BIM

The event encourages participants to lay

forward stunning and exemplary designs
in the field of architecture, engineering
and construction using the tools required
to succeed in their chosen profession of
maintaining the built environment. It is
exclusively for civil and architecture
students.

9TH EDITION
KURUKSHETRA
2015
Kurukshetra attracts over 20000
participants from over 80 countries
across the globe.
Students flock from 1200 colleges in the
country and 800 colleges overseas.
It also has the privilege of being the first
techno management fest in India to be
awarded the coveted UNESCO patronage.

BIM PROBLEM
STATEMENT
Design a SUSTAINABLE TOWN within
an area provided with all basic
amenities near Chennai.
Allotted space: 2 acres.
Green space: Minimum 40% in town,
at least for community.
Homes: At least 30% affordable
housing.
Jobs: An average of one job per house
in easy reach.
Combating climate change.
Good Public Transport infrastructure.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
GUINDY, ANNA UNIVERSITY
Thousands of inquisitive minds seeking wisdom from the masters

SUSTAINABLE TOWNS?
The concept of sustainable towns is closely interconnected with environment and economy and the
safeguard of natural resources, which in turn leads to minimum acceptable quality of life. There is a
constant struggle with issues of air pollution, congestion of human population and availability of open,
green spaces. Strong, healthy, livable towns depend on a healthy environment, a robust economy and
ample employment opportunities for its population.
Before we go into details of what a sustainable towns entails, it is important to understand the meaning of
sustainability in the human context that involves sustainable development. Human endeavor focuses on
certain basic assumptions such as a good income, livelihoods that give meaning to life, production of goods
and services for basic needs, creation of purchasing power, regeneration of a resource base, care of the
environment, and control on demographic transitions from the rural to the urban sector, and
empowerment and employment for women. Thus, a sustainable towns can be defined as one that is able
to provide the basic needs of the population along with the necessary infrastructure of civic amenities,
health and medical care, housing, education, transportation, employment, good governance, etc. It should
take care of the population's needs and all sections of society without discrimination. As it pertains to
conditions in India, due emphasis would be in controlling population and providing housing to the
impoverished sections of society who live in sub-human conditions in slums, eking out livelihoods below
the minimum wages and creating environmental degradation. Burgeoning population also leads to
exploitation, crime and lawlessness due to shrinking job opportunities
-Defined by Development Alternatives, India