Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Green Homes under the flagship of CII (Council of Indian Industry) is the first of its kind rating programme developed in India, solely for the residential sector. Basically, green buildings are that construction which makes efficient use of natural resources.

Green building rating or certification systems broaden the focus beyond the product to consider the project as a whole. Rating systems are a type of building certification system that rates or rewards relative levels of compliance or performance with specific environmental goals and requirements.