ECO-HOUSING INDIA

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ECO-HOUSING WEB BASED ASSESSMENT TOOL

1. SCOPE

The Eco-housing Assessment Criteria is applicable to residential building/building complexes and single-family residences in Pune.

2. OVERVIEW

The Eco-Housing assessment criteria have been developed to include a project in its fold. The criteria are based on local environmental issues and has a checklist of measures aimed at architects, builders, financial institutions, and homeowners. Designed to serve as a performance assessment tool, the criteria helps quantify the environmental achievement of the building and provides a meaningful differentiation of buildings in the marketplace.

The voluntary rating and certification system developed based on the assessment criteria will help developers and architects design and evaluate the green quotient of new residential projects. To determine the environmental performance of a building the Eco-Housing assessment criteria is divided into eight broad categories. The criteria is made up of both voluntary and mandatory measures. Every measure has been assigned points depending on its impact on environment, and its relevance to local conditions. Points can be earned by meeting the performance goal of the criteria.

FOCUS AREAS	POINTS
Site Planning	260
Environment Architecture	80
Efficient Building Materials	200
Energy Efficient Lighting	50
Solar Water Heaters	50
Water Conservation	200
Solid Waste Management	80
Other Innovative measures	80

The Eco-housing assessment criteria has a total of 88 measures. Only 27 of the 88 measures are mandatory. The maximum achievable points are 1000 and the project has to get a minimum of 500 points to qualify for Eco-Housing rating. The rating system is based on the number of points earned. Greater the number of measures attempted higher the rating.

Focus Area	Rating
500
501 – 600
601 – 700
701 – 800
>800

3. USING THE ECO-HOUSING WEB ASSESSMENT TOOL

The web based Eco-housing assessment tool gives a user the flexibility to assess the eco- performance of a project and gauge the rating a project would achieve based on the measures being attempted. On registration the user can enlist one/multiple projects and use the tool to understand the probable rating the project can achieve.

All 88 measures along with the corresponding points and submittal requirements are listed in the web tool. Points allocated to all the mandatory measures are marked with a red check box. As the user highlights the check box of measures being attempted the total score along with the rating achieved is displayed on top of the page.

The web tool gives the user an option of generating a project report. The report will indicate the total number of points, the breakup of points achieved in each focus area and list down pre-requisites not met. A detailed list of all the measures attempted along with the corresponding submittal requirement (should be enclosed to show compliance) will also form a part of the report. Developers will have the option of sending the assessment report of the proposed Eco-housing project directly to the urban local body for approval.