UP to come up with code for green buildings

To promote and to bring down carbon emissions, the housing and urban planning department ofUttar Pradeshis going to come up with a code for green buildings. The real estate Industry and construction business works

on the building code specified by the regulatory authorities and so far Uttar Pradesh did not have a defined set of rules to incentivise the smart buildings.

The state was working on the general guidelines laid down under the National Building Code. Going forward the UP government will frame a specific set of rules and framework to recognise energy efficient buildings after floating specific building norms that have to be adhered to.