LEED India Rating System

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CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre

“Centre of Excellence” for Green Buildings, Energy,

Environment, Water, Renewable Energy &
Climate change activities in India
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 Vision of IGBC
(Indian Green Building Council)

vTo usher in a green building movement

in India
vIndia to become one of the world
leaders in green buildings by 2010

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 IGBC Structure
Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)
(Managed by CII-Godrej GBC)

Local Chapters

National Level
Committees:
Delhi Kolkata Mumbai Chennai Bangalore
§ Technical
§ Education & Advocacy
§ Marketing
§ Policy
§ LEED India

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 IGBC - Services Offered
1. LEED India Certification
2. LEED workshops
3. Green Building Congress
(Annual Conference –cum-Exhibition)
4. Publications & Information
dissemination
v ‘Green Habitat’ – Quarterly News letter
v Information dissemination through
www.igbc.in

5. Membership services
6. Green Building Tours
7. LEED AP Examination

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 Salient Features of a Green Building

v Effective Use of soil & Landscapes

v Efficient Use of Water

v Energy Efficient &

Eco Friendly Equipment

v Effective Control & Building

Management Systems

v Use of Renewable Energy

v Use of Recycled/Recyclable
Materials CII – IQ Building, Bangalore

v Improved indoor air quality

for health and comfort

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 Green Buildings in India

v Varieties of buildings registered

for LEED Green Building Rating
in India
Ø IT Parks
Ø Offices
Ø Banks
Ø Airport
Ø Convention centres
80
Ø Educational institutions 80

Ø Hotels 70 LEED certified

LEED registered
Ø Residential 60

50 40
40
Numbers
30 17
15
20 10 10
5
0 1 1 2 2
10

0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Years

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Green Building vs. Conventional Building

v Externally : both look alike

v Building Use : both are same

v Differences

Ø Operational savings
CII-Godrej GBC,Hy dera bad
Platinum Rating

Ø Concern for human comfort &

indoor environment

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 Tangible Benefits

v Reduce operating
costs from day one

ITC Green Centre, Gurga on

Platinum Rating

v Energy savings: 40 – 50 %
v Water savings: 20 – 30 %
v Reduction in initial investment
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 Intangible Benefits of Green Design
v Health and Safety benefits

Ø Enhance occupant comfort

v Improve Productivity of

occupants
Ø 12-15 % improvements documented in schools &

other buildings

v World Class Standards & Procedures

Ø Few Examples
q NBC guideline s (Soil erosion) L&T EDRC I, Che nnai
Silver rating
q A SHRA E 90.1 2004 / ECBC (Energy)

q A SHRA E 62 2004 (Indoor A ir Quality)

q IPMVP (For monitoring performance)

q SMA CNA (For Constr uction IA Q)

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 Do Green Buildings Cost More?
v Cost is relative
v Depends on green features
already considered
v Decide based on life cycle
cost rather than first cost

Operational savings offset incremental cost

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 Cost of Green Buildings - Indian
Experiences
Building Year Built-in Area Rating % increase in Payback
awarded (Sqft) Achieved cost (Yrs)
CII-Godrej GBC, Hyderabad 2003 20,000 Platinum 18 % 7 years

ITC Green Centre, Gurgaon 2004 1,70,000 Platinum 15 % 6 years

Wipro, Gurgaon 2005 1,75,000 Platinum 8% 5 years

Recently Rated Green Buildings

Technopolis, Kolkata 2006 72,000 Gold 6% 3 years

Spectral Services Consultants 2007 15,000 Platinum 8% 4 years

Office, Noida
HITAM, Hyderabad 2007 78,000 Silver 2% 3 years

v Cost showing a decreasing trend over the years

v Incremental Cost lower if base design has already factored normal Green features

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 What is LEED?

Rating of buildings by IGBC

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design

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 LEED in India
v Voluntary, Consensus-
based, Market driven
v Based on professional
reference standards like
NBC, ASHRAE, ECBC etc.,
Grundf os Pumps, C he nnai
Gold Rating
v Assessment by III Party
Assessors & USGBC

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LEED Projects Across The Globe
(As on September 2007)

1000+
LEED Certified
Projects

10,000+
LEED Registered Projects

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 LEED India Green Building Rating
System – Certification Levels

Rating New Core & Shell

Construction (C&S)
(NC)
LEED Certified 26-32 23-27
LEED Certified Silver level 33-38 28-33
LEED Certified Gold Level 39-51 34-44

LEED Certified Platinum 52-69 45-61

Level

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LEED India Green Building Rating System
Points for individual Credits
Sl Credits New Core &
No Construction Shell
Prerequisites 7 7
1 Sustainable Sites 13 14
2 Water efficiency 6 6
3 Energy and Atmosphere 17 14
4 Materials and Resources 13 11
5 Indoor Environmental quality 15 11
6 Innovation and Accredited 5 5
Professional points
Total 69 61

Complying with Prerequisites is mandatory for all LEED India Projects

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 Which Rating Programme to Apply

LEED Rating Programme Type of Building

LEED for New Construction v All new high-rise

buildings
v Residential buildings of 4
or more habitable stories
LEED for Core & Shell Rented / Leased commercial
buildings
LEED for Commercial Interiors Tenant or self-occupied
spaces
LEED for Existing Buildings Existing buildings occupied
for atleast 2 years

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Process To Achieve LEED India Rating
Feasibility Study (To ev aluate Design v is-v is Rating requirements)

Appoint Consultants for LEED Facilitation, Energy sim ulation &

Commissioning

Register w ith IGBC

Incorporate LEE D criteria in building design & site requirements

LEED India tem plates to dev ise strategies

Energy simulation results

Selection of gr een building mater ials, IAQ r elated equipment & pr oducts

Water Balance & Selection of efficient water fix tures

Submission of documentati on for first rev iew

30 Days
Rev iew comments from IGBC

Submission of documentati on for fi nal rev iew

30 Days
Aw ard of rating by IG BC

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 To Sum Up

v Green Buildings
Ø Excellent opportunity to
reduce operating costs from
day one

v Tremendous benefits
Ø Tangible & Intangible

“Green makes Business Sense”

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