United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday visited India’s first ‘Net Zero Energy’ consuming building – Indira Paryavaran Bhawan – which is constructed in such a way that it can meet most of its annual energy requirement through solar power.
Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar showcased the secretary general the salient features of the green building which comprises of India’s largest roof-top solar panel.
Javadekar is learnt to have also used this opportunity to reiterate India’s commitment to move on clean energy path using more and more solar and wind power in the next five years and assured Ban Ki-moon about his country’s willingness to work with other nations to have an equitable global climate deal in Paris later this year.
In fact, Ban Ki-moon had expressed his desire to see the green building when Javadekar had last met him during the UN climate conference in Lima, Peru in December, 2014 and explained him the features of the ‘Paryavaran Bhawan’ from where his ministry works. The building is located at Jor Bagh in South Delhi.
The building, which was dedicated to the nation by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh early last year, is focused on increasing the efficiency of resources like energy, water and materials while minimizing the impact of the building on human habitat and environment.
The ‘Net Zero Energy’ building – also called Net Zero Building – is a structure with zero net energy consumption where the total amount of energy used in the premises on an annual basis is more or less equal to the amount of renewable energy created on the site.
The building – Indira Paryavaran Bhawan – is state of the art landmark building that is based on conservation of natural areas and trees to reduce adverse environmental impact, provide adequate natural light, shaded landscaped areas to reduce ambient temperature, maximize energy saving system and minimize operation cost by adopting green building concepts.
The building has the highest green building rating of ‘5 star’ of GRIHA of the Union ministry of new and renewable energy and also ‘Platinum’ rating of LEED India of Indian Green Building Council.
Architectural design of the building is primarily based on following concepts:
Energy conservation measures:
Source: Times of India
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