Creating Sustainable Dwellings: Unlocking Health, Energy Conservation, and Environment-Friendly Living

Introduction:

Welcome to Sagg Eco Village, where we offer comprehensive consultancy services for sustainable dwellings. Our mission is to guide individuals, families, and communities in building homes and public spaces that not only provide comfort and functionality but also prioritize health enhancement, energy conservation, and environment-friendly practices. With our expertise and commitment to sustainable living, we empower you to create dwellings that align with your values and contribute to a greener future.

Enhancing Health and Well-being:

At Sagg Eco Village, we understand the importance of a healthy living environment. Our consultancy services focus on incorporating design elements that promote well-being, such as ample natural light, proper ventilation, and non-toxic materials. By prioritizing indoor air quality, reducing exposure to harmful chemicals, and optimizing thermal comfort, we help create spaces that nurture your physical and mental health.

Conserving Energy and Resources:

Energy conservation is a key aspect of sustainable dwellings. Our consultants specialize in designing energy-efficient homes that minimize energy consumption and reduce carbon footprint. Through strategic insulation, efficient heating and cooling systems, and the integration of renewable energy sources, we help you achieve significant energy savings while maintaining a comfortable living environment. Additionally, our consultancy services guide you in selecting eco-friendly materials and implementing water conservation measures to further reduce your ecological impact.

Environment-Friendly Practices:

Building sustainable dwellings means embracing practices that minimize harm to the environment. Our consultancy services emphasize the use of sustainable materials, such as recycled or locally sourced resources, to reduce waste and support a circular economy. We also promote green building techniques, such as rainwater harvesting, waste management systems, and the integration of green spaces, to create harmonious living environments that coexist with nature.

By choosing our sustainable dwellings consultancy services, you not only contribute to a healthier planet but also enjoy numerous benefits. Experience improved indoor air quality, reduced energy bills, and a sense of pride in knowing that your home is a positive force for change. Join us at Sagg Eco Village in creating sustainable dwellings that enhance your well-being, conserve energy, and protect our environment. Contact us today to embark on your journey towards a more sustainable and fulfilling lifestyle. This page lists some of the indicative dwellings that we help design and build. 

Koth’e (Mud Huts)

Pyend (Gazebo)

Souan Eco Toilet (Dry Compost Toilet)

The drawings, materials and other info provided is indicative and shall vary depending upon the specifics of each project.

In Kothe (or Mud Hut), we integrate vernacular architecture with modern techniques to create a unique blend of eco friendly dwelling experience with health benefits, modern comforts and traditional nomadic feel!

Kothe is a traditional nomadic hut like dwelling constructed mainly using stones and mud with concrete and iron reinforced rings in between to add strength to the structure. the walls are finished with mud plaster and the roof has options of wooden tiles, thatch or tin sheets.

Benefits and Features

• natural insulation – kothe is naturally warmer in winters & cooler in summers.
• soundproof – thick mud plastered walls are also good sound absorbers.
• much safer in case of earthquakes and fire.
• healthy living – mind and body friendly – calms our senses and reduces chances of much disease including respiratory problems, bone diseases and allergies.
• social impact – mostly uses local materials and labour.
• culture revival & preservation – experience and pass on our own skills and wisdom.

Materials Used

It is a blend of our faith in and our appreciation for nature, and mud, rocks, rice husk, paddy grass, wood, custom size door and windows with glass and iron mesh, tarpaulin / tin sheets, concrete and iron for reinforcement, paint and electrical items as needed.

Pyend is a Kashmiri for Gazebo – a perfect space to enjoy the view or the company in outdoors with strong sunshine or rain, without worrying for it bothering you.

Pyend is a raised platform of stones and earth, surrounded by wooden poles erected to hold the roof which can be finished with wooden tiles, thatch or tin sheets.

Benefits and Features

• a great place to relax, reflect and work.
• a low cost, great utility and highly aesthetic addition to your personal lawn, your office or factory lawn, or farm house.
• a perfect spot to spend quality time with your loved ones.
• host productive meetings and fun parties in natural settings.
• a perfect gift to your family
• equally useful and rejuvenating for all age groups.

Materials Used

It is a blend of our quest for calmness, and stones, earth, sand, wood and wooden poles, paddy grass with tarpaulin or wooden tiles or tin sheets, paint as needed.

Souan Eco Toilet (or the Dry Compost Toilet) is a natural, hygienic and cost effective way of processing human waste. it is a modified for hygiene traditional toilet, which uses a drum to store the solid waste, and can also have a urine
separation facility. It has a dry and a wet version.

It is an environment friendly sustainable sanitation system which renders human waste as a resource for agricultural purposes.

Benefits and Features

• its a natural, hygienic and cost effective way of processing human waste.
• it has a urine separation facility to make it perfectly hygienic. the urine can be diverted to a field or kitchen garden.
• uses replaceable and recyclable drums to accumulate the solid waste.
• produces safe & natural manure for agriculture purposes, thus ensures a healthy food system.
• eliminates the need to create underground sanitation tanks.

Material Used

It is a blend of our desire for a healthy lifestyle, and stone, wood, mud and rice husk, paddy grass with tarpaulin or wooden tiles or tin sheets, eco san pot, barrels, plumbing and electrical work as needed, door and vents for light and air.