The Eco-housing program launched by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) promotes the adoption of environmentally friendly practices, energy efficient products, and techniques by the construction industry.
Applicable to the housing sector, the Eco-housing voluntary rating and certification mechanism will help quantify the environmental performance of residential projects and will provide a meaningful differentiation of buildings in the marketplace. Conventional buildings have a significant impact on resource use and environment during their lifetime. On the other hand, Eco-housing incorporates environmental considerations at every stage of building construction. It offer financial benefits, environment, community and infrastructure benefits, and benefits associated with health and increased productivity as compared to conventional buildings The MCGM Eco-housing program encourages developers to adopt the Eco-housing assessment criteria to certify the environmental performance achieved by the residential project.
Eco-Housing Assessment Criteria
The Eco-housing assessment criteria have successfully established a baseline for green design practices. The criteria include measures that span the following focus areas
- Site Selection
- Environment Architecture
- Efficient Building Materials
- Energy Conservation &Management
- Water Conservation
- Segregation of Waste
- Other Innovative Measure
The criteria can be viewed in detail at www.ecohousingindia.org
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) Administration will serve as the apex body for the certification of Eco-housing projects. The Administrative and Technical wing of the Eco housing and Resource Conservation Cell (EHRCC) will evaluate, verify, and rate Eco housing projects. The Project/ schemes are required to be submitted at Administrative wing situated at office of Ch.E. (D.P.) at head office. On preliminary scrutiny, and payment of the certification fees by the developer, the proposal is forwarded to the Technical Wing of Eco-Housing Resource Conservation Cell. Representatives of the Technical wing evaluate the documents submitted during the different phases of construction. Site visits are conducted during and on completion of construction to verify compliance before the certificate is issued by MCGM. Validity of the Eco-housing certification granted by MCGM is for 5 years after which the certification has to be renewed. Random checks will be carried out by the Eco-Housing Technical Cell to ensure that the systems installed in the housing complex are in working condition and are being maintained.
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