The project’s
first activity was to assess the needs of the target groups.
It included an assessment of existing building practices, policy
scenarios, institutional set-ups, the urban development process
and also making demand projections for resources such as electricity
and water. The outcome of this assessment defined a road map
for sustainable development in Gurgaon.
Manual on sustainable buildings:
policies and practices
(currently under development)
Based on the assessment of needs, a
manual on sustainable building design will be developed for the
target groups. It will contain guidelines for effective planning
policies and programmes and also comprehensive technical information
for application of sustainability options, including: Sustainable site planning Sustainable site practices Building design Passive solar design Building materials Building systems Renewable energy systems Waste and water management Green practices
Marketing activities
Marketing
leaflets and dissemination material will be produced to publicize
the aims and activities of the project in the three participating
countries.
This aims to be a training package for practitioners
which would derive from the manual. It will include comprehensive
training modules on: Energy efficiency Lighting design Low-cost, low-energy materials Waste management and water conservation Sustainability in the community
Policy seminars
Three seminars for local policy makers will be organised in
each partner country, with resource persons from European
and Indian partners.
These
workshops will be undertaken at three sites in Gurgaon by a
panel of multidisciplinary experts from all partners. Recommendations
will be made to improve local building design and implementation
of sustainability options.
This web site (www.sustainable-buildings.org)
is part of the project and all project-related material and
results will be posted here. This will ensure dissemination
beyond the partnership of the project and will encourage replication
in other areas in India and elsewhere.
