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Energy Conservation Building Code: Using the code to achieve energy efficiency in NZEBs

Mr Sanjay Seth |Director of the Sustainable Habitat Division with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), CEO of GRIHA Council Fundamentals of net zero energy buildings underline the primacy of…

Be Lean, Be Mean and Be Green – Strategy for Design and Performance of NZEB

Dr Satish Kumar | PhD and LEED Fellow |President and Executive Director of the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) To me, a Net or Near Zero Energy Building…

What is net zero building?

Mr Sanjay Prakash | Director, SHiFT It has become trendy in the last few years to talk of ‘net-zero’ buildings, even ‘net-positive’ buildings. While the idea of a building being…

Promoting Use of Solar Air-conditioning in Net Zero Energy Buildings

Dr Jyotirmay Mathur | Faculty, MNIT While net zero energy buildings are making their space in the building sector in India, the next logical step in this direction is to…

Multiplying Zero Buildings: A survey of the issues

Prasad Vaidya |Director, Solar Decathlon India A Net Zero Energy (NZE) Building produces as much renewable energy as it consumes over the course of a year. Behind the NZE concept…

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