Long–term and Short–term Programmes for Energy Conservation in Buildings

Dr.V.V.Verma, Retired Deputy Director, Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee

In developing countries like India, the issues related to energy supply and efficiency has been brought in sharp focus during last decade. In this paper, the scope of energy conservation in buildings is discussed in details and how the short-term and long-term measures can be implemented has also been given. In addition, the pattern of energy consumption, energy utilization index of building, energy conservation measures and standards for existing buildings and new buildings with instruments for energy consumption and monitoring have been discussed here with Figures and Tables.