I came to know regarding this competition from rediff.com The idea of Energy Efficient design is to modulate the conditions such that they are always within or as close as possible to comfort zone.Modulations introduced by the landscape,built form,envelope,materials and other control measures bring the conditions within the range throughout twenty four hours cycle. This is goal of Energy Efficient Architecture Buildings, as they are designed and used today, contribute to serious environmental and economical problems because of excessive consumption of energy and other natural resources. The close connection between energy use in buildings and environmental damage arises because energy-intensive and monetarily expensive solutions sought to construct a building and meet its demands for heating, cooling, ventilation, and lighting cause severe depletion of invaluable environmental resources Energy resource efficiency in new constructions can be effected by adopting an Integrated Approach To Building Design.

1. The idea of Energy Efficient design is to modulate the conditions such that they are always within or as close as possible to comfort zone.Modulations introduced by the landscape,built form,envelope,materials and other control measures bring the conditions within the range throughout twenty four hours cycle. This is goal of Energy Efficient Architecture Energy Efficient Buildings

2. Buildings, as they are designed and used today, contribute to serious environmental and economical problems because of excessive consumption of energy and other natural resources . The close connection between energy use in buildings and environmental damage arises because energy-intensive and monetarily expensive solutions sought to construct a building and meet its demands for heating, cooling, ventilation, and lighting cause severe depletion of invaluable environmental resources However, buildings can be designed to meet the occupant’s need for thermal and visual comfort at reduced levels of energy and resources consumption. Energy resource efficiency in new constructions can be effected by adopting an Integrated Approach To Building Design .

3. Our vernacular homes in Rajasthan In vernacular architecture, the conception of space begins with a single cell shelter. This is irrespective of the form and the material which may vary from one context to another.

4. The Royal complex at Jaisalmer and Mehrangarh fort in Jodhpur

5. Not only residences but also factories, schools, hotels, and Government offices are built entirely underground Tungkwan [Honnan] Villages in the Chinese Loess belt…

6. Laurie Baker Architect For The Common Man

7. LAURIE BAKER The use of local materials with consideration to local climate and participation of the people leads to A Holistic Design Approach .

8. The use of local materials and the participation of the people leads to a holistic design approach…

9. Bakers buildings have an authentic link with our heritage , not just due to the application of his principles but also due to a deep understanding of why and how a form has evolved, which puts him on intimate terms with the traditional and historical.

10. AMENITY HALL KASAHARA,JAPAN

12. Hostel at University of Jodhpur

17. One of the first buildings in India in which the comprehensive use of natural cooling, ventilation and light has been attempted on such a large scale. TORRENT RESEARCH CENTER Gandhinagar, Gujarat Ar. Nimish Patel Site area: 30 acres[approx] Const. area: 19000 sq. m. Const. period: 1994-98 Const. cost: 13 crores [approx]

18. The proposal was based on the observation that traditionally constructed buildings are found to be far more comfortable than contemporary buildings, which use ‘modern’, and often chemically incongruent materials. Cosmoville row-houses, Ahmedabad,1983. Ar. Kamal Mangaldas

19. Kenneth Yeang and Bio-climatic Towers In order to achieve economic objectives, the following criteria became critical: · minimum external wall thickness · minimum vertical support size · minimum horizontal support thickness · minimum vertical circulation/service core · minimum floor-to-floor height. The most obvious justification must be the lowering of costs as a result of decreasing energy consumption in the operation of the building. The bulk of energy consumption happens during its operational phase. cost time

22. Relation to street Cross ventilation Insulative walls Solar shading Insulation and heat stores Wind scoop Solar collector wall Vertical landscaping

23. The preliminary concept for the building incorporates a transparent glass tower that seems to float above a five-story base. The tower uses a double curtain wall technique that allows the structure to appear vibrant and transparent, yet increase energy efficiency. Energy efficient building-New York Times Building

25. The complex was designed to provide a transition between the city’s old residential area to the south and its historic centre to the north( opposite). with facades oriented in many directions, the building turns its back on no one. The Duetch Bank , Germany

27. A shallow pool in the courtyard, along with plantings on the restaurant roof, enhance the complex’s exterior as well as interior ecology