Review of energy efficiency initiatives and regulations for residential buildings in India

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 1443-1458

  Chandel, S S ^a   Sharma, Aniket ^a   Marwaha, Bhanu M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Building codes; Energy efficiency; Energy regulations; India; National building code; Passive solar buildings

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CODES; CODES (SYMBOLS); ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; HOUSING; PASSIVE SOLAR; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RECYCLING;

BUILDING REGULATIONS; BUILDINGS SECTOR; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS; ENERGY REGULATION; IN-BUILDINGS; INDIA; NATIONAL BUILDING CODE; REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84946763465     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.10.060     Document Type: Review

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