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-AP Housing department is planning to implement a demonstration project in the model house by facilitating cool roof
-Cool roof is a roof built from materials that retain less heat and stay cooler than traditional roofs by reflecting more sunlight
-Cool roof stays cooler throughout the day, keeping buildings cooler and more comfortable.
-Modern global energy efficient technologies to improve energy efficiency, reduce temperatures and enhance thermal comfort in residential building
-Chief Minister and Housing Minister are very keen to provide the fruits of any best practices to beneficiaries including energy efficiency in housing sector—Ajay Jain, Special CS, Housing dept
-State government wants to provide the best housing facility to the beneficiaries under housing scheme.
-state government is committed to provide high quality power infrastructure to YSR Jagananna colonies and the best energy efficiency appliances to all the beneficiaries
-AP Housing department has finalized three districts of Vishakhapatnam, Guntur and Kakinada for conduct of cool roof impact study –MD AP Housing , Narayan Bharat Gupta
Vijayawada, Neti Patrika Prajavartha :
As part of its concerted efforts to make the gigantic housing scheme of Andhra Pradesh as the best energy efficient housing program in the country, the AP Housing department is planning to implement a demonstration project in the model house by facilitating cool roof that helps improving thermal comfort of the beneficiaries to a greater extent and enhance energy efficiency in the houses.
During a roundtable meeting on facilitating Cool Roof Adoption by showcasing its Impact on Thermal Comfort in Affordable Housing in Andhra Pradesh with AP State Energy Conservation Mission(APSECM), Indo Swiss BEEP and Administrative Staff College of India(ASCI) officials held on Tuesday at Nirman Bhavan in Vijayawada, the Special chief secretary for Housing Ajay Jain (who is on the district tours has participated through online) emphasized the need for the Housing corporation to fully study in depth the impact of cool roof with the co-operation of experts.
Few of the Major advantages of cool roofs are
● Cool roofs conserve energy and save costs by reducing cooling load requirements in a building
● Cool roofs help mitigate the urban heat island effect, improve air quality and combat climate change
● Cool roofs enhance durability and appearance of roofs
● Cool roofs increase energy access by reducing peak load on the grid
● Cool roofs help build community resilience to extreme heat by reducing heat stress
He said that Andhra Pradesh may be the first State in the country which is going to construct around 28.3 lakh houses with modern global energy efficient technologies to improve energy efficiency that would help to considerably reduce temperatures, enhance thermal comfort in residential buildings and substantial reduction in energy consumption apart from reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The ultimate goal of the chief minister Y S JaganMohan Reddy is to provide the best services for enhancing the quality of life of the beneficiaries.
Special CS, Housing welcomed the initiative of cool roof in housing sector and said it will have good impact and offers great advantage to the beneficiaries. He thanked Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE), GoI for their support through Indo-Swiss BEEP in developing Technical Analysis Report on Improving Energy Efficiency of YSR-Jagananna Colonies in coordination with Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conservation Mission (APSECM) and Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) by listing out key interventions to make the typical housing as energy efficient & thermally comfortable and trained more than 1300 Engineers through capacity building programmes conducted across the state.
“The government wants to provide modern energy access to the beneficiaries that could improve living conditions and expand economic opportunities. The Chief Minister and the Housing Minister Jogi Ramesh are very keen to provide the fruits of any best practices to beneficiaries including energy efficiency in housing sector”, Ajay Jain said.
During the meeting, Managing Director , AP state housing corporation limited, Narayan Bharat Gupta said that in order to take the BEEP key interventions forward at the ground level implementation, the AP housing department is keen to develop demo projects which serves as a Model House by facilitating cool roof which is one of the major key point listed out in the technical analysis report on improving Energy Efficiency and showcase its impact on Thermal Comfort in affordable housing in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
The State government wants to provide the best housing facility to the beneficiaries under housing scheme by implementing world class energy efficiency technology which will be a great boon for the cost-effective housing for low income groups and provide healthier environment in houses apart from saving electricity. Also, the state government is committed to provide high quality power infrastructure to YSR Jagananna colonies and the best energy efficiency appliances to all the beneficiaries of housing scheme, MD housing said.
MD housing also said that the AP Housing department has finalized three districts of Vishakhapatnam, Guntur and Kakinada wherein ASCI would conduct cool roof impact study in 12 selected houses (4 houses per location) in these districts and develop a impact study report along with the ready-reckoner in local language that includes the details of cool roof materials, available manufactures/suppliers, cost of the material etc.
MD APSHCL along with JMD Housing M Siva Prasad further said that it is also planned to conduct three dissemination programs at the sites where impact assessment study was conducted involving all the stakeholders. During this activity, the results of cool roofs impact study will be showcased through banners, distribution of ready-reckoner and platform/space for cool roof material suppliers to showcase their products to the public. The result of this study would support Government of India’s and state Government policies in improving the thermal comport and energy efficiency for all the beneficiaries live in these houses.
Explaining about cool roof to special CS housing, the Indo Swiss BEEP officials said that a cool roof is a roof built from materials that retain less heat and stay cooler than traditional roofs by reflecting more sunlight. These roofs are prepared, covered or coated with materials that have special characteristics (high reflectivity & high emissivity). As a result, the roof stays cooler throughout the day, keeping buildings cooler and more comfortable.
Cool roofs provide numerous benefits for households, buildings and the wider community. They conserve energy and keep indoor temperatures lower. When installed over a large area, cool roofs can assist in mitigating the urban heat island effect and lead to lower ambient air temperatures and reduced air pollution on an urban scale.
APSECM officials reminded about the recent appreciation for AP housing program from Dr Johnathan Demenge, Head of Cooperation (New Delhi) at Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation who said that taking the energy efficiency program in a gigantic project of around 3 million houses is a significant step.
Officials also said that the residential buildings will become the largest end-user of electricity in the country accounting for 38% of the total electricity consumption. Andhra Pradesh domestic sector alone consumes around 17,514 MU (28%) per annum out of total annual demand of 60943 MU (FY2021-22). Given the current and anticipated rapid growth in the residential building stock across India and the consequent opportunities as well as the necessity for energy conservation in this sector, the state the Government is keen to adopt the Eco Niwas Samhitha code for residential buildings, said officials
Special Secretary Housing, Rahul Pandey, Chief Engineer GV Prasad , SE Housing, Jayaramchari Prashant Banware, Indoswiss BEEP project management head, B Raj Kiran, Head Energy ASCI, APSECM officials and few cool roof manufacturers have participated in the meeting.
