H.P.Co-operative Bank, Simla
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Himachal Pradesh is the first state in the country to introduce
Solar passive building technology for the design & construction
of Govt. & Semi Govt buildings in the State. The Council formulated
a Solar House Action Plan for Himachal Pradesh in May, 1994, which
was supported by Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources,
Govt. of India.
The Council is co-ordinating the Solar Passive Building Programme
in Himachal Pradesh in collaboration with HP Public Works Department,
H.P. (PWD), HP Housing and Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA),
TCP & other organisations.
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Solar
Passive building technology utilises the orientation of building
for the availability of solar energy at the site for natural heating
or cooling of the building resulting in saving large amounts of
fossil fuels and electricity. With about 250 days of sunshine
avilability in a year, Himachal Pradesh has an ideal climate for
making solar passive construction of Buildings/Houses in Govt./Semi
Govt. & Private sectors for comfortable living. The adoption of
this technology in the design of buildings in the State will not
only reduce the large consumption of fossil fuels and electricity
for space heating, but also result in considerable savings of
Govt. exchequer.
Policy Initiatives
Solar House Action Plan
for Himachal Pradesh
A Solar House Action Plan for Himachal Pradesh, formulated and
co-ordinated by the State Council for Science, Technology and
Environment, H.P. was approved in 1994, by HP Govt. under which
it has been made mandatory that all Govt./Semi Govt. buildings
be designed and constructed as per Solar passive housing technology
in a phased manner in the state.
Policy on Solar passive housing:
Solar passive building technology has been made mandatory
in Himachal Pradesh under which all the departments including
Corporations, Boards, Universities, HP Housing Board and HPPWD
should incorporate features of Solar passive technology in their
Building designs at places above 2000 msl vide H.P. Govt. Notification
No.STV (S&T)A(5)1/93 Dated 18-08-2000.
The State Council for Science Technology & Environment will
be nodal agency for the implementation of solar passive housing
technology in H.P.
Implementation
A Technical Project Management Cell [TPMC] has been set up in
the Council to provide technical inputs to the state housing agencies
for the implementation of policy decision & Solar House Action
plan for H.P.
Financial
Incentives
Under the Solar
Building Programme, the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources
(MNES), Government of India, provides incentive of Rs. 50,000
for the preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for a
solar passive building. The additional cost for solar passive
buildings is met by the MNES, limited to 10% of the cost of the
building or Rs. 10 lakh per building. These incentives are available
only in Govt./ semi Govt. sector.
Projects
on Solar Passive Housing
( Completed Projects)
- Thermal Comfort Evaluation of Solar Passive Houses for Cold
Climates Regions of HP (MNES sponsored)
- Solar Passive Housing Technology Backup Unit for Hill States
(DST sponsored)
- Assessment Study for Energy Supply of Solar Passive Designed
Buildings in HP (MNES sponsored)
- Income Generation Programme for Traditional Artisans. (DST sponsored)
- Implementation of Solar House Action Plan for Himachal Pradesh
(MNES/HP Govt. sponsored)
- Solar Passive Design of buildings under under DPEP.
- Adoption of buildings Simulation Tools using measured performance
of Buildings in India.
- Solar Passive Design of buildings under Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan.
- Implementation of Solar House Action Plan for Himachal Pradesh
(MNES/HP Govt. sponsored)
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Solar passive building of State Bank of Patiala, Shimla |
Nodal Officer:
Kamraja Kaisth, Principal Scientific
Officer
E-mail: kkaisth@yahoo.com |
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