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“It is ironic how in the 21st century, the strength of mud is questioned in construction, when the ground everybody walks on and builds on is soil, mud.” -Manu Gopalan
The practice of ancient and natural building techniques that are suppressed in the name of development are important to be brought back again.
Director General of CSE visits Sacred Groves
Sunita Narain, the Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) visited the Sacred Groves site today.
CSE has started lobbying the Indian government about the need to regulate the dumping of construction and demolition (C&D) waste. Much of this waste goes into wetland areas surrounding our cities resulting in the drying up of essential water bodies and aquifers.… READ MORE...
Successful erection!
Like a phoenix from the ashes, our wind turbine has been resurrected after the false start on Dec 5th (see earlier post re Breaking News). Our lofty ambitions (including the height of the turbine) have been clipped somewhat (by 5 metres) but the power generated will be very useful on cloudy days when the solar panels are ineffective.… READ MORE...
The Tetrapak furniture project 01
Tetrapak cartons are used all over the world and increasingly so in India where the burgeoning middle class consumes ever more and ever more un-sustainably. The problem is that this complex material can’t be recycled and, therefore, ends up in landfill.… READ MORE...