Energy Efficient Buildings Initiative launched on World Environment Day

With an aim to accelerate the adoption of energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness as a standard practice within buildings, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)  has launched the “Healthy and Energy Efficient Buildings” initiative.

The activity, launched in association with U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on the World Environment Day has been targeted at addressing the challenges of retrofitting the air conditioning systems and the buildings to make them healthy and energy-efficient, said Saurabh Kummar, Managing Director, EESL.

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, deteriorating air quality has been a major concern in India for quite some time. Now that after a prolonged lockdown, the people are all set to return to buildings in public spaces, the importance of good indoor air quality has become vital.

USAID Acting Mission Director to India, Ramona El Hamzaoui,said, “This pioneering effort, will address air quality and energy use concerns in buildings.” He added that the EESL has taken the lead by being the first to implement the idea in its own office in New Delhi.