This presentation documents the work of twenty-two students and young professionals that participated in the Auroville Green Practices Summer Schools 2013 'Building for a Dignified Living.

1. FROM
HOUSE
TO
HOME;
BUILDING
FOR
A
DIGNIFIED
LIVING
AUROVILLE GREEN PRACTICES
SUMMER SCHOOL 2013

2. Insanity
is
doing
the
same
thing
over
and
over
and
expec4ng
different
results.
-­‐
Albert
Einstein

3.
THE
TEAM:
Aakash
Divanji,
Aashman
Goghari,
Aishwarya
Das,
Carlo;a
Dabove,
Chaitanya
Krishna
Kumar,
Chirag
Batra,
Jasmitha
Arvind,
Karishma
Asarpota,
Manu
Gopalan,
MarCn
Scherfler,
Nicole
Soellinger,
Parinitha
Vishweshwar,
Pragna
Prasad,
Pranav
DM,
Pranay
Golecha,
Priscilla
Joseph,
Richa
Raut,
Richard
Kleinjans,
Sarmistha
Saha,
Shefali
Mendon,
Siddharth
Chourasiya,
Somya
Gupta,
Stefanie
B.
Overbeck,
Sushruthi
Krishna,
Tania
Poggi,
Tapas
Upadhyay.

4. Projects
Food
–
Kitchen
Garden
Water
–
Rainwater
harvesCng
Energy
–
Solar
PV
InstallaCon
Po;y
Power
–
Ecosan
Toilet
Home
–
Solar
Passive
Home

5. Food

6. Design
Brief
In
order
to
sustain
a
household
during
Cmes
of
disaster
design
a
space
to
retrofit
under
constraints
of
local
available
resources
and
a
construcCon
Cme
frame
of
10
days
to
feed
two
adults
(4000
calories
daily)
allowing
for
self-­‐sustainable
food
producCon.

7. Research
Different
systems
a.
Roo[op
garden
b.
Indoor
gardening
c.
Aquaponics
d.
Stacked
gardening
e.
Grey
water
irrigaCon
Considered
a.
Soil
depth,
available
space,
irrigaCon
needs
for
fruits
and
vegetables
in
a
hot
and
humid
climate
b.
The
orientaCon
towards
the
sun
c.
Which
types
of
vegetables
can
benefit
from
urine
irrigaCon
and
grey
water?
d.
The
types
and
costs
of
necessary
materials
to
construct
food
producCon
systems

8. Design

9. Design

10. Design

11. Design

12. Design

13. Design

14. What
did
we
learn?
• The
importance
of
effecCve
cooperaCon
and
communicaCon
within
and
between
working
groups
• The
usefulness
of
sharing
ideas
and
knowledge
and
criCquing
each
other
• The
extent
of
integraCon
of
plumbing
system
i.e.
the
treated
grey
water
for
irrigaCon
and
urine
as
a
nutrient
provider
for
closed
loop
system.
• How
to
design
and
implement
a
stacked
gardening
system
• Plant
types
that
grow
well
in
hot
and
humid
climate.
• Process
of
planCng.
Soaking,
type
of
soil,
use
of
old
twigs,
leaves
etc.
as
mulch,
amount
of
water
and
Cme,
exposure
to
sunlight
and
requirement
of
humidity
for
different
plants.

15. Water

16. Design
Brief
To
design
a
water
system
for
a
sustainable
home
built
for
a
family
of
four.
Issues
that
need
to
be
considered
are
water
harvesCng,
storage,
pumping,
irrigaCon,
purificaCon
and
recycling.
A
daily
amount
of
280
litres
is
needed
assuming
that
each
person
consumes
70
litres
per
day.

17. Research
Purifica:on:
Grey
water
purificaCon
(e.g.
plants,
fish)
Visit
to
Centre
for
ScienCfic
Research
regarding
DeWa;s
purificaCon
system
Tank:
Overhead
tank
Ground
level
tank
ConstrucCon
methods
(e.g.
masonry,
Ferro-­‐cement,
pre-­‐manufactured
tank)
Rain
water
Harves:ng:
Roof
form
for
collecCon
(e.g.
gabled
roof,
hipped
roof)
Plumbing
(closed
loop
circulaCon,
green
wall
irrigaCon)
Pumping
methods
Mechanical
(e.g.
treadle
pump,
dynamo)
Electric
pump

18. Design
Process

19. Design
Process

20. Design
Process

21. Design
Process

22. ImplementaCon
Materials
• Bamboo
(split
and
wound
in
a
basket)
• Chicken
wire
(for
reinforcing
the
cement)
• Cement
• Jute
(for
tying
bamboo
together)
Construc:on
• Bamboo
frame
for
base
• VerCcal
bamboo
posts
weaved
through
base
frame
• VerCcal
posts
li[ed
and
Ced
with
jute
• Chicken
wire
fixed
on
interior
and
exterior
of
basket
• Concrete
base
poured
(basin
shape
for
basket
to
rest)
• Cement
hand-­‐
rendered
onto
chicken
wire
to
form
Ferro-­‐
cement

23. Hands-­‐on
Building

24. Hands-­‐on
Building

25. What
did
we
learn?
• Teamwork
and
management
• Listening
to
others
• Discussing
opCons
together
• Time
management
• Problem
solving
• Researching
a
topic
in
depth
• Working
within
a
given
set
of
restricCons/constants
• Hands-­‐on
construcCon
skills
• Cement
mixing,
pouring,
rendering
• Tank
• Bamboo
joinery
• Roof
construcCon

26. Energy

27. Design
Brief
Design
a
cost-­‐effecCve,
self-­‐sufficient
energy
system
for
a
residence
that
is
capable
of
conserving
as
well
as
harnessing
energy
in
normal
condiCons
and
is
able
to
provide
for
basic
necessiCes
in
the
case
of
a
calamity.
The
design
should
be
funcConal
and
realizable
within
the
Cme
limit
of
10
days.

28. Energy

29. Design
Process

30. Design
Process

31. Design
Process

32. Research
Sr.
No.
Source
Cost
(Watts)
No.
of
fixtures
No.
of
Hours/
fixture
Total
Consumption
(watthours)
1
Lights
105
-­‐
4
420
2
Fans
50
5
7
1750
3
Washing
Machine
500
1
1
500
4
Laptops
3
3
24
216
5
Television
123
1
4
492
6
Mixer(Kitchen)
300
1
0.25
75
7
Inducuction
heater
100
1
0.25
25
8
Miscellaneous
-­‐
-­‐
-­‐
100
9
Water
pump
372
1
0.25
93
Total
3671
Innovative
Ideas
to
reduce
load
on
primary
energy
provider
1
Fibre
optic
cable
lighting
2
Bottle
Light
Energy
Audit

33. Hands-­‐on
Building

34. Hands-­‐on
Building

35. Hands-­‐on
Building

36. What
did
we
learn?
• InnovaCon
to
another
level,
with
ideas
such
as
converCng
mechanical
energy
from
the
push
o
a
door
into
electricity!
However,
in
the
end
we
decided
to
sCck
with
solar
cells,
solar
cooker
and
building
our
own
fridge.
• We
learned
about
our
energy
needs
in
our
daily
lives
and
how
much
resource
is
spent
in
actually
meeCng
those
needs.
• We
learned
not
to
give
up
when
things
get
tough
and
believe
in
our
ideas
and
go
on
even
though
its
not
convenConal.

37. Po;y
Poopers

38. Design
Brief
To
design
a
modular
sanitaCon
system
for
a
retrofit
house
for
two
people
under
the
given
constraints
of
money
and
Cme
(10
days)
that
is
efficient
with
minimum
usage
of
water
and
energy.

39. Research

40. Research
TYPES
OF
ECO-­‐SAN
SYSTEMS

41. Design
Process
For
its
use
as
a
seaCng
toilet,
we
incorporated
three
steps
that
would
raise
the
toilet
seat
to
a
height
of
0.45m
which
is
the
standard
dimension
for
a
human
seaCng
posture
.
also
the
steps
could
be
used
to
access
the
plajorm
if
people
preferred
to
squat.

42. Design
Process
we
also
looked
into
methods
of
pouring
saw
dust
over
the
solid
waste
which
would
be
more
efficient
and
hygienic
to
use.
Thus
coming
up
with
a
more
mechanical
soluCon
to
it.

43. Hands-­‐on
Building

44. Hands-­‐on
Building

45. Hands-­‐on
Building

46. What
did
we
learn?
• Solid
waste
produces
odour
when
mixed
with
water.
• Urine
is
a
good
nutrient
because
it
comprises
of
nitrogen
and
phosphate.
• It
is
more
economical.
• Eco-­‐
san
is
more
hygienic
because
there
is
no
handling
of
unsaniCzed
waste
faeces.
• Requires
low
maintainance.

47. Solar
Passive
Home
-­‐
Aria

48. Design
Brief
Design
a
cost
effecCve
comfortable
cooling
prototype
for
4
people
in
hot
and
humid
climate
condiCon
in
10
days
that
resist
calamiCes.
The
design
parameters
were:
1.
Cost:
The
prototype
should
be
constructed
within
the
budget
of
1,80,000
INR.
The
total
esCmate
includes
the
material
and
the
construcCon
cost.
2.
Time:
The
period
of
the
construcCon
was
restricted
to
10days.
3.
Labour:
The
team
for
the
design
and
construcCon
were
unskilled
22
people
from
various
backgrounds.

49. Research

50. Material
Research
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51. Design
Process

52. Design
Process

53. Design
Process

54. Design
Process

55. Hands
on
building

56. Hands
on
building

57. Hands
on
building

58. Hands
on
building

59. What
did
we
learn?
• Importance
of
available
building
materials
and
the
cost
• Planning
and
building
the
structure
later,
gave
us
a
different
perspecCve
• We
addiConally
gained
a
lot
of
respect
for
builders.

60. Our
Commitment
Green
Getaway
Just
Recycle!
Sustainable
waste
management
in
schools
of
Kannur
Second
life
SVIKRITI
Improving
the
Reach
and
Level
of
Primary
EducaCon
in
India
Freedom
of
expression
Re-­‐cycling
of
bio-­‐degradable
waste
in
the
food
industry
Passive
Housing
-­‐
An
alternaCve
A
centre
for
tradiConal
games
Urban
farming
for
community
building
Development
of
skilled
labour
in
India
Organic
Green
House
Re-­‐use,
Re-­‐cycle,
Rescue
DemonstraCve
module
of
sustainable
and
social
development
in
the
rural
area
Urban
Agriculture
in
The
Hague
THE
ECOLOGICAL
DRIVE
–
ECO-­‐TOURISM
FOR
DEHRADUN
Dance
Therapy
–
HolisCc
Development
for
All
DUST
–BUST,
GWALIOR,
MADHYA
PRADESH
Call
for
AcCon;
New
Housing
and
Infrastructure
Plan
for
Indian
Shanty
Towns
EducaCon
for
Full
PotenCal

61. Partners

62.
All
that
we
do
now
must
be
done
in
a
sacred
manner
and
in
celebra4on
-­‐
Oraibi,
Arizona
Hopi
NaCon