Green building rating schemes are used in industry practice as a practical tool for sustainable development. Green building ratings facilitate conservation of natural resources and reduction in environmental impacts while satisfying the user requirements. The credit structure, indicators, level of certification, priorities allocated to environmental, economic and social aspects of sustainable development vary widely among the green building schemes used in different countries. This study presents a comprehensive comparison of credit structure and indicators of ten green building rating schemes that are widely used in North America, Europe and Asia. Green building schemes namely Green Globes, LEED USA, BREEAM, DGNB system, GRIHA, IGBC system, BEAM Plus, Green Mark, CASBEE and Green Star are considered. The comparison is performed at six different levels. The extent to which the sustainable development objectives are met in these schemes is evaluated. Further, this study examines the credit structuring of the two Indian green building schemes – GRIHA and the IGBC system, identifies the areas of improvement and proposes a framework for the next-generation green building scheme that could be adopted in India. The findings of this study are beneficial to improve the effectiveness of green building rating schemes in India.

绿色建筑评级方案在行业实践中被用作可持续发展的实用工具。绿色建筑等级可在满足用户要求的同时，促进自然资源的保护和减少对环境的影响。在不同国家所采用的绿色建筑方案中，信贷结构，指标，认证水平，分配给可持续发展的环境，经济和社会方面的优先事项差异很大。这项研究对信贷结构和十种在北美，欧洲和亚洲广泛使用的绿色建筑评级方案的指标进行了全面比较。考虑了绿色建筑方案，包括“绿色地球仪”，“ LEED美国”，“ BREEAM”，“ DGNB”系统，“ GRIHA”，“ IGBC”系统，“ BEAM Plus”，“ Green Mark”，“ CASBEE”和“ Green Star”。比较在六个不同级别上执行。对这些计划中实现可持续发展目标的程度进行了评估。此外，本研究考察了两个印度绿色建筑计划（GRIHA和IGBC系统）的信贷结构，确定了需要改进的领域，并提出了可在印度采用的下一代绿色建筑计划的框架。这项研究的结果有助于提高印度绿色建筑评级方案的有效性。确定需要改进的领域，并为可在印度采用的下一代绿色建筑计划提出框架。这项研究的结果有助于提高印度绿色建筑评级方案的有效性。确定需要改进的领域，并为可在印度采用的下一代绿色建筑计划提出框架。这项研究的结果有助于提高印度绿色建筑评级方案的有效性。