11th September, 2019, 11:45 – 13:00
Venue – Plaza Terrace Room

Achieving India’s climate change targets will require deep emission reductions from the building sector. This is a considerable challenge, especially considering India’s growing population and projected increase in total building floor area. Global Building Performance Network analysis showed that a deep efficiency path, featuring both retrofit targets and a broad adoption of state of the art technology for new buildings within 10 years, would allow building sector energy use and emissions to decrease even as floor space increases.

By reasonable passive design, including high performance envelope, good airtightness, and passive heat gains, the building energy consumption can be cut 30% off; By appropriate active approaches, including high efficiency appliances, the building energy consumption can be cut 20% off and reach ultra-low energy building; Replacing 10-30% of the energy with renewable energy, the building can reach net zero energy status.

This session shall focus on the steps of the net zero energy buildings (NZEB), the issues, challenge and way forward.

MODERATOR:

Ms. Henriette Faergemann, EU Delegation to India Counselor (Environment Energy & Climate Change), New Delhi

SPEAKERS:

Dr. David Goldstein, Energy Co-Director, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), USA

Mr. Edwin Koekkoek, Counsellor, Energy and Climate Action, Delegation of the European Union to India

Dr. Peter Graham, International
Secretariat, REEEP, Vienna, Austria

Ms. Rashmi Jawahar Ganesh, Policy Analyst, IPEEC