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The various interior finishes used in the sub-system of the building or the interior, which
serve the aim of the credit, have been divided into three major categories. If any interior finish,
acclaimed for credit, falls beyond this classification, the applicant has to clearly confirm the
criteria that meet the requirements of the credit. Following are the three major categories.
# Sub-assembly/internal partitions/interior wood finishes/paneling/false ceiling/in-built
furniture/ cabinetry
# Flooring
# Doors/windows and frames
17.1 Commitment
A minimum of 70% of the total quantity of all interior finishes and products used in each of the
categories mentioned above should be low-energy finishes/materials/products, which minimize
wood as a natural resource or utilize industrial waste by using products in any category.
17.2 Compliance
The following documents are to be submitted.
17.2.1 Cut sheets, specification sheets, commercial brochures or certificate from the
manufacturer of the low energy finishes or products used in each category.
17.2.2 For each category, clearly demonstrate and differentiate the use of the aforesaid finishes/
products in the relevant interior layouts/plans in a CAD drawing, either by shading,
rendering or highlighting with clear dimension and enlisting specifications.
17.2.3 The bill of quantity for each of the category, as applicable to the applicant, clearly
demonstrating that minimum 70% of the total quantity of all interior finishes and
products are low energy.
17.2.4 A narrative and photographs showing how the selected low-energy finishes or products
have minimized wood as a natural resource or utilized low-energy material and products,
when compared with equivalent products for the same application.
17.2.5 Certificate from architect/interior designer for use of low-energy material/product in
various categories meeting required criteria as described in the commitment.
17.3 Appraisal (maximum-4 points)
Minimum 70% of the total quantity (gross area) of all interior finishes and products used for
each of the category, as applicable to the applicant, to be low-energy finishes, for each of the
following category.
17.3.1 Sub-assembly/internal partitions/paneling/false ceiling/in-built furniture (2 points) – as
per clauses 17.2.1–17.2.5.
17.3.2 Flooring (1 point) as per clauses 17.2.1–17.2.5
17.3.3 Doors/windows, frames (1 point) as per clauses 17.2.1–17.2.5.
Methodology
Utilize locally available materials, rough stone finishes, materials with recycled content, particle
board, bamboo plywood materials, and so on, in interior finishes to achieve the appraisal. Demarcate
areas in plan where low-energy materials are utilized in the building. Reflect the quantity of materials
used in the bill of quantities (BOQ).
The various interior finishes used in the sub-system of the building or the interior, which
serve the aim of the credit, have been divided into three major categories. If any interior finish,
acclaimed for credit, falls beyond this classification, the applicant has to clearly confirm the
criteria that meet the requirements of the credit. Following are the three major categories.
# Sub-assembly/internal partitions/interior wood finishes/paneling/false ceiling/in-built
furniture/ cabinetry
# Flooring
# Doors/windows and frames
17.1 Commitment
A minimum of 70% of the total quantity of all interior finishes and products used in each of the
categories mentioned above should be low-energy finishes/materials/products, which minimize
wood as a natural resource or utilize industrial waste by using products in any category.
17.2 Compliance
The following documents are to be submitted.
17.2.1 Cut sheets, specification sheets, commercial brochures or certificate from the
manufacturer of the low energy finishes or products used in each category.
17.2.2 For each category, clearly demonstrate and differentiate the use of the aforesaid finishes/
products in the relevant interior layouts/plans in a CAD drawing, either by shading,
rendering or highlighting with clear dimension and enlisting specifications.
17.2.3 The bill of quantity for each of the category, as applicable to the applicant, clearly
demonstrating that minimum 70% of the total quantity of all interior finishes and
products are low energy.
17.2.4 A narrative and photographs showing how the selected low-energy finishes or products
have minimized wood as a natural resource or utilized low-energy material and products,
when compared with equivalent products for the same application.
17.2.5 Certificate from architect/interior designer for use of low-energy material/product in
various categories meeting required criteria as described in the commitment.
17.3 Appraisal (maximum-4 points)
Minimum 70% of the total quantity (gross area) of all interior finishes and products used for
each of the category, as applicable to the applicant, to be low-energy finishes, for each of the
following category.
17.3.1 Sub-assembly/internal partitions/paneling/false ceiling/in-built furniture (2 points) – as
per clauses 17.2.1–17.2.5.
17.3.2 Flooring (1 point) as per clauses 17.2.1–17.2.5
17.3.3 Doors/windows, frames (1 point) as per clauses 17.2.1–17.2.5.
Methodology
Utilize locally available materials, rough stone finishes, materials with recycled content, particle
board, bamboo plywood materials, and so on, in interior finishes to achieve the appraisal. Demarcate
areas in plan where low-energy materials are utilized in the building. Reflect the quantity of materials
used in the bill of quantities (BOQ).
