EDGE Home Prescriptive Certification
IFC has a simplified approach to help owners of self-built affordable homes to achieve green standards through its EDGE certification system.
In Developing countries there is a gap in supply and demand of affordable housing, especially in the self-built housing sector as typically no architects and engineers are involved. Often these houses are built to low standards providing no thermal comfort and higher electricity and water bills. IFC has a simplified approach to help owners of self-built affordable homes to achieve green standards through its EDGE certification system. This is achieved in partnership with Housing Finance companies who can guide the homeowners and help get the homes certified at a low cost.
What Are Green Self-Built Homes?
Green Self-built homes are individual houses constructed by the owners for their own use and are EDGE Certified.
How can you get your home certified as a Green Self-Built Homes?
Requirements
Approach any of the home loan provider listed below
Purchase
Start buying the products / equipment
Documentation
Take photographs, save purchase receipts
Submit
Share the photos and receipts with the home loan provider staff who comes to your home
The home loan provider may provide some benefits such as interest rate reduction on successful EDGE certification.
Who can give you a Green Home loan?
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Aavas
Website: https://www.aavas.in/green-home
Branch locator: https://www.aavas.in/branch-locator
Contact details: https://www.aavas.in/contact-us
Aadhar
Website: https://greenhomes.aadharhousing.com/
Branch locator: https://aadharhousing.com/other/branch-locator
Contact details: https://aadharhousing.com/other/contact-us
HomeFirst
Website: https://homefirstindia.com/
Contact and branch locator: https://homefirstindia.com/contact
IIFL Home Loans
Website: https://www.iiflhomeloans.com/
Branch locator: https://www.iiflhomeloans.com/locate-us
Contact details: https://www.iiflhomeloans.com/reach-us
Shriram Housing Finance
Website: https://www.shriramhousing.in/
Contact details: https://www.shriramhousing.in/contact-us
Vastu Housing Finance
Website: https://www.vastuhfc.com/home-loan
Contact details: https://www.vastuhfc.com/contact-us
Why should you build a Green Home?
Homes that use less energy
Your monthly electricity bill can be reduced by about 20%
e.g. Kasturi Devi in Nagpur is now saving Rs. 300 per month, which she uses to buy medicines.
Homes that are more comfortable
Your home may have lower temperatures inside even during summers
e.g. Prakashji in Jodhpur is now living a comfortable life by using high efficiency fans.
Where your family can be at ease, even when there are power and water cuts
Where life and health is not disrupted due to irregular supply
e.g. Manoharji in Raipur is now at ease inside the house even if there are power cuts.
Friendlier to the environment
Reduce wastage of energy water and materials
e.g. Mala Devi in Bengaluru is less dependent on water tankers by using less water.
How to build Green Homes?
Technical Requirements (HPC Measures)
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No Red Brick Walls
Use wall materials other than common red brick to build your external and internal walls.
Stone Roof Construction
Construct the roof using stone slabs. Steel rafters/beams/girders can be used as support for the stone slabs.
Filler Slab Construction
All slabs such as intermediate floor slabs and roof slabs are to be constructed with filler slab construction technique.
Window Shading
All windows, except those facing North direction, must have shading devices.
Reflective Roof
All roof/terraces of the house must have either White tiles (or white China mosaic) or White paint.
Low Flow Showerheads
All showerheads installed in the bathrooms of the house must not exceed a flow rate of 5 litres per minute.
High Efficiency Fans
All living rooms and bedrooms must be installed with BEE-5 Star rated OR with BLDC ceiling fans.
Low Flow Taps
All bathroom, living/dining room taps, washbasin taps, and kitchen taps must have aerators installed or must not exceed a flow rate of 5 litres per minute.
Dual Flush Tank
Install dual flush tanks in all the toilets in the house.
Rainwater Harvesting (RWH)
Install/construct a rainwater harvesting tank of 1000 litre capacity.
Solar PV Panel
Install a Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) panel of minimum 250-Watt peak (Wp) capacity.
Solar Water Heater
Install a Solar water heater with a minimum storage capacity of 100 litres.
Disclaimer: Not all measures will be applicable to all green homes. Therefore, the user should reach out to their respective FIs to confirm the measures applicable for their green homes.
No Red Brick Walls
Use wall materials other than common red brick to build your external and internal walls.
Why?
Manufacturing of brick uses topsoil and causes a lot of pollution.
What to buy?
Alternate materials such as Fly Ash block, AAC block, solid concrete block, Hollow concrete block, Compressed earth blocks can be purchased.
Where to buy?
Work in progress
How to build?
Stone Roof Construction
Construct the roof using stone slabs. Steel rafters/beams/girders can be used as support for the stone slabs.
Why?
Coming soon
What to use?
Coming soon
How to build?
Coming soon
Filler Slab Construction
All slabs such as intermediate floor slabs and roof slabs are to be constructed with filler slab construction technique.
Why?
To reduce the load on structure and keep the indoors cooler.
What to use?
Use filler materials such as clay pots, mangalore tiles, Coconut shells, thermocol/styrofoam blocks, stabilized mud blocks, terracotta tiles, and waste bottles.
How to build?
Take an expert’s guidance (Architect/Engineer) for construction of Filler Slab.
Window Shading
All windows, except those facing North direction, must have shading devices.
Why?
Block direct sunlight into rooms and prevent them from heating up.
How to build?
Reflective Roof
All roof/terraces of the house must have either White tiles (or white China mosaic) or White paint.
Why?
Reduce the temperature of the roof and prevent the rooms from being heated up.
What to buy?
White Paint/Tiles or Reflective Paint/Tiles or install China Mosaic.
Where to buy?
How to build?
Low-flow Showerheads
All showerheads installed in the bathrooms of the house must not exceed a flow rate of 5 litres per minute.
Why?
Reduce the water usage.
What to buy?
Buy low flow showerheads or flow restrictors.
Where to buy?
High Efficiency Fans
All living rooms and bedrooms must be installed with BEE-5 Star rated OR with BLDC ceiling fans.
Why?
Reduce electricity use of the house and make the rooms comfortable.
What to buy?
Buy low flow showerheads or flow restrictors.
Where to buy?
How to install?
Low-flow Taps
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How to buy?
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Where to buy?
How to build?
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Dual Flush Tank
Install dual flush tanks in all the toilets in the house.
Why?
Reduce the water usage.
What to buy?
Buy flush tank with two buttons.
Rainwater Harvesting (RWH)
Install/construct a rainwater harvesting tank of 1000 litre capacity.
Why?
To reduce dependency to purchased water.
What to buy?
Buy a 1000 L tank to store rainwater.
How to build?
Solar PV Panel
Install a Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) panel of minimum 250-Watt peak (Wp) capacity.
Why?
To reduce dependency on purchased electricity.
What to buy?
Solar PV Panel of 250-Watt peak (Wp).
Where to buy?
Coming soon
Solar Water Heater
Install a Solar water heater with a minimum storage capacity of 100 liters.
Why?
To reduce dependency on electric or gas water heaters.
What to buy?
Solar water heater of min. 100 liters.
Where to buy?
Coming soon
Case Study: House # 1 at Jaipur
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Case Study: House # 2 at Jaipur
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Case Study: House # 3 at Jaipur
Implemented Measure 01
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