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Providing comfortable buildings, while reducing
the use of conventional fuels and electricity, can be obtained through
solar passive architecture. The benefit of solar energy is utilized
through designing energy efficient buildings.
Climatically responsive, energy efficient architecture
Auroville is situated in the hot humid zone, a
zone where solar passive measures are the least effective. Natural
lighting and proper ventilation, shading of the walls and good
insulation of the roof are important features for creating comfort zones
within buildings.
Low energy content building materials
Appropriate building technologies are an overall
part of passive solar architecture. Auroville Building Centre has gained
expertise in two low energy content technologies: compressed earth
blocks and ferrocement. Both technologies use in their category
substantially less energy than the more traditional applications of
fired bricks and RCC structures.
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