GRIHA
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June,2020
 
 
       
  GRIHA Council launches tool to assess safety and hygiene standards
 
Employers need to ensure that the workplace is well-prepared to welcome back its employees after the lockdown, says Sanjay Seth, CEO, GRIHA Council

Please provide us an overview of the Building Fitness Indicator (BFI) tool?

Building Fitness Indicator (BFI) is a social initiative by GRIHA Council to assist people in tackling the COVID-19 crisis. BFI is a self-assessment tool that allows organizations to measure the preparedness of workplaces in terms of preventing exposure to COVID-19. The larger intent is to provide a certain degree of assurance to the occupants regarding their safety and comfort within their work premises when business activities resume as before. The tool has a checklist to assess the measures adopted by organizations and building managers to ensure hygiene and ventilation in workplaces. The resulting analysis appears as a reading on a meter, indicating whether or not the organization is prepared to combat COVID-19. The tool provides guidance based on the standard practices followed across the globe (as prescribed by organizations such as WHO, OSHA) and in India (byMoHFW and ISHRAE) to prevent workplace exposure to COVID-19.
 
  SVAGRIHA Three Star Rating awarded toSTPI Office Building, Allahabad
 
The project has demonstrated 50.16% reduction in building water demand compared to SVAGRIHA benchmarkand 53.44% of water savings was achieved in landscape water requirement due to the use of efficient irrigation system. Furthermore, 56.6% of the habitable spaces are day lit and meet the daylight factors prescribed by the National Building Code of India.
 
  SVAGRIHA Five Star Rating awarded to PWD Division & Sub Division Office Building, Degloor Dist. Nanded
 
The project has demonstrated 55.52% reduction in building water demand compared to SVAGRIHA benchmarkand 77.85% of water savings was achieved in landscape water requirement due to the use of efficient irrigation system. Furthermore, 91.81% of the habitable spaces are day lit and meet the daylight factors prescribed by the National Building Code of India.
 
 
  Editor's choice
 
Post Covid-19 – A time for green transition in India?
Today we’re all locked down in our homes due to COVID-19, feeling depressed, desperately wanting to step out. However, one thing that helps us see the silver lining amidst the lockdown is that nature is healing and blessing us with better air quality, cleaner rivers among so many other factors. But researchers feel that despite this, this year is going to get really hot.
How India can make its economic recovery clean, sustainable post Covid-19
In reviving its economy post-Covid-19, India could turn a crisis into an opportunity by resetting its energy spending to favour clean energy, enabling citizens to continue enjoying the unprecedented clean air and blue skies bestowed by the lockdown. As a start, Prime Minister Narendra Modi could solarise over 39,000 unelectrified health sub-centres—the first point of VAGRIHA Five Star Rating awarded to PWD Division & Sub Division Office Building, Degloor Dist. Nanded between the primary health care system and the local community — serving 230 million people in rural India.
COVID-19 lockdown: Cleaner air and health benefits
The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led to a nationwide lockdown affecting the life of 1.3 billion population across the country. In an attempt to slow the spread of this infection, a 'total lockdown' has been imposed with restrictions on day-to-day movement and ban on all commercial and industrial activities. The clear skies and clean air have turned out to be the blessings in disguise for the millions choking on polluted air across Indian cities. The top Indian cities with the track record of world's worst air quality, this1 is an unforeseen benefit amidst Coronavirus pandemic. Globally, air pollution is the leading risk factor for public health and early death, contributing to adverse health conditions such as heart diseases, stroke, respiratory infections and lung cancer2

  New products have been enlisted in the GRIHA product catalogue
 
Company name:Gajanan Infra Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Product name:BLOCK JOINT MORTAR
Product typology:PPC
Company name:VIDYA PLY AND BOARD PVT. LTD.
Product name: Kanchan Plywood, Laminated Plywood, Kanchan Block Board, Doors for Cabinatory, Laminated Block Board
Product typology:In-built furniture
Company name:VIDYA PLY AND BOARD PVT. LTD
Product name:Door Frames, Laminated Flush Door, Kanchan Flush Door, Moulded Panel Door, Both Side Teak Doors
Product typology:Doors & Windows: Panels & Frames
 
 
  Webinar organized by GRIHA

GRIHA Council conducts awareness workshops/training program on Green Buildings and GRIHA rating system. To make the information readily accessible and available for our clients, consultants, construction industry officers and general public, GRIHA Council has started a series of webinar. Click the link to access the recording of webinar
Webinar for students on Way forward for Schools Post Lockdown - 15th May 2020
Webinar for students on 'Green buildings – The GRIHA way' - 1 May 2020
  Upcoming GRIHA Webinar
 
  GRIHA Training Programs in the upcoming months
 
  GRIHA Certified Professional in the upcoming months
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June 19th June, 2020
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