1. THE LAST SCHOOL, AUROVILLE ,Puducherry
Location Site Area
Built-up Area
Air-Conditioned Area
Non-Air-Conditioned Area
Energy Consumption Reduction
EPI
GRIHA provisional rating
Year of completion
: Puducherry, Tamilnadu
: m2
: m2
: m2
: % reduction in the energy consumption
compared to GRIHA benchmark
: kWh/m2/year
: Star Rating
: 1971
The following strategies were adopted to reduce the building impact on the natural environment:
Sustainable Site Planning:
• Many beautiful sculptures, installation and decorative were found near the building
improving.
• The Landscape around the last school is pretty awesome. Due to a great landscape
around this building, it will be used to teach about landscaping designs.
• The Forest Group manages approximately 1350 acres of greenbelt and city land for
Auroville, this land being divided up into 42 stewardship areas of various size plots.
Each plot is managed by an Aurovillian land steward whose work is to protect and
develop appropriately the forest.
• The fourteen farms remain responsible for a total of 374 acres of land.
Water Management:
• The land stewards maintained the existing contour bonding grids and carried out the
necessary maintenance of earth dams and check dams.
• Auroville Water Harvest is a service under the Auroville Foundation. Initially under the
umbrella of Auroville Water Service, it was launched the 15th August 1996 as a project to
promote sustainable water management practices in Auroville’s Bioregion and fi ght a
sustainable water future.
Energy Optimization
• Net zero system.
• De centralized water metering system.
Renewable Energy Technology installed on site:
• Solar Photovoltaic system and Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Sustainable Building Materials:
• The main structure was made by Ferro Cement. It is curved and was made hollow so that it
could trap heat and make interior cool.
• The roof was made by pre-fabricated fiber. This roof mainly reflets the direct sunlight and
keeps the interior cool. Also there are inlets for water channels which is used in rain
water harvesting.
Design Team:
Client
Architect
: Auroville (Sri Aurobindo)
: Roger Anger
