Earth Day is a reminder for us to take stock of the environmental situation. The growing climate crisis has urged to building a more eco-conscious world.
A few architectural firms have done projects that show clever use of material, and have given form to some exemplary, sustainable structures.
Natural, biodegradable building materials are the need of the hour like wood, which can be salvaged from old buildings and engineered.
Clay roof tiles are a sustainable building alternative since they are made out of minerals.
Terracotta tiles can be used for building the roof, and Porotherm bricks can be used instead of concrete blocks.
The rat trap bond method is effective too. This is a type of masonry bond reduces the number of bricks and mortar required in conventional constructions.
