List of Awards for Auroville Earth Institute
The Auroville Earth Institute (AVEI) is a non-profit organization specializing in the research, development, promotion, and transfer of earth-based building technologies, among the most cost-effective, low carbon, low embodied energy solutions for sustainable development
Green Building Solutions Award 2016
Auroville Earth Institute received the International first prize “Low Carbon Award” of the “Green Building Solutions Awards 2016” For Kaza Eco-Community Centre, built in Spiti, India – Construction 21, France
Lara gave a presentation at a colloquium on Eco-construction and sustainable development and also received the international “Low Carbon Award” of the “Green Building Solutions Awards 2016", given by “Construction 21”, France.
This award was given for the “Kaza Eco-Community Centre” that was built in the remote valley of Spiti with raw rammed earth and a few CSEB with our techniques for earthquake resistance. We integrated also some solar panels and a solar passive system, called Trombe wall.
This project is the work of our entire team and Lara played a major role at the beginning of the construction site with rammed earth, where she could solve the problems of the rammed earth forms that were designed by AEI director, Satprem Maini, and also win the trust of the local artisans and motivate them to build again with this very particular technique of rammed earth of Spiti.
You can see these links:
http://www.construction21.org/france/static/videos-awards-2016.html where you can see a short video introducing the project and
http://www.construction21.org/france/case-studies/h/kaza-eco-community-centre.html for the case study and the presentation of the project, and on our website: http://www.earth-auroville.com/kaza_en.php
Attached document: A photo of Lara and Joan Pollock, the founder of "The Spiti Project" who initiated the “Kaza Eco-Community Centre”, the PDF of the certificate, and a few things.
Auroville Earth Institute received “The Prince Sultan Bin Salman Award for Urban Heritage” from the Al-Turath Foundation, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for building Al Medy Mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2004. The 457 m2 mosque was built in 7 weeks and was inaugurated by Prince Salman. For further information on the Institute:http://www.earth-auroville.com
In 2006, Auroville Earth Institute received First prize in the All India design competition “Multi-hazard resistant shelter”, Gandhigram Rural Institute, and funded by Bhoomika Trust, Chennai – India
In 2005, Auroville Earth Institute was awarded First prize in the All India design competition “Hazard resistant house”
In 2000, Auroville Earth Institute got the India Gold Star Award” and a gold medal. Excellence award presented to only one very excellent individual from all over India for exploits in a field of work
The Auroville Building Centre received the Gold Medal from the India Trade Promotion Organisation, New Delhi, for "Excellence in the presentation of special display on Build Tech pavilion 1999 - New Delhi" The medal was awarded for a disaster-resistant house, which was built in 66 hours during the India International Trade Fair 1999, ITPO (India Trade Promotion Organisation), New Delhi – India "
Nation’s Vikas Jyoti Award 1999
Excellence award for Individual Achievement for the growth of the Indian economy WEDF (World Economic Development Association), New Delhi – India
Auroville Earth Institute received the 1999 "Bharat Excellence Award” and gold medal Excellence award for Outstanding leadership and extra-ordinary achievements in this field of work and for the services rendered to promote greater friendship and India-International co-operation FFI (Friendship Forum of India), New Delhi – India
1998: Auroville Earth Institute got Bhartiya Nirman Ratan Award Excellence award of Indian construction, for “Individual Outstanding Achievement and Nation Building" IEDRA (Indian Economic Development and Research Association), New Delhi – India
In 1996 Auroville Earth Institute received the Outstanding Performance Award for the Best Building Centre through Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), New Delhi, from the Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, Government of India.
In 1994, Auroville Earth Institute received the Outstanding Performance Award for the Best Building Centre through Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), New Delhi, from the Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, Government of India. The Auroville Building Centre forms part of a network of 400 building centres set up by HUDCO all over India for the promotion of appropriate building technologies.
