The government is planning to revise the energy codes for both commercial and residential buildings in order to reduce the energy consumption and carbon emissions in the building and construction sector.
“We are expecting that by the end of this year we will have the revised codes. Currently, codes are mandatory for commercial buildings in 25 states and Union Territories. In the amendment act, we have included residential building as well. So residential building code will also become mandatory in future,” Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) director Saurabh Diddi said.
