Use of local straw and grass (plate 6A-6B) are quite popular in the Northeast Region. Light weight and elastic material have been regularly used in their household chores (carrying bags). Similarly bamboo has provided wide range of household design varieties. Bamboo is popularly used for various furniture design (plate 6C) including chair, table, sofa, etc.

Exercise: Sustainable Design encourages recycling material. Create household product out of waste material that we throw away from home.

Sustainable Kerala Architecture

Plate 7A Kerala Village House	7B Rural Housing	7C Boat House

The state of Kerala is well-known for their typical architecture design. It receives heavy rainfall. Instead of use of bamboo Kerala uses coconut palm trees and leaves for architectural constructions along with other household products. The roof is covered with terracotta tiles with sloped-tiles (plate 7A- 7B). Majority of the houses do not use typical industrial material. Instead they construct with coconut trees-trunk and roofing with baked titles. Kerala having plenty of back-water uses boats for communication. Houseboat constructed with the indigenous material for tourism earns significant amount of revenue. The designs reflect strong sustainable design solutions that have lasted for centuries.