SEN
BUILT versus UNBUILT
SEN
BUILT versus UNBUILT
NORTH AMERICA
Built
Unbuilt
0%
0%
30%
SEN
70%
Source: Environment and energy sustainability: An approach for India, McKinsey & Company
BUILT versus UNBUILT
EUROPE
Built
Unbuilt
0% 0%
20%
SEN
80%
Source: Environment and energy sustainability: An approach for India, McKinsey & Company
BUILT versus UNBUILT
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
Built
Unbuilt
0% 0%
SEN
40%
60%
Source: Environment and energy sustainability: An approach for India, McKinsey & Company
• India is now the 3rd largest
construction sector in the
world
• There has been an explosive
growth in construction since
2005.
• It is expected to multiply 2
folds by 2030 with
maximum growth in
residential sector.
Area in million square feet
INDIA – THE NEW CONSTRUCTION HAVEN
80000
Retail
70000
Hospitality
60000
Offices
50000
40000
30000
20000
10000
0
Residential
Residential
Offices
Hospitality
Retail
2005 2030
Source: Environmental Design Solutions Pvt Ltd
World CO2 Emissions
CARS
9%
BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION
40%
BUILDING
MATERIAL
12%
TRANSPORT
15%
INDUSTRY
24%
Source: International Energy Agency
Cement and Steel - Contribution to Embodied Energy and CO2
Emissions
Source: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
A 1000 sq.ft CONVENTIAL HOUSE
RCC frames structure + Brick infill + Concrete Slab
60 bags!!
THE ROOF
Cement Consumption
A 1000 sq.ft CONVENTIAL HOUSE
RCC frames structure + Brick infill + Concrete Slab
1500 kg!!
THE ROOF
Steel Consumption
A 1000 sq.ft CONVENTIAL HOUSE
RCC frames structure + Brick infill + Concrete Slab
80 BAGS!!
THE SUPERSTRUCTURE
Cement Consumption
A 1000 sq.ft CONVENTIAL HOUSE
RCC frames structure + Brick infill + Concrete Slab
2000 Kg!!
THE SUPERSTRUCTURE
Steel Consumption
THE
SHIFT
A 1000 sq.ft HOUSE – With Material X
8 bags
THE ROOF
Cement Consumption
A 1000 sq.ft HOUSE – With Material X
0 kg
THE ROOF
Steel Consumption
A 1000 sq.ft HOUSE – With Material X
50 bags
THE SUPERSTRUCTURE
Cement Consumption
A 1000 sq.ft HOUSE – With Material X
600 Kg
THE SUPERSTRUCTURE
Steel Consumption
CHANGING TRENDS
OPTIMIZATION
NON RESISTANCE
TO HEAVY RAINS
COMPRESSED STABILISED MUD BLOCKS
CSEB are a mix of soil, sand and 5% of cement.
• They are compressed manually. So they don’t require energy.
• They are not fired!
• They are used for masonry of walls and columns, as any
conventional brick.
• They can also be used for building arches, vaults and domes.
• They have been used up to 4 floors (load bearing walls).
COMPRESSED STABILISED MUD BLOCKS
SCHOOL IN BURKINA FASO, AFRICA
ARCHITECT : Francis Kere
SCHOOL IN BURKINA FASO, AFRICA
ARCHITECT : Francis Kere
SCHOOL IN BURKINA FASO, AFRICA
ARCHITECT : Francis Kere
APARTMENT IN AUROVILLE, INDIA
ARCHITECT : Auroville Earth Institute
APARTMENT IN AUROVILLE, INDIA
ARCHITECT : Auroville Earth Institute
RESIDENCE IN BANGALORE, INDIA
ARCHITECT: Chitra Vishwanath
RAMMED EARTH
1. Fixing the first panel, adjusting the end shutters.
2. Ramming the second form.
RAMMED EARTH
3. Ramming the third form.
4. Removing 1st shuttering and placing above
RAMMED EARTH
5. The finished Rammed Earth wall.
• Great aesthetic Finish!
• No Plastering required!
RESIDENCE IN AUROVILLE, INDIA
RESIDENCE IN AUROVILLE, INDIA
RESIDENCE IN AUROVILLE, INDIA
RESIDENCE IN AUSTRALIA
RESIDENCE IN AUSTRALIA
So is Earth Architecture the only solution to a greener future?
OTHER ALTERNATE TECHNOLOGIES – RAT TRAP BOND
OTHER ALTERNATE TECHNOLOGIES – FILLER
SLAB
OTHER ALTERNATE TECHNOLOGIES – FILLER
SLAB
OTHER ALTERNATE TECHNOLOGIES – BOTTLE WALLS
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
- Robert Frost
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