Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), Govt. Of Punjab has organized a half
day physical awareness training programonECBC (Energy Conservation Building
Code for Commercial Buildings) and ENS (Eco-Niwas Samhita for Residential
Buildings) for all Stakeholders like Municipal Corporation Ludhiana, Improvement
Trust, GLADA, Department of PWD, PSPCL, Department of Town & Country
Planning, Architects, Engineers, Government Officials, Students and Energy Design
Professionals from Ludhiana District on27thApril, 2022 at Improvement Trust Office,
Ludhiana.
The training program commenced with the floral welcome of the Chief Guest &
Guest of Honour. The Chief Guest of the program was Ms. Niru Katyal, LCA,
Improvement Trust andGuest of Honour was Sh. Rakesh Garg, Superintending
Engineer, PWD Ludhiana other guests for the day Sh. Buta Ram, Improvement trust
Ludhiana, Sh. Loveroop Singh, District Manager, PEDA, Sh. Money Khanna from
PEDA were also present in the program and shared experience on implementation
of ECBC & ENS in Buildings at the State level. Sh. Rakesh Garg gavebrief on BISA
building case study which has been constructed ECBC Compliant at Ludhiana under
his supervision.
ECBC has been notified by the Punjab Government and made mandatory for use of
ECBC in commercial buildings. The purpose of ECBC is to provide minimum
requirements for the energy efficient design and construction of buildings. This code
is applicable for commercial buildings and building complexes with a connected
load of 100kW or contract demand of 120 kVA and above. The commercial buildings
compliant with ECBC would result energy savings of 30-50% as compared to the
conventional commercial buildings. Without Compliance of ECBC, the building
plans shall not be sanctioned in the State through Department of Local Government
and Department of Housing & Urban Development.
The master trainer of the program was Ms. Chitrarekha KabreBEE Certified ECBC
Master Trainer. She talked about the fundamentals of Energy Conservation in
Buildings and described on incorporation of ECBC &ENS in upcoming commercial
buildings in the State.
