{"id":15650,"date":"2024-04-16T11:29:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T11:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/?p=15650"},"modified":"2024-05-06T11:41:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T11:41:36","slug":"incorporating-energy-efficiency-and-sustainable-energy-practices-in-the-renovation-and-retrofitting-of-a-50-year-old-independent-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/incorporating-energy-efficiency-and-sustainable-energy-practices-in-the-renovation-and-retrofitting-of-a-50-year-old-independent-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Incorporating Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Practices in the Renovation and Retrofitting of a 50-Year-Old Independent House\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15650\" class=\"elementor elementor-15650\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1598bec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fdd6eb\" data-id=\"9fdd6eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1680553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1680553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sudha Setty <\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f9ccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1f9ccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Melyoura, Bangalore, India, <br \/>Corresponding Author: sudha@melyoura.in<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d69df87\" data-id=\"d69df87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32038ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32038ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yoshita Sriram <\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36eb15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36eb15a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Krushi Builders, Bangalore, India<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee19bcf\" data-id=\"ee19bcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2724296 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2724296\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81e4068\" data-id=\"81e4068\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87711ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87711ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cite this article<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0146f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0146f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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(2024). Incorporating Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Practices in the Renovation and Retrofitting of a 50-Year-Old Independent House. In Proceedings of Energise 2023- Lifestyle, Energy Efficiency, and Climate Action, pp 57\u201363, Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.62576\/IZTE2884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.62576\/IZTE2884<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0c1b25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0c1b25\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b7c5b2\" data-id=\"3b7c5b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd6b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbd6b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Highlights<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c809b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51c809b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Incorporating Energy Efficiency in retrofitting of a 50-year-old Building<\/li><li>Rooftop solar in renovated building<\/li><li>Renovated buildings can be sustainable.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-916c394 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"916c394\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e414bb8\" data-id=\"e414bb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4745e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b4745e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722241c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"722241c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The authors, a homeowner and an architect without in-depth technical knowledge of energy efficiency, embarked on the renovation of a 50-year-old house in Bangalore, India. The result was a design that combined family needs with energy efficiency and sustainability. The 3000 m<sup>2<\/sup> property underwent a comprehensive retrofit, encompassing energy-efficient practices and renovation with renewable energy solutions, showcasing a blending of architectural design and sustainable systems.\u00a0<\/p><p>Load reduction strategies included double-glazed windows, solar chimneys for stack-effect cooling, cool roofs, plants for shading, and energy-efficient appliances. Efficient systems, such as a VRF system, BLDC fans, LED lights, and home automation with sensors, have been installed for improved cooling, ventilation, and lighting. The house generates and uses renewable energy through a 4.89 kW rooftop solar array, a 200-liter solar water heater with a heat pump, and a 300-liter storage tank. Additional sustainability efforts also included rainwater harvesting and material reuse to reduce embodied energy.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b14a0bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b14a0bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db38548\" data-id=\"db38548\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22990f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22990f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keywords<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d819036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d819036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Renovation, Retrofit, Independent House, Energy Efficiency, Rooftop Solar<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02f560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e02f560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Incorporating-Energy-Efficiency-and-Sustainable-Energy-Practices-in.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Article<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79318b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79318b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47f8ee1\" data-id=\"47f8ee1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26dea0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c26dea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534e48d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"534e48d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n \t<li>J. 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Lechner, \u201cHeating, Cooling, Lighting,\u201d Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley &amp; Sons, 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudha Setty, Yoshita Sriram<br \/>\n<span>pages 333-339<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15650"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16188,"href":"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15650\/revisions\/16188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energiseindia.in\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}