Page 3 - Energy Future - Green Buildings and Sustainable Habitats
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Chief Patron
Dr Ajay Mathur
Editor
Amit Kumar Radheyshayam Nigam
Editorial Board
Sumita Misra
Chief Electoral Officer-cum-Commissioner Election,
Government of Haryana
Rakesh Kakkar
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Dr A K Tripathi
Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Content Advisors From the editor’s desk...
Dr Shantanu Ganguly
Dr P K Bhattacharya According to Wikipedia, ‘a sustainable habitat is an ecosystem that produces food
Editorial Team and shelter for people and other organisms, without resource depletion and in
Anupama Jauhry
Abhas Mukherjee
Anushree Tiwari Sharma
Anisha Chettri
Shilpa Mohan
Design such a way that no external waste is produced’. If we were to move towards cities
Santosh Kumar Singh and towns that are self-sustainable in a broader sense, a paradigm shift is required
Raman Kumar Jha not only in buildings’ design but at the urban planning itself. But, let us not forget
Production the looming threat due to climate change. As per the United Nations Environment
Aman Sachdeva Programme (UNEP), ‘Buildings and construction sectors account for 40 per cent of
R K Joshi
Image Editor global energy use, 30 per cent of energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,
Shilpa Mohan approximately 12 per cent of water use, nearly 40 per cent of waste…’. It further
Marketing and Sales states that ‘two billion additional urban inhabitants are expected by 2030, the
Gitesh Sinha majority of whom will be in the rapidly growing cities of Africa, Asia, and Latin
Kakali Ghosh America.’ Coalescing all these together clearly predicates that the present approach
Sanjeev Sharma to urban planning and building design has to change. Interestingly, it is increasingly
Amit Kumar being realized that many of the traditional practices were much more sustainable
Head Office than the modern ones. On the other hand, the innovation in technologies, materials,
TERI and construction practices can contribute significantly in making cities, and
Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex buildings therein, more resource efficient and ‘climate adaptable’.
Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003
Tel. +91 (11) 2468 2100 or 2468 2111
Fax +91 (11) 2468 2144 or 2468 2145
Regional Centres But optimally designed and constructed habitats are only one side of the coin.
Southern Regional Centre Equally important factor affecting sustainability is the ‘how’ part that is the
TERI, CA Site No. 2 utilization and consumption. A very well designed building with very profligate
4th Main, 2nd Stage Domlur living would not lead to the desired outcomes. The lifestyle choices that one makes
Bengaluru – 560 071 have long-term implications. That means that for our habitat to be truly sustainable,
Email: terisrc@teri.res.in the focus must also be put on sustainable consumption and production. This is
North-Eastern Regional Centre especially critical for the developing economies where rising incomes bring in more
TERI, Chachal Hengrabari wasteful tendencies. In other words, sustainable habitats necessarily require very
Express Highway, VIP Road fine balancing of a myriad of elements. Undoubtedly, energy future is all about inter-
Guwahati – 781 036 dependability and well-orchestrated resources.
Western Regional Centre
TERI, F-9, La Marvel Colony
Dona Paula, Panaji – 403 004 (Goa)
Email: teriwrc@goatelecom.com
Affiliate Institutes
TERI North America
1152 15th Street NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
Email: terina@teri.res.in
TERI Europe Amit Kumar
27 Albert Grove, London SW20 8PZ, UK
Email: ritukumar@aol.com Dean (Distance and Short-term Education),
TERI University &
Overseas Representation Director, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI
TERI Japan
C/o IGES
Nippon Press Centre Building (8th Floor)
2-2-1, Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyodi-ku Editor: Amit Kumar Radheyshayam Nigam
Tokyo, Japan - 100-0011
Email: teris@iges.or.jp Printed and published by Dr Ajay Mathur for The Energy and Resources Institute,
TERI South-East Asia Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110 003. Tel. +91(11)
Unit 503, 5th Floor, Menara Mutiara Majestic 24682100, 4150 4900, Fax +91(11) 2468 2144 or Email teripress@teri.res.in,
15 Jalan Othman, Seksyen 3, 4600 Petaling Jaya,
Selagor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia and printed by Batra Art Press, A-41 Naraina Indl. Area PH- II, New Delhi-28.
Email: nimtech@tm.net.my © The Energy and Resources Institute. All rights reserved.
TERI Gulf Centre
Flat No. 105, Dalal Building, Al Qusais, energy future 1 july–september 2016
Dubai, UAE
Dr Ajay Mathur
Editor
Amit Kumar Radheyshayam Nigam
Editorial Board
Sumita Misra
Chief Electoral Officer-cum-Commissioner Election,
Government of Haryana
Rakesh Kakkar
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Dr A K Tripathi
Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Content Advisors From the editor’s desk...
Dr Shantanu Ganguly
Dr P K Bhattacharya According to Wikipedia, ‘a sustainable habitat is an ecosystem that produces food
Editorial Team and shelter for people and other organisms, without resource depletion and in
Anupama Jauhry
Abhas Mukherjee
Anushree Tiwari Sharma
Anisha Chettri
Shilpa Mohan
Design such a way that no external waste is produced’. If we were to move towards cities
Santosh Kumar Singh and towns that are self-sustainable in a broader sense, a paradigm shift is required
Raman Kumar Jha not only in buildings’ design but at the urban planning itself. But, let us not forget
Production the looming threat due to climate change. As per the United Nations Environment
Aman Sachdeva Programme (UNEP), ‘Buildings and construction sectors account for 40 per cent of
R K Joshi
Image Editor global energy use, 30 per cent of energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,
Shilpa Mohan approximately 12 per cent of water use, nearly 40 per cent of waste…’. It further
Marketing and Sales states that ‘two billion additional urban inhabitants are expected by 2030, the
Gitesh Sinha majority of whom will be in the rapidly growing cities of Africa, Asia, and Latin
Kakali Ghosh America.’ Coalescing all these together clearly predicates that the present approach
Sanjeev Sharma to urban planning and building design has to change. Interestingly, it is increasingly
Amit Kumar being realized that many of the traditional practices were much more sustainable
Head Office than the modern ones. On the other hand, the innovation in technologies, materials,
TERI and construction practices can contribute significantly in making cities, and
Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex buildings therein, more resource efficient and ‘climate adaptable’.
Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003
Tel. +91 (11) 2468 2100 or 2468 2111
Fax +91 (11) 2468 2144 or 2468 2145
Regional Centres But optimally designed and constructed habitats are only one side of the coin.
Southern Regional Centre Equally important factor affecting sustainability is the ‘how’ part that is the
TERI, CA Site No. 2 utilization and consumption. A very well designed building with very profligate
4th Main, 2nd Stage Domlur living would not lead to the desired outcomes. The lifestyle choices that one makes
Bengaluru – 560 071 have long-term implications. That means that for our habitat to be truly sustainable,
Email: terisrc@teri.res.in the focus must also be put on sustainable consumption and production. This is
North-Eastern Regional Centre especially critical for the developing economies where rising incomes bring in more
TERI, Chachal Hengrabari wasteful tendencies. In other words, sustainable habitats necessarily require very
Express Highway, VIP Road fine balancing of a myriad of elements. Undoubtedly, energy future is all about inter-
Guwahati – 781 036 dependability and well-orchestrated resources.
Western Regional Centre
TERI, F-9, La Marvel Colony
Dona Paula, Panaji – 403 004 (Goa)
Email: teriwrc@goatelecom.com
Affiliate Institutes
TERI North America
1152 15th Street NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
Email: terina@teri.res.in
TERI Europe Amit Kumar
27 Albert Grove, London SW20 8PZ, UK
Email: ritukumar@aol.com Dean (Distance and Short-term Education),
TERI University &
Overseas Representation Director, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI
TERI Japan
C/o IGES
Nippon Press Centre Building (8th Floor)
2-2-1, Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyodi-ku Editor: Amit Kumar Radheyshayam Nigam
Tokyo, Japan - 100-0011
Email: teris@iges.or.jp Printed and published by Dr Ajay Mathur for The Energy and Resources Institute,
TERI South-East Asia Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110 003. Tel. +91(11)
Unit 503, 5th Floor, Menara Mutiara Majestic 24682100, 4150 4900, Fax +91(11) 2468 2144 or Email teripress@teri.res.in,
15 Jalan Othman, Seksyen 3, 4600 Petaling Jaya,
Selagor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia and printed by Batra Art Press, A-41 Naraina Indl. Area PH- II, New Delhi-28.
Email: nimtech@tm.net.my © The Energy and Resources Institute. All rights reserved.
TERI Gulf Centre
Flat No. 105, Dalal Building, Al Qusais, energy future 1 july–september 2016
Dubai, UAE
