THE ECONOMY OF ENERGY EFFECIENT BUILDINGS; AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE
Paper published in The Journal of The Indian Institute of Architecture June 2008 THE ECONOMY OF ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE Akanksha Sharma, Abhijit Parashar, Ashutosh Pathak Akanksha Sharma ( sharma.akan@gmail.com ), B.Arch (JMI University, New Delhi), working with Ar.Shiraz Kidwai, Delhi Design Company Abhijit Parashar ( abhijitparashar2003@gmail.com ), B Tech (IIT Roorkee), NSE certified derivatives and capital markets dealer, currently working at Schlumberger Ashutosh Pathak PMP, ( pathak.ashutoshpathak@gmail. com ), M. Tech. Building Science & Construction Management (IIT Delhi), Microsoft certified Application Specialist for Office Excel® 2007, currently working as Director (works), PWD, Govt. of NCT Delhi. Author for correspondence: Akanksha Sharma( sharma.akan@gmail.com ) ABSTRACT A booming Indian economy and consumerism has lead to exponentially rising energy consumption in Urban Indian residential and commercial s...