sustainable homes

Inspired by William Laurie Baker, Maharashtra-based ABHA Architecture, by Praveen and Vidya, uses eco-conscious material palettes and passive cooling strategies to build cost-effective, durable and disaster-resistant homes.

Want to embrace sustainability? Check out these 10 incredible sustainable homes and get inspired!

Fondly christened ‘Kancha-Paka’ (Raw and Ripe), the Swedish-Bengali couple’s beautiful abode comprises a balanced amalgamation.

Sunny Nelson is a 33-year-old former Merchant Navy officer who built an eco-friendly mud home within a strict budget

Interestingly, people believed these structures could act like lightning conductors during thunderstorms — yet another impressive feature about these eco-friendly traditional homes

"We got tired of playing the part of destroyers of the planet, so we wanted to heal, even if in a very small way.”

“The solutions for every one of our problems can be found in nature. Similarly, in the case of calamities, nature has its own unique techniques.”

"We did not want to import marble from Italy or wood from Brazil. We wanted to include local labour, local resources and more importantly, local arts and crafts in the homes we built."

Wondering how much each family in the solar-powered society spends to go zero waste? Barely Rs 100 a month! #SustainableHomes

And the cherry on the cake? The family gets 2 hours of biogas everyday from their composting units! #SustainableHomes