Mr. Gauranga Das, Director, Eco Govardhan Village gave presentation on Low carbon future at CII-IGBC 15th Green Building Congress 2017 event at Jaipur

1. THE STORY OF SUSTAINABILITY
Our Challenges in creating a Sustainable Farm Community
Gauranga Das
Director Govardhan Ecovillage

2. 4 HUMAN NEEDS
Ecological - Self Sustainability
Economical - Self Sufficiency
Social - Self Worth
Cultural - Self Realization
CONCEPT CHALLENGE

3. ECOVILLAGE design is
about CREATING
an ECOSYSTEM for LIFE
DESIGN CHALLENGE

4. DESIGN CHALLENGE
INFINITE
RESOURCE DUMP

5. ∑=Waste n∑=Resource 1
Resource 1 Waste 1Consumer 1
Resource 2 Waste 2Consumer 2
Resource n Waste nConsumer n
=∑Resource 1…n =∑Waste 1…n
Resource 1 Waste 1Contributor 1
Resource 2 Waste 2Contributor 2
Resource n Waste nContributor n
Resource 3 Waste 3Contributor 3
LINEAR RESOURCE
TO TRASH MODEL:
Individual
Consumers
SYMBIOTIC
RECYCLING:
Individual
Contributors
DESIGN CHALLENGE

6. DESIGN CHALLENGE

7. ECOVILLAGE construction
is NOT about creating buildings
but creating LIVING SPACES
CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE

8. IDEA was to use LOW EMBODIED
ENERGY materials and LOCAL
materials for CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE

9. CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE

10. CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE

11. ECOVILLAGE water supplies
must not just meet today's
need, but even FUTURE!
WATER CHALLENGE

12. Creating Water
Security for the
Village by
IMPROVING the
consistency of the
water sources in
the Village
WATER CHALLENGE

13. HYDROGEOLOGY for WATER SECURITY
WATER CHALLENGE

14. WATER CHALLENGE

15. WATER CHALLENGE

16. Its not WASTE, but excess
concentration of NUTRIENTS
WASTE CHALLENGE

17. WASTE CHALLENGE

18. Not just depending on
subsidized FOSSIL FUEL based
power but switching to
RENEWABLES
ENERGY CHALLENGE

19. 30 KVA Solar Power
Biogas Plants Animal driven water pumps
Bull based farming
Reducing our SUN DEBT
ENERGY CHALLENGE

20. Creating a livelihood model
that ensures SOCIAL equity and
ECOLOGICAL sustainability
SOCIAL CHALLENGE

21. HOLISTIC rural
development
program
centered
around
ORGANIC
FARMING
WATER SHED
MANAGEMENT
& HEALTH CARE
SOCIAL CHALLENGE

22. 12000 VISITORS
annually from
various countries
The retreat center
model bridging
the URBAN-RURAL
divide
SOCIAL CHALLENGE

23. AWARDS & ACCOLADES
UNWTO Award
for
ECO-TOURISM
as a catalyst for
RURAL
DEVELOPMENT

24. AWARDS & ACCOLADES

25. www.ecovillage.org.in
gaurangadas@ecovillage.org.in
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