maximum exposure
when you face southwards.
Irrespective of which part of year it
is, inclination will always be towards
south.
• Solar panels need to face true south direction for maximum power generation. The reason behind it is that when sun
moves from east to west, you get maximum exposure when you face southwards. Irrespective of which part of year
it is, inclination will always be towards south.
• In general, the angle of tilt will lie between 9 to 12 degrees in southern part of India and 25 to 30 in north India. The
angle decreases as the altitude of installation increases to nullify the impact of high speed winds on the installation.
• India is a country where dust tends to accumulate very quickly on the panels hampering optimum generation. Solar
Panels have to be cleaned at least once every week, would be even better if you can manage to do it daily.
SECTION 2
Architectural Design 4 year th
Objective:
1. Install dedicated energy meters, each for outdoor spaces and indoor common area lighting.
Provision:
Objective:
2. Install energy meter on renewable energy system to measure the energy generated (if installed*).
Provision:
Architectural Design 4th year
SECTION 3
WATER SAVINGS
GRIHA REPORT
Criterion no. Criterion Name Maximum Points Points Achieved
(For affordable housing- vol. 1)
Criterion 12 Efficient use of water during construction 02 --
TOTAL 19
SECTION 3
CRITERIA 12- EFFICIENT USE OF WATER DURINGArchitectural Design 4 year
th
Objective:
1. Adopt strategies (at least 2 from the list below) to reduce the consumption of potable water during construction:
Superplasticizer:
also known as plasticizers or high-range water reducers (HRWR),
reduce water content by 12 to 30 percent and can be added to
concrete with a low-to-normal slump and water-cement ratio to
make high-slump flowing concrete.
Objective:
1. Reduce the total water requirement in the building by the following thresholds over the base case.
-5 points
Flow rates:
BASE CASE: DESIGN CASE:
WC (solids) 9
WC (liquids) 9
Kitchen Faucets 10
Lavatory Faucets 10
Showers 10
Urinals 4
SECTION 3
CRITERIA 13- OPTIMIZATION OF BUILDING & Architectural Design 4 year th
Number of Uses:
Residential
Commercial/Daytime
Fixture Residential/Hostel Academic/Hospitals/Hotels/Airp
Academic
orts
WC (solids) 1 0.1 1
WC (liquids) 5 3 (female only) 5
Showers 5 NA 5
Urinals NA 3 (male only) 0
Showers 10 1 77,760
2. Reduce the total landscape water requirement by the following thresholds over the base case. – 4 points
SECTION 3
Architectural Design 4 year th
Objective:
1. Sewage treatment plant (STP) should be provided to treat 100% of the sewage water (grey water and black water
combined)1 generated on site. -2 points achieved
2. Re-use of treated water (from STP) and rainwater (from storage tanks) to meet the water requirement of the project
as per the thresholds mentioned below.
SECTION 3
Architectural Design 4 year th
Objective:
1. Installation of sub water meters at each dwelling unit within the project site.
PROVISION:
Transmitters and reading equipment will be installed together with the meters to accomplish the accurate monitoring
and billing of the tenants’ water consumption. The contractor will access each of the apartment or condominium units
for the installation. When the project is completed, a sub-metering company chosen by the property owner will then
take care of the reading, creation and distribution of bills as well as the collection of payments from tenants.
Architectural Design 4th year
SECTION 4
WASTE MANAGEMENT
GRIHA REPORT
(For affordable housing- vol. 1)
TOTAL 07
SECTION 4
Architectural Design 4 year th
Objective:
1. Develop and implement a construction waste management plan in compliance with the norms laid under
Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016.
SECTION 4
Architectural Design 4 year th
Objective:
1. Adopt solid waste management plan in compliance with norms elaborated under Solid Waste Management
Rules, 2016.
AND
2. Provide infrastructure for primary collection (door to door/chute system) & segregation (multi-colored bins) of
solid waste.
AND
3. Provide designated secondary waste management areas within the project site for safe and hygienic storage of
collected solid waste
PROVISION:
Primary collection (door to door/chute system) & segregation (multi-colored bins) of solid waste:
SECTION 4
Architectural Design 4 year th
Objective:
4. Provide contractual tie-ups with CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) authorized waste
recyclers for safe recycling of recyclable wastes like metal, paper, plastic, glass, etc. - 1 point
5. Provide infrastructure facilities for treating all the organic waste/biodegradable solid waste
on site and converting it to resources such as manure, bio gas etc. - 2 point
SECTION 5
WASTE MANAGEMENT
TOTAL 17
SECTION 5
CRITERIA 18- REDUCTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL Architectural Design 4 year th
Objective:
1. Utilization of more than 5% recycled content in structural
framework. - 5 point
PROVISION:
Use of agro-cement: The Agricultural wastes used as fine
aggregate in concrete are sugarcane bagasse ash, groundnut
shell, oyster shell, sawdust, giant reed ash, rice husk ash,
cork and tobacco waste. These are used as partial
replacement of fine aggregate which provide additional
pozzolanic property in concrete.
Objective:
1. Utilization of minimum 40% recycled content in infill panels. -
2 point
PROVISION:
Flexible Infill Panels:
1. Being made from recycled plastic waste, the joints material can be
fully recycled for the production of new artifacts, thus becoming a
product with close to zero CO2 emissions
2. The assembly process is fully reversible so that all the basic
elements: blocks, insulation, joints and strips can be reused
3. The dry assembly of the plastic joints significantly reduces
construction time, eliminating not only the time necessary for mixing
and curing of mortar, but also the very realization of laying surfaces
for the blocks
4. A weight reduction between 30 and 60 %, which implies less
transportation costs and less related emissions
5. High safety against horizontal forces, either due to earthquakes or
accidental impact
SECTION 5
CRITERIA 20- USE OF LOW-ENVIRONMENTAL Architectural Design 4 year th
Objective:
1. Demonstrate that at least 70% of all materials used for building interiors* meet the GRIHA requirement of low-
impact material. - 5 point
PROVISION:
1. For window Glazing: Low Emissivity Glass
Low-E Glass is coated with a virtually invisible layer of silver that
reflects radiant solar energy while permitting visible light to pass
through the glass. Low-E Glass can either have a low Solar Heat
Gain Coefficient (the best choice in climates dominated by cooling)
or a high SHGC ( the best choice in climates dominated by heating
or for south facing windows in climates with a mix of cooling and
heating requirements).
Objective:
1. Ensure that all interior paints are low-VOC and lead-free (Appendix, Table 5A), all adhesives and sealants used
are low-VOC (Appendix, Table 6A, 7A) and such interior composite wood products are used which do not have
urea-formaldehyde as a bonding resin.- 2 point
Architectural Design 4th year
SECTION 6
SOCIAL ASPECTS
TOTAL 17
SECTION 5
CRITERIA 23- FACILITIES FOR Architectural Design 4 year th
WORKERS
Objective:
1. Provide a crèche facility for children of
construction workers. - 1 point
PROVISION:
Most women laborer's brought their children to the
site, since there was nobody else to take care of
them. Many builders are today coming forward to
promote such childcare facilities at their
construction sites, citing benefits such as greater
productivity of the workers and safety of the
children.
Objective:
1. Compliance with Harmonised Guidelines and Space standards for Barrier Free Built Environment for Persons
with Disability and Elderly persons. - 2 point
SECTION 5
CRITERIA 25- PROXIMITY TO TRANSPORT Architectural Design 4 year th
Objective:
1. The walking distance of transportation facilities ((formal & informal)*) shall be less than 500 m from the main
entrance of the project. – 1 Point
• Formal – Bus stand, MRTS, ISBT, Railway stations;
• Informal – Auto stands, rickshaw stands, e-vehicle stands
2. The average distance of basic services from the main entrance of the project shall be lesser than the following
thresholds. -5 points
3. Provision of designated area within project boundary for setting up of informal market with the following
necessary infrastructure facilities. - 4 points
SECTION 5
Architectural Design 4 year th
Objective:
1. Adopt measures to create environmental awareness amongst the building occupants and visitors.
PROVISION:
The various methods which should be adopted to create awareness in the society about the environment are as:-
• Display Boards: We all use display boards. These display boards should be used as a newspaper on weekly basis
which should cover one environmental issue/incident in detail with causes and consequences.
• Mass Media: We could use mass media channels to disseminate awareness amongst people about various issues.
Below are given some websites which could be beneficial for creating environmental awareness.
• Gobar Times: It is one of the most well known magazines for schools in India. It comes as a supplement with
Down to Earth.
Objective:
1. To ensure provision of necessary infrastructure for safe access to clean sources of cooking fuel (PNG, LPG, etc.).
- 1 point