Conference on Green Homes

Green Building Congress,

1st November , 2012

Eco friendly
building materials

Ar. PB Sajan
Member Secretary & Jt. Director
Laurie Baker Centre COSTFORD
for
Habitat Studies (LBC)

Residence of
Ar. P B Sajan & Ar. Shailaja Nair
 Sloping site on
top of a hill
8.5 cents
(345 sqm)

SITE PLAN

MATERIALS USED

Mud (without stabilisers)

Coconut tree
Kattadi (Casuarina) Poles
Bamboo
Country burnt Brick
Reused Wood
Reused Roof Tiles
Mango tree Wood
Random Rubble
 TREATMENT OF MATERIALS

Bamboo
Kattadi (Casuarina) Poles
Coconut Tree
Mango tree wood

LOCAL BAMBOO
 Treatment tank

Preservative preparation
Holes in nodes for proper preservative
penetration

Smoothening of nodes
KATTADI (CASUARINA) POLES

Preparation of Kattadi poles

Treated Kattadi pole

COCONUT TREE
Clearing of outer layer of coconut trunk

Coconut trunks are immersed in

preservative
Treated Coconut Trunks

In Construction
 FOUNDATION
R.R. masonry in mud mortar

WALL
Mud :Cob construction
 MUD WALL

MUD WALL -Interior

 BAMBOO

Bamboo Beam & Floor

Finishing of bamboo floor

Bamboo Beam & Floor

Bamboo in Openings

Bamboo in Openings
COCONUT TREE TRUNKS

Smoothened coconut trunk

Coconut Trunk Pillar

Coconut Trunk Pillar

 Coconut Beam

KATTADI (Casuarina) POLE

Kattadi Poles - Roof

Kattadi Poles - Roof

Kattadi Poles - Roof

REUSED WOOD
 Reused Windows

Reused ceiling planks as floor finish

 Floor

Reused wood - Beam

 Reused Wood

Reused Doors
Mango wood - stair planks

Mango wood - stair planks

After Completion
 Comparison of Material Consumption

Diesel saving
Qty of
Diesel/
Material Diesel
Material Source KM Trip Quantity
Saved Saved
(Ltr)
(Ltr)

Brick Tamilnadu 174 34.8 5000 24317 169.25

Sand Tamilnadu 174 34.8 6 90 522

20mm and 40mm

Varkala 80 16 6 55 146.67
broken stone

Steel Coimbatore 920 184 16000 3866 44.459

Cement Thirunalveli 320 64 200 1099 351.68
Total 1234
 Energy Saving

Energy saved TOTAL ENERGY

ITEM Total Nos.
per no. SAVED (MJ)

BRICK 3.75 (MJ/NOS) 24317.00 91188.75

CEMENT 5.85 (MJ/KG) 54950.00 321457.50

42 (MJ/KG)
STEEL 3866.00 162372.00

TOTAL 575018.25 MJ

Thank you

Walking the Talk Ar. PB Sajan

COSTFORD & LBC