Sustainable Building Design for Affordable Housing in Warm-Humid Climate Region of India

Passive strategies enhance the usage of renewable sources of energy, which in turn make the build cost efficient. Different passive design techniques include building’s orientation, window placement, sizes, shading devices, built form and shape, and settlement pattern, along with efficient use of locally available materials for warm-humid regions.

S. K. Singh, Senior Principal Scientist and Professor, AcSIR, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee; Sara Ali, Project Assistant (Architect), CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee; and Utkarsh Singh, Graduate Student, Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ), Jaipur

Incorporating passive techniques in building designs is becoming essential as they help in reducing the thermal cooling loads of buildings to maintain indoor temperature. These techniques can also be used for low- and mid-income housing groups, and for the economically weaker section (EWS) to provide better and more comfortable living standards.

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