ELECTIVE II

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

NAME –SRISHTI BHOWAL

ROLL NO. -1632781055
CLASS -5TH YEAR -B
WHAT IS ENERGY CONSUMPTION?
Energy consumption refers to all the energy used to perform an action, manufacture something or simply inhabit a
building.
• In a factory, total energy consumption can be measured by looking at how much energy a production process consumes
• In a household, energy consumption will include the electricity, gas, water, and any other energy used to live in it.
• he energy consumption of a bus includes how much diesel or gasoline it uses to run.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF BUILDING IN INDIA
As of 2016, the Government of India (GOI) statistics claim 32% of the country’s total
electricity consumption in residential and commercial spaces.
The overall building energy use consumes 37% of India’s total annual primary energy
consumption.
THE ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING CODE AND ITS STATUS
The Energy Conservation Act (ECA) in 2001 was enacted with the objective of
reducing India’s energy intensity. This led to the establishment of the Bureau of
Energy Efficiency (BEE) in 2002.
The Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) was launched in 2007 to set the
minimum energy efficiency requirement in new, large commercial spaces, which was
revised in 2017.
ECBC adoption is the first step towards effective implementation. ECBC has the potential to
shape the energy landscape in the country along with immense economic savings and must
be made mandatory. Although ECBC caters to only commercial buildings, its success can act
as a blueprint to be replicated for residential buildings – the larger energy consumers.
BUILDINGS ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN INDIA IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FASTER THAN IN OTHER REGIONS

Rapid economic growth,

rising income, growing
population, and urbanization
are factors in the growth in
India’s buildings energy
consumption. Patterns of
energy use vary between
rural and urban populations.

INDIAN ENERGY SCENARIO

Sector wise energy
consumption (Energy Statistics)

Currently, the residential and

commercial sectors account for
30% (22% residential and 8%
commercial) of total electricity
use and consumption in these
sectors is rising at 8% annually
ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN VARIOUS BUILDING
Energy consumption in India especially in
residential sector keep increasing in
coming years due to ever increasing built
area and associated energy requirements,
as long as resources and economic
considerations allows it.
The residential sector in India accounted
for 24% of total electricity consumption in
2016 and is projected to rise more than
eight times by 2050, primarily driven by
appliances and equipment.
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
ECO Niwas Samhita 2018, is an Energy
Conservation Building Code for
Residential Buildings (ECBC-R),
launched by Ministry of Power in 13
December 2018. The aim of the code
is to benefit the occupants and the
environment by promoting energy
efficiency in design and construction of
homes, apartments and townships.
The average annual electricity
consumption for space conditioning and
lighting in India is around 80 KWh/m2 for
residential
Aspects of ECBC - R :
1) Fresh Air Compliance
Ventilation being important aspect of
thermal comfort, ECBC-R recommends the
openable window-to-floor area (WFR op)
ratio to be operable area to the carpet
area of dwelling units.
This ratio suggested is the minimum
compliance requirement by ECBC-R, which
helps in fresh air ventilation of the project,
improvement in thermal comfort and
reduction in cooling energy.
3) Residential Envelope Performance
Apart from roof, which absorbs most
of the heat, the envelope of the
building gains significant amount of
heat, through the walls, floor, windows
etc.
4) Roof Performance Compliance :
Roof act as the layer between the indoor and external climate and plays an
essential role in the overall performance of the building. Reducing the heat gain
or losses from the roof, will help in improving the thermal comfort in the indoor
environment and thereby reducing the energy required for cooling or heating
through mechanical ventilation.

2) Daylight Compliance
Adequate daylight into frequently used parts of the
house, will decrease the frequency of artificial lighting
requirement.
Commercial Building space accounts for 33% of the total built COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS
space and increasing at a rate of 8-10% annually. The average
annual electricity consumption for space conditioning and
lighting in India is around 160 KWh/m2 commercial buildings
An ECBC for commercial buildings was already in place and a
revised and updated version of ECBC for commercial buildings
was launched in 2017.

Energy conservation centre for Asia pie chart in

respect to Indian context

Break down of energy consumption of commercial building

ECBC ( commercial) covering the following components prepared:
• Building Envelope (Walls, Roofs, Windows)
• Lighting (Indoor and Outdoor)
• Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) System
• Solar Hot Water Heating
• Electrical Systems
ECBC finalized after extensive consultation

Energy Audit Studies reveal a saving potential to the extent of 40% in end use energy such as lighting, cooling,
ventilation, refrigeration etc.

An exercise for expanding the number of existing ESCOs through an open invitation and evaluation process was
taken up by BEE.

In order to create a sense of credibility amongst the prospective agencies that are likely to secure the services of an
ESCO as well as the financial institutions, a process of rating ESCOs was taken up through CRISIL, ICRA & CARE.

Rating was carried out in terms of success in implementation of energy efficiency projects based on performance
contracting, availability of technical manpower, financial strength, etc.
India ranks sixth in the world in total energy consumption and needs to
accelerate developments in energy sector to meet its growing needs INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

Industrial sector consumes nearly 50% of the total commercial energy The following industries are considered to be
energy-intensive: food, pulp and paper, basic
It is important to note that industrial energy consumption differs chemicals, refining, iron and steel, nonferrous
significantly from that of other sectors, particularly residential and metals (primarily aluminum), and nonmetallic
commercial. minerals (primarily cement).
Together, they account for about half of all
It is important to note that industrial energy consumption differs significantly industrial sector delivered energy use.
from that of other sectors, particularly residential and commercial.
(i)Electricity
(iv)Coal:
a large fraction of consumption Despite being an important fuel source for some
(ii)Petroleum products: industries, the use of coal by the industrial sector
has declined steadily since 1950
a large fraction of consumption is
not for fuel use, but rather as raw (v)Renewable:
material for petroleum refining The industrial sector is a significant user of
and chemical manufacturing. renewable fuels, in part due to the extensive
(iii)Natural gas: use of biomass fuels in paper and pulp
natural gas is also an important raw products industry.
material in industries such as chemical
manufacturing and petroleum refining.