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STRATEGIES USED IN THEBUILDING

using natural passive cooling strategies for climatemitigation,arvesting over ! million litres of "ater in a#rougt prone region,rec$cling "aste "ater troug naturalplant ree# %&ee# process,&iogas generation an# compostingall are 'e$ components of tis pro(ect,an institute set up toincrease 'no"le#ge of rural ,lo" cost sanitation solutions)

te campus is &uilt essentiall$ "it natural materials an#integrates local crafts s'ills as #tone inla$ an# mosaic "or's)

te ventilate# t"o leaf cavit$ "alls are constructe# from loa#&earing &ric's,"it te outer face left e*pose#,for cost an#aestetic reasons

it acieves an eart$ loo')

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S+EIAL HARATERISTIS -. THEBUILDING

Environment sanitation institute #oes "or' in ruralsanitation)

Tis institute con#ucts training,e#ucatin,an# a"areness

programmes in /el# of frien#l$ &uilt forman# suistaina&learcitecture "it natural climate ,"ater arevesting,"asterec$cling,energ$ generation an# eco planning)

Te increase# massing to"ar#s sout "est,e*ploitssa##e# areas to te nort east &$ accomo#ating te

activit$ areas,courts ,streets along tem) Bric' cavit$ "alls insulate te interiors from te ig

am&ient atmosperic temperatures an# incoming solar

ra#iations)

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Su&terranean &uilt form along "it sare#a#(ascent "alls preventse*cessive eat gain from

e*posure to te sun) -verangs #etermine# &$sa#o" tro" stu#ies

an# te sun angle anal$sis over te $ear controlssolar penetration an# also elp in re#ucing glare

insi#e te interiors) Te lan#scape #esign facilates an# fosters

microclimate control)

Local sa#ing &$ trees an# groun# cover

vegetation elps in glare cover) Te organic soli# "aste is use# to ma'e &iogas

"ic fuels te 'itcen)

Te com&ine# re0uirements of institute for

#rin'ing,sanitation an# gar#ening purposes ave&een met &$ "ater arvesting)