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New Indian Express
12-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Thiruvananthapuram city corporation to introduce NZCRB action plan to tackle climate change, pollution
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a major move to tackle climate change, the city corporation has unveiled a first-of-its-kind blueprint — Net Zero Carbon and Resilient Buildings (NZCRB) — to make the city's environment energy-efficient, climate-resilient and with a low-carbon footprint. The action plan, the officials say, is designed to drastically reduce carbon emissions across a building's lifecycle, right from design and construction to its demolition, all the while helping it withstand the impacts of extreme weather. The action plan also recommends establishing an NZCRB Cell within the corporation to coordinate activities and ensure its long-term integration. The document has been drawn up by the civic body in collaboration with sustainable experts and research organisations, including WRI India, the Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE), and the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). As part of it, the civic body will introduce innovative climate-responsive materials and technologies for construction, including heat pumps, high-performance glass and walling systems with low thermal resistance, to promote sustainable construction. 'Our city is expanding rapidly. Subsequently, the number of building construction approval requests in all 23 local bodies have also gone up. To address this rising energy demand, the corporation has made public buildings solar efficient, with a cumulative installed capacity of 17MW. This was done under the solar cities programme,'' explains corporation secretary Jahangir S. 'We are committed to moving towards net-zero carbon emissions in the building sector. For this, we are working on a climate budget for the city,' he adds.
The Hindu
11-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Net-zero carbon footprint goal: Thiruvananthapuram Corporation formulates NZCRB action plan report
The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has prepared its Net Zero Carbon and Resilient Buildings (NZCRB) Action Plan Report as part of various ongoing efforts of the civic body to address climate change issues. NZCRB are structures designed to minimise their environmental impact and enhance their ability to withstand climate-related challenges. Such highly energy-efficient buildings can either produce their own renewable energy or purchase renewable energy, to offset their energy consumption, towards the goal of achieving a net-zero carbon footprint. Developed by the Corporation, with WRI India as knowledge partner, along with architects and experts as part of the working group, the NZCRB plan outlines 20 actions for reducing carbon emissions across the entire building lifecycle — from design and construction to operation and eventual demolition. Key actions Some of the key actions suggested include the development of a database on carbon content of building materials, designing and implementing a green procurement policy, integration of NZCRB principles in urban planning, and including city master plans and building the infrastructure and capacity for better end-of-life carbon management of buildings. Beyond reducing carbon emissions, the plan offers other benefits such as lower urban heat island effects, improved air quality, long-term energy and infrastructure savings and local green job creation. It also proposes a dedicated steering committee to oversee implementation and track progress. The action plan was released at an exhibition and dialogue titled 'Towards a Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Built Environment for Thiruvananthapuram' on Thursday. The event was jointly organised by the Corporation, WRI India, the Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) and the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). The exhibition spotlighted more than 10 innovative climate-responsive building materials and technologies, aimed at strengthening low-carbon construction. From new age heat pumps and high performance glass to walling materials with low thermal resistance, the exhibition showcased strategies to reduce whole life cycle carbon in buildings while ensuring thermal comfort.
