My OperaSelf-reliant homes
Friday, May 9, 2008 3:18:14 AM
T-ZED homes are designed to provide an enduring facility with conservation as the core value. The housing complex is equipped to handle its water needs without depending on the city water supply network, generate power needed for it under strict "green" parameters, and is also geared to take full responsibility for treating or disposing of all waste generated. ZED stands for "Zero Energy Development."
Though T-ZED homes have a BESCOM connection, the complex will be the first to provide energy with renewable resources. The power generated with a biomass gasifier in a dedicated area outside the campus will use wood chips, procured without harming the environment, thereby avoiding the use of high-polluting, fossil-based diesel. This power will be supplied to the complex under an arrangement with BESCOM from Sira in Tumkur district where Malavalli Power Project Pvt. Ltd. produces electricity using agricultural waste such as sugarcane, coconut husk and dried leaves. BCIL's experience in water management helps it harness water resources. The residents themselves conserve water.
The complex uses methods such as storage, rainwater harvesting, recycling and avoiding wastage of water. Each house has a "conscience meter," the first of its kind in India, which has an LED display of the number of litres of water that you are letting go down the drain in the kitchen or the washroom!
Though T-ZED homes have a BESCOM connection, the complex will be the first to provide energy with renewable resources. The power generated with a biomass gasifier in a dedicated area outside the campus will use wood chips, procured without harming the environment, thereby avoiding the use of high-polluting, fossil-based diesel. This power will be supplied to the complex under an arrangement with BESCOM from Sira in Tumkur district where Malavalli Power Project Pvt. Ltd. produces electricity using agricultural waste such as sugarcane, coconut husk and dried leaves. BCIL's experience in water management helps it harness water resources. The residents themselves conserve water.
The complex uses methods such as storage, rainwater harvesting, recycling and avoiding wastage of water. Each house has a "conscience meter," the first of its kind in India, which has an LED display of the number of litres of water that you are letting go down the drain in the kitchen or the washroom!
