ADITI PRADHAN IV YR
MUMBAI BEATS
Where is Sawani?? The train will be leaving within next three minutes!! And an answer came up, “she is at the
entrance gate of the railway station”. It is not possible for her to reach here within next three minutes, exclaimed
Yatra. Don’t worry guys, the train has maximum number of students travelling, obviously chain pulling is possible
and Sawani madam will be with us, our so called tour guide Sayal Sethia was confident about this thing to happen.
And that’s what happened next, and she was with us.
On 2nd January 2014, 21 students from I.D.E.A.S., Nagpur; boarded the train to Mumbai. It was altogether a
different experience; facing the “Real World” in the “Reel City”. It was really a great experience at every ones part,
be it from boarding the train from Nagpur or getting caught by police for travelling in first class compartment in
the locals or roaming on the streets of Chor Bazar in search of antiques or travelling in the crowded locals where
you need to be alert that your I-phone is safe and sound!
The main motto of the visit was to attend a workshop on Green Building Science at IIT Powai; which was organized
by Archipidia. The workshop focused on balancing Sustainability at the intersection of environmental, economic
and societal stewardship. Green Building Science can be completely given justice if Energy Management, Material
and Resource Management, Water and Waste Management, Sustainability in Built Environment and Indoor
Environmental Quality are managed properly. Thus, the ideal “green” project preserves and restores habitat that
is vital for sustaining life and becomes a net producer and exporter of resources, materials, energy and water
rather being a net consumer. A Green Building is one whose construction and lifetime of operation assure the
healthiest possible environment while representing the most efficient and least disruptive use of land, water,
energy and resources. The optimum design solution is one that effectively emulates all of the natural systems and
conditions of the pre-developed site – after development is complete.
Building a Green Building is not just a matter of assembling a collection of the latest green technologies or
materials. Rather, it is a process in which every element of the design is first optimized and then the impact and
interrelationship of various different elements and systems within the building and site are re-evaluated,
integrated and optimized as a part of whole building solution. For example, inter-relationships between the
building site, site features, the sun path and the location and orientation of the building and elements such as
windows and external shading devices have a significant impact on the quality and effectiveness of natural day
lighting. These elements also affect direct solar loads and overall energy performance for the life of the building.
Without considering these issues early in the design process, the design is not fully optimized and the result is
likely to be a very inefficient building. The emphasis on integrated and optim