1) Inclusion of a complete philosophy and direction for successfully accomplishing the building projects through Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach right through conceptual stage to planning, designing, construction, operation and maintenance stages

2) A series of reforms in building permit process

3) Provisions to ensure and certification of safety of buildings against natural disaster by engineer and structural engineer

4) Provision for two stage permit for high rise and special buildings

5) Provision for periodic renewal certificate of occupied buildings from structural, fire and electrical safety point of view

6) Provision for empowering engineers and architects for sanctioning plans of residential buildings up to 500 m2

7) Inclusion of detailed town planning norms for various amenities such as educational facilities, medical facilities, distribution services, police, civil defence and home guards and fire services

8) Revision of parking requirements for metro and mega cities

9) Up-dation of special requirements for low income housing for urban areas

10) Inclusion of special requirements for low income housing rural habitat planning

11) Revision of the provisions for buildings and facilities for physically challenged

12) Fire safety norms completely revamped through detailed provisions on Fire Prevention, Life Safety and Fire Protection

13) Inclusion of new categories of starred hotels, heritage structures and archeological monuments for fire safety provisions

14) Substitution of halon based fire/extinguishers fire fighting system

15) Promotion to new/innovative building materials/technologies

16) Inclusion of latest provisions for earthquake resistant design and construction

17) Inclusion of details on mult-disaster prone districts

18) Inclusion of new chapter on design and construction using bamboo

19) Chapter on prefabricated and composite construction for speedier construction

20) Updation of provision of safety in construction

21) Complete revision of provision on building and plumbing services in line with applicable international practices

22) Provisions on rain water harvesting

23) Inclusion of new chapter to cover landscaping needs