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Non-Mandatory/Optional clause
Ensure proper timing of construction with respect to rain as per GRIHA
Responsibility: Architect, Project Manager
AND
Confi ne construction activity to pre-designated areas, as per GRIHA (1 point).
Responsibility: Landscape Architect
Proper implementation of staging and spill prevention plan
AND
Eff ective erosion and sedimentation control to prevent erosion, as per GRIHA (1 point).
Responsibility: Landscape Architect
Preserve topsoil by employing measures as per GRIHA (1 point, if applicable).
Responsibility: Project Manager and Architect
Non applicability condition proposed (for top soil preservation only): Contaminated sites/sites
that do not have good quality top soil (as per soil test report) that is considered worth storing for
reuse. Soil test has to be carried out as per criteria 3 and the test report has to be endorsed by the
landscape architect. The landscape architect has to provide certifi cate that the top soil is not worth
storing for landscaping purposes and cannot be restored to applicable standard.
Trees/plants replanted within site premises in excess of 25% than minimum requirement, as per
GRIHA (1 point).
Responsibility: Landscape Architect
Non applicability condition proposed (for tree preservation and
protection clause only): Sites that are devoid of trees
Criterion 3 Soil conservation (till post-construction)
Commitment
Proper topsoil laying, stabilization of the soil, and maintenance of adequate fertility of the soil to
support vegetative growth.
Optional clause
Proper topsoil laying for vegetative growth, as per GRIHA (1 point).
Responsibility: Landscape Architect
Proper stabilization of soil, as per GRIHA (1 point).
Responsibility: Landscape Architect
Non applicability condition proposed: For sites in which top soil could not be stored for reasons
as sited in Criteria 2 above.
Criterion 4 Design to include existing site features
Commitment
Minimize the disruption of the natural ecosystem and design to harness maximum benefi ts of the
prevailing micro-climate.
Non-Mandatory/Optional clause
Ensure proper timing of construction with respect to rain as per GRIHA
Responsibility: Architect, Project Manager
AND
Confi ne construction activity to pre-designated areas, as per GRIHA (1 point).
Responsibility: Landscape Architect
Proper implementation of staging and spill prevention plan
AND
Eff ective erosion and sedimentation control to prevent erosion, as per GRIHA (1 point).
Responsibility: Landscape Architect
Preserve topsoil by employing measures as per GRIHA (1 point, if applicable).
Responsibility: Project Manager and Architect
Non applicability condition proposed (for top soil preservation only): Contaminated sites/sites
that do not have good quality top soil (as per soil test report) that is considered worth storing for
reuse. Soil test has to be carried out as per criteria 3 and the test report has to be endorsed by the
landscape architect. The landscape architect has to provide certifi cate that the top soil is not worth
storing for landscaping purposes and cannot be restored to applicable standard.
Trees/plants replanted within site premises in excess of 25% than minimum requirement, as per
GRIHA (1 point).
Responsibility: Landscape Architect
Non applicability condition proposed (for tree preservation and
protection clause only): Sites that are devoid of trees
Criterion 3 Soil conservation (till post-construction)
Commitment
Proper topsoil laying, stabilization of the soil, and maintenance of adequate fertility of the soil to
support vegetative growth.
Optional clause
Proper topsoil laying for vegetative growth, as per GRIHA (1 point).
Responsibility: Landscape Architect
Proper stabilization of soil, as per GRIHA (1 point).
Responsibility: Landscape Architect
Non applicability condition proposed: For sites in which top soil could not be stored for reasons
as sited in Criteria 2 above.
Criterion 4 Design to include existing site features
Commitment
Minimize the disruption of the natural ecosystem and design to harness maximum benefi ts of the
prevailing micro-climate.
