Karnal Medical Centre (KMC) a twenty-five bed hospital in Sector 7, Karnal, Haryana, is a dedicated Paediatric and Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) centre with specialist facilities including an Operation Theatre (OT) and Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). With development control norms that allow for mixed use, a three-bedroom residential unit is planned on the second floor for use by the Founding Doctors, a husband - wife team.
MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING, DALMIA BHARAT GROUP
LOCATION:
INDIA
DATE:
2018
PROJECT STATUS:
Completed
CLIENT:
Dalmia Bharat Cement Ltd.
DOMAIN AREA:
Sustainability & Climate Resilience
POSITION HELD:
Masterplanners and Architects
Project description
Based on the ‘closed-loop’ approach to resource management, HTAU prepared a Model for Sustainable Living for the Dalmia Bharat Group for all its townships. Based on 4 essential goals - enhanced quality of life, lower carbon footprint, sense of identity and pride, and health, happiness and well-being, the model brings togethe together six essential interrelated and inter-dependent strands instrumental in determining the social and environmental value of a settlement:
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A responsive built environment
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A Sustainable Transport Strategy
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A rich and varied working landscape Structure
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A sustainable Water management strategy
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An efficient Waste Management Strategy
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Green energy initiatives
With the community at its core, these six strands come together to create a model that explores alternative yet pragmatic solutions for how a township works and is managed.
MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING
URBAN SYSTEMS TO TRANISTION TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE