Green Landscape Rating System is a voluntary and consensus based programme. The rating system has been developed based on practices and technologies that are presently available. The objective of IGBC Green Landscape Rating System is to facilitate creation of comfortable and evironmentally friendly landscape for people. rating system is evolved so as to be comprehensive and at the same time user-friendly. The programme is fundamentally designed to enhance quality of life for users and address national priorities. The rating programme uses well accepted National standards. Wherever local or National standards are not available, appropriate international benchmarks have been considered.