SEN

SEN

BUILT versus UNBUILT

SEN 70%

30%

NORTH AMERICABuilt Unbuilt

BUILT versus UNBUILT

Source: Environment and energy sustainability: An approach for India, McKinsey & Company

SEN

BUILT versus UNBUILT

80%

20%

EUROPEBuilt Unbuilt

Source: Environment and energy sustainability: An approach for India, McKinsey & Company

SEN

BUILT versus UNBUILT

40%

60%

INDIAN SUBCONTINENTBuilt Unbuilt

Source: Environment and energy sustainability: An approach for India, McKinsey & Company

INDIA – THE NEW CONSTRUCTION HAVEN

• India is now the 3rd largest construction sector in the world

• There has been an explosive growth in construction since 2005.

2005 2030

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RetailHospitality

OfficesResidential

RetailHospitalityOfficesResidential

• It is expected to multiply 2 folds by 2030 with maximum growth in residential sector.

Area

in m

illio

n sq

uare

feet

Source: Environmental Design Solutions Pvt Ltd

CARS9%

TRANSPORT15%

INDUSTRY24%

BUILDING MATERIAL12%

BUILDING CON-STRUCTION

40%

World CO2 Emissions

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 HOUSERCC frames structure + Brick infill + Concrete Slab

THE ROOF Cement Consumption60 bags!!

A 1000 sq.ft CONVENTIAL HOUSERCC frames structure + Brick infill + Concrete Slab

1500 kg!!THE ROOF

Steel Consumption

A 1000 sq.ft CONVENTIAL HOUSERCC frames structure + Brick infill + Concrete Slab

80 BAGS!! THE SUPERSTRUCTURECement Consumption

A 1000 sq.ft CONVENTIAL HOUSERCC frames structure + Brick infill + Concrete Slab

2000 Kg!! THE SUPERSTRUCTURESteel Consumption

THE GREEN SHIFT

A 1000 sq.ft HOUSE – With Material X

THE ROOF Cement Consumption8 bags

A 1000 sq.ft HOUSE – With Material X

THE ROOF Steel Consumption0 kg

A 1000 sq.ft HOUSE – With Material X

THE SUPERSTRUCTURECement Consumption

50 bags

A 1000 sq.ft HOUSE – With

THE SUPERSTRUCTURESteel Consumption

600 Kg

Material X

TIME C

ONSUM

ING

HIGH MAINTAINENCE

TERMITE ATTACKS

NON RESISTANCE TO HEAVY RAINS

SKILL DEVELO

PMENTAWARENESS

INNOVATIONBLIND COMPLIANCE TO

THE LATEST TRENDS

REVIVA

LOPTIMIZATION

CHANGING TRENDS

LOSS OF SKILL

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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