Green Technology — Environmental Laws

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
Act 19 of 2022	2022	The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022 replaced the earlier building-code terminology with energy conservation and sustainable building codes. The definition covers energy efficiency and conservation, renewable-energy use and other green-building requirements. The amended building definition includes specified commercial, office and residential uses, with a minimum connected load of 100 kW or contract demand of 120 kVA; States may specify lower thresholds. It also links the definition to construction after the relevant Central and State code rules are notified.	The provision connects a green-building claim with measurable requirements and an implementation route through State building bye-laws. Check the applicable rules, construction date, use and threshold before assuming a building is covered. A code-compliant design and a building’s measured operating performance remain different forms of evidence. The amendment broadens the framework; it does not certify every new building as sustainable or impose an identical requirement on every home.