"A greener vertical habitat"

Dwell ing space getting scarcer, there is little possibility for horizontal
expansion in the cities to facilit ate accommodation of such perennial flow of
people.
As remedial measures, a two-fold planning has been contemplated and is
being
acted upon. The first way out has been the expansion of city limits and
inclusion of the
contiguous suburbs within the ambit s of the cities. The other remedial
measure has been
the vertical expansion of the available spaces providing maximum possible
accommodation
to as many numbers of people as possible through the construction of high
rise buildings.
in a developing country like India it began in thelater half of that
20thcentury.

Lastly, case studies of buildings are mentioned, which represent a new

generation of sustainable high-rise buildings that are challenging
conventional high-rise building practices and setting trends for such future
projects incorporating innovations in materials and smart building systems.
These buildings are seemingly well-tuned to their climate; and they rovide a
major portion of their own energy requirements through integrated passive
design, daylighting, and intelligent control systems.

Vertical Farming:

A new example for vertical farming has been set with this spiral tower. A
continuous Vertical farm is enveloping the building. Some part of the building
are getting direct sunlight, these farms will be growing summer crops. The
parts of the farm which are having diffused sunlight will be growing winter
crops. Also Hydroponics helps in producing food with minimum land and
water requirement.

Net Zero Waste Building:

All the waste produced at the building is recycled at the site itself. Since a lot
of energy is used to transport the waste to the waste treatment plant, Waste
is treated on the site itself to save the energy. Also the organic waste
produced from the residents of the building, is used as manure for the
farming.
A Living Machine is a series of tanks teeming with live plants, trees, grasses
and algae, koi and goldfish, tiny freshwater shrimp, snails, and a diversity of
microorganisms and bacteria. Each tank is a different mini-ecosystem
designed to eat or break down waste. The process takes about four days to
turn mucky water crystal clear. It is chemical-free, and, compared to
conventional waste treatment, it costs less financially and ecologically.Also
Organic waste generated on the site can be used as the manure for the
Farming.
The problems and Technical Innovations for a comprehensive holistic
ecological design for skyscrapers remain unresolved or have yet to be
invented. Energy The design will be producing sufficient energy meeting all
the requirements for the Energy Demand of the building. For this, two
methods will be used-(1) Reducing Energy Requirements using a number of
Passive Technologies. (2) Generating energy using renewable sources like
Solar