Energy conservation scenario for Buildings in India: A review

Abstract

In today’s modern world, energy requirements are rising enormously. That’s why it is one’s moral responsibility to conserve as
much energy as possible. The economic growth and technological advancement of every nation depends on energy conservation.
Energy conservation is a viable tool to promote economic efficiency. Among all the types of electricity consuming sectors,
Buildings account for more than 30% of electricity consumption in India being second only to industries.
This paper provides a review of an energy conservation scenario in building sector of India. This study mainly focuses on the
energy consumption pattern in building sector, energy policy and role of Energy Conservation Building Code in India.
It is evident from the analysis that environmentally sensitive designs, which is recommended by Energy Conservation Building
Code, can lead to savings of around 20- 50% in buildings. Apart from this, various energy efficiency measures for building
have been identified in this paper. The result suggest that total 20-70% energy can be conserved by successful implementation
of recommendations for improving energy efficiency in heating, ventilation & air conditioning system, lighting, water heating,
refrigeration and electronics.