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

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The Auroville Green Practices (AGP) Summer School program is an initiative using Auroville and its outstanding experience in human unity & sustainable living as a platform for the learning and personal growth of students from around the world.

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FROM  HOUSE  TO  HOME;    BUILDING  FOR  A  DIGNIFIED  LIVING  

AUROVILLE GREEN PRACTICES SUMMER SCHOOL 2013

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Insanity  is  doing  the  same  thing  over  and  over  and  expec4ng  different  results.  

-­‐  Albert  Einstein

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 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.  

 

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Projects  

Food  –  Kitchen  Garden  

Water  –  Rainwater  harvesCng  

Energy  –  Solar  PV  InstallaCon  

Po;y  Power  –  Ecosan  Toilet  

Home  –  Solar  Passive  Home  

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Food  

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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.    

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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          

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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.  

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Water  

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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.    

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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    

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Design  Process  

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Design  Process  

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Design  Process  

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Design  Process  

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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    

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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    

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Energy  

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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.    

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Energy  

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Design  Process  

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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  

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Hands-­‐on  Building  

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Hands-­‐on  Building  

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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.  

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Po;y  Poopers  

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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.      

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Research  

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Research  

TYPES  OF  ECO-­‐SAN  SYSTEMS  

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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.      

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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.    

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Hands-­‐on  Building  

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Hands-­‐on  Building  

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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.    

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Solar  Passive  Home  -­‐  Aria  

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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.    

 

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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.        

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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      

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Partners  

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 All  that  we  do  now  must  be  done  in  a  sacred  

manner  and  in  celebra4on    -­‐  Oraibi,  Arizona  Hopi  NaCon