NBC 2016: Focusing on Construction Material, Technology & Equipment for Sustainable Buildings
Vinod Behl
The revised version of National Building Code- NBC 2016, the state-of-the-art and most contemporary building code to regulate building construction in the country, focuses on new innovative construction materials and technologies, equipment, and machines for future sustainable developments.
In view of the growing trend of green/sustainable buildings, the revised National Building Code seeks to promote ecologically appropriate practices, use of eco- friendly construction materials and conventional and alternate technology towards the creation of sustainable human settlements. It describes comprehensive sustainability stand- ards for the building construction and related built environment. The approach to sustainability is founded in the principles of Code to adequately protect public health, safety and welfare, and to meet requirements that do not unnecessarily increase construction-cost nor restrict the use of new innovative materials, products or methods of construction.
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NBM&CW November 2016
