Air - vayu

Air is the giver of life. Without air we cannot survive. The ancient Hindu sages practiced meditation and managed to stay without food and water for long periods, But air was still a must. It is, therefore, but natural that we should pay some more attention to its deteriorating quality before it is too late.

Air is the most voluminous of all our surrounding and a component of the Pancha mahabut or the Five Basic Elements of the Universe. It is composed of a mixture of gases, water vapour, dust particles and other lightweight suspended polluting agents.

The human being in order to survive breaths this very air which is then, continuously in exchange with the is inside us. And all the admixtures are constantly being deposited on our skin pores there by blocking them and also on our cilia and lung alveoli gradually choking us to death. This kind of a choking system gradually deteriorates our breathing capacity or lung efficiency leading to chronic respiratory ailments. The temperature and humidity level of our insides.

The question that now arises is how do we control the air quality around us. We need to avoid polluting agents as much as possible so that the air remains free of dust, smoke from combustion of fuel, chemical vapours from synthetic materials and chemical reactions, and electromagnetic radiations from all electrical gadgets that surround us. Ironically, 90% of the electrical pollution indoors is from appliances used for human comfort such as fans, lights air conditioners to modify the internal temperature and humidity.

Let us now see how carefully were the tenets of Vastushastra crafted so that the elements of the building would themselves take care of human comfort and the air quality inside. We shall list some of the principal of building elements and design parameters one by one in the following sequences.

Orientation. Topography Vegetation Water Bodies Open space in to periphery Massing Plan From Court Yards Roof From Fenestration Materials Colours Aromas Activity Layout Cluster Planning. For more information on all Contact Mayank

Space - aakash

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