Himanshu Sharma

Sr. Professor/ IRIEEN

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 ECBC

ENERGY
CONSERVATION
BUILDING CODE

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 Introduction
o Issued by BEE.
o Energy Conservation Act 2001
provides legal framework and
institutional setup for energy
efficiency policy, including Energy
Conservation Building Code.
o Date of issue - May, 2007
o Upgraded in June 2017 by including
use of Renewable Energy.

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 Why ECBC?
o Building sector accounts
for 33% of total electricity
consumption in India.

o Commercial building
accounts for 9% of total
electricity consumption in
India.

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o Lighting and Air Conditioning
are the largest energy users
in commercial buildings.

o Lighting – 59%
o Air-conditioning – 31%
o Others – 10%

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 Salient Features

o Applicable to large commercial buildings with connected load

of 100 kW and above or 120 kVA and above.
o Introduces passive design features such as daylight
requirements and shading provisions;
o Introduces provisions of installing Renewable Energy Systems;
o Sets minimum energy efficiency standards for design and
construction;
o Encourages energy efficient design or retrofit of buildings;
o Pathway toward Near Zero Energy Buildings.

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 Focuses on:

• Building Envelope.

• Mechanical Systems and Equipment Including Heating,

Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) System.

• Interior and Exterior Lighting Systems.

• Electrical System.

• Renewable Energy.

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oTakes into account the five
climates zones present in
India-

• Hot Dry.
• Warm Humid.
• Temperate.
• Composite and
• Cold.

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  The Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) was
launched in May 2007 by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE),
Ministry of Power.

 Its main objective is to establish minimum requirements for

energy efficient design and construction of buildings.

 ECBC V2 was launched by the Hon'ble Minister of State (IC) for

Power, Coal, NRE and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal on June 19, 2017.

 According to V2, ECBC compliant buildings are 20% efficient

than conventional building and ECBC+ and Super
ECBC buildings are 30-35% and 40-45% efficient than
conventional buildings.

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Energy performance index (EPI) is total energy consumed in a
building over a year divided by total built up area in kWh/sq m/year
and is considered as the simplest and most relevant indicator for
qualifying a building as energy efficient or not.

Solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) is the fraction of solar

radiation admitted through a window, door, or skylight -- either
transmitted directly and/or absorbed, and subsequently released as
heat inside a home. The lower the SHGC, the less solar heat it
transmits and the greater its shading ability.

U-Factor measures the rate of heat transfer through a product. ...

This measurement represents both heat loss during cold weather
and heat gain during warm weather. U-Factor considers
conductance, airflow, and the heat radiation or reflection of the
glass. Values range from 0.20 to 1.20.

Fenestration refers to the openings in the building envelope,

including the installation of windows, doors, and skylights. The
process of including these openings in the building envelope is
known as fenestration.
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The R-value is the building industry term for thermal resistance "per unit area." It
is sometimes denoted RSI-value if the SI (metric) units are used. ...
This means that the higher the U-value the worse the thermal performance of
the building envelope. A low U-value usually indicates high levels of insulation.

R-value, in terms of insulation, refers to the thermal resistance that different

insulating materials have. The higher the R-value of a material, the better it
insulates from heat and cold

Window area or window-to-wall ratio (WWR) is an important variable affecting

energy performance in a building. ... The window-to-wall ratio is the measure of
the percentage area determined by dividing the building's total glazed area by its
exterior envelope wall area.

The optimal window to external wall ratio was 40% and 60%. In addition to this,
the costly optimal façade solution was high transparent triple, low-emissivity
glazing with window to external wall ratio of 25% and the external wall insulation
of 200 mm (U = 0.16).
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 SALIENT ASPECTS OF ECBC CODE

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 ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING CODE
ECBC

 The code is being made mandatory for commercial buildings

or building complexes that have a connected Load of 100 KW

or greater or a contract demand of 120 KVA or greater.

 The code is also applicable to all buildings with a conditioned

floor area of 1000 m2 (10,000 ft 2) or greater.

 The code is not mandatory for residential buildings with three

or fewer storeys and singleECBCfamily buildings.
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 ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING CODE

SCOPE OF ECBC
§ 2.1 Applicable building systems
The provisions of this code applies to
(a) Building envelopes, except for unconditioned storage
space or warehouses
(b) Mechanical systems and equipment including heating,
ventilating and air-conditioning
(c) Service hot water heating
(d) Interior and exterior lighting
(e) Electrical power and motors

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 ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING CODE

§ 2.2 – Exemptions
The provisions of this code does not apply to
 (a) Buildings that do not use either electricity or fossil fuel

 (b) Equipment and portions of Building systems that use

energy primarily for manufacturing processes and

 (c) Multi-family Buildings of three or fewer storeys and

single family Buildings.

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 ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING CODE
Administration and Enforcements
 3.1 Compliance requirements
3.1.1 Mandatory requirements
3.1.2 New Buildings.
New Buildings shall comply with either the provisions of
§4 through §8 of this code or the Whole Building
Performance method of § 10.
3.1.3 Additions to existing Buildings
3.1.4 Alterations to existing Buildings
 3.2 Compliance approaches.
Compliance to mandatory provisions and either
Compliance to prescriptive method or
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Whole Building Performance
ECBC
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 COMPLIANCE APPROACHES

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 COMPLIANCE APPROACHES
§ 3.1.3 applies to additions to existing Buildings
 When the additions plus the existing building exceeds the
conditioned area of 1000 m2 or more, the additions shall comply with
provisions of chapter 4 through chapter 8. Compliance to be either of the
following.
 The addition alone to comply with the applicable
requirements.
 The addition together with the entire existing Building
to comply with the requirement of the code applying
to entire Building treating the same as New building
Exceptions.
 When Space conditioning is provided with the existing
systems/equipment the same need not comply with code
However any new equipment installed shall comply.
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 BUILDING ENVELOPE

Building envelope consists of the exterior façade comprising of

Opaque components and Fenestration systems.

 Opaque components include walls, roofs, slabs basement walls

and opaque doors.
 Fenestration systems includes windows, skylights. Ventilators and
doors that are more than one half glazed.

 Envelope Design strongly effects the visual and thermal comforts

of the occupants as well as the energy consumption of the
building.

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 BUILDING ENVELOPE
§ 4.2 Mandatory Requirements:
§ 4.2.1 Fenestration.
 U=factors shall be determined for the overall fenestration
product including sash and frame in accordance with ISO-
15099 as specified in Appendix C by an accredited
independent laboratory. U factors for sloped glazing and
skylights shall be determined at a slope of 20 degrees above
horizontal
§ [Link] Solar Heat Gain Co-efficient (SHGC).
 In hot climate, SHGC is more important than U-factor for the
fenestration product. A Lower SHGC means that lower heat
passes into the building. The SHGC is based on glazing material
properties whether single, double or triple glazing and
window
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 BUILDING ENVELOPE

 SHGC to be determined in accordance with ISO-15099 by an

accredited independent laboratory to show ECBC compliance
 § [Link] Air Leakage.
Air Leakage for glazed swinging entrance doors and revolving doors
shall not exceed 5 liter / second / m2 .Air leakage for other
fenestrations and doors shall not exceed 2.0 l/ s-m2.
 § 4.2.2 Opaque constructions.
For opaque constructions U factors shall be determined from
default tables in Appendix C or determined from procedures
contained in ASHRAE fundamentals.

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 BUILDING ENVELOPE

§ 4.2.3 Building Envelope sealing.

The following areas of the enclosed building envelope shall be

sealed, gasketed to minimize air leakage.
a) Joints around fenestration and door frames.
b) Openings between walls and foundations and between walls
and roofs.
c) Openings at penetrations of utility services. .
d) Site-built fenestration and doors.
e) Building assemblies used as ducts.
f) All other openings used in the Building envelope.

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 BUILDING ENVELOPE
§ 4.3 ECBC has set prescriptive requirements for the various envelope
components like roofs, ceilings, opaque walls, vertical fenestrations,
skylights.

 4.3.1 Roofs.
For roofs, the U factor for the overall assemblies or the minimum
R values for the insulation must comply with the provisions of the
ECBC code. Appendix C provides for typical constructions.
 In practice the heat gains through walls, roof and fenestration
depends on the climate zone of the building.

 Various Climate zones .

Composite, Hot and dry, Warm and Humid, moderate , Cool are
prescribed .
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 BUILDING ENVELOPE
Exterior Roofs can meet prescriptive requirements either as
 Usage of the required R- value exclusively of the insulation (This
R- value does not apply to building materials or air film.
or
 Use a roof assembly U- factor that meets the maximum U-factor
criterion for thermal performance ( ECBC Table 4.3.1). The
U- factor takes into account all elements or layers in the
construction assembly, including the sheathing, interior finishes
and air gaps as well as exterior and interior air films
ECBC also stipulates that the roof insulation when used shall
not be located on a suspended ceiling with removable ceiling
panels.

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ROOF ASSEMBLY U- FACTOR AND R- VALUE ( ECBC 4.3.1)

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 COOL ROOFS

§ 4.3.2 Cool Roofs.

 Cool roofs are roofs covered with reflective coatings that has high

emissivity property which reflects the incident and absorbed

heat.
 In designing a cool roof the minimum solar reflectance and the
initial emittance levels are specified in ECBC [Link].
 Cool roofs to have solar reflectance as close to unity and
emissivity close to unity so as to radiate almost all energy back.
 Roofs with slopes less than 20 degrees shall have an initial
solar reflectance of no less than 0.7 and an initial emittance of
not less than 0.75.
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 BUILDING ENVELOPE

§ 4.3.3 Opaque walls:

 Opaque walls can meet the prescriptive requirements by

using a construction that has an assembly U-factor lower
that is specified in ECBC Table 4.2.
or
 By using insulation with R-value more than the prescribed R
value of the insulation alone. The R value does not include
the building materials or air films.

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 Wall U-factor / insulation Requirement
Climate zone Hospitals, Hotels Hospitals, Hotels Other Buildings Other Buildings
Call centres Call centres

Maximum U-factor Maximum R- Maximum U-factor Maximum R-

Of assembly value of of assembly value of
(W/m2K) insulation (W/m2K) insulation

Composite U-0.440 R-2.10 U-0.440 R-2.10

Hot and Dry U-0.440 R-2.10 U-0.440 R-2.10

Warm & U-0.440 R-2.10 U-0.440 R-2.10

Humid

Moderate U-0.440 R-2.10 U-0.440 R-2.10

Cold U-0.369 R-2.20 U-0.440 R-2.35

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 VERTICAL FENESTRATION
§ 4.3.4 Vertical Fenestration:
 Under ECBC prescriptive approach vertical fenestration area is
limited to 60% of the gross wall area. U-factor for glazing is
analogous to the U-factor of the wall assembly. In addition
Direct Solar radiation contributes to the Solar Heat Gain
through fenestration systems.
 U-factor important to energy efficiency of buildings especially

in cold climates. The U-factor shall consider the entire

fenestration product, including effects of frame, spacers in
double glazed assemblies and the glazing.
 Fenestration U-factors to be determined in accordance with
ISO – 15099.
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 VERTICAL FENESTRATION
Solar Heat Gain Co-efficient:
 In hot climate, SHGC is more important than U-factor for the
fenestration product. A Lower SHGC means that lower heat passes
into the building. The SHGC is based on glazing material properties
whether single, double or triple glazing and window operation.
 Lower SHGC glazing reduces the air-conditioning Load. SHGC to be
determined in accordance with ISO-15099 by an accredited
independent laboratory to show ECBC compliance.
 ECBC addresses and prescribes different values of SHGC as per
the climate zones and as per the Window wall ratio.
 Two categories i.e. WWR up to 40% and WWR of 40 -60% are
prescribed by ECBC.

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 ECBC SHGC LIMITS
WWR LESS THAN WWR 40% -60%
OR EQUAL TO 40%

CLIMATE Maximum U-Factor Maximum SHGC Maximum SHGC

Composite 3.30 0.25 0.20

Hot and dry 3.30 0.25 0.20

Warm and Humid 3.30 0.25 0.20

Moderate 6.90 0.40 0.30

Cool 3.30 0.51 0.51

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 MODIFIED SHGC
SHGC requirements of a window can be modified by overhangs
on a building which can reduce solar gains and achieve ECBC
compliance.
The ECBC uses a term called projection factor to determine the
shading of the buildings glazing.
Projection Factor P = H ( Horizontal projection) / V (Vertical distance
from the bottom of window to overhang portion.
ECBC provides a modified SHGC requirement where there are
overhangs or side fins which are permanent part of building. This
can be applied to determine the SHGC of the proposed design.
Adjusted SHGC = M x SHGC, where multiplying factor M depends on P
and the orientation of the fenestration.

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 VISIBLE LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE(VLT)
§ 4.3.4 Visible Light transmittance.
ECBC encourages the use of day-lighting features in Buildings
VLT also known as Visible Light Transmittance is defined as the
ratio of light that passes through glazing to that transmitted through
100 % clear glass. It represents the fraction of visible light
transmitted. VLT affects energy consumption by providing day
light that reduced electric lighting. Buildings with lower WWR
may need higher VLT.
Effective aperture is give as the product of WWR and VLT.
Vertical fenestration product shall have minimum VLT defined as
function of WWR where effective aperture > 0.1 greater than the
minimum VLT prescribed by ECBC in the table.
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 ECBC VLT VALUES

WINDOW WALL RATIO (WWR) MINIMUM VLT

0 – 0.3 0.27

0.31 -0.4 0.20

0.41 -0.5 0.15

0.51 – 0.6 0.13

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 PARAMETERS FOR GLAZING SELECTION

The Key parameters for glazing selection are

 Window to wall ratio

 Solar Heat Gain Co-efficient

 U Factor

 Light Transmission of Glass ( Visible Light Transmittance)

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 OPTIMISATION OF GLAZING DESIGN

 Generally recommended to maintain a maximum of 40% WWR

ECBC prescribes a maximum of 60% in prescriptive method
and a Maximum of 40% in whole building approach
 Use of combination of
a) External shading and high performance glass
b) Use glass with SHGC less or equal to that prescribed by ECBC
c) Use glass with proper VLT as allowed by ECBC for proper
day-lighting effect
d) Proper solar control
e) proper day-lighting and glare control

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TYPICAL SHGC AND VLT FACTORS OF GLAZING IN PRACTICE

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 SKY LIGHTS

§ 4.3.5 Skylights

A skylight is a fenestration surface having a slope less than 60

degrees from the horizontal plane. Other fenestrations though
mounted on roof is called vertical fenestration.
Skylight can be flush mounted or curb mounted
As per ECBC code skylights shall comply with the maximum
U-factor and maximum SHGC requirements of the relevant
Table. Skylight area is limited to a maximum of 5 % of the gross roof
area for prescriptive requirement

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 SKYLIGHT U-FACTOR AND SHGC REQUIREMENTS

Maximum U- Maximum
factor SHGC
CLIMATE WITH CURB W / O CURB 0 - 2% SRR 2.1 – 5 % SRR

Composite 11.24 7.71 0.40 0.25

Hot and Dry 11.24 7.71 0.40 0.25

Warm and 11.24 7.71 0.40 0.25

Humid
Moderate 11.24 7.71 0.61 0.40

Cold 11.24 7.71 0.61 0.40

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 BUILDING ENVELOPE TRADE-OFF OPTION
§ 4.4 BUILDING ENVELOPE TRADE-OFF OPTION
This is a system based approach wherein the thermal performance
of individual envelope components can be compensated by
higher efficiency in other building components ( Using a higher
wall insulation could allow for a less stringent U-factor requirement
for windows and vice-versa
These trade-offs can typically be operated within major Building
systems – Roofs, walls, fenestrations, overhangs etc
Trade – offs are permitted between building envelope components
only and not between lighting or HVAC components . An Envelope
performance factor under envelope trade-offs are given in
Appendix D of § 12 of the ECBC codes

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 HVAC
§ 5.2 HVAC MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

5.2.1 Natural ventilation shall comply with the design guidelines

provided for natural ventilation provided in the National
Building code 2005 part 8, 5.4.3 and [Link]
5.2.2 Minimum equipment efficiencies
Cooling equipment shall meet or exceed the minimum
efficiency requirements presented in Tables [Link] through
[Link]. heating and cooling equipments not listed here shall
comply with ASHRAE 90.1 – 2004 § 6.4.1

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 COOLING EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCIES

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 COOLING EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCIES

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 HVAC CONTROLS
§ 5.2.3 Controls:
[Link] All mechanical cooling and heating systems shall be
controlled by a time clock that
a) Can start and stop the system under different schedules
for three different day types per week.
b) Is capable of retaining programming and time setting during
loss of power for at least 10 hrs and
c) Includes a manual override that allows temporary operation
of the system for up to 2 hrs .
Exceptions to the above are
a) Cooling systems < 28 KW ( 8 Tons).
b) Heating systems < 7 kW ( 2 Tons) .
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 PIPING SYSTEMS
§ [Link] Piping:
Piping for heating systems with a design operating temperature
of 60 degrees ( 140° F) or greater shall have R -0.74 (R-4)
insulation.
Piping for heating systems with design temperature between 40°
and 60° C and piping for cooling systems with design operating
temperature of less than 15 °C and refrigerant suction piping
on split systems shall have at least R-0.35 ( R-2) insulation.
Insulation exposed to weather shall be protected by aluminum
sheet metal, painted canvas or plastic cover.
Cellular foam insulation shall be protected as above or be
painted with water retardant paint.

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 DUCTWORK INSULATION

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 HVAC SYSTEM
§ 5.3 Prescriptive requirements:
Compliance shall be made with the requirements of § 5.3.1
through § 5.3.2 of the ECBC code for each HVAC system
that meets the following criteria
a) Serves a single zone.
b) Cooling is provided by a unitary packaged or split system
air-conditioner or heat pump.
c) Heating is provided by a unitary packaged or split system heat
pump, fuel fired furnace, electrical resistance heater, or
base boards connected to a boiler.
d) Outside air quantity is < than 1400 l/s and < than 70% of
supply air at design conditions.
Other HVAC systems to comply with ASHRAE 90.1-2004.

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 SERVICE HOT WATER AND PUMPING
§ 6.2 Mandatory requirements:
6.2.1 Residential facilities hotels and hospitals with a centralized
system shall have solar water heating for 1/5 of design
capacity. Systems using heat recovery for 1/5 of design
capacity are exempt.
6.2.2 Equipment efficiency:

Solar water heater to meet or exceed minimum efficiency

level mentioned in IS 13129.
Gas instantaneous water heater to meet IS 15558 with above
80% thermal efficiency.
Electric water heater to meet the efficiency level in IS 2082.
6.2.4 Piping insulation shall comply with § [Link]
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 LIGHTING
§ 7.1 Lighting:
Lighting systems and equipment shall comply with mandatory
provisions of § 7.2 and the prescriptive criteria of § 7.3 and § 7.4
§ 7.2 Mandatory requirements
[Link] Automatic lighting cut-off
Lighting controls allows lighting to be turned down or completely
off when not needed. The Code requires that buildings larger than
500 m2 (5000 ft2) shall be equipped with automatic control device
Within these buildings all office areas less than 30 m2 , enclosed
by walls or ceiling height partitions, all meeting and conference
rooms, all class rooms and storage spaces shall be provided with
occupancy sensors.
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 LIGHTING
Occupancy sensing devices are an alternative to automatic
scheduling controls
7.2.2 Space control
Along with controls for individual lights, master controls are required
for each space which can shut off all light within space. The device
can be either manual or automatically activated by occupancy
sensor. Each device shall
a) Control a maximum of 250 m2 for a space less than 1000 m2 and
a maximum of 1000 m2 for a space greater than 1000 m2
b) Be capable of overriding the shut off control for no more than
2 hours and be readily accessible so that occupant can see the
control
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 LIGHTING
§ [Link] Control in Day-lighted Areas
Luminaire in day lighted areas greater than 25 m2 shall be
equipped with either a manual or automatic device that is
Capable of reducing the light output in the daylighted areas by
at least 50% and Controls only the luminaires located entirely
within the area.
§ 7.2.14 Exterior Lighting control
Lighting for all exterior applications not exempted in § 7.3.5
shall be controlled by a photo-sensor or astronomical time switch
that is capable of automatically turning off the lighting when
daylight is available or lighting is not required. Separate Additional
controls are also required for Display/Accent lighting, Case lighting,
Hotel/Motel Guest room lighting, Task lighting, Non-visual lighting,
and Demonstration lighting.
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§ 7.2.3 Exterior Building grounds lighting
Lighting for exterior building grounds luminaires which operate at
greater than 100W shall contain lamps having a minimum efficacy of 60
lm/w unless the luminaire is controlled by a motion sensor or
exempted under para 7.1 of the ECBC
§ 7.3.1 Prescriptive Requirements
7.3.1 Interior Lighting Power
The installed interior Lighting power for a building shall be
calculated in accordance with § 7.3.4 and shall not exceed the
interior lighting power allowance determined in accordance with
either § 7.3.2 Building area method or § 7.3.3 Space function
method
7.3.2 Building area method requires allowed lighting power density
to be calculated from appropriate Table for that building area type
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 INTERIOR LIGHTING

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 INTERIOR LIGHTING
SPACE FUNCTION LPD (W/m2) SPACE FUNCTION LPD (W/m2)

Office-enclosed 11.8 LIBRARY

Office-open plan 11.8 For Card File & 11.8

Cataloging
Conference/ 14.0 For Stacks Area 18.3
Meeting/
Multipurpose
Classroom/ 15.1 Reading Area 12.9
Lecture/Training
Lobby 14.0
HOSPITAL

Hotel 11.8 For Emergency 29.1

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 INTERIOR LIGHTING

SPACE LPD (W/m2) SPACE LPD (W/m2)

FUNCTION FUNCTION

For Recovery 8.6 DINING AREA

For Nurse station 10.8 For Hotel 14.0

For Examination 16.1 For Family Dining 22.6

& treatment

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 LIGHTING
Optimized Lighting design
Normally the lighting illuminance requirements varies between
300 Lux to 750 Lux including the day-lighting illumination available.
Normally it is enough to design the artificial lighting for 300 Lux
or maximum 500 Lux . The normal requirements of Lux level for the
various offices are as follows

General Offices 300 - 500 - 750

Deep plan General offices 500 - 750 - 1000
Computer Workstations 300 - 500 - 750
Conference rooms, executive offices 300 - 500 - 750

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 LIGHTING DESIGN

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 LIGHTING DESIGN

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 LIGHTING DESIGN

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 LIGHTING DESIGN

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 DAYLIGHT ILLUMINATION

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 DAY LIGHT ILLUMINATION

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TYPICAL SHGC AND VLT FACTORS OF GLAZING IN PRACTICE

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 DAYLIGHT ILLUMINATION

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 ELECTRIC POWER
§ 8 Electric Power:
§ 8.2 Mandatory requirements
8.2.1 Transformers
Power transformers of the proper design and ratings must be
selected to minimum acceptable efficiency at 50% and full load
rating. In addition, transformer must be selected so that it
minimizes the total of its initial cost in addition to the present
value of the cost of its total lost energy while serving its estimated
loads during its life span.
ECBC lists various transformer sizes of dry type and oil filled
transformers and their associated losses at 50% and full load
rating.

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 DRY TYPE TRANSFORMERS

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 OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS

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 ENERGY EFFICIENT MOTORS
§ 8.2.2 Energy efficient motors
Motors shall comply with the following
a) All permanently wired polyphase motors of 0.375 kw or more
serving the building and operating more than 1500 hrs/year and
all motors of 50 kw or more, serving the building and expected
to operate more than 500 hours/year shall have a minimum
acceptable nominal full load motor efficiency not less than
IS 12615 for energy-efficient motors.
b) Motor HP ratings shall not exceed 20% of the calculated maximum
load being served.
c) Motor name-plates to list the full load efficiencies & power factor
d) Motor users should insist on proper rewinding practices for
any rewound motors. If proper practices cannot be ensured
damaged motors should be replaced by new ones.
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 ENERGY EFFICIENT MOTORS
§ 8.2.3 Power factor correction
As per the ECBC code all electricity supplies exceeding 100 A
three phase shall maintain their power factor between 0.95 lag
and unity at the point of connection.

§ 8.2.4 Check metering and monitoring

a) Services exceeding 1000 kVA shall have permanently installed
electrical metering to record demand, energy and total power
factor. The metering shall also display current in each phase,
voltage and total harmonic distortion (THD) as a percentage of
total current .

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 CHECK METERING AND RECORDING

b) Services not exceeding 1000 KVA but over 65 KVA shall have
permanently installed metering to record demand, energy and
total KVARH or power factor.

c) Services not exceeding 65 KVA shall have permanently installed

electric metering to record Energy (KWH).

§ 8.2.5 Power distribution systems

The power cabling shall be adequately sized as to maintain
the distribution losses not to exceed 1 % of the total power usage.
Record of design calculation for the losses shall be maintained.

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 BEE SCHEME FOR STAR RATINGS FOR BUILDINGS

 Star rating of the building is based on the actual performance

of the building in terms of specific energy usage ( KWH/m2/year)
 The scheme to rate Buildings in a 1 – 5 star scale, five star being
the most efficient.
 Five categories of buildings – office buildings, Hotels, Hospitals,
retail malls and IT parks (BPOs) have been identified.
 Office buildings in the following three climatic zones have been
prescribed.
Warm and humid, Composite and Hot and Dry.

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 BUILDING STAR RATINGS

 Buildings having a connected load of 500 KW and above can

participate with a stipulated registration fee.
 Energy performance index EPI ( KWH/m2/Year) in terms of
purchased and generated capacity divided by built up area in
sq. m excluding basement areas and parking areas .
 Total electricity not to include electricity from on site
renewable sources like solar photo voltaic cells, wind energy etc.
 Energy performance after one year of operation with full
occupancy to be assessed.

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STAR RATING FOR OFFICE WITH LESS THAN 50% CONDITIONED AREA

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STAR RATING WITH OFFICE WITH MORE THAN 50% CONDITIONED AREA

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 STAR RATING LABEL SCHEME

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