I am glad you found the video of use, Chandan :) I'd like to share the detailed PDF with others in my social networks too , so please do let me know how to get them.
Dr. Sharma, while I am not an expert in this domain I found it interesting as a documentary filmmaker - it is an innovative approach to light. An architect I know says it is workable with " some safeguard from rain with EPDM/rubber lining and monkey proofing :-) " I'll try it out and report back... Meanwhile, another idea : Half a billion young Indians is a lot of people. No way there are going to be so many classrooms - ever. What if we put the classroom in a bus... and wire it up ? regards, Swagat http://tinyurl.com/swagatsen http://www.ryze.com/go/Swagatsen http://twitter.com/swagatsen On 4/12/09, Dr.V.N. Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Mr Sen, > > Perhaps you are not aware of the leakages such piercing bottles into > the roof will cause. This will be an everlasting Maintenance and > repair cost and continuing day to day trouble for ever. Insiders will > spend their time and energy in adjusting their cots and interior > arrangements. Since I am also associated with building designs I am > fully aware of the problems of this kind. > > vns > > 2009/4/9, Swagat Sen <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Dear Dhiraj Mallick and Dr.V.N.Sharma, >> >> Thanks for responding to the post. >> >> I do not think it is a fanciful idea since it recycles something very >> easily available , is completely maintenance cost free, and does not >> involve any major alterations. >> >> Transparent sheets cost money , this may considerably improve standard >> of living for people who cannot afford them. >> >> regards, >> >> Swagat Sen >> >> On 4/8/09, Dr.V.N. Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: >> > The technique used here looks as fanciful as a new idea. But it does >> > not help find solutions of lighting. Shorter route of prevalent >> > techniques of lighting such houses is the use of transparent fiber >> > sheets in the roof in stead of corrugated steel or asbestos sheets. >> > One has to make no holes nor a hanging fear of leakage through the >> > roof if transparent sheets are used. This is already in use in many >> > houses in India. >> > >> > vns >> > >> > 2009/4/7, dhirajrajumallik <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Dear Swagat Sen, >> >> The information is really amazing. It is useful not only for slums it >> >> useful everywhere. even it may be modified to reflect streetlights >> during >> >> night and work as a good night lamp. Thank you for such a nice >> information >> >> >> >> Dhiraj Mallik >> >> --- In [email protected], Swagat Sen <swagat...@...> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Hello everyone :) >> >> > >> >> > This information may be of use...how to use 2 liter soda/water >> bottle >> >> > to give 50 watts of light : >> >> > >> >> > http://welcomeindia.posterous.com/ >> >> > >> >> > I see use in slums/village houses...quality of life will improve >> quite >> >> > a bit...for free. >> >> > >> >> > regards, >> >> > >> >> > Swagat Sen >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > "Those who have the privilege to know, have the duty to act." Albert >> > Einstein >> > >> > Dr.V.N.Sharma >> > http://canvas.nowpos.com/vnsharma >> > >> >> > > > -- > "Those who have the privilege to know, have the duty to act." Albert > Einstein > > Dr.V.N.Sharma > http://canvas.nowpos.com/vnsharma >
