This literally means curtailment of wastage, utilization of low power-consuming devices and adoption of alternative form of energy sources (non-conventional) suitable to climatic conditions. Electrical energy is utilizes in buildings in different forms like lighting ventilation, water pumping, air — conditioners and other domestic items. In all these optimization of energy consumption supplements achievement of energy conservation. Implementation of innovative strategies like sustainable architectural designs, automation and building management system, geothermal system and roof top chillers will control and reduce energy consumption levels.

3. Silent features of Universal Home

The house is designed on the principles of sustainable resources.

The design of the house is to conserve natural resources and to have minimal impact on the environment. In the design, built-in, customized environment-friendly, zero electricity refrigerators, and built-in energy efficient lights are among the features that help to bring down energy consumption in the home while ensuring comfort levels. The house design the materials are selected, to drastically reducing the carbon emissions in the whole life cycle of the building (construction, actual life and destruction) without compromising on the high-energy life style of the inhabitants. The house design has been worked out towards achieving this collective goal, by addressing the following six main areas: