Visakhapatnam will get
Andhra Pradesh's first model super ECBC (energy conservation building
code)-complaint building. The Union Ministry of Power-led Bureau of Energy
Efficiency has come forward to offer financial support to Andhra Pradesh State
Energy Conservation Mission for construction of this super ECBC-compliant
building in Visakhapatnam. According to the state officials, this will be the
third such building in the country.
The super ECBC
buildings aim towards a near zero energy consumption for new commercial
buildings and are more efficient than the normal ECBC buildings. The ECBC
buildings consume 25 percent less energy, while the super ECBC buildings save
around 50 percent electricity. With addition of renewable energy on-site, the
super ECBC buildings can easily become net zero in energy consumption.
Andhra Pradesh has
adopted ECBC-2017 code and included it in building bylaws. The state
incorporated the ECBC compliance in the online development permission
management system. Andhra Pradesh is the only state in the country that has
issued a government order for setting up energy conservation cells in all
government departments.
