IT to make intelligent houses : Kalam

New Delhi, Nov 15 (UNI) President A P J Abdul Kalam today said the use of Information Technology (IT) would help make buildings more intelligent, smart and eco-friendly besides being cost effective and asked the construction industry to provide low cost urban and rural dwellings for the needy just under Rs 1,00,000.

The emerging trends of intelligent buildings and green buildings entail the use of modern technology, smart materials and eco-friendly designs, Dr Kalam said at the World Conference on Information Technology (IT).

The building environment and comfort conditions could be monitored and altered to suit specific requirements using new processing tools like neural networks and fuzzy logic.

The future holds a lot of promise as new concepts in nano-technology; smart materials and design software will open fresh avenues and unleash an era of efficient and sustainable buildings.

''I would suggest the construction industry to embark on a societal mission for providing low cost two room dwelling units for the needy in urban and rural areas. The cost of the two room dwelling unit should not exceed Rs 1 lakh, part of which could be subsidised by the Government and the remaining through the provision of hassle-free bank loans.'' The building should provide all comforts, use natural light, solar energy, be water efficient, incorporate water harvesting system and should need minimum essential maintenance. These buildings can also use Nano crystal based LED high efficient lamps powered by solar energy.

The new buildings should be empowered with the Fibre to Home connectivity, so that the services from multi-media technologies reach the home that makes the entire complex highly connected to the world.

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