Eco-Friendly Learning Institution Construction
Budget: ₹75,000 – ₹150,000 INR
SRL Project
This project is for building a unique institution for leaning which is run by a community of resident and visiting educators.
Project is planned to be executed on a plain tract of 100 acres.
It is divided into 8 clusters. Each cluster needs to be designed separately at this stage because the placement of clusters vis-à-vis each other would be determined by the actual layout of land when available.
The design of building and infrastructure should be done on the basis of general/broad guidelines which are given in two sets after the description of clusters below.
Cluster 1
Perimeter Fence and Gates
Roads
Perimeter Track
Gate Post
Cluster 2
Nursery, Green House, Composting Unit, and Seed Bank
Animal Shelter (General and Avian)
Animal Hospital (General and Avian)
Stores and Warehouses
Recyclable Waste Depot
Cluster 3
Water Softener and Decontamination Plant
Water Treatment Plant
Sewage Treatment Plant
SS Overhead Tanks
Water Storage Main Tank (Overhead vs. Underground?)
Rainwater Harvesting System and Artificial Lake
Cluster 4
Open Air Theatre for 300*
Hall for 100*
Classrooms for 25 x 4*
Shed for 50 x 2*
Shed for 100 x 2*
Library*
Hostel for 25 x 5* [U/C shaped making a pentagon with screens at opening to shared centre space]
Faculty Hostel for 25*
Reception and Admin Building*
First Aid Post*
Cluster 5
Residential Huts x 50*
Fitness Centre*
Cluster 6
Kitchen* (LPG Cylinder storage outside)
Cleaning and Drying Bays
Dining Hall*
Stores
Warehouse
Cluster 7
Hair salon
Wood work
Electric work
Mechanical and plumbing work
Warehouse
Laundry with Outdoor Clothesline Grid
Toilet Complex*
Cluster 8
Parking shed
HMV x 6
LMV x 10
TW x 10
*Janitor Room and Toilets in each building/facility + Parking shed with bicycle stand
Design and Construction Guidelines I
1. Bioclimatic architecture: Building design is based on its climatic context and stated objectives
2. Hollow bricks
3. Double wall
4. High ceiling
5. Good and natural ventilation for healthy air quality
6. Good and natural illumination
7. Design based on building physics
8. High energy efficiency: Thermal insulation and protecting the thermal bridges and reducing draughts to avoid energy losses; a building with near zero energy consumption
9. Correct orientation for thermal comfort and shielding from direct solar rays
10. Less repair and maintenance interventions
11. External plumbing and use of GI and CPVC alternatives, preferably SS, for it
12. Concealed electric and telephone cables
13. Waste management and composting
14. Solar energy generation
15. Green philosophy
16. Rain harvesting
17. A guarantee of the highest levels of indoor comfort
18. Comfortable indoor temperatures in every season
19. Air at the right level of relative humidity
20. Almost constant internal surface temperatures
21. Healthier air and reduction of CO2
22. A healthier environment without the formation of moulds or condensates and with reduced formation of dust
23. Energy demand by the building is nearly zero, reducing the pollution derived from the extraction of methane gas or by the production of electricity
24. Building does not use renewable fuels; therefore, it does not produce and does not emit CO2, particulate matter and other polluting substances into the atmosphere
25. High-performance windows with orientation and shading: Heat loss and gain through standard windows accounts for 25% to 30% of residential energy use.
26. Airtight building envelope: Keeping air, and thus heat, from leaking out or in further reduces the need for heating and cooling.
27. Climate-appropriate insulation levels: Some homes are even built entirely from insulating materials to minimize the need for energy supply.
28. Thermal-bridge-free design: Weak points in a building envelope that allow heat to drain out of a house are eliminated.
29. Continuous ventilation with heat recovery: Fresh, filtered air enters the home through a heat recovery ventilation (HRV) system.
Resources
Passive House Database (https://passivehouse-database.org/index.php?lang=en)
Passipedia: The Passive House Resource (https://passipedia.org/)
Phius (https://www.phius.org/passive-building/what-passive-building/passive-building-principles)
Design and Construction Guidelines II
1. International Green Building Guidelines can also be referred.
2. Structures shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that all the parts remain accessible for routine & emergency inspection/intervention and repair.
3. Water recharge pit
4. UG tank for water storage and fire suppression system
5. Pressurised water supply for reduction of water wastage
6. Sewage Treatment Plant/Biodigester/Effluent Treatment Plant for recycling waste water.
7. The building design should fulfil the criteria of RAMS, i.e., Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Safety.
This project is for building a unique institution for leaning which is run by a community of resident and visiting educators.
Project is planned to be executed on a plain tract of 100 acres.
It is divided into 8 clusters. Each cluster needs to be designed separately at this stage because the placement of clusters vis-à-vis each other would be determined by the actual layout of land when available.
The design of building and infrastructure should be done on the basis of general/broad guidelines which are given in two sets after the description of clusters below.
Cluster 1
Perimeter Fence and Gates
Roads
Perimeter Track
Gate Post
Cluster 2
Nursery, Green House, Composting Unit, and Seed Bank
Animal Shelter (General and Avian)
Animal Hospital (General and Avian)
Stores and Warehouses
Recyclable Waste Depot
Cluster 3
Water Softener and Decontamination Plant
Water Treatment Plant
Sewage Treatment Plant
SS Overhead Tanks
Water Storage Main Tank (Overhead vs. Underground?)
Rainwater Harvesting System and Artificial Lake
Cluster 4
Open Air Theatre for 300*
Hall for 100*
Classrooms for 25 x 4*
Shed for 50 x 2*
Shed for 100 x 2*
Library*
Hostel for 25 x 5* [U/C shaped making a pentagon with screens at opening to shared centre space]
Faculty Hostel for 25*
Reception and Admin Building*
First Aid Post*
Cluster 5
Residential Huts x 50*
Fitness Centre*
Cluster 6
Kitchen* (LPG Cylinder storage outside)
Cleaning and Drying Bays
Dining Hall*
Stores
Warehouse
Cluster 7
Hair salon
Wood work
Electric work
Mechanical and plumbing work
Warehouse
Laundry with Outdoor Clothesline Grid
Toilet Complex*
Cluster 8
Parking shed
HMV x 6
LMV x 10
TW x 10
*Janitor Room and Toilets in each building/facility + Parking shed with bicycle stand
Design and Construction Guidelines I
1. Bioclimatic architecture: Building design is based on its climatic context and stated objectives
2. Hollow bricks
3. Double wall
4. High ceiling
5. Good and natural ventilation for healthy air quality
6. Good and natural illumination
7. Design based on building physics
8. High energy efficiency: Thermal insulation and protecting the thermal bridges and reducing draughts to avoid energy losses; a building with near zero energy consumption
9. Correct orientation for thermal comfort and shielding from direct solar rays
10. Less repair and maintenance interventions
11. External plumbing and use of GI and CPVC alternatives, preferably SS, for it
12. Concealed electric and telephone cables
13. Waste management and composting
14. Solar energy generation
15. Green philosophy
16. Rain harvesting
17. A guarantee of the highest levels of indoor comfort
18. Comfortable indoor temperatures in every season
19. Air at the right level of relative humidity
20. Almost constant internal surface temperatures
21. Healthier air and reduction of CO2
22. A healthier environment without the formation of moulds or condensates and with reduced formation of dust
23. Energy demand by the building is nearly zero, reducing the pollution derived from the extraction of methane gas or by the production of electricity
24. Building does not use renewable fuels; therefore, it does not produce and does not emit CO2, particulate matter and other polluting substances into the atmosphere
25. High-performance windows with orientation and shading: Heat loss and gain through standard windows accounts for 25% to 30% of residential energy use.
26. Airtight building envelope: Keeping air, and thus heat, from leaking out or in further reduces the need for heating and cooling.
27. Climate-appropriate insulation levels: Some homes are even built entirely from insulating materials to minimize the need for energy supply.
28. Thermal-bridge-free design: Weak points in a building envelope that allow heat to drain out of a house are eliminated.
29. Continuous ventilation with heat recovery: Fresh, filtered air enters the home through a heat recovery ventilation (HRV) system.
Resources
Passive House Database (https://passivehouse-database.org/index.php?lang=en)
Passipedia: The Passive House Resource (https://passipedia.org/)
Phius (https://www.phius.org/passive-building/what-passive-building/passive-building-principles)
Design and Construction Guidelines II
1. International Green Building Guidelines can also be referred.
2. Structures shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that all the parts remain accessible for routine & emergency inspection/intervention and repair.
3. Water recharge pit
4. UG tank for water storage and fire suppression system
5. Pressurised water supply for reduction of water wastage
6. Sewage Treatment Plant/Biodigester/Effluent Treatment Plant for recycling waste water.
7. The building design should fulfil the criteria of RAMS, i.e., Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Safety.