A code to make buildings save energy
The Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) is set to become mandatory by 2011 and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a statutory body under the Union Ministry of Power, is learnt to have the code translated into action in a phased manner.
It means that by 2011, all buildings having an area of 10,000 sq.ft or more will have to adhere to the measures prescribed by the code as a matter of law, just as the National Building Code is adhered to now.
Implementing the new prescriptions in a phased manner will help the planners and builders imbibe the spirit of the ECBC and avoid confusion.
When it comes into force, the code will be the first such effort in the country that faces a big gap between energy production and requirement.
The code has prescriptions on the use of electrical power, building envelopes, provisions for cooling and heating and lighting of the interior and exterior.
K.A. Martin,
Kochi
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