The Indian Green building council is council that is involved in promoting Green building movement in India. This council is represented by major architects, manufacturers, corporate, government and various other institutions. The members are actively involved in promoting the construction of green buildings in India. Any industry or organizations that are involved in construction activities are allowed to become the member of this council.

IGBC Green Home rating system

The council is certifying newly constructed residential buildings with their Green Home rating system. Any newly constructed residential buildings can apply for this certification, once applied it is reviewed by a team which evaluates the building based on the points using their check list. This certification is classified into two types – rating for “Projects with Interiors” and “Projects without Interiors” and the building are awarded based on the points as stated below.

Projects with Interiors
Points Levels
32-39 Certified
40-47 Silver
48-59 Gold
60-80 Platinum

Projects without Interiors
Points Levels
30-36 Certified
37-44 Silver
45-55 Gold
56-75 Platinum

The IGBC also has an option to apply for Pre-Certification in which the documentation on the features that are to be implemented in the building should be submitted and this documentation should satisfy the review team in all the aspect that a green building would have and the status of the construction is reviewed once in every six month until the end of the project after then the completed certification is awarded.

The IGBC apart from the certification, it also conducts training program that involves in spreading the awareness of the Green Buildings. The training program is one day session that teaches the importance of Green Buildings and basic technical details of Green Building rating system. An advanced training program is also conducted for 2 days which includes the documentation process involved in the rating system. These training program are conducted nation wide cities as per the IGBC training schedule. They also conduct special in-house training session for organization upon request.

LEED Certification

The IGBC also certify the buildings with the LEED certification under the license agreement with USGBC. The LEED India rating system is also similar one which applies to newly construct commercial buildings. This system also provides pre-certifications and it has its own rating points to award a build with silver, gold and platinum status.