Stakeholders aim Net Zero Building by year 2050
| Date :08-Dec-2022 |
Staff Reporter
A stakeholders' meet was held to lay out a roadmap in city for achieving Net Zero Building by year 2050. For the same, it was decided to reach out to all those involved in construction section so that each and every building meets the stringent environment norms.
Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Limited (NSSCDCL), with Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), would decide strategies and action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and same could be related to the choice of building materials and how buildings are designed, built, operated and deconstructed.
The two civic agencies are working to achieve the goals of reducing the GHG, with World Resource Institute (WRI) and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia (ICLEI South Asia). All the stakeholders held a brainstorming session for the Zero Carbon Building Accelerator (ZCBA)”project. The meet was held at Nagpur Smart City office recently. The ZCBA project is a continuation of the Building Efficiency Accelerator project, which was implemented in Nagpur from 2018 to 2020. NSSCDCL had published city-specific Guidelines for Climate Responsive and Energy Efficient Homes for its citizens and building sector practitioners. The ZCBA programme was launched by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2021. ICLEI South Asia is a regional partner of the ZCBA and has been working closely with the NSSCDCL and NMC for developing a Zero Carbon Buildings Action Plan for Nagpur. The consultation meeting was aimed at engaging building sector experts to discuss the strategies and actions to help the uptake of highly efficient and zero carbon buildings in Nagpur.
The consultation also looked to identify key stakeholders who can assist the city in realising its vision.
Municipal Commissioner Radhakrishnan B., NSSCDCL CEO Chinmay Gotmare, city officials, and domain experts from academia, green building certification agencies, NGOs, builders and developers were present in the meeting.
Speaking at the event, the Municipal Commissioner emphasised that pilot projects of zero carbon buildings shall be implemented with public buildings, covering different aspects such as eco-friendly building materials and construction techniques, building envelop design and end of life policy measures. He indicated readiness to take policy actions and explore financial options directed towards citizens and private sector while stressing upon the need to set up robust building performance monitoring procedures. Nagpur Smart City CEO expressed that an unambiguous guideline shall be prepared for ZCBs considering the local climatic conditions and traditional practices. Representatives from ICLEI South Asia, WRI, and Ela Green Buildings & Infrastructure Consultants Pvt. Ltd. presented various strategies that have been prepared for the ZCB roadmap and relevant best practices with case studies to showcase the applicability on-ground and their linkages with national-level goals. Stakeholders deliberated on various aspects
of building environmental performance throughout its life cycle and also provided valuable inputs to help prioritise actions for decarbonizing Nagpur's building sector through the ZCBA project.