Mr. S. INDRA KUMAR, Senator, Exnora International is one the best examples of Home Exnora in practice today. His propagation includes Tree Plantations, Zero Garbage (Vermi Compost), Waste Water Treatment (Micro Level), Rain Water Harvest and Home Farming. By motivating all the above through Free Training and conducting Free Seminars in Educational Institutions, through NGO's, and Public Welfare Associations. He converted his house as a model for Home Exnora and is happy to invite interested visitors.

As credit for all the above activities, he has received the Civic Crusaders Award from "Indian Express" Daily in December 2004. "The Hindu" leading newspaper in Chennai covered an article about him on "Waste Management at Home".

EXNORA Concepts

• Think Globally
• Act Locally
• Do Domestically (HOME EXNORA)

HOME EXNORA

• Tree Plantation in front of house
• Waste Water Treatment (Micro Level)
• Rain Water Harvest
• Zero Garbage
• Home Farming

For better environment visit our home.

S. Indrakumar
No: 11, 6th Street,
Sankar Nagar, Pammal,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu,
India. Pin: 600 075.
Ph: +91 44 2248 6494.
Mail: Indrakumar_50@yahoo.co.in

Soap Water Treatment Soap Water is treated usingCanna	Pot Composting Kitchen Waste Composed using Earth Worms
Roof Top Garden Vegetables, Greens, Herbs and Flowers Grown using Vermi Compost
Sky Farming More Plants in a Small Place
Bin Composting All Organic Wastes composed usingEarth Worms

T K Ramkumar
Principal Advisor, Exnora International

Building Design features for energy saving in the house

Central Courtyard and pergolas

• To bring natural light and ventilation into the house
• Filter out the heat to some extent
• Terracotta flooring to reduce heat absorption
• For traditional Kolam

Inverting beams and support columns, in main hall, avoiding downward projection, which would have trapped hot air.

Wooden Venetian blind windows to regulate light and ventilation

Covered verandahs and balconies to prevent direct sunlight on external walls

Hollow bricks and roof tiles for thermal insulation. High ceiling (for cooling and ventilation)

Strategically placed skylights to light up the rooms

• Pergolas and RCC Venetian blinds in first floor terrace to allow natural light and ventilation and at the same time, reducing heat.
• Minimal walls to facilitate free flow of air and reduce building mass, which can contribute to ambient heat.

RCC Venetian blinds and minimal walls

Heat repelling white cement paint on terrace

Energy Saving Devices

• Only solar heater and no electrical heaters
• Predominant use of compact fluorescent lamps.
• Use of electronic fan regulators to reduce electrical loss.
• Solar powered emergency lamps.

Only solar heater and no electrical heaters.

Water saving

Rain harvesting

• Sloping of terrace towards courtyard to capture two-thirds of roof -top rainfall and diversion to open well.
• Landscaping of grounds to divert 95% of surface runoff into open well.
• Injection bore-well parallel to existing bore-well for recharge.

Catching rain in the courtyard