Time is not too far when you would be living in a ‘five or three-star home’, certified by the government recognizing its energy efficiency.
The Indian Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the ministry of power, has developed the star rating programme for buildings which is based on the actual performance of a building in terms of its specific energy usage in kilo watt hour per square metre a year.
As per the programme, office buildings are given ratings from 1-5 star based on their energy efficiency. Soon, this is likely to be applicable for homes too. The rating is as per the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) by BEE.
Though implemented on a voluntary basis, many government offices like Yojna Bhavan (3 star), the Reserve Bank of India offices in Delhi, Orissa and Kerala too hold star ratings. The rating looks into operational characteristics like building use, hours of operation, climatic zone and conditioned space.
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