Basic climatology and passive design

Passive design strategies starting from building #orientation,  natural environment to provide heating, cooling, #ventilation, and #daylighting to a building align totally with sustainable,  affordable buildings of the future.
Basic design principles and concepts taught in architectural schools and choice of materials for thermal massing go a long way. 


A unique community in Garden Village, Rendlesham, Suffolk

This is one of the largest Vastu community projects in the world at the Maharishi Sthapatya Veda community or Peace Colony in Rendlesham, Suffolk, England about 70 miles northeast of London — known as Maharishi Garden Village.

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Dr Peter Warburton, Raja of Great Britain for the Global Country of World Peace speaks about the beautiful quality of light in this part of England, which is on the east coast just a few miles from the sea. 'It's one of the regions of the country where many of Britain's famous painters lived and enjoyed beautiful scenery—wonderful sunsets. It's always considered to have ''bigger skies'' than anywhere else in Great Britain!' Raja Peter said.

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All structures are built according to the Vedic principles but done in a traditional British style that blends in with surrounding homes in the area.The leaders of the project Richard Johnson, the National Director of the Transcendental Meditation Programme in England, Jeanie Livesley, the developer for the project and John Renwick, the planner and also a Sthapatya Veda consultant explain the whole complex includes a Peace Palace with open countryside to the north, Vastu houses to the east, apartment buildings, school and more.

Core components of change making

Exploring series to demystify the core components of systems change. Ideas, tools and resources required to address systemic challenges.
#systemicdesign