Energy Conservation Building Code

Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department – Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) – Adoption in Andhra Pradesh –Constitution of Technical Committee – Orders – issued.

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ORDER:

A Meeting was held in the Chambers of Chief secretary to Government, Andhra Pradesh and to discuss Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) and its adoption in Andhra Pradesh, and after

detailed discussion, Government have observed that there is a need to introduce Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) in Andhra

Pradesh as the State is in Power crisis and the conservation is more important than ever before.

2. Government have decided to constitute a Technical Committee under Chairmanship of Principal Secretary to Government, MA&UD

Department and Professor Srinivas Chary Vedala, Dean of Research Studies, Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad as Member Convener to fast track the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) in Andhra Pradesh. The following are the members of the Technical Committee who will advise the Energy Conservation Mission.

1. Sri K. Ranganatham, Joint Managing Director,

APTRANSCO, Hyderabad

2. Sri B. Purushothama Reddy, Director of Town & Country Planning, A.P. Hyderabad

3. Sri Neerabh Kumar Prasad, IAS Metropolitan

Commissioner, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Hyderabad

4. Professor Vishal Garg, International Institute of

Information Technology, Hyderabad

5. Sri M. Kamalakar Babu, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (NREDCAP), Hyderabad

6. Sri Sanjay Seth, Senior Energy Economist, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), New Delhi

7. Sri K. Siva Reddy, Engineer-in-Chief (R&B) Administration & NH, Hyderabad

8. Professor Raj Kiran Bilolikar, Assistant Professor,

Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad

3. The above Technical Committee shall:

a) Reviews existing the government orders and initiatives on energy efficiency.

b) Compare the requirements of the ECBC with existing orders and initiatives. Identify the changes required in the acts and building bye laws to make the ECBC mandatory.

c) Describes implementation of the roadmap for ECBC adoption in Andhra Pradesh with a focus on: building bye law modification; ECBC compliance mechanism; capacity building and training; and demonstration projects and

d) Incorporate lessons from other states that have adopted the ECBC.

The Committee shall submit its report at an early date to Government.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)B. SAM BOB PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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Professor Srinivas Chary Vedala, Dean of Research Studies, Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI),Bella Vista, Raj Bhavan Road, Hyderabad – 500 082

Sri K. Ranganatham, Joint Managing Director,

APTRANSCO, Vidyut Soudha,Hyderabad

Sri B. Purushothama Reddy, Director of Town & Country Planning,Hyderabad

Sri Neerabh Kumar Prasad, IAS Metropolitan Commissioner,Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Hyderabad

Professor Vishal Garg, International Institute of Information Technology,Gachibowli,Hyderabad – 500 032

Sri M. Kamalakar Babu,Vice Chairman & Managing Director,New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (NREDCAP), Regd.Office: 5-8-207/2, Pisgah Complex,Nampally, Hyderabad – 500 001

Sri Sanjay Seth,Senior Energy Economist,

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE),Government of India, Ministry of Power,4th floor, SEWA Bhavan, R.K. Puram,New Delhi – 110066

Sri K. Siva Reddy, Engineer-in-Chief (R&B) Administration & NH,Erramanzil, Hyderabad – 500 082 Professor Raj Kiran Bilolikar, Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI),

Bella Vista, Raj Bhavan Road, Hyderabad –

500 082