Green Office - Incremental cost checklist

Payback Period
Mandatory
Indicative cost (Rs.) OR Immediate (or)
requirement/ Measures Measures Considered/
% Incremental cost Payback not a criteria No cost (or) < 2 years
Credit Comments
< 1 year

Site selection and Planning

Mandatory Soil Erosion This is mandatory √
Requirement 2 requirement
Site credit 3.0 Vegetated roof Rs. 80/ sq.ft.

Site credit 3.0 High Solar Reflective Index (SRI) material Rs. 25 to 60/ sq.ft. Paints : Rs. 40-60/ sq.ft
(paints, white tiles, broken china mosaic tiles) China mosaic tiles: Rs 25-
for roofing 30/ sq.ft

Site credit 5.0 Electric charging facilities Negligible

Water Efficiency

Mandatory Rainwater harvesting practices Rs. 3/ liter

Requirement 1
Mandatory Water efficient fixtures 5-10% √
Requirement 2
Water Credit Drought tolerant species Negligible
2.0
Water Credit Highly efficient irrigation systems
3.0
Water credit Grey water treatment Rs 35 lakhs for 25 KLD
5.0
Water credit Treated waste water for landscaping Negligible
6.0
Water credit Water metering < Rs 1,000/ meter √
9.0
Energy Efficiency
Mandatory Energy Performance 8-10% Insulated walls & roof, High
Requirement 2 performance glass, High
efficiency chillers, Energy
efficient lighting systems

Energy credit Energy metering Rs 1,000 for 1-phase meter √

2.0 Rs 3,000 for 3-phase meter

Energy credit Refrigerators 5-10% √

3.0

Energy credit Solar water heating systems Rs 20,000 for 100 liters
4.0
Green Office - Incremental cost checklist

Payback Period
Mandatory
Indicative cost (Rs.) OR Immediate (or)
requirement/ Measures Measures Considered/
% Incremental cost Payback not a criteria No cost (or) < 2 years
Credit Comments
< 1 year

Energy credit On-site Renewable power generation

6.0
a. Solar Photovoltaics Rs 2.5 - 3 Lakhs / kW
b. Windmill Rs 2 - 2.25 Lakhs / kW
c. Biomass plant Rs 30 Lakhs for 50 kW capacity

d. Biogas plant Rs 8 - 10 Lakhs for 100 cu.m

Energy credit Efficient luminaries 5-10%

7.0

Materials
Mandatory Separation of waste - This is a mandatory √
requirement 1 requirement

Material credit Waste reduction during construction and Negligible

1.0 subsequent reuse or recycling
Material credit Organic waste management (Vermi-composting Rs 3,000 for 1 cu.m
2.0 plant to generate manure)
Material credit Certified wood based materials and furniture Rs 1300 - 1600/ cu ft √
7.0
Indoor Environmental Quality
Mandatory Fresh air ventilation Negligible
requirement 3
Payback Period

2 - 3 years 3 - 5 years 5-10 years >10 years

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Payback Period

2 - 3 years 3 - 5 years 5-10 years >10 years

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