Project: Residential
Location: Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand

Most of the North Indian plains experience hot summers and cold winters. In such situations, passive strategies that are beneficial in one weather can create problems in the other. It becomes imperative to ensure that this is balanced, even for residential buildings.

For the example shared here, the passive strategies are optimized to minimize the number of hours that the house needs cooling. This makes it possible for the house to only need one mechanical system for heating. This helped in managing incremental costs.