ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY

Need for Energy saving eco-responsive sustainable development

Issue based Discussion

Part -2

BY

SHIRISH AVRANI
Architect - Planner
 Building Centre / Building Technology Park -Concept
Indian Building Centre Movement
The objectives of Building Centre
1. Technology Transfer in the field of housing, building and development
disseminations information on cost effective environment friendly and
appropriate technologies in urban/rural areas through live projects.
2. Skill Upgradation and Training on various cost effective construction
technologies
3. Manufacturing and Distribution Outlet eco friendly and cost effective
building materials are made available to users including public agencies and
individual home builders.
4. Developing Entrepreneurship for manufacturing and marketing of cost
effective building components.
5. Hoiusing Guidance Centre a decentralised information and counselling
centre for technology dissemination
6. Disaster Mitigation mass scale training, reconstruction, retrofitting and
strengthening programme in disaster like earthquake, cyclone and flood
affected areas with appropriate and cost effective technologies.
The first Building Centre ( Nirmithi Kendra) started by Mr. Rao at Quilon – Kerala : Works as a (1)
Technology transfer from lab to land.(2) Research and Development (3) Manufacturing and
marketing of building components (4) Taking up projects to make it economically viable.
Panchayat Ghar Constructed by Nirmithi Kendra in a village demonstrate various
alternative technologies. ( Filler slab, Rat trap bond, Plastering technique, arches etc)
Demonstration building of Application of Science and Technology for Rural Areas
(ASTRA) Benglore Visit during 1990
Demonstration building of ASTRA using stabilised mud blocks, RBC flooring and
segmental arch made out of locally available tiles.
Interior view of an Institutional building
using stabilised mud blocks,
Reinforced Brick Construction (RBC)
Laboratory building : Stabilised mud block, segmental arch from locally available
hollow clay tiles resting on pre cast beam system.
Domestic Solar water heater made out of Ferro cement – Use of non conventional
solar energy.
 View of Bio gas plant made out of
steel tank and Non conventional bio
gas plant made out of plastic felt .
It is a cost effective : Rs. 1200
against normal tank type bio gas
plant costing Rs. 6500/-
Gas outlet pipe
Flexible : Can be install any where
like roof top. Do not occupy
permanent space on ground.

Bio mass inlet

Visit during February 2010
Research and
Administration
Building
Precast Ferro-cement
steps Cantilevered
from wall
Filler slab with stabilised clay tiles
 STAIR
Stairway, staircase, stairwell,
S
flight of stairs or simply
stairs are names for a
construction designed Neutral reinforce Concrete in FILLERS
to bridge axis ment compression (below
neutral axis)

Filler slab with Sabilised Clay tiles

Composite Beams
and Panels as well as
precast lintels with
projections
Detail of pre- fab Weather shed cum lintels
 Load on the
lintel
OPTIMUM UTILIZATION of material is utilized d on the lintel
by designing the lintel in such a way that it can
transfer the load of the wall with minimum use
of material and strength. Thus saving on cost
and labor with just simple addition of flange
Corners being
to the lintel pushed inside
rs being
pushed inside

Sagging of lintel

SMB oppose corners

from coming inside.
Hence stop lintel
sagging.ence stop
lintel sagging
 Floor finish

Arch forming Rcc beam supported

Between the by load bearing SCB
RCC beam wall & column
Demonstration of Various types of roofing system
 WALLS-
These are made of
Roofing with photo-voltaic panels stabilized compressed
mud block. Load
bearing structures.

ROOFS.- These are

Heat Hot air rises
dissipated out
made of patented
below from aluminum ‘Y’ section
the back of
P. V.
toped with photo voltaic
panels.
Photovoltaic panels

P.V.-
Sloped facing south to
Get maximum solar
radiation.
Window AIR S.S. Beam
with
Cool air IS
SUCKED in CONVENTION provision of WINDOW-
water gutter windows are provided
&
P. V. wire on the top most point
installations just below the P.V. roofs
Soil mud
block wall
STACK EFFECT to give air circulation to
much heated P.V. and to
remove heat built up in
room
 PHOTOVOTIC
CELLS

WINDOW rain water

gutters on both
side

Channel -Section Detail

 STAIR
S staircase, stairwell,
Stairway,
flight of stairs or simply
stairs are names for a
construction designed
to bridge

WATER OUT
LET
Sky light for
maintaining
required light levels
naturally
LED light provided
for low wattage
consumption
Mono crystalline
silicone P.V. cell
giving 17%
efficiency as per
manufacturer. But
under current
experiment giving
only 12% of
efficiency.
LED light provided
for low wattage
consumption
Junction box at
each panels
Y section steel
beam with
provision for wiring
from junction
boxes.
A Hospital building
constructed out of stabilised
mud block in Bangalore
Mass housing project (700 houses )at Yalanka (Benglore ) by Karnataka Housing Board.
Plinth : random rubble masonry. Walls : out of stabilised mud block using three inch top soil.
Construction of about 1200 school class rooms using various alternative technology in
Building Centre net work in Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor
Impact of Building centres in India

Over 385 building centres were set up

all over India ( up to 2006)

About 15 to 40 % savings were

achieved.

Over 55000 masons, carpenters,

barbenders, plumbers were trained
through building centres.

Construction worth over Rs. 2 billion

has been completed through building
centres.
Unnati Campus at Navagam Nr. Bhachau
Composite structure of Stabilised mud blocks and stone masonry
Compressed stabilised mud blocks with 8 -10 % cement
 Architecture might seem inconceivable without architects,
but the richness of “Primitive” tribal traditions show that
humans have an instinctive grasp of how to build , how to
apply ornament, how to situate forms in landscape and how
to give genuine meaning and structure to the rituals and
romance of existence.

Sustainable architecture is inbuilt in tribal culture since childhood.

Thank You