| The age old architectural tradition that has made
buildings in India world famous has been simple but very effective
in regulating the external conditions and providing structures with
ample breeze and light. Pathways Schools are built in consonance with nature and attention
has been given to collectively optimize our consumption of
resources.
Cavity Wall technique
This technique is used to build the external walls that would act as
thermal conditioners and allow the temperature to be much cooler in
the afternoons reducing the energy requirements for air
conditioning. Due to the thickness of the walls the windows are
placed on the inner edge of the wall so that the sun does not strike
the window directly, enabling a reduction of temperature. The
air-conditioning load on fresh air is reduced by 70% as the air is
routed through air tunnels buried 4 m underground which
automatically reduces the temperature by 4 degrees.
Water Conservation
Taking advantage of our large campus we intelligently channelize
storm water into a storm water drain network. This network also
accommodates the water that flows inside the campus because of the
natural terrain. Rain water harvesting pits are built and
strategically located near a bore well. This ensures that the campus
water table remains healthy. Recycled waste water takes care of
watering the large green campus. We meet about 80% of the
requirement by channelizing the output of the in-house sewage
treatment plant. The highly hygienic treatment leaves very little
sludge. The treated and filtered water is used for horticulture.
Energy Conservation
The terraces exposed to sun are covered with bricks over the RCC
roof for insulation and topped with broken china mosaic of light
colours which also helps in reflection of the heat.
The energy efficient lighting system using CFL and T5 Lamps and the
luminaries being focused on the requisite area helps in conserving
energy. |
