CENTRE FOR EDUCATION & DOCUMENTATION : Environmental Sustainable Architecture

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Green building By Debajit Palit
The relevance of energy efficient buildings has assumed greater significance in the light of fast depleting energy resources, energy scarcity and environmental pollution hitting an obscene high. The building construction is one of the largest energy consuming sectors. Studies conducted by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicate that in 1990, the residential, commercial and institutional building sector consumed 31 per cent of global energy and emitted 1900 mega tonnes of carbon and by 2050, its share may rise to 38 per cent and 3800 mega tonnes, respectively. In our country, it is estimated that about 25 per cent of the total energy demands are due to manufacturing materials required in building construction, while another 30 per cent go into the running needs of the building. The ministry of power approximation indicates that 20-25 per cent of the total electricity consumed in the government buildings are wasted because of inefficient design parameters of the building, thus resulting in a whopping energy financial loss of about Rs 150 crore a year. [C.ELDOC.6009436 ]

"Govt buildings waste Rs 150 cr of power each year: Shahi"By Ramesh Menon
Inefficient energy consumption patterns by most government buildings result in a financial loss of about Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.50 billion) a year.[C.ELDOC.6009435 ]

The Building You're In Fuels Global Warming: And in doing so we have overlooked the biggest source of emissions and energy consumption both in this country and around the globe: architecture.[C.ELDOC.6009229]