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India: Country Profile

Code Development

Summary
Summary

India’s national building energy code, Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC), is voluntary, however, it establishes minimum energy efficiency requirements for commercial buildings’ envelope, lighting, HVAC, electrical system, water heating and pumping systems. ECBC was the first standalone national building energy code and was adopted in 2007 by the Ministry of Power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). ECBC has not been adopted by most states. Several states, such as Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh, have made ECBC mandatory.

Revision Schedule NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details
Existing Code Coverage
Commercial
Stakeholder Engagement NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details
Best Practices NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details

Code Implementation - Compliance & Enforcement

Administrative/Enforcement Structures

Once the code is made mandatory, state government agencies will be responsible for its implementation and enforcement through local municipal authorities. The enforcement authority is generally the building department or another agency that approves and issues building permits. The local building department has jurisdiction for determining the administrative requirements relating to permit applications.

Compliance Checking on Design NA, compliance varies by jurisdiction – refer to country information sheet for details
Compliance Checking on Construction NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details
Compliance Checking on Pre-Occupancy
Air Tightness testingy
Commissioning before occupancy NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details
Commissioning after occupancy
Compliance Software Residential NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details
Compliance Software Non-Residential
Yes, Software exists
Penalties for non-compliance
Incentives and Recognition program for compliance
Incentives and Recognition program for compliance
Awards/Grants/Tax Breaks
Compliance Rate monitoringe
Compliance Rate Publicised NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details
Compliance Lessons Learned NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details
Compliance Energy Use Statistics
Compliance Rate in % NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details

Capacity Building and Education

Awareness Raising
Awareness raising
Online resources -

Building materials

Building Materials Ratings

The BEE/GRIHA Star Rating System exists independently of the code. It evaluates buildings based on operational energy use and is the only energy-use-specific building label used in India (Williams and Levine, 2012).

Energy Performance Certificates

EPC Implementation

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