: 8 Unique Sustainable Homes Show How to Reduce Electricity Water Bills Significantly #IndiaNEWS #Architecture There’s often a misconception that building a sustainable or greener home comes with

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8 Unique Sustainable Homes Show How to Reduce Electricity Water Bills Significantly #IndiaNEWS #Architecture
There’s often a misconception that building a sustainable or greener home comes with a lot of risks and compromises on comfort. But this is far from true as today with several unique innovations and techniques people are opting for spaces that complement their surroundings.
By harvesting solar energy or rainwater or by using several passive ventilation and solar methods, now one can make their home more energy-efficient, reduce wastage and cut down on bills.
So, here’s a list of eight houses across the country that use several unique methods to save on electricity and water bills:
1. A unique house in Amreli generates zero bills for water & power
Kanubhai Karkares house in Amreli
Kanubhai Karkare, an officer at the education department in Amreli has designed and built his sustainable house in 2000 for Rs 2. 8 lakh.
At first glance, his house might look like any other concrete building that we see in our neighbourhood. But if you take a stroll around, you will notice an array of unique sustainable features the house has.
Unique methods:

Built a 20,000-litre capacity underground water tank that stores rainwater during the monsoon. Another water tank of 8,000 litre capacity in the backyard serves the needs of gardening and other non-domestic needs. The excess rainwater is harvested and directed to recharge the groundwater table.
Sewage water is recycled with the help of 2-feet-long vegetation beds with specific plant species that break down the complex elements present in the waste and decompose them. The recycled water is then used for kitchen gardening or other usages.
The house has a 3 kW solar power unit that meets all its electricity needs and the surplus power is sent to the power utility company from where they earn Rs 10,000.

2. This house in Goa is fully powered by a hybrid solar energy system
Madhusudhan Joshis house in Panaji
For Madhusudhan Joshi, a professor at the Goa College of Pharmacy, building a sustainable house was not just a dream. It was also an effort toward putting into practice what he taught his students while taking lessons on renewable energy.
Thus in 2018, he built a sustainable house in Panaji, that’s fully powered by solar energy but using a unique hybrid system.
Unique methods:

Unlike the usual on the grid and off-grid systems, a hybrid solar energy system was installed with the help of a Vasco-based company named Solar360. In the system, the energy generated from the sun is stored in a battery first. If there is surplus energy, it is exported to the grid and the government will offer compensation based on the number of units generated.
Installed solar panels that could generate 11 kW of power on the roof.

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