1. Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy, GEO
http://www.e-geo.org
saibhaskarnakka@gmail.com

2. All these efforts are straining the limits of the Earth’s “carrying
capacity”— its ability to provide the resources required to sustain
life while retaining the capacity to regenerate and remain viable.
• incalculable technological achievements
• population growth
• corresponding increases in resource use
Since the Industrial
Revolution the
world has
witnessed
pollution landfills toxic waste
global
warming
Resource
depletion
ozone
depletion
deforestation

4. INDOOR
AIR
CONCERNS
Most people
spend at least
half of their
lives indoors.
Indoor air can
be more harmful
than outdoor
air.
Poor indoor air
quality can
cause
respiratory
problems.
Poor indoor air
quality can be
more harmful
for children .

5. insufficient fresh outdoor
air entering a ventilation
system are often the
direct result of
overzealous energy-saving
procedures.

12. Breathing bricks –
reducing impact of
harmful emissions
Insulation Light weight
Emit far infrared
radiation
Low cost
Carbon
sequestration –
Mitigating climate
change
Construction
waste disposal –
value to soil
Indoor moisture
reduction
Maintenance free
– 1000 years
minimum

13. OTHER BIOCHAR
APPLICATIONS
BIOCHAR BRICKS, GREEN BUILDINGS

15. GREEN
BUILDINGS

16. SOURCES OF BIOMASS FOR BIOCHAR
CROP RESIDUE (800 million tons of biomass
burnt)
COTTON STALKS (22.3 million tons generated)
PROSOPIS JULIFLORA
RICE HUSK
OTHER BIOMASS

17. TRADITIONALHOUSE

22. CONTROL AND BIOCHAR - OKRA
Farmers focus
80% ON CROP
20% ON SOIL

23. Ref: http://tinyurl.com/d5tzmj