Table 9: Griha Criteria

Table 9: Griha Criteria

3.3.6.Planning Measures

Reduce landscape water requirement

• Drip irrigation • Use of native species of shrubs and trees having low water demand in landscaping. • Low lawn area so as to reduce water usage • Reuse of treated water for irrigation.

Reduce water use in the buildings

• Low discharge fixtures • Dual flushing cistern • Waste water treatment • Reuse of treated water for irrigation and cooling towers for hvac • Rain water harvesting • Efficient water use during construction • Use of curing compound