Buildings

Climate change and its role in forecasting energy demand in buildings: A case study of Douala City, Cameroon

The foremost role of a building is to assure the comfort of its occupants. The thermal comfort of a building depends on the outdoor climate and requires a demand in energy for heating and cooling. In this paper, demand of energy (heating/cooling) in the buildings is discussed in Douala, Cameroon. Daily data of the last 40 years coming from five weather stations of Cameroon have been studied. Some forecasts have been carried out with 14 GCM models, associated to three future climate scenarios B1, A2, and A1B. However, only INCM3 of General Circulation Model (GCM) and A2 scenario was used.

Publication Date:

01/02/2015

Author(s): Modeste Kameni Nematchoua, Gh R Roshan, René Tchinda & et al

Source: Journal of Earth System Science

Vol:

124

Issue:

1

pp:

269-281

Tags:

Buildings, Climate, Energy Efficiency, Cameroon, Climate Change

Energy

Kenya: ERC to Enforce Solar Water Heating Rules On Sites

OWNERS of new commercial and residential buildings risk jail and penalties from the Energy Regulatory Commission starting this week for not installing solar-water heating panels.

Publication Date:

29/01/2015

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Energy, Kenya, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Buildings, Africa

Environment

Developers unhappy with the MOEF notification

Developers are not happy with the latest notification issued by the ministry of environment and forests (MOEF).

Publication Date:

23/01/2015

Author(s): Sudhir Suryawanshi

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Mumbai, Buildings, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Construction Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment

Water Resources

Odisha to spend Rs.100 cr. on rainwater harvesting

The Odisha government on Wednesday decided to spend Rs.100 crore in creating rainwater harvesting structures (RHS) in urban areas over next five years.

Publication Date:

15/01/2015

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Bhubaneswar, Water Harvesting, Berhampur, Buildings, Groundwater, Water Conservation, Water Resources

Land

Haryana forms policy for grant of Change of Land Use

The Haryana Government has formulated the policy for grant of Change of Land Use (CLU) permission for setting up of Wholesale Trade, Warehouse and Storage in the Commercial Zone.

Publication Date:

14/01/2015

Source: Pioneer (Chandigarh)

Tags:

Haryana, Land Use, Buildings, Development, Highways, Land

Energy

LED to light up NDMC area, save 33 million units

Lights to be changed in hospitals, schools, buildings in the next four months

Publication Date:

08/01/2015

Author(s): Sowmiya Ashok

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, LEDs, Energy Efficiency, Buildings, Municipal Corporation, Energy

Habitat And Urbanisation

Draft Model Building Bye-Laws 2015

The Building Bye-Laws shall apply to the building activity in the State/Urban Center/Town for which they are framed. Except hereinafter or otherwise provided, these Bye-Laws shall apply to all development, redevelopment, erection and/or re-erection of a building etc.

Publication Date:

01/01/2015

Source: Ministry of Urban Development

Tags:

Building Byelaws, Buildings, India, Urban Development, Urbanisation

Mining

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding payment of mining royalty by a developer for excavated land for laying foundation of a building, 03/12/2014

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Promoters and Builders Association of Pune Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors dated 03/12/2014 regarding the judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 8.10.2010, inter alia, holding that “excavation activity even for the purposes of laying
foundation of the building would still attract rigours of Section 48(7) of the Revenue Code”. Under the aforesaid provision of the Code extraction of minerals by any person without assignment of any right by the State Government makes such person liable to penalty, as prescribed.

Judgement Date:

03/12/2014

Tags:

Minerals, Soil Resources, High Court, Construction Industry, Supreme Court, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Buildings, Minor Minerals, Mining, Maharashtra

Habitat And Urbanisation

पर्यावरण क्लीयरेंस बिना ही खड़ी हो गईं बिल्डिंगें

शहर में बिना पर्यावरण क्लीयरेंस (ईसी) लिए ही कई बिल्डिंगों का निर्माण हो रहा है। इसके तहत कोर्ट में पहले ही 10 संस्थानों के खिलाफ केस चल रहे हैं। ताजा मामले में प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड (पीसीबी) मथुर

Publication Date:

02/12/2014

Source: Amar Ujala (New Delhi)

Tags:

Habitat And Urbanisation, Buildings, Environment Clearance (EC), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Habitat And Urbanisation

Bihar Building Bye-Laws, 2014

The state cabinet gave its nod to the “Bihar Building Byelaws 2014” to regulate construction activities in the state, paving the way for clearance of maps of multi-storied structures pending for the past two years. Sharing the details of the state’s first building byelaws, cabinet secretariat department’s principal secretary B.

Publication Date:

01/12/2014

Source: Government of Bihar

Tags:

Building Byelaws, Bihar, Urban Planning, Urban Development, Buildings, Land Use, Municipal Corporation