Kanpur, Sept. 19 -- In a pioneering effort to advance sustainable infrastructure, researchers at IIT Kanpur, led by Deepak Kumar Maurya, have developed an innovative eco-hut named HaritArohi Kutir.
The structure was inaugurated by Professor S.N. Tripathi (Dean, Kotak School of Sustainability), Professor A. Garg (Head, Sustainable Energy Engineering), and senior faculty from IIT Kanpur.
The project is supported by the Kotak School of Sustainability and focuses on creating building solutions that are resilient, sustainable, and scalable.
Constructed entirely using locally sourced wild cane grass and agricultural waste, the hut features sandwich panels and eco-bricks with significantly better compressive strength, fire resistance (tested up...