India’s first bio-brick based building inaugurated at IIT-H

‘It is going to be a game changer for farmers as their agricultural waste will become an income generator’

India’s first bio-brick based building was inaugurated at Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) on Thursday by Director B.S. Murty. A prototype of the guard cabin was designed and set up in the space allocated by IIT-H. It is part of the Bold Unique Idea Lead Development (BUILD) project to demonstrate the strength and versatility of the material. The sample building is made up of bio-bricks supported by a metal framework. The roof is also made of bio-bricks over PVC sheets to reduce heat. Both inside and outside walls are cement-plastered to protect the bio-bricks from rain. PhD scholar Priyabrata Rautray under his supervisor Prof. Deepak John Mathew at the Department of Design and his team have published two international conference papers on bio-bricks at ICED 2019, Delft University and ICoRD 2021, IIT Mumbai.