GRIHA is a rating tool that helps people assesses the performance of their building against certain nationally acceptable benchmarks. It evaluates the environmental performance of a building holistically over its entire life cycle, thereby providing a definitive standard for what constitutes a ‘green building’. The rating system, based on accepted energy and environmental principles, will seek to strike a balance between the established practices and emerging concepts, both national and international.
ADaRSH (2012): Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA). New Delhi: Association for Development and Research of Sustainable Habitats URL [Accessed: 30.09.2013]