Hi, many state govenments and development authorities have now started giving incentives to the building that comply to environment friendly character and get valid certification from GRIHA..
yes...Noida developemnt authority has announced to incentivise projects of plot size more than 5000 sq m with an additional 5% FAR(Floor area ratio) if they have a rating of 4 or 5.
oh..yes ..even the punjab government has announced additional 5% FAR for buildings that have relevant certificate from Bureau of Energy efficiency or GRIHA
Hi..GRIHA stands for green rating of integrated habitat assessment... this is a body that gives rating to buildings based on its interation with the sorroundings... in simple words buildings that take care of nature have rain harvesting, cleaning, waste disposal systems that are such that they do not harm the environment gets a rating from this organisation