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KRUSHI BHAWAN, BHUBANESHWAR, ODISHA

Environmental & Ecological Impact

The simple night-purging system pulls cool air into the building through
the northern façade when temperatures drop at night; the building’s high
thermal mass traps this ‘coolth’ and becomes a ‘coolth’ exchanger with
the surrounding air in the day when outside temperatures are higher.

At Krushi Bhawan, 100 percent of
rainwater is harvested for recharge and
waste water recycling on site.

Rainwater is conveyed via a rooftop
rainwater catchment system and supplied
to irrigation channels and pools while
excess water is collected in a storage
tank.