Training on building green homes

The construction and operation of buildings together trigger a number of environmental problems such as indiscriminate mining and quarrying, deforestation and electricity consumption, primarily from polluting non-renewable fuels.

There is an urgent need to design and construct buildings in a way which minimises their ecological footprint.

Development Alternatives is organising a training programme on Building for Future: Sustainable Homes (Green Building) from March 19-21, 2009 at TARA Nirman Kendra, M G Road, New Delhi.

Many Asian countries have begun to put in place strategies and mechanisms for a larger realisation of 'Green' buildings. Green or 'sustainable' buildings, as they are alternatively referred to, are characterised by reduced operational energy consumption and environmental impact and minimised life-cycle costs.

They make the best use of renewable sources, such as sun, wind, rainfall and bio-waste and have a high proportion of building materials that are designed for re-use and recycling.

Objectives

• To provide an overview of design and construction facets of green buildings
• To establish decision-making criteria for the design and construction of green buildings
• To provide exposure to various alternative building materials and technologies which can be used to construct green buildings
  

Course contents

• Overview of a green building - This section provides the background of the building sector in terms of resource consumption and its implications and therefore the need to bring about a change in design and construction of buildings.
  
• Green buildings: case studies - This section presents case studies of green buildings in the context of residential and commercial buildings. Visit will be made to green buildings along with a guided tour of the project.
  
• Green construction materials and technologies - This section will cover the construction aspects of green buildings from the point of view of alternative materials and construction methods.
  
• Design workshop - This session will be conducted in a participatory workshop mode where a green building design approach will be demonstrated in a particular context - type of building, region and climate.

Eligibility

This programme is designed for architects, building engineers; professionals form the construction industry - builders and developers, government housing department professionals. The programme is also suitable for final year architectural students.

Fee

INR 7,500 per participant. Indian participants should make payment through Demand Draft drawn in favour of TARA Livelihood Academy payable at New Delhi. The Demand Draft should be mailed to:

Manager- Training
TARA Livelihood Academy
Development Alternatives,
111/9-Z, Kishangarh, Vasant Kunj,
New Delhi-110070

Overseas participants may please send the fees through wire transfer. The details of the wire transfer will be sent to each selected trainee once we get their nomination form.

Click here to download the registration form.