Every aspect of T-ZED has been designed to conserve natural resources and make minimal impact on the environment. T-ZED has used natural, recycled or reclaimed material, wherever possible. Building material traditionally available in the region such as natural stone for flooring and terracotta tiles for roofing have been extensively used. All the material has been carefully chosen to ensure that there is no energy consumed in their manufacture. For example, burnt clay bricks consume up to 400 degrees Celsius of energy in their making while ceramic tiles consume up to 1200 degrees Celsius. They are a strict no-no here.
The number of houses has been restricted based on the resources available to sustain them on the site. "We designed (the project) to sustain 95 families on five acres of land, whereas it is normal to accommodate over 300 families on the plot. The plinth area the buildings consume is about 80,000 sq. ft. of the 232,000 sq. ft.," says Hariharan Chandrashekar, Managing Director of BCIL.
