sion of passive cooling techniques, solar integrated photovoltaic design for roof, originally viewed towards energy savings at individual dwelling unit. In addition, the building is designed according to the modern specifications for energy saving, star rated household appliances, possible use of renewable energy, recycled building materials etc. as mentioned in its green rating system. The actually saving percentage and environmental benefits differ at building scale level, however, 30% saving from baseline building energy consumption is expected from GRIHA rating compliance.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED): The LEED rating system is completely a voluntary system and has established very interesting green building projects across in India. The Indian Green Building Council formed under the guideline of US based Green Building Council (USGBC) with support from World Green Building Council, CII and Government of Andhra Pradesh. The LEED certified green building foot print has grown since from first green building project of 20,000 Sq.ft. constructed in 2002 to the total registered project accounting 466.22 million sq.ft as per mentioned in IGBC website. Approximately the 40-50% rise from 2002 to 2010 in green building footprint annually for IGBC shows the awareness amongst corporate and individual consumers for energy saving, green building and their business alike.
State Level action: Many states have active designated state agencies under the Energy Conservation Act that work with BEE to develop and implement state level energy efficiency policies and programs. Some state governments have taken initiatives to legislate select measures (e.g., use of solar water heating in residential/commercial buildings, or the use of cfl etc). But scale of these programmes is still very small.
National Water Policy, 2002- The NWP 2002, clearly states the need for conservation of water through promotion of conservation consciousness, maximizing retention and minimising losses. .
This implies that the national policy that guides water policies and laws in India has also recognized efficiency improvement and conservation of water as key to water resource management in India.
State Water Policies- The national water policy has been supplemented by the state water policies and both share common principles. So far the State Water Policies have been finalized and adopted by 11 states. Both the NWP and SWP which is a vision document for policies and strategies at centre and state level is useful when drafting specific reforms and measures for water efficiency improvement.
National Water Mission (NWM) - The NWM is under the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) and its main objective is conservation of water, minimizing wastage and ensuring its more equitable distribution both across and within the states through integrated water resources development and management. Of the five main goals of the mission, the fourth goal is on increasing water use efficiency by 20%.
National Mission on Sustainable Habitat (NMSH)- The Mission on Sustainable Habitat aims to make cities sustainable by promoting sustainability of habitats through improvements in energy efficiency in buildings, urban planning, improved management of solid and liquid waste, modal shift towards public transport and conservation through appropriate changes in legal and regulatory framework and is the responsibility of the Ministry of Urban Development.