Ministry of Power has launched the ECO Niwas Samhita 2018, an Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings (ECBC-R) on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day 2018 (14th December).
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Initially, Part-I of the Code has been launched which prescribes minimum standards for building envelope designs with the purpose of designing energy efficient residential buildings.
The Code is expected to assist large number of architects and builders who are involved in design and construction of new residential complexes in different parts of the country.
Significance: Implementation of this Code is expected to save 125 Billion Units of electricity per year by 2030, which is equivalent to 100 million ton of CO2 emission.
Background: ECBC for commercial buildings was already in place and revised and updated version of ECBC for commercial buildings was launched in June 2017. Now, ECBC for Residential Buildings has been launched.
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