Soon, the commercial and other major buildings in the State will have to adhere to Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) as the process is on to make it mandatory in order to conserve energy.
In a stakeholders meeting held at PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sector 31, jointly by Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), and Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) Chandigarh-Punjab Chapter, discussions were held on implementation of Punjab Energy Conservation Building Code in the State. In the inaugural session, Balour Singh, Director PEDA said “For effective ECBC implementation we are working towards creating awareness on methodologies for use of energy-efficient techniques for construction of new buildings & retrofitting of existing buildings.”