Solar Decathlon India, conducted by Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) and the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), is a competition for Indian student teams to design net-zero-energy-water buildings.
Team Samakrut, from SMEF’s Brick School of Architecture and BRACT’s Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology won the Community Resilience Shelter Division. They tackled the problems of the drought-prone region of Thane district in Maharashtra, focusing on the village of Veluk which has a population of 747 people, while providing a scalation solution for surrounding villages.
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