Energy-efficient buildings were on the agenda when the Norwegian Minister of Government, Administration, Reform and Church Affairs, Rigmor Aasrud, visited Hydro’s headquarters in Bangalore, India this week.
"Buildings account for approximately 40 per cent of the world's energy consumption, so I found it inspiring and fascinating to learn more about how Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro develops solutions for energy-efficient and energy-positive buildings," Aasrud said after the meeting.
Aasrud was received at the new headquarters for Hydro's building systems activities in Bangalore, a building which is designed to use as little as 60 kWh per square meter annually.
The Hydro building is equipped with integrated solutions for sun-shading and solar cell-based electricity production, which is one of the reasons the building qualifies for a LEED platinum certification. LEED is a certification system for energy-efficient buildings and platinum is the highest degree awarded.
"We spent most of the time talking about energy-efficiency in buildings," said Subhendu Ganguly, Hydro's head of Building Systems in India. He adds that the minister seemed very interested in this topic.
"If we can make energy-positive buildings in the cold climate of Norway, I think we can make them anywhere," Ganguly told the minister.
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