The design of solar buildings calls for an augmentation in landscaping architectural design to regulate major environmental parameters within and outside the buildings. This emphasizes plantation of medicinal plants, decorative creepers, deciduous trees and flowering plants. Selection and identification of these plants are essential to thrive and to build good vegetation environment.

Landscaping could be adequately designed so that wind directions are favorably altered. The deciduous plantation of trees in the southern side of the building to shade the building during summer will help the households to burn less power for cooling. During winter, when the trees shed their leaves, they would let in winter sun to keep inside warm. Environmental landscaping conserves energy, saves water, reduces pollution and economic. Conservation of water through landscaping is known as Xeriscaping achieved by choosing plants that are drought resistant and belongs to native area.

5. Conclusion

The design features of modern sustainable building proved self sufficiency in meeting the requirements for leading a comfortable life in a long run. Certain concepts that are under study like utilization of rain water for power and fuel generation are not presented. It is proposed to construct and demonstrate the Universal Home soon after the validation of the results through online simulation. Studies are in progress and critical proposals are projected, for storing and harvesting the rain-water in large scale to meet the demands of scarcity of water, power and gas in multiple directions using solar radiations.

Acknowledgement

We do hereby extend our gratitude to Sri A. S. Chinnaswamy Raju, President, Sri Krishnadevaraya Educational Trust, International Airport Road, NH-7; Bangalore — 562157, India for granting permission to publish this paper. We also render our regards to Dr. M. S. Indira, Principal, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, International Airport Road, NH-7, Bangalore for extending the timely support and constant encouragement from time to time in achieving the results.

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