HUDA enforces ECBC code

Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has enforce the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) in new buildings to minimise use of energy.

As HUDA spokesman said the urban developers would also incorporate the measures that the code entails in its bye-laws. The intent and purpose of this exercise is to minimise use of energy by making designs of buildings energy-efficient. This follows the Central Government’s decision to enforce the provisions of the code and recommended it to the state governments to follow suit, with suitable amendments warranted by local circumstances and requirements.

The code is applicable to all buildings and complexes having a connected load of 500 KW and more, or having a contract demand of 600 KVA and more. Buildings not using electricity or fossil fuel and those using energy for manufacturing, are exempt from application of the code.

Taking the first step in this direction, HUDA has decided that it would henceforth ask parties submitting plans for such buildings as fall within the scope of the code, to obtain certification from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) prior to submission of their drawings for approval.