National Railways and Transportation Institute, Vadodara

Abstract

Setting up railway university was the first project that prime minister (pm) Narendra Modi had announced for Vadodara from where he had contested the Lok Sabha polls in 2014 which he had relinquished later in favour of Varanasi. It was on October 22, 2016 that pm had announced the project while inaugurating the new integrated terminal building of Vadodara airport. The campus of India’s first railway university and third such in the world after Russia and Japan. CASE STUDIES 1. IIT-Gandhinagar(masterplan). 2. IIT-Gandhinagar (academic block). 3. NAIR (NRTU transit campus). 4. RIIT Russia (course structure). 5. University of California Merced (literature). 6. Hong Kong University (literature) 7. Segmental case study for specific spaces. NET ZERO CAMPUS What is net zero? A singular or a community of buildings for which, annually, all greenhouse gas emissions produced through the building operations are offset by carbon-free energy production. How to address carbon emission? 1. Efficient design. 2. Improved operations and services. 3. Renewable energy supply How to meet energy needs? After calculation of the total energy need of the campus, it can be divided into two parts. The first part of the energy needs will be dealt with on campus green energy production. Second part will be calculated by subtracting total energy need with on campus energy generation. The second part will be catered by external green energy which will be delivered to the campus. WAYFINDING IN EDUCATIONAL SETTING Wayfinding in architecture incorporating wayfinding principles and architecture elements for institutional setting in the design to enhance the user experience as well as the overall design to make a lasting impact on the users.