Energy Conservation Building Code 2017 (ECBC 2017) was launched by Minister of state for power coal and new & renewable energy.
The code was developed by the Ministry of Power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), with technical support from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the U.S.-India bilateral Partnership to Advance Clean Energy–Deployment Technical Assistance (PACE-DTA) program.
Features of the code:
- The code prescribes energy performance standards for new commercial buildings to be constructed across India.
- It sets parameters for builders, designers and architects to integrate renewable energy sources in building design with the inclusion of passive design strategies
- The code aims to optimize energy savings with the comfort levels for occupants, and prefers life-cycle cost effectiveness to achieve energy neutrality in commercial buildings
- Buildings need to demonstrate minimum energy savings of 25% to be considered as ECBC compliant
- Additional improvements in energy efficiency would lead to higher grades like ECBC Plus (for savings of 35%) or Super ECBC (for savings of 50%)
- Adoption of ECBC 2017 for new commercial buildings throughout India will lead to estimated reduction of 50% in energy use by 2030
- This will be equivalent to expenditure savings of 35,000 crores and 250 million ton of CO2 reduction
The Existing Energy Conservation Building Code:
- The code provided incentives for adopting conservation measures
- Under the provisions of the earlier code, states such as Haryana offered up to 25 per cent additional Floor Area Ratio, while Pune Municipal Corporation offers up to 50 per cent discount on premium amount of building permission charges
Providing subsidies under the new program:
- According to the Minister of state for power coal and new & renewable energy, the success of the program should not be based on incentives and subsidies provided by the government
- Rather doing away with subsidies and government involvement has made the rollout faster and more efficient
- Thus, the initiative should be self-sufficient and made viable based on its size and scale
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