It is important to take care of various design aspects to make your building green. There are various considerations to make your building sustainable/green. In this article we are highlighting 3 main considerations which has to be adopted by architects and engineers while designing a green building. Those considerations are Read more…
Recently Environmental protection organizations expressed highly concern about the abrupt increase in carbon emissions across the world from the buildings. Global concern about the environment has insisted people to adopt Building that are more eco-friendly even more than the Green Buildings. Now what a Net- zero Energy building really is? Read more…
The recent report released by IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) highlights that global electricity generated from solar photovoltaics will grow as much as 13% by 2030. The solar industry’s growth will be primarily driven by significant cost reductions among various countries. The IRENA report named “Letting the light” examines PV Read more…
Climate Zone Map of India Climate Zones The first step in following the ECBC is determining the appropriate climate zone of the building site which willdictate the specific requirements for design and construction of the buildingsystems and components. India possesses a large variety of climates, which canbe broadly categorized into Read more…
Net Metering allows solar consumers to supply access power back to the grid and reduce their electricity bill. It is a crucial policy decision by any state providing net metering facility. Without it, the widespread penetration of solar rooftop is not possible as of day. In some of the states Read more…
Solar PV technology is rapidly advancing every year and applications are identified for specific use. One of the latest development is the introduction of flexible solar cells and modules. Traditionally, solar cells are flat and non-flexible type if they are made of crystalline silicon. Hence, it is difficult to adopt Read more…
Glazing in building facade plays a very very important role. The requirement of glazing is to enter the light and fresh air and also offer view to connect interior living space to the outdoor. However, glazing and windows are major source of unwanted heat gain in buildings especially during summers Read more…
PV modules in case of large-scale power plants are selected based on the integration of modules, voltage and current rating with the inverter voltage and current rating. Typically for a grid connected plant the inverters operate in the voltage range of 450-750 volts and accordingly the modules are selected to Read more…
There are many PV module suppliers in the market, and if we assess the different characteristics of the PV module, it becomes challenging to compare the different suppliers and do the apple to apple comparison. Obviously, there are technical as well as commercial considerations while selecting the solar PV modules, however Read more…
It is fact that the adding insulation reduces the heat gain. However, there is a increment in the cost to do so. But the cost of amount of energy that can be saved by adding insulation is comparatively higher than the cost of insulation. Therefore, addition of insulation is much Read more…