Invest in cleaning up the hard-to-abate sectors such as cement and steel so that new infrastructure is green. As floods ravage India and buildings crumble, it is time to reflect on what and how we build, and how we address climate change. Globally, around $90 trillion is needed in infrastructure Read more…
New Delhi, Jan 10 () Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and Central Public Works Department (CPWD) Thursday inked a pact to make 150 buildings energy efficient, which would save 50 million units per annum.”In the first stage, approximately 150 buildings will be taken under star rating scheme and to promote Read more…
Paris: Ministers and high-level representatives from COP host countries met at the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday to review ways the energy sector can meet climate and other sustainability goals. The speakers included Kwasi Kwarteng, the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth of Britain, which holds the Presidency Read more…
Government to focus on PAT scheme to tap potential for power saving in the energy-intensive sector The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a statutory body of the Union Ministry of Power, has advised all the State governments to take an active part in the Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme Read more…
TERI offers Japanese technology to State govt. for reducing greenhouse gas emissions The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) offered Japanese technologies to the State Government for bringing down greenhouse gas emissions in the industrial sector, especially in the energy-intensive small and medium enterprises. TERI Director General Ajay Mathur said at Read more…
Training programme for officials underway Chairman and Managing Director of Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd (TSSPDCL) G. Raghuma Reddy has said that they have plans to focus on the demand side management as well as energy efficiency towards achieving better energy use with both the consumers and the Read more…
Industrial development can be put on fast track, says BEE director Director of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) Sunil Khandare on Wednesday stressed the importance of harnessing technology not only to improve energy performance but also to reduce wasteful consumption in industries and ensure sustainable development. At the Southern Read more…
How to Do Initial certifications through v4.1 Initial certification can be done through “LEED v4.1 O+M” by entering annual performance data into Arc. Demonstrating compliance with basic LEED prerequisites and optional “base” points. After achieving initial certification properties then trail “LEED v4.1 Recertification” to maintain their certification. LEED v4.1 CHANGES Read more…
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) organised a lecture on “Energy Efficient HVAC Strategies” (Heating Ventilation and Air-conditioning) recently. Daniel H. Nall, P.E. Vice President, Syska Hennessy Group, USA was the guest speaker. The lecture was organised in association with ASHRAE (India). Daniel explained about different innovative approaches Read more…
KOLKATA: A feasibility report submitted by one of the consultants appointed by the New Town Kolkata Development Authority says that New Town is already fit to achieve a silver rating under the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Green Cities rating system and could also get gold or platinum status by Read more…