About SVA GRIHA (Small Versatile Affordable GRIHA)

SVAGRIHA was jointly developed by ADaRSH and TERI. SVAGRIHA is a significantly simplified, faster, easier and more affordable rating system and will eventually function as a design-cum-rating tool. It was required that attention be paid to smaller buildings in India which although have small individual environmental footprints but their cumulative effect is far bigger.
SVAGRIHA has been designed as an extension of GRIHA and has been specifically developed for projects with built-up area less than 2500 sq. mtr. SVAGRIHA can help in design and evaluation of individual residences, small offices, schools, motels, commercial buildings etc. The rating comprises only 14 criteria and the interface comprises of simplified calculators. These calculators can be filled using information from construction drawings like areas; and quantities and specifications of materials. This can be done easily by the architect of the project. Once completed, the tool will tell the architect the number of points that they are able to achieve in that particular criterion and provide recommendations for any improvements in order to improve the environmental performance of the building.

• The rating system has 14 criteria.
• Beyond the pilot-phase, the tool will be converted into a web-tool.
• The criteria are divided into 5 broad sub-groups-namely: energy, water and waste, materials, landscape and others.
• It will be mandatory to attempt certain points under each sub-group. This has been detailed in further sections.
• The total points that a project can achieve are 50
• The rating will be done on a 1-5 star scale.

Incentives for adopting SVA GRIHA

Discount in premium for Developers for the project registered on or after 20.02.201

After the project is handed over to the occupants, they will get benefit in property tax