Eco-Friendly Learning Institution Construction

SRL Project  This project is for building a unique institution for leaning which is run by a community of resident and visiting educators.  Project is planned to be executed on a plain tract of 100 acres.  It is divided into 8 clusters. Each cluster needs to be designed separately at this stage because the placement of clusters vis-à-vis each other would be determined by the actual layout of land when available.  The design of building and infrastructure should be done on the basis of general/broad guidelines which are given in two sets after the description of clusters below. Cluster 1 Perimeter Fence and Gates Roads Perimeter Track Gate Post Cluster 2 Nursery, Green House, Composting Unit, and Seed Bank Animal Shelter (General and Avian) Animal Hospital (General and Avian) Stores and Warehouses Recyclable Waste Depot Cluster 3 Water Softener and Decontamination Plant Water Treatment Plant Sewage Treatment Plant SS Overhead Tanks Water Storage Main Tank (Overhead vs. Underground?) Rainwater Harvesting System and Artificial Lake Cluster 4 Open Air Theatre for 300* Hall for 100* Classrooms for 25 x 4* Shed for 50 x 2* Shed for 100 x 2* Library* Hostel for 25 x 5* [U/C shaped making a pentagon with screens at opening to shared centre space] Faculty Hostel for 25* Reception and Admin Building* First Aid Post* Cluster 5 Residential Huts x 50* Fitness Centre* Cluster 6 Kitchen* (LPG Cylinder storage outside) Cleaning and Drying Bays Dining Hall* Stores Warehouse Cluster 7 Hair salon Wood work Electric work Mechanical and plumbing work Warehouse Laundry with Outdoor Clothesline Grid Toilet Complex* Cluster 8 Parking shed HMV x 6 LMV x 10 TW x 10 *Janitor Room and Toilets in each building/facility + Parking shed with bicycle stand Design and Construction Guidelines I 1. Bioclimatic architecture: Building design is based on its climatic context and stated objectives 2. Hollow bricks 3. Double wall 4. High ceiling 5. Good and natural ventilation for healthy air quality 6. Good and natural illumination 7. Design based on building physics 8. High energy efficiency: Thermal insulation and protecting the thermal bridges and reducing draughts to avoid energy losses; a building with near zero energy consumption 9. Correct orientation for thermal comfort and shielding from direct solar rays 10. Less repair and maintenance interventions 11. External plumbing and use of GI and CPVC alternatives, preferably SS, for it 12. Concealed electric and telephone cables 13. Waste management and composting 14. Solar energy generation 15. Green philosophy 16. Rain harvesting 17. A guarantee of the highest levels of indoor comfort 18. Comfortable indoor temperatures in every season 19. Air at the right level of relative humidity 20. Almost constant internal surface temperatures 21. Healthier air and reduction of CO2 22. A healthier environment without the formation of moulds or condensates and with reduced formation of dust 23. Energy demand by the building is nearly zero, reducing the pollution derived from the extraction of methane gas or by the production of electricity 24. Building does not use renewable fuels; therefore, it does not produce and does not emit CO2, particulate matter and other polluting substances into the atmosphere 25. High-performance windows with orientation and shading: Heat loss and gain through standard windows accounts for 25% to 30% of residential energy use. 26. Airtight building envelope: Keeping air, and thus heat, from leaking out or in further reduces the need for heating and cooling. 27. Climate-appropriate insulation levels: Some homes are even built entirely from insulating materials to minimize the need for energy supply. 28. Thermal-bridge-free design: Weak points in a building envelope that allow heat to drain out of a house are eliminated. 29. Continuous ventilation with heat recovery: Fresh, filtered air enters the home through a heat recovery ventilation (HRV) system. Resources Passive House Database ([login to view URL]) Passipedia: The Passive House Resource ([login to view URL]) Phius ([login to view URL]) Design and Construction Guidelines II 1. International Green Building Guidelines can also be referred. 2. Structures shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that all the parts remain accessible for routine & emergency inspection/intervention and repair. 3. Water recharge pit 4. UG tank for water storage and fire suppression system 5. Pressurised water supply for reduction of water wastage 6. Sewage Treatment Plant/Biodigester/Effluent Treatment Plant for recycling waste water. 7. The building design should fulfil the criteria of RAMS, i.e., Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Safety.

Project ID: 38729697