DETAILS OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

With over 20,000 trees, the campus reduces the urban heat island effect and purifies its surrounding areas.

The site’s natural depression is converted into an eco-lake that enables thermal comfort through evaporative cooling.

All wastewater and stormwater is recycled at the site. Water bodies help recharge the city’s dwindling groundwater reserves. Grass pavers are used to support water percolation.

Jaalis and chhajjas (projections for shading) shade the building and thus reduce the consumption of electrical energy.

Skylights and appropriatelysized windows maximise natural lighting while minimising heat gain. Recessed windows on the building facades reduce glare.

Building floor plates are kept narrow to allow for maximum light penetration.

Double-glazed units have been installed in most of the buildings to allow light inside without the heat gain.

The academic blocks have colonnades with jaalis and cavity walls in building facades to reduce the heat gain.

Central courtyards within the academic buildings act as light wells, aid passive ventilation and increase vegetation cover.

The buildings are oriented along the prominent direction of wind flow (east-west), to allow ample wind circulation while minimising wind traps.

Roof-top solar panels of 500KW and a solar water heater of 1,00,000 litres reduce the load on non-renewable energy sources.

To enable efficient energyuse, the selection of equipment, fixtures and fittings is based on the environmental standards laid down by the Bureau of

Energy Efficiency, India.

Use of local materials like sandstone reduces emissions due to transportation.

The earth excavated while creating water bodies and building foundations is reused as embankments and thermal buffers.

The campus has an efficient waste management system and all organic waste is composted on site.

Cycling lanes have been planned along internal roads throughout the campus to promote the use of non-motorised transport.