Firm Focous On natural homes and Eco-Friendly Homes

Firm Focous On Green and Eco-Friendly Homes

The Architecture firm of Imarat has been in exsistence since 1994. Its founders are a husband wife team, Bhavneet Singh and Savneet Kaur; the former being an engineer the latter an architect. Savneet leads the design, development and construction of projects while Bhavneet takes care of the technical aspects. They are assisted by a competent team of architects dedicated to designing residential, commercial and community projects. Imarat is one of the leading architectural firms in the city of Karnal.

Established in the ninteies, it became instrumental in shaping the skyline of the urban estate of the city which started developing at the time. It has since earned a formidable reputation for energy conscious homes & aesthetical design.


The focus of the firm is on green architecture and energy conservation. In the recent past, the architects have collabrated and worked with Kangra based America born architect Didi contractor and construction in mud and bamboo. Currently it is taking pioneering steps to promote these eco-friendly construction techniques in Punjab and Haryana.

Adobe Construction Services

Adobe Construction  

Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material (sticks, straw, and/or manure), which the builders shape into bricks (using frames) and dry in the sun. Adobe buildings are similar to cob and mudbrick buildings. Adobe structures are extremely durable, and account for some of the oldest existing buildings in the world. In hot climates, compared with wooden buildings, adobe buildings offer significant advantages due to their greater thermal mass, but they are known to be particularly susceptible to earthquake damage.
 

Buildings made of sun-dried earth are common in West Asia, North Africa, West Africa South America, southwestern North America, Spain , Eastern Europe and East Anglia, particularly Norfolk, known as 'clay lump.Adobe had been in use by indigenous peoples of the Americas in the Southwestern United States, Mesoamerica, and the Andean region of South America for several thousand years, although often substantial amounts of stone are used in the walls of Pueblo buildings. (Also, the Pueblo people built their adobe structures with handfuls or basketfuls of adobe, until the Spanish introduced them to the making of bricks.) Adobe brickmaking was used in Spain starting by the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age, from the eighth century B.C. on. Its wide use can be attributed to its simplicity of design and manufacture, and the economy of creating it.


A distinction is sometimes made between the smaller adobes, which are about the size of ordinary baked bricks, and the larger adobines, some of which may be one to two yards (1–2 m) long.

Adobe Construction Services
Production and Construction in Mud Bricks.
Roofing With Thatch and Bamboo
Use of Recycled Wood
Rain Water Harvesting
Recycling of Water
Use of Solar Passive Techniques

Contact Us - IMARAT ARCHITECTS

 

Contact Us    

 

#187, Model Town,
Karnal-132001
Haryana (INDIA)

Call us : +91-184-2269187, +91-184-2266740

Email us : info@imaratarchitects.com

Website:http://imaratarchitects.com

 

 

Projects provided by Imarat Architects

Projects - Interiors

 

 

 

Services Provided By Imarat Architects

Services   

1. Architecture
• Energy Efficiency
• Vaastu
• Aesthetics
• Functionatly
2. Interiors
3. Landscaping
4. Adobe Construction
   • Production and Construction in Mud Bricks.
   • Roofing With Thatch and Bamboo
   • Use of Recycled Wood
   • Rain Water Harvesting
   • Recycling of Water
   • Use of Solar Passive Techniques
5. Green Building Consultancy
   • Solar Passive Building Design
   • Construction in Autoclave Blocks
   • Thermal Insulation
   • Roof Insulation Techniques
   • Energy Saving Techniques as Specified by Teri and Griha
   • Natural Daylighting.
6. We have a team of dedicated experienced professionals & associate consultants to provide professional services encompassing;

   
   

   
   • Structural
   • Electrical
   • HVAC
   • Fire Fighting and Protection
   • A/V Solutions
   • Illumination Design

Green Building Consultancy

Green Building Consultancy

• Solar Passive Building Design
• Construction in Autoclave Blocks
• Thermal Insulation
• Roof Insulation Techniques
• Energy Saving Techniques as Specified by Teri and Griha
• Natural Daylighting.

“Green building” design and construction is the opportunity to use our resources more efficiently, while creating healthier and more energy-efficient homes. Although there is no magic formula, success comes in the form of leaving a lighter footprint on the environment through conservation of resources, while at the same time balancing energy-efficient, cost-effective, low-maintenance products for our construction needs. In other words, green building design involves finding the delicate balance between homebuilding and the sustainable environment.

What Are the Elements of Green Buildings?

Below is a sampling of green building practices.

Siting

• Start by selecting a site well suited to take advantage of mass transit. 
• Protect and retain existing landscaping and natural features. Select plants that have low water and pesticide needs, and generate minimum plant trimmings. Use compost and mulches. This will save water and time.
• Recycled content paving materials, furnishings, and mulches help close the recycling loop.

Energy Efficiency

Most buildings can reach energy efficiency levels far beyond California Title 24 standards, yet most only strive to meet the standard. It is reasonable to strive for 40 percent less energy than Title 24 standards. The following strategies contribute to this goal.

• Passive design strategies can dramatically affect building energy performance. These measures include building shape and orientation, passive solar design, and the use of natural lighting. 
• Develop strategies to provide natural lighting. Studies have shown that it has a positive impact on productivity and well being.
• Install high-efficiency lighting systems with advanced lighting controls. Include motion sensors tied to dimmable lighting controls. Task lighting reduces general overhead light levels.
• Use a properly sized and energy-efficient heat/cooling system in conjunction with a thermally efficient building shell. Maximize light colors for roofing and wall finish materials; install high R-value wall and ceiling insulation; and use minimal glass on east and west exposures.
• Minimize the electric loads from lighting, equipment, and appliances.
• Consider alternative energy sources such as photovoltaics and fuel cells that are now available in new products and applications. Renewable energy sources provide a great symbol of emerging technologies for the future.
• Computer modeling is an extremely useful tool in optimizing design of electrical and mechanical systems and the building shell.

Eco Friendly : How to build a wall?

Firstly you need to make the Mud bricks, for that you put the mud into the brick frame and then allow thw bricks to dry under the sun for 21 days.

Mud Brick frame is available in two sizes:
a) 6” x 1’-0”
b) 6” x 6”

Then over the cill level you start building the wall from the mud bricks and the mortar used for mud bricks is of mud.

Eco-friendly building materials

Mudbrick

Mud bricks are made by mixing clay earth with water and sometimes straw (which helps stop the bricks cracking), then placing the mixture into moulds to dry in the sun. Mud bricks are joined with a mortar, made from a similar clay-water mix as the bricks themselves. They need to be protected from driving rain by paint, linseed oil or turpentine.

Mudbrick is one of the oldest building techniques, and one of the most eco-friendly. The only energy needed is sunshine and all the materials are natural. If you have suitable clay on your property or nearby, little or no transport is needed. With maintenance, it is very durable – mudbrick buildings have stood for centuries. And at the end of the building’s lifetime, the bricks will break down to earth again.

Because mud bricks are simple to make, they are a good choice for owner builders. However, making the bricks, while technically simple, is hard physical work and mudbrick is not a particularly good insulator.