national level workshop for ecbc

July 3 - The Haryana Renewable Energy Department inassociation with Bureau of Energy Efficiency would organize a NationalLevel Workshop for promoting Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC)at Hotel Crown Plaza Gurgaon, for architects, engineers and privatebuilders on July 11 2008.While giving this information here today the Haryana Renewable EnergyDepartment and Hareda Director Mrs. Sumita Mishra said that the mainaim of the workshop is to bridge the information and knowledge gap onenergy efficient building designs. She said that the workshop wouldprovide information and create awareness about the fundamentals ofEnergy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) of the Central Bureau ofEnergy Efficiency and technological options along with theachievements in the Energy Efficiency in building operationalstrategies.She said that on the occasion Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. BhupinderSingh Hooda would be the chief guest and he would also release aHandbook on 'Energy Conservation Tips for Homes and CommercialBuildings'.She said that the workshop will have two sessions. The technicalSession I on 'Regulatory Framework For energy Efficient Buildings –Fundamentals and Technologies' would be chaired by FinancialCommissioner and Principle Secretary to Government of Haryana- Townand Country Planning Department Mr.D.S.Dhesi IAS and Co Chairman onthe occasion would be Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power Government ofIndia Mr. Devinder Singh IAS. Similarly Technical Session II on'Achieving Energy Efficient Buildings – Operational Strategies' wouldbe chaired by Financial Commissioner and Principle Secretary toGovernment of Haryana PWD(B&R) and Architecture Department Mr.K.K.Jalan,IAS, the Co-Chairperson on the occasion would be theDirector Haryana Renewable Energy Department and Hareda Mrs. SumitaMishra, IAS.The Workshop would also be attended by Administrative Secretaries,Head of Departments, Architects and Engineers of ArchitectureDepartment, Housing Board, HUDA, Tourism, Police Housing Corporation,Urban Development and Town & Country Planning Department etc. alongwith Builders, Developers of NCR region, the representatives from theMinistry of Power, BEE, CII, FICCI etc. and representatives from allthe State Nodal Agencies implementing energy conservation programmesin the country, she added.