ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING CODE 2009

1. ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING CODE 2009

2. OBJECTIVE ECBC CODE PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE TO PROMOTE LESSOR CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY IN A BUILDING

3. SCOPE • FOR BUILDINGS / BUILDING COMPLEXES WITH • A CONNECTED LOAD OF 500KW OR GREATERor A contract demand of 600KVA or greater or • AIR-CONDITIONED AREA OF 1000 M2 OR MORE

4. LEGALSTATUS • THIS CODE IS AT PRESENT UNDER VOLUNTARY ADOPTION IN UTTAR PRADESH • THE CODE WOULD BECOME MANDATORY AS AND WHEN IT IS NOTIFIED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE UNDER CLAUSE (p) OF ARTICLE 14 and / or CLAUSE (a) of ARTICLE 15 OF THE ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT -2001 ( 52 of 2001 )

5. ANALYSIS IN CASE MANDATORY ENFORCEMENT OF ECBC IN ENTIRE UTTAR PRADESH IS APPLICABLE

6. ANALYSIS • IN CASE ECBC IS MADE MANDATORY FOR ONLY GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS WE CAN ROUGHLY ESTIMATE THE SAVING POSSIBILITIES AS

7. WHAT IS EXACTLY ECBC CERTAIN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GIVEN IN ECBC-TABLES / ISO-STANDARDS ARE TO BE FOLLOWED TO MAKE A BUILDING ECBC COMPLAINT THE OBJECTIVE BEHIND THESE NORMS ARE TO ENSURE THAT THE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF THE BUILDING MAY BE REDUCED ON A SCALE OF UNITS / SQ METER SCALE

8. FOR EXAMPLE FENESTRATION THIS IS HEAT / LIGHT TRANSFER ACROSS SKYLIGHTS WINDOWS DOORS

9. FENESTRATION FENESTRATION DOORS MUST BE MUST BE RATED USING PROCEDURES & METHODS SPECIFIED IN ECBC – CODE FOR THE FOLLOWING ECBC REQUIRES THAT THESE FACTORS SHOULD ADHERED TO CERTAIN VALUES GIVEN IN ECBC - TABLES VISIBLE LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE SOLAR HEAT GAIN C0-EFFICIENT

10. FOR EXAMPLE

11. IN A SIMILAR MANNERSPECIFICATIONS ARE GIVEN IN ECBC-TABLES / ISO-STANDARDS FOR OTHER BUILDING CONSTITUENTS LIKE WINDOW WALL RATIO CO-EFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE (HEATING) CO-EFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE (COOLING) etc

12. EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE INDICES Equipments like air-conditioners, motors are also installed in a building. Specifications for these machines / equipments are also prescribed in the code

13. EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE INDICES THSES ECBC-SPECIFICATIONS ARE PRESCRIBED FOR • PIPING & DUCT-WORK • HEATING, VENTILLATION &AIR-CONDITIONING (HVAC) • AIR-HANDLING UNITS • SERVICE WATER HEATING & PUMPING SYSTEM • DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS • ELECTRIC MOTORS etc

14. EXAMPLES OF ECBC REQUIREMENTSOTHR THAN TECHNICAL RATIOS SOLAR WATER HEATING RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, HOTELS & HOSPITALS SHALL HAVE SOLAR WATER-HEATING FOR AT LEAST 1/5TH OF THE DESIGN FACILITY OCCUPENCY SENSORS OCCUPENCY CENSORS SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN BUILDIGS TO ENSURE THAT LIGHTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED OFF ON ZERO OCCUPENCY OF ROOMS Etc…

15. COMPLAINCE & ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY • BEFORE ISSUING NOTIFICATIONS TO MAKE ECBC MANDATORY IN THE STATE COMPLIANCE & ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY SHOULD BE DECIDED • TO ISSUE COMPLAINCE CERTIFICATE BEFORE BUILDING-MAP IS PASSED • TO ISSUE STOP-WORK ORDERS IF DURING PERIODIC CHECKS SPECIFICATIONS ARE FOUND TO BE VIOLATED

16. LIMITATIONS • PROPER GUIDELINES ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY SHOULD BE THE FORMAT FOR THE ECBC-COMPLAINT BUILDING CERTIFICATE IS NOT PROVIDED IN THE ECBC-CODE

17. RECOMMENDATIONS • THE ISSUE OF COMPLAINCE & THE PROCESS OF ENFORCEMENT IS DIFFICUKT TO HANDLE • FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES IT TURNS OUT TO BE A SOURCE OF CORRUPTIONAND ENTANGLED COURT-CASES

18. RECOMMENDATIONS • IN PLACE OF A MANDATORY LEGISLATION FROM THE STATE IF FINANCIAL INCENTIVES ARE PROVIDED, ECBC-COMPLAINCE MIGHT COME OUT TO BE MORE PRACTICALLY POSSIBLE

19. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR GENERAL PUBLIC • HOUSING LOANS AT LOWER INTEREST RATES • HIGHER INCOME TAX REBATES FOR ECBC-COMPLIANT BUILDINGS etc

20. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FINANCIAL INCENTIVES GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS • LOWER ELETRICITY TARIFFS ON ECBC-COMPLAINT BUILDINGS ON PROOFS OF ENERGY AUDITS