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The applicability of ECBC above, the buildings will be 61
compliance has been changed given an expedited process
to ‘The code is applicable for construction approval and and mechanical, electrical, and
to commercial buildings or occupancy certificate with plumbing consultants designs
building complexes with a highest priority. the building. Once the drawings
plot area of 1,000 m2 or more are finalized, the building owner
or 2,000 m2 built up area The code compliance will be has to submit them to the TPA.
whichever is higher’ in TSECBC/ checked through third party The TPA checks the documents
APECBC. agency at two stages: first is and drawings and gives an ECBC
at design approval stage and compliance certificate to the
For certain categories of second is at occupancy stage. owner. Thereafter, the owner
buildings, such as multiplexes, has to submit the documents/
hospitals, hotels, and Third Party drawings to building committee
convention centres, TSECBC/ Assessor (TPA) Mode of respective urban local body
APECBC have been made Implementation (ULB) of the state for approval.
mandatory irrespective of their The ULB/development authority
built up area. The Government of Telangana is responsible for approval of the
has adopted a two-tier code documents in both the states.
Star rating system has been compliance approach. Third party
incorporated in the code with assessors (TPAs), trained and This can also be done by
AP*/TS*. The maximum star empanelled by the government, online approval system of ULBs,
rating allotted to the buildings inspect the building in two stages Greater Hyderabad Municipal
is AP*****/TS***** stars to ensure effective compliance: Corporation (GHMC)—for the
(five stars) with exemplary one at design approval stage first time in India—incorporated
performance and minimum and second at occupancy stage. ECBC compliance through its
star rating of AP*/TS* (one This can be clearly understood online building construction
star), which is mandatory for from Figure 1. In the First Stage approval system.
all commercial buildings. For (Construction Stage), the owner
buildings with AP**/TS** and in consultation with architects In the second stage of the
process, that is, during the
Occupancy Stage, the owner
submits the data to TPA in order
Figure 1 Schematic representation of building approval system showing the role of TPA
MARCH 2017
compliance has been changed given an expedited process
to ‘The code is applicable for construction approval and and mechanical, electrical, and
to commercial buildings or occupancy certificate with plumbing consultants designs
building complexes with a highest priority. the building. Once the drawings
plot area of 1,000 m2 or more are finalized, the building owner
or 2,000 m2 built up area The code compliance will be has to submit them to the TPA.
whichever is higher’ in TSECBC/ checked through third party The TPA checks the documents
APECBC. agency at two stages: first is and drawings and gives an ECBC
at design approval stage and compliance certificate to the
For certain categories of second is at occupancy stage. owner. Thereafter, the owner
buildings, such as multiplexes, has to submit the documents/
hospitals, hotels, and Third Party drawings to building committee
convention centres, TSECBC/ Assessor (TPA) Mode of respective urban local body
APECBC have been made Implementation (ULB) of the state for approval.
mandatory irrespective of their The ULB/development authority
built up area. The Government of Telangana is responsible for approval of the
has adopted a two-tier code documents in both the states.
Star rating system has been compliance approach. Third party
incorporated in the code with assessors (TPAs), trained and This can also be done by
AP*/TS*. The maximum star empanelled by the government, online approval system of ULBs,
rating allotted to the buildings inspect the building in two stages Greater Hyderabad Municipal
is AP*****/TS***** stars to ensure effective compliance: Corporation (GHMC)—for the
(five stars) with exemplary one at design approval stage first time in India—incorporated
performance and minimum and second at occupancy stage. ECBC compliance through its
star rating of AP*/TS* (one This can be clearly understood online building construction
star), which is mandatory for from Figure 1. In the First Stage approval system.
all commercial buildings. For (Construction Stage), the owner
buildings with AP**/TS** and in consultation with architects In the second stage of the
process, that is, during the
Occupancy Stage, the owner
submits the data to TPA in order
Figure 1 Schematic representation of building approval system showing the role of TPA
MARCH 2017
