What is going on guys welcome back to the channel and I appreciate you being here today I bring you another anthem video now today guys this video is presented by EA Game Changers and a massive thanks to them for allowing me to take part in an anthem early access capture event today people I will explain all you need to know about their leveling system in the game how it works while it does basically all you need to know before we get into the video people I am giving away a few full copies of the anthem game to being with a chance of winning it simply make sure you subscribe to this channel drop a like on this video leave a comment down below more details are in the video description if you've already got the game pre-ordered but would still like to show you support you can by hitting that like button and if you are new around here be sure to subscribe as I have many many more exclusive anthem videos to come which you won't want to miss now if you guys are new to games such as anthem but are currently playing Destiny or have it in the past this will be a piece of cake for you to understand in fact I'm pretty certain this system as a whole isn't entirely new but for them sure it's the best of experience and played within a game of this genre but it is easy to understand and within this video I'll explain everything you guys need to know now it's important to note this games are leveling system and your level isn't decided under certain javelin suits you decide to use but is with your freelancer basically you as a player the more you play the more XP you earn your character your player you level up not the suit you use this means one suit won't get left behind if you decide to roll with a certain of a suit for most of the time so if you made an interceptor but decide to go defensive with a colossus which you rarely use because you leveled your player even though playing through one main specific javelin suit i.e. an interceptor you will still be good to go good to jump into another suit and be ready to rumble because as you play along and level up you still unlock certain things for other javelin suits as well as the one you are using so nothing is left behind so as a player you level up through means of playing from running around in through play to doing story missions contract strongholds daily weekly and even monthly challenges or rewards you XP in leveling up at the moment the max player level is currently 30 but I'm guessing that might change in the future giving us more levels to chase now other than your player level there is another level which determines your overall power in play and it's classed as power so for now we're gonna call it power level this level is determined by your loadout so in the forge under the loadout tab you will see nodes between five and six as you start these are different for each javelin suit but each node and item selected which includes your weapons components grenades assault system support systems etc etc all determine your power level that overall level score each node also affecting your way of attacks and basically extra buffs with the components which we'll get to in a minute if we take a look at the weapons in which you can select and use to the second in which becomes unlocked at a level three we can see all weapons have a certain power level now it's important to know as what you are seeing here and what you will see are mostly uncommon and common with a few rare bits and bobs thrown in obviously the higher the rarity the higher the power level now there are six tiers of rarities in the game common uncommon rare epic legendary and masterwork obviously the higher and rarer the item the more power it will offer you as I just said so two weapons you can select from and the power level they offer adds to your overall power level and each node basically does the same here offering all six rarities in which again determines your overall power level now the components say big thing within the game the components basically give you six additional perks which truly affect your means of play each component is unlocked the more you play and the higher you level up the first components slot is unlocked at a level four then six then 12 14 18 and 23 and these components each add effects in terms of both to your loadout anything from extra damage on a certain specific weapon type to increased armor to extra ammo for certain weapons again there are also the same six rarities of components you can find and unlock which all again help with the overall power level score once you unlock all six components have to reach in that level 23 expect your power level to be of much greater value than obviously when you first start leveling up you will notice each Javarin does have different name nodes though that's basically because each Javarin has been set up for different purposes while the interceptors built to be agile and get in and out as fast as possible the Colossus is a defensive unit which can lay down massive damage and take more damage but in return is much less agile the Ranger is an all-round Javarin suit not really having a precise go-to usage but it's just an all-round good Javarin suit and then there's a storm which is more of an agile Javarin but makes the most out of elemental damage attacks from a distance probably the fans favorite at the moment now all Javarin suits do have different nodes within their loadouts or do have the components section but other nodes can vary meaning while some Javarin suits may be able to equip more than others the benefits don't always mean that they are the best to use for most scenarios the game offers but yes each node allows access to different artillery and components which will affect your overall power level so how is loot obtained so that you can increase your power level that's pretty simple actually so obviously the game is full of missions side missions contracts daily's weeklies and even monthly activities and challenges and also in game activities like strongholds and so forth all dropping loot at the end of the activity which will help you level up your power level but like I said earlier too completing missions on your interceptor will reward you items for uses on other Javarin suits meaning they won't get left behind if you do decide to go headfirst with one Javarin that's completely up to you also people each activity you choose to take part in has a difficulty setting easy normal hard and grandmaster which is a real challenge but the harder the difficulty setting you complete the mission in the better rewards will be you can see the percentage increase in loot drops with the harder difficulties but these require full coordination within your squad using combos of attacks to be even more efficient in taking down those harder enemies loadouts will be vital here with support classes definitely needed as shit gets crazy but yeah the harder you work the more you are rewarded and the better that loot will be in turn helping you level up faster and get that overall power level quicker but guys you can also craft gear to use again helping your overall power level now the way crafting work is as follows you first need to salvage certain parts depending on what you're trying to craft or even farm certain materials at the end of missions you are rewarded said loot if that loot is no good to you or you have higher versions of it you can salvage it in return getting parts for it these parts you accumulate add up and allow you to craft certain things within your loadout section in the forge area via personally required next tab button now depending on what you're actually trying to craft will determine what you need to craft said items if it's something for the interceptor specifically you will no doubt need interceptor parts these you can get for salvaging older interceptor items you no longer need or you are rewarded and no longer have use for other materials come from in-game methods like farming certain materials found all over the wide open free play area as well as in missions to or you can use the in-game earnable currency to purchase said materials from the in-game vanity store to make grinding a little less grindy we have I believe almost every available mat here available for you to purchase so crafting upgrades for your javelin seems to be a major part of the game which is great crafting via unlockable blueprints is a thing to people more info on this will come very very soon in a video to come important to mention though is a vendor with an important task is who if you visit shows you everything you own in terms of unlocks via all javelin classes weapons materials and much much more seen on screen now known as the vaults so this place will be super useful to see what you have unlocked and so forth but yeah guys I think I've covered everything in regards to leveling up both your freelancer and your power level if you guys have any 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a very warm welcome to the Havers Insignia presence, EDEX, a series by Realty Glass Masterclass. Friends, EDEX Talks is a unique initiative dedicated to facilitate the development of an ecosystem for world-class designers in India. The one-of-a-kind architecture and design talk show aims to enable the process of collaboration with the best in the industry, so as to position architects, designers, and manufacturers as partners offering complete solutions. I am Sapna Sri Waswar, Editorial Diplas Magazine, and let's begin with a brief introduction of Realty Glass. Some people are born to show the world which path to choose in a crisis. Some brands are born to do the same. And during the times of challenge, the stalwarts of Indian real estate industry have chosen to do just that by showing others the way to finding opportunities even amidst a crisis. By showing the world how to go about delivering on promises even amidst adversity. Success doesn't just happen, it happens by design. By pushing the boundaries, by raising the bar, it's days of creating a vision and nights of bringing it to life. Knowing that pictures are worth a thousand words and every word makes a difference. It's doing the research, trusting your instinct and finishing what you started. For the past 17 years, Realty Glass has been turning obstacles into opportunities. Keeping the industry informed on the latest developments and waiting to inspire debate and discussion. Bringing forth the perspectives of industry leaders bringing hard work and achievement. Keeping the industry connected. This is what we are built on. This is what we are building. Realty Plus and we lead the way. So this was a brief snippet of what Realty Plus is, its products and its initiatives. To know more about Realty Plus, we'll get in touch with Ms. Sripti Kedia, publisher and business head at Realty Plus at Sripti at exchangeformedia.com. And now, moving on to the program of the day, I welcome Mr. Vivek Yadav, Senior Vice President of Havels India Limited, to please share his views on this edX series presented by Havels Insignia. Let me give a brief introduction of Mr. Yadav. He is an industry veteran with over 31 years of experience in electrical and automation, having worked in all domains from residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure. He has extensive experience in products and solutions from circuit protections in low voltage and medium voltage to automation in industries and homes. Mr. Yadav is currently heading Havels Domestic Circuit Protection, electric wiring accessories and home automation business, along with projects and enterprise business which cuts across all business verticals in Havels. Mr. Yadav, I hand it over to you now. Yeah, thank you so much, Sapna. And it's my pleasure to be here on this platform with Sonali Bhagwati and you would hear about her very soon. So I wanna tell you more about what this edX series is and the larger program under which we are driving this platform which is called the Havels Insignia program. But before that, when I speak about it for a few minutes, before that I want to see, I want you to see a video of Havels and why it is important to see video of Havels is because the depth and the width of what we do in terms of offering products and various services including our manufacturing would be visible in this video. So please have a look in this video and appreciate what Havels is today in terms of what we offer to wide variety of customers. So please play the video, please. For more than six decades, Havels India Limited has been focusing on building a better future, a future where technology is used to drive progress, improve business outcomes and create a better quality of life. Today, Havels stands tall in the FMEG sector as a major power distribution equipment manufacturer with a strong global footprint, owing to its innovative future-ready products for a wide spectrum of applications. With the acquisition of Lloyd in 2017, Havels has made a foray into high-potential consumer durable segment with offerings of air conditioners, LED televisions, washing machines, refrigerators and dishwashers. The new synergy further complements the brand's deeper-into-homes vision. Havels owns some of the most prestigious global brands like Crabtree, Lloyd, Standard and Rio. Its global network constitutes over 5,000 professionals across its offices. As part of its make-in-intel philosophy, Havels is manufacturing 97% of its products in-house. With 14 state-of-the-art, fully automated manufacturing plants located across India, Havels offers superior quality and globally benchmarked products to its customers. Havels has set up a large distribution network to set new benchmarks in prompt delivery and service to customers. Over 11,000 dealers, 150,000 retailers and 700-plus Havels Galaxy exclusive brand showrooms across the country are helping customers to choose on its wide range of products. Havels has a robust supply chain management system with 31 warehouses located pan India. The meticulous forecasting and demand planning delivers seamless tracking system. Havels is the first FMEG company to offer doorstep service, offering a seamless post-purchase. It has the largest service network with 800-plus service points covering 441 towns, 247 across India. Havels Center for Research and Innovation, CRI, at Noida with a team of highly qualified engineers and designers continuously work towards creating differentiated and innovative products while adhering to stringent quality norms at par with international standards. Havels products are certified by nationally credited laboratories such as CRI and ERDA. Havels has a strong in-house IT vertical which develops innovative technology platforms to support its robust service and supply chain management system. Growing together is ingrained in the ethos of Havels and has resulted in it launching many innovative and profitable schemes for its dealer community. Havels has strong credentials in B2B and large government projects as well such as lighting up Kolkata Railway Station and partnering with NBCC India Limited to beautify and transform the night view of India's heritage monuments like Omayustu as it believes in the philosophy of spearheading the progress of the nation without ignoring the past. Havels has taken giant strides to create an innovative world full of possibilities not only for itself but also for all its channel partners and customers with a commitment to improve people's lives and help create a better global society. Havels is inspiring the world and making a difference. Okay, so as you have seen in the video the width and depth of the products and solutions that we offer they transcend from homes going to infrastructure and going to industries and covering all types of buildings. So you would have also seen the manufacturing strength, the service, the design infrastructure, the R&D infrastructure that we have. So with this it became imperative that we engage, that we interact with the specified community. And for that we try to create a program which is called the Havels Insignia program. And what is this program? It's about interacting with the specifiers, engaging with specifiers and with them under a framework which we call as four-eyed framework, incubate, generate new ideas, interact with them, share knowledge, create a linked community and influence. Influence means in terms of setting trends in terms of publishing papers, maybe some yearbooks and create a competitive environment for innovative designs. So under this four-eyed framework we have several programs. The first program that we started was edX. So today we are into the sixth episode where we have our renowned and very well-known speaker coming on stage. And before that we've had some international designers also in this series. So this series again, as Sapna initially elaborated it's a unique initiative which is dedicated to facilitating the development of an ecosystem of world-class designers who will come on this platform, share their expertise, share their, you know, renowned works with again a community which will get linked to this program, this webinar. Today it's being attended by a lot of such designers and also the other partners in this ecosystem who would be executing such projects. The next could be under a different eye that I mentioned the four eyes could be let's say a yearbook. The yearbook would highlight, you know, cutting-edge design ideas, innovative viewpoints which would also set the agenda for the themes and designs for that year. We would also include globally benchmark works by leading specifiers across the globe. And this yearbook would become an ideal reference point for running architects and interior designers. White papers I mentioned. So white papers would be to educate the audience to bring to light a new or different perspective and also delve deeper into issues, trends and policies which would be related to residential and commercial infrastructure and also highlight causes that experts feel very strongly about and deep dive into their implications and benefits. We would create contests. It could be redesigning city, redesigning a monument and invite again national and international level designers who could come and participate in this. Also the last in this would be an award for the best design for recognizing the best amongst the best. So that's what the overall Havel's insignia program would be. And as I said, edX is one eye out of those four eyes. So we will take this program forward today and I would hand it over back to Sapna to take the program forward. And this important episode where we have one of the most renowned architect amongst us Looking forward to this Sapna, please. Yes, we are all looking forward to it. Thanks, Mr. Yadav for sharing that brief on various Havel's initiatives that you just mentioned under the four eyes, including this very, first of its kinds design talk show series that we have today and thanks for setting the tone of the day. And now let's bring on stage as we are all awaiting the star of the day. Joining us is architect Sonali Bhagwati, President of Design Plus Architecture, Private Limited. Let me give a brief introduction of our speaker. Ms. Bhagwati graduated with a degree in architecture from September and has trained with architect Bernhard Kohn as recipient of scholarship from the Institute, Frankenstein architecture. He has been a member of the Delhi Conservation Society and is the member of Delhi Urban Heritage Foundation. She has served two successful terms as a member of Delhi Urban Arts Commission and has served on a committee of experts by Ministry of Environment to evaluate mining in the Arrabbi Hills. She has been published as one of the 20 best architects of India and named as one of the top 12 interior architects in the country. So we have with us today, Ms. Sonali Bhagwati. Ms. Bhagwati, thanks for being here today with us and let me hand it over to you now. Thank you, Sapna. Thank you, Havels for having me here. It's an absolute pleasure. And I think it's wonderful this initiative where you bring forth these topics which are so relevant to all of us. It's not only for architects and designers, but I think it's for community at large that these kind of topics have a lot of relevance. And I really congratulate you for putting forward these initiatives. You know, I think when I saw the topics, I thought to myself that I am an architect. I'm a designer. I am not an engineer. So numbers and figures and pie charts and bar charts are really not my scene. I look at livable spaces, which is what we all, it's all around us. We all create habitat to live in. That's what human beings require. So when we talk of habitat, we talk of livable spaces, we talk of built environment, it is something that I look at from a design perspective. How does a designer, what role does a designer play in understanding what is around you and imbibing everything that is around you to create a smart, a livable space? And I feel that the moment a space is livable and it is well thought through, it by default becomes a smart space. Adding technology is bringing it to another level. And that can be done with the help of a lot of, you know, engineering and other things. But the base comes from design. And without a sound base, no technology is gonna really work. So I feel that as a designer, the best thing we are most well equipped to create the foundation of what we call good livable spaces. Can we have the presentation? Okay, so I'm saying that what is really a smart space is a smart livable space. According to me, a smart livable space needs a lot of learning from the past. First, we talk of the environment. That comes first because we live on Mother Earth, that's our habitat, that's our natural habitat. So environment is the first portion I would say. The second portion is the human being. So it's for these two things coming together that calls for the entire topic of discussion. And hence, human-centric environment is exactly what we are talking about. So that is really every built environment that we are talking about today is meant for human beings and has to be human-centric. According to me, technology has to be there for human beings, not human beings for technology. Technology has to be there for the human-centric built environment and not creating an environment for technology. For me, it's the first basic background. And the first basic is got its roots from the past. Next, let's talk of vernacular architecture. I mean, vernacular architecture has so much to teach us. It may be relevant today, it may not be directly relevant today, but I think the learnings from vernacular architecture are how did a civilization, how did a society respond at the particular time when this building was built? So architecture is really, it is a manifestation of the state of the society, how evolved it is, how civilized it is and how technologically sound it is. So whatever architecture that we see will always tell the story of the society of that time. If you see this, the Havelis of Rajasthan, you will see that a stone was something that was in abundance around there. And they used this natural material, which is all around them. And they used it as a response to the hot and airy climate that they had. And they started creating fretwork, they started creating jullies that shaded them, that gave them filtered light. So it was a very clever response to a hot and airy climate with a local material. There was no transportation cost, there was nothing. So this is something which becomes a source of learning. No matter what the situation may be today or even 50 years from now, the hot, airy climate will remain and the stone will remain. So these are the things which will never change. It is only how we respond to them will change. Next. Now, if you see a pole house in Picharath, the way they created the verandas, creating these verandas was a direct, it was a social response. The way the facades were carved because the wood was found in abundance around there. Wood is a soft material to carve, they could create. And it's a structural material. So they created the structures out of wood, they embellished it. And they created from a climactic and a social response, the verandas that was part of every household in a pole. They would have a swing out there, the family would sit out there in the evening. And it would be a very seamless community interaction. Next. This is a courtyard house. Now, courtyards were another very integral part of our vernacular architecture. Our climate in this country and created, I mean, gave rise to a courtyard concept where all the openings were going to be towards the inside of the house and not towards the outside. The courtyard would have water, it would have natural cooling. The verandas would go around it and it would create the air movement that was so necessary in the part of the country where this was built. So again, a direct response. Stericota tiles on the roof, they were cooling aspect. So all these responses to the three or four basic issues which was climate, local materials and social interaction. So these two or three issues were the main governing points which gave rise to the typology of these vernacular buildings. Next. Again, a smaller courtyard house with greenery. Next. If you see the way the structure is, the way the columns are, the way the columns are, the combination of wood and stone. So these are the kind of things, they understood the material and they used it to its full potential. They created magic out of the material that was locally available. They used colors, they used everything that was around them to create really magical and very, very livable spaces. Next. When we start looking at our old cities, the urban structure, it was always very, very compact. The old Indian cities in terms of planning, they had very narrow streets and the buildings and the built structures were very tightly packed. And each of them opened inwards into a courtyard. So the tight, compact building placement actually managed to give shade to each other and shield the walls from direct heating from the sun and help keep the entire, what we call the passive cooling system and help bring down the temperature. The courtyards with water created passive cooling and it became a very, very environmentally sound and sustainable model of urban fabric. The compact development, dwelling density, internal and external connectivity, open spaces, walkable neighborhoods, access to social services, collective cohesiveness, local area governance, crime and safety, economic diversification and social cultural diversity. All these features came together in a way that made these areas, these old cities, these communities extremely livable and in itself very smart because every aspect of life was actually addressed and taken care of. Next. The elements of smart urbanism, what we gain from this is compactness, which means it improves walkability, it reduces energy usage, increased social interaction, access to community services, mutual shading and reduced travel demand. The density, the higher density is viable interactions between urban functions and activities, compact development, efficient use of natural resources and it discourages automobile ownership. The mobility, it reduces travel, the need to travel because everything is much more packed together. Accessibility is very good, environment and pedestrian friendly and it is, I would say, anti-motorized vehicular growth. Land use mix because it all always, I mean, today we talk of mixed land use in these larger projects that we do because after all these years of learning, we have come back to the basic. What our old cities had was mixed land use.  So this mixed land use is a model that we have learned from the past again. So this ensures safety on streets increases accessibility, attractive local streets are created, it boosts local creative economy and high neighborhood charm. So mixed land use is a very, very sort of important aspect of, it was a very important aspect of creating a very livable neighborhood. Next, diversity, so because there was a mixed neighborhood, if there was rich social and cultural mix, it promoted walking, it was very closely grained and it created very, very interesting urban landscapes. Passive solar design, so it favored micro climatic conditions, it reduced cooling and heating loads. It was environmentally very viable and it promoted local craft skills. And in the end, it was, we call the green urbanism. So all these issues that we have, we are these, what I would call the factors of the, I would say the denominators of our old cities, our livable environment. And I think when we take these today and we re sort of purpose them into today's situation, they yield very, very rich design results. So understanding and imbibing these as we go forward becomes a very, very important part of our new developments. Next, what happened to our old cities? Now, just talking back, going back to the old cities, what it was built on, the principles it was built on, we just saw. But today, there is a complete breakdown and there is a chaos in these old cities due to the factors which are increased, where things have not been managed. There have been no controls. So there is increased commercialization. Like if you take the example of Old Delhi, in 1870s, a large part of the old city was demolished to bring in the railways. Now, the old city was really never designed to take a railway. It was not a concept that existed when the old city was designed. So when you bring in a railway, which is a very, very different form of transport and a different quality of transport, it brought with it lots of wholesale goods. And when those goods got off the train, they needed space. And the old city, which was really not designed for it, became something what you see over here because a completely alien concept was suddenly thrust into it. When the Darbar's happened, large roads were opened up and vehicular transport for the first time was introduced in the old city. Now, because of that, suddenly, there is again a mobility part starts playing an important role and a lot of outside things started coming in. This is what started causing all the chaos and breakdown of the infrastructure. Next. Now, that's what started happening, building technology. Earlier, mainly all the buildings were ground, ground plus one, very ground hugging. Today, due to all the different evolutions in building technology, we have gone higher, we have gone seven floors, eight floors in the old city, which was not meant to be that high. The space was not designed to take those densities. There is complete lack of urban control. Earlier, the urban controls came from a cohesive community. Today, there is no cohesive community because there are complete outside forces. And because of that, there is a complete breakdown of the urban structure which you see over here. Next. So we said that what happens if you want to take some of our old cities and you want to make them livable again, what do we do? How do we make people like us who do not live or who have nothing more to do with the old city technically? How do you encourage people to go back to the old city? How do you encourage people to go and relive your heritage, to appreciate your heritage and not just sort of look at it as a place that you never want to go to? So we said, let's pick up Shahjahanabad with this old Delhi and let's see what we can do to somehow restore some part of its glory to bring the walkability back into the city. How to create these walking loops, you know? And if you want people to walk, you have to give them an experience. You have to take them back to what the old glory used to be. So we decided to examine a few streets and see what were the things that were really causing problems. So we said, okay, one of the things that we were was, you know, there was all sorts of services that were happening. Then there was haphazard signage and controlled facade finishes, temporary structures, lack of facade controls and shop fronts, encroachments. You know, there was no defined pavements. There was no definition of no proper lighting, no hocking zones. So these are all the essentials of any urban scape which were completely missing. Next. So we said, let's try something. Let's see what we can do. So we said that let's look at a few steps, very, very simple few steps to do, where we can start adhering to a material palette, a color palette, restore some of the architecture, get a uniform signage system in, restructure the roads, define the pavements, bring in lighting, bring in street furniture, define where the parking should be, repredestinize some of the streets and look how it becomes, you know? It just becomes a different place. And this is what we need to aspire. This is what I would say, re-smartening the place. It used to be a wonderful place. It has gone down. Let's see how we can make it into a nice, liveable, smart, liveable habitat again. Next. We took another street. This is, you know, a Kenari Bazaar which is going towards a town hall. So this is, again, another typical street, very commercial with all sorts of vehicles going through. There is no control whatsoever. And again, the problems were the same. So we said, okay, what can we do? So we tried a little work on this, a little photo montage to see what can happen. And next, and this is what can happen. A little bit of material control, a little bit of color palettes that you determine, bringing, restoring the old elements. A lot of the old elements exist. We just need to bring them back, make them vehicular-free, create proper zones, bring in the lighting, bring in the signage, and it just becomes a different space altogether. And this is completely non-invasive and extremely doable. So this is what I feel is re-smartening our neighborhoods. Next. This was a small Kenari Bazaar, a small street. And you can see, it's actually very beautiful because it has all these beautiful tinsills and all sorts of Quota, Kenari, all these things lined all across the road. So it's visually very, very exciting, but the visual excitement just completely gets taken away because of all the chaos and the services and the wires and everything happening all over the place. Next. And look how it can become. Just a little bit of smartening up, little bit of controls, a little bit of street lighting, a little bit of defining the walkways and it becomes a new area. Next. This is one of the residential areas. It is indeed an extremely nice area with these beautiful doors, lovely cast iron columns, lovely balconies, and it's just getting lost with this full network of cables and wires and pipes and all sorts of things happening. Next. And see what it can look like. It just, you bring out the beauty of this lovely Kuchrapati Ram. Next. This is another very small gali where again we found some beautiful old elements still very, very intact and we thought we could really restore this area. And next. And see how it becomes. It's still the same space. It's just completely cleaned up. It's just, you put a little bit of artwork, you put a little bit of paint, you put a little bit of restoration and just organize your lighting, organize your signage and it's a new space. Next. These are the kind of facades that we can recreate on these streets. And this would really bring back a lot of value to the old city and rejuvenate. And I believe that when people make money, anything that you do becomes successful. So if it increases footfalls, people come in. This becomes socially active. It becomes economically active. You have a waste management, you have a proper sanitation. It just becomes like any old city in the world which has great value. Next. This is one of those internal courtyards which is completely taken over as a go down space. Lovely big doors which are completely stained and not visible at all. Lovely nice columns. And nothing of this comes to light when you first see the space because it's only the chaos and the warehousing that takes over your visual, your eye. Next. And look what it can become. It's the same courtyard. It's the same elements. It's just completely cleaned up. Just a little bit of refloring, a little bit of furniture and it can become a lovely little cafe. So idea is that with a little intervention and a little planning and a little community participation, we can look at creating, recreating very smart liveable spaces within our old city again. Next. Then on top of that, to make it go further, we can look at roof mounted solar panels, rainwater harvesting, solar charged LB outlets, introduction of horticulture. Next. You know, Wi-Fi universal access. This is something which is so greatly lacking in our cities or in our, all our built environment. We have no consideration for the physically challenged or the elderly. You need to be young and agile to traverse our cities. And that is really not acceptable. So universal access is very important, bilingual and braille signages. So it's call boxes, CCTV cameras. These are what I call the digital smartness which can enhance the living spaces that you have created and take it to the next level that can bring it to the level that you expect any modern city to be. Next. So these are, I would say some of the learnings that I look at as how do you sort of go back to making smart and livable habitats. So the learnings from the past, the parameters that we feel made our old cities successful can be very easily learned and imbibed into a newer environments. So one is recreating smart old cities, rejuvenating them. And second is to learning from there to create new contemporary environments and new contemporary livable habitat. So if we understand our past, I think it gives, it equips us very well to build for the future. So I'm gonna talk about two schools which are, I would say, an attempt at sort of using the learning from the past into a present context. The first is this Vidya Gyan School which is a residential school created for economically weaker sections by the Shivnagar Foundation which is outside Delhi, outside Noida in UP. And the second one is Thapur University which is an old university. But about four or five years ago, they decided to go in for a very, very large expansion program. And we came in and we looked at doing this expansion where we look at as an extremely avant-garde forward looking architecture, but it actually imbibes the spirit of everything that we have from the past. Next. So this is a Vidya Gyan School. We had looked at courtyards. We had looked at burgolas, deep verandas, use of all local brick. So idea was to use materials which were locally available. UP brick is very good. So everything was an exposed brickwork. There were brick jollies because of the harsh sun because everything was to do with passive cooling. There was extensive amount of body culture. Courtyards were created, little seating places. So it was a school that was created for economically weaker section but it had all the attributes to keep it very interesting, very lively and very early. Which, can you go back? Which actually gave the people, the kids who go to school over there a great sense of belonging. They did not feel alien over there and that was most important because any habitat, any space must make the user feel very, very comfortable because that's the first principle of smartness. Okay, this is a Thapar University. So we decided to look at the red stone. That is what North India is so sort of synonymous with. Agra stone as the basic visual sort of, how should I say, visual connection to this as a design language. So we looked at creating, so there were a couple of things. There was the climate. How do you make a place work well where basically you want to use passive cooling, you want to keep it very low energy and make it very comfortable. So there was couple of blocks in this. There was the learning center, there is a boys hostel, there's a girls hostel. So this is a part of the boys hostel. And what was important to know over here is that we decided to take a design language where we created a very, very high podium. The podium is about nine meters high and the undercroft becomes a very, very active space except it's a full public space which functions very well during all the hot months. And the top of the podium becomes very beautiful plazas in the wonderful winter months of Patiala. So Punjab has a very nice winter as well. So the above and the lower parts of the podium become the two weather sort of responses, the winter side and the summer side. Next. So if you see over here, this is where your undercroft is. You have all these spaces happening at the bottom and then you have the other blocks that are going above are all in the red sandstone. They are actually in GRC, but they are sort of imbibing the look of the red sandstone and a lot of it is just sandstone jolly work. So a lot of the glass which is on top which is going to have direct sun is protected by the jolly that is made with the red sandstone. So it is red sandstone and concrete. So this is how it becomes. So the shaded areas at the lower level become very, very interesting, very active. They have the cafes opening up, the kids study. It's like a very, very vibrant space now that the university is functional. So this is how the undercroft comes, and they have seating spaces, they have open gyms and the upper areas are all completely protected and with the jolly work, giving it the requisite shade and the privacy were required. So this is the way the buildings come together, the lower level and the upper level. And we have a lot of burghoulas. So there is a lot of greenery now that has come up and all these lower areas with the water becomes very, very comfortable in the summer months. And we see children hanging around here all the time, even through the summer months, except for barring one or two months when the summer holidays are there, all these spaces are very, very active. So this is the way the space feels next. So the lower area is like one whole separate interaction and the upper areas get connected with all these bridges and the podiums and the plazas that sort of tie up the various buildings. So this is how these lower areas are coming together, just a few pictures. And if you see over here, all these areas above have a lot of glass, but because of the jolly, they all remain, they require much, much lesser air conditioning loads. And it's a very energy efficient building. And this is how it looks from inside. And this is the top plazas. So the winter months, these are the plazas that get active and this got children all over the place over here. So these are the top plazas. So here you see the lower area and the upper area, upper area in the background and the lower area in the foreground. And then of course we have these large cutouts through which you can look inside and the glass opens up and the jollies which are the most important feature. So the way Rajasthan stonework jollies came about, this is an attempt to imbibe the jollies of the modern day. Also, we felt, I mean, we found that, these jollies were extremely useful even in the boys' hostel because in all the hostel rooms, we have a veranda and a lot of the children, they have, you have laundry hanging and you have all sorts of things hanging. And these facades look really, really bad after a while because it's very difficult to control. But because of the skin that we have put on, the facades remain so controlled and it gives full privacy to the balcony. So even the children are not really embarrassed to put their things out. And it just makes, and it makes sure that you have the same look of the building at any time of the day or year. So if you see, this is a very high plinth that is created and the jollies that go all the way up over here. And this is how the rooms look out into the balconies and monumental steps that sort of connect the lower and the upper level. And even the building blocks are not like standard building blocks where basically we find, it's like one block after another. These blocks are also very, very well modulated. And what we achieved very successfully over here is that each hostel block, the rooms are around a sort of a central space. It is not accessed through a corridor. They're all single loaded corridors or they are accessed through a common area and the common areas are staggered on different floors, giving it into a double height or a triple height space and increasing the visual connectivity from a lower area to a upper area to the next area. So the visual complexity that gets created inside due to these staggered spaces makes it very active, socially interesting and very, very, as an architectural space, very exciting. Next. So this is how the facade becomes, but it gets lit from inside in the evening. Next. So this is the learning center. So the learning center itself, also if you see what one has tried to do, if you remember what I was showing you, the columns of the Chettinad Homes, the way the forms of our vernacular architecture, the beauty of those forms, we have tried to look at that. Today ideally people start creating building blocks. They are just sort of blocks of A, B, C, D, whatever. But here we have tried to modulate a block. If you see the lines are not straight, they are modulated. There is a lot of emphasis on volumes and the quality of space that is created. So there is, it is a very dynamic space. It's not at all static. As you move, the space changes with you. The lighting is looked into very, very carefully. There is, they are very well lit. And idea is to create this great spatial complexity, which makes it extremely exciting at any time and it doesn't bore you when you come into the space. Next. And if you see over here, so you know the way we have modulated the ceilings, the slabs, the way they're going, they're crossing each other, the larger double height spaces that get created. So there is a lot of play of angles and forms. So it's almost, I would say like a sculpture. So it's like, when you start making a study model, you start turning and twisting form, this is like that. So this is literally like sculpting a block of, a space out of a block. Next. Next. So this is really the quality of space that you're getting in the library area. So you have a large staircase going up on one side.  It's like the town square, you know? So a lot of the learnings of our old cities, the way we live, the way things were, the kind of excitement that got created due to the organic nature of things has been brought back into a contemporary form over here. Next. So this is the library area. And this is the central area. So Thapar University has been actually selected that this learning center has been selected as the best educational institute worldwide. And it has just won the award of being the best educational institute. So it has been a labor of love, but I think it's been a great learning curve for us. And I feel so good that we've managed to create something which is not only, it's a nice piece of architecture, but I think it has, it goes back, it has its roots where it all began, you know? And that's what I feel good about. Thank you. Thanks Ms. Bhagwati. I think you rightly mentioned, we have now started using the word livable, but it was already there in our architecture long time back. We had been making livable and smart cities. Mr. Yadav, you just saw the presentation and how we had been creating these compact cities for energy efficiency, for controlling the heat and the climate for the residents of that particular area or the region. In today's time, we are not that lucky to have sprawling complexes. We are living in apartments, we are living in high-rise buildings, tall buildings. So energy efficiency for architects has become a big challenge. So how are you looking at these solutions, the products that can be part of the buildings to provide similar kind of energy efficiency that we had seen in our older buildings? You know, the contrasting challenges when you look at existing cities and you want to redesign them, the examples that we saw in Sonali's presentation about the old city, the old Delhi side and how it can be transformed in livable spaces. Of course, it has its own challenges, but those spaces also can become smart. That's how Sonali through her presentation brought it about. Not just living in those old cities, but how even life can be enhanced, the quality of life can be enhanced in those spaces. Contrasting to that is how we live in cities today in high-rise buildings. One statistics, if we look at the amount of energy which is guzzled by buildings, be it residential or commercial, it's 40% of the total energy produced is consumed by these buildings. And the big part of that energy goes into one area which is lighting and the other area is air conditioning. So companies like us, I mean, have solutions for lighting which are definitely energy efficient. On top of that, you have controls with which you can minimize the use of lighting using daylight, natural daylight, using shade control, using occupancy sensing. So you can reduce the consumption there. So there are many, many more technologies where you can integrate with the integrated building management system and bring down the energy cost and reduce the carbon footprint. So this is just one example which I said, but when you use electricity, you have to make it safe, reliable and efficient. Safe to use means you use switch care which is to make it safer where the natural energy usage of the switch care has to be reduced. So there companies like us play a part. So there are many other areas, apart from the basic hygiene that we can give to buildings, hygiene products that we can give to building, hygiene, I don't mean by the actual hygiene, but the basic products that we can give to not just these new buildings, but even old buildings, how you can refurbish the old structures. So this is, I think, my view of, on the old part and the new part. I have a connecting question, very interesting presentation, Sanali. Thank you so much for bringing out this facet of the old places in our cities. We can, being Delhi, we can very easily correlate with the old Delhi area and how that has come about. I mean, I would want to ask you, what were the main challenges when you work on these kinds of spaces, these streets, both residential as well as commercial? I mean, how do you deal with people who are already living there? How do you deal with the utilities? Because these two would definitely pay a big part in transforming the areas and also doing these projects in a time-bound manner. And also without disturbing the actual architecture, the visible architecture of those cities, of those places, of those buildings, utilities, houses, doors, jalis that you mentioned.   You take great deal of pride in it. You do not indiscriminately destroy it because there are controls in place. So first of all, we have to change from the, from a base level, you know, that this is a heritage precinct, any old city. I mean, I'm talking about Delhi because I'm most familiar with it.  And it needs to abide by the laws which are laid down to protect it, enhance it, and, you know, take it forward from there. What can be done about it? What can't be done about it? So I think first of all, these baseline rules have to be laid out. It's a hard call, it's a hard bullet to bite, but unless you do that, you will remain a Nambi Pambi and nothing will happen. So you have to be able to take these calls and put your foot down and say, okay, one is not talking about demolishing anything, one is respecting that. But within that, at least respect what comes onto the street, you know? So it is a minimal amount of invasion that one is talking about, which is only at the interface of the public and the private domain, that's all. And I think that's the least a landowner or a property owner is obliged to do, number one. The other things are all to do with utilities. Because of indiscriminate building and, you know, no controls, people have done things all over the place. Idea is to consolidate. Anywhere in the world, you will seek services, our underground tunnels are made and things are worked out. There are simple standard solutions for this, engineering solutions. Idea is that you need to be able to do that. Number three, you have to prioritize your accessibility. And try and work out a pattern where the vehicular movement is restricted to certain zones.  You are at an advantage. I mean, you are actually fortunate to be there. And that is what has to come out. If you have a place facing Jama Masjid, what better can you have? So we have to sort of reinvent our basic concepts and then take a few hard calls and we are looking at only the utilities. We are not looking at demolishing or changing our private domain, which is already there. It's the interface that we are looking at. So I think with a little bit of effort, I mean, if they could build Sabar Mati, you know, the riverfront, they can do this for sure. I don't think it's such a big challenge. I think it all starts from taking pride in your heritage. So when you start feeling that. Yeah. So it will automatically come to that. But taking a cue from the question that I mentioned to Vive, do you think technology, as you mentioned, that we have all sorts of technology, we have all sorts of solutions, it's just the right application of them. Do you think technology is an enabler when we are talking about sustainability in the modern context, when we are talking about human centricity in modern context? Is technology an enabler? Of course technology is an enabler, but I always feel that technology has to enable good living. Good living doesn't have to follow technology. So technology is for human beings. And technology has to be brought in as it works best for a particular situation. I mean, if you go to, let's say hypothetically speaking old Delhi and you put in a glass building over there and try and make it green, that's out of context technology. So I mean, that technology has to be for the right thing. And yes, for the right thing, it is a great enabler. We come back to right application and the right context of using the technology. Now we are all talking about work from home. Everyone is now because of the last one year of pandemic. Going forward, what reinventions do you envisage in residential segment or the commercial segment because of the work from home? Change is the only constant as we say. Design wise, how do you see work from home changing our residential and our commercial spaces? You know, I've done a lot of research on this and there were two or three things that emerged. One is that people who have good homes, it's very romantic to say work from home and all that. Because you have the space to work from home. But don't forget at least 50% of the workforce that go to our normal office are not so fortunate to have dedicated work from home spaces. There are people who come from small town. There are two people to our home sharing a space. People share apartments. So it is not as rosy and hunky dory as it is made out to be. Also for a lot of people getting dressed and going to office, there's a great thing to look forward to. Going to office is a social event as well. So let's not forget that we human beings are social are inherently social beings and we require that social interaction. But how at the same time, one of the things that has come about is that a lot of people would travel one to two hours a day. To go to work and back. So a lot of time and energy was wasted only in commuting. So definitely one of the learnings is that that is something that we can reduce. We cannot stop but we can reduce. We could look at creating. This is something which I feel very strongly about. Create what I call the 24 sevens of work spaces. You know, like how we have the 24 seven stores. You create 24 seven work spaces, which are work pods. They're small spaces, they are neighborhood spaces. They are like your 24 sevens in your neighborhood.   And you should be able to swipe your card, login, become a member, use a desk with wifi connectivity and it's a 24 seven. So it's a co-working shared space, but not like the we works. It is a co-working at a community level, you know? So let's say three days a week, somebody can still log in, sit at a desk and work peacefully with full connectivity, with full access to all the wifi and everything and not spend two hours commuting to work to a main office. Twice a week, you may still go there, but other three days you could still work out and still retain the formality of working. Still have the social interaction and the main offices become more as team workspaces, you know? Not so much as the standard workspaces that we always took them to be. So I think the model of workspace could change. The way people work could change. And I think it could give rise to some very exciting new models. That's true. I think the Indians are very enterprising and we might soon come at, you know, as you mentioned, community level workforce, very affordable for anyone just hire it for a day or, you know, and work out of that. Vivek, what do you have to say about such a concept happening and how is the solution provided? Actually, you're looking at work, work from home, how customers are coming to you for their lighting solutions, you know, especially when they're working from home. So, you know, pandemic has actually opened up a lot of opportunities for a company like ours. We've been able to, you know, see a rising trend of demand for, you know, products which will make life easier for working professionals at homes. In the pandemic, you know, touching surfaces has become a taboo almost. So how do you make those surfaces either, you know, touchless, I mean, the gadgets touchless, operating those gadgets touchless is one thing. The other is that if there are, you know, surfaces which definitely would be touched, you know, something like operating a switch. So how does, with the use of good materials, how do you make them, you know, surfaces which do not transmit virus? Okay, when the virus comes in contact there and it doesn't multiply and then it dies. So these, some of these, you know, habits and some of these, I would say, necessities which have become very pertinent today in the current context has given opportunities for coming like us to introduce new product categories, introduce, you know, products which are suitable for customers and we've been able to, you know, address those needs of consumers. And my view on this is that, you know, work from home as a concept will not die, okay? It will not be the same what it used to be for the pandemic. People would start going back to office and I very much agree with Sonali when she says that, you know, people look forward to the event. It's going to office is not just, you know, going to office to work. It's, you know, you know, getting ready in the morning that morning routine is very important for the emotional well-being of people. You can be in house for, you know, a few days, few weeks and if you're forced maybe for months, but look at what it is doing to the mental health of people. So, but the other side, if you see that if the life has to be balanced, so work from home definitely would be, you know, some, I would say that, you know, some portion or some amount of, you know, people would be there who would, you know, balance it out. Companies would have to allow this. There are a lot of companies who are forcing their employees to come back to office now, but if it is, you know, customer facing where customers have started coming and if it's customer facing job, you have to do that. But if the job is that, you know, you manage projects online, then there is no need to come to office. It has to be a fine balance between both two. And I believe that, you know, both these models would coexist as we move forward. That's right. I think hybrid model of working is here to say many, say many developers are already providing business centers and they are, you know, towers for the residents. You know, so as you've actually said, you know, work from home and other changes that we have seen, especially in the last two years has transformed architecture, design, real estate development, product manufacturing, you know, how solution providers are looking at solution. So Nali has a designer. Now, you know, we have seen of like what Vivek mentioned, contactless operations are going to be, you know, part of our designs, our buildings. What are the challenges as a designer? You see challenges and opportunities now that we will see going forward when we are designing our buildings. No, so I think there has been a big learning curve and a lot of things that one never probably considered earlier are definitely sort of taking for, you know, front stage now.  So that is, of course, I think one good step in that sense. Also, as I said that, you know, people not coming to, I mean, if you don't need to come to work or you don't need to attend a meeting in person, I mean, people have started accepting that earlier. It was a very common thing that even if you wanted to talk about one thing, you called everybody, people traveled half an hour, one hour from different parts of the city, came for a meeting, did a half an hour meeting, chatted for the next one hour and went back. Now today, if there is a meeting at 11, maximum by five past 11, people are online, you talk by 11.30, you finish your talking, another five minutes meeting is over and you're back to what you're doing. So there is a huge amount of awareness of time, sort of utilizing your time properly and not wasting time on infractures things. So, you know, there are some of these things which have emerged and I think at all levels, people are accepting it.  So, which was something quite unheard of earlier. I'll give you an example. There is this last development that we are doing in Udyog Vihar, it's like six towers. We used to, our teams used to go to New York once a month for meetings with the developer. It was such a strain to go all the way to the US for three days, four days, once a month. Also huge expense, it's a waste of energy at all levels besides the money and time. Today, because of the pandemic, everybody was forced to go on Zoom and people have realized that the same thing can be done on Zoom almost as easily, you know? So, now probably those meetings will happen but once in six months. So, I think these are the good things that have emerged out of the pandemic. Okay, that's great. So, these are some of the things that probably the design community has changed in terms of interactions with clients, in terms of interactions with stakeholders and probably in terms of within your team members, I think. I think the biggest advantage of Benefit has been the carbon footprint now, because of the entire travel, as you mentioned, flying every month. So, the reduction in carbon footprint. Now, coming back to the last question, Vivek, do you think IoT connected buildings are the center now, now that the way we are looking at everyone on Wi-Fi and everyone on connected devices? I think that's going to be the norm as you go in the future. Yeah, it's a default thing. Connected technology is going to be there for all pervasive everywhere. The appliances that we use at home, they are going to get connected, not just for the ease of use, but also for the manufacturers to do, proactive diagnosis, giving the customers the service just in time when the product is about to go through a cycle where parts need to be changed. And if there are serviceable parts, they can be changed in time without the stoppages of service. So, that's one example, just one example I gave. But be it home or be it a large commercial building, they will all be coming in cable. When I say coming in cable means for the people who will use those premises, people who will manage and maintain those premises, and for the service providers who are going to be being associated with the services being provided in those buildings, they will all be connected. So, that's the future. And when all these buildings will exist in a city, the city will be smart. So, that's what the smart city concept is. So, connected buildings, connected products, connected appliances, connected gadgets is going to be the norm as we move on. And that's the reason why companies like ours, even if we are creating small, small products of day-to-day needs, which were traditional products, dumb products, they're also becoming intelligent and smart. I mean, just for an example is a simple fan, a simple lighting in homes, a downlighter that you use, a normal bulb that you use, they're all getting connected. Today, we may not find many use cases because we are not able to visualize, but as people start to use, they will develop their own use cases for these connected devices. So, future is connected world. It's moving very, very fast, I would say. And I foresee that a few years time, at least in cities, there will be a lot of connected homes, there will be a lot of connected buildings. And of course, the smart city concept which the government is driving is the right step in that direction. That's right. Pandemic has been a great accelerator of technology in our everyday lives. So, Nali, like Vivek mentioned that connected devices, connected appliances is going to be the future. How do you see designs getting impacted? As you mentioned, design is the foundation and over that you build the technology as an enabler, as an add-on value. How do you see the designs getting influenced by so much of technology in our everyday lives? You know, the moment we start having products which can talk, I mean, when I say connected, they are able to talk to each other. The moment that starts happening, it starts making things very seamless. So, where in design, one would have looked at compartmentalization or a certain approach. Those sort of boundaries start blurring and things start becoming a lot more continuous, seamless, merging from one into another. So, definitely, it would have an impact on design. Like, for example, you know, till some time ago, if one is looking at a home with certain kind of fenestration. Now, with the kind of connectivity that we have and security systems that we can put in, one doesn't have to worry about many things that we would have looked at in the facade, let's say. So, yes, it has impacted the design and it has taken it to another level.  These things, we would not have done the kind of facade lighting that we do now if it was not connected, if it was not able to function the way it is functioning today, you know? So, yes, the end product in a design definitely is moving alongside the technology that is coming in. Okay, fantastic. So, as our speakers mentioned, the technology is influencing design, but still design remains the basis of whatever we create. We are talking about livable and smart city. And as Sonali said, the boundaries are merging now. So, there is a fading of boundaries between compartmentalization of what designers actually, we are seeing now living spaces being used as offices, now bedrooms being used for multifunctional purposes. So, that's happening. So, that was great talking to both our speakers. And thanks for taking those questions from our audience and sharing those wonderful insights. We also have Mr. Ramal Behal, head for Enterprise Business Habels India here with us. He had been listening to the entire conversation. Ramal, what is your take on this entire conversation and the presentation that we just saw? You're on mute, Ramal. Thank you, Sapna. What a fantastic presentation. And really, on behalf of Habels, it has been an honor and a privilege for me to be part of this conversation. And also, I would like to take this opportunity to propose a vote of thanks to our honored guest, architect Sonali Bhagwati. Your emphasis on the good livable spaces and the habitats combining design with technology is so relevant in today's scenario. Your vast experience on the various award-winning projects which combine heritage, health, buildability and science, helping to build a human-centric environment has really been enlightening. And each one of your projects, like the Thapa University or the Vidya Gyansk School, are really unique and memorable architectural experiences in themselves. I personally liked your thoughts on the digital smartness, which is so, so important in today's scenario. We at Habels also understand and honor our past and use our learnings from the past. We imbibe the philosophy of working in a close collaboration with our clients and partners and stakeholders to together achieve a successful and sustainable outcome. So, I mean, today's session truly has been the merging of art, culture and history with technology. So, I would like to also thank all our honorable participants who have taken time out for participating in this EDX series. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the organizing team. Thank you so much and have a great day ahead. Thanks, Ramu. Thanks so much for putting the right words, you know, very efficiently summarized, I think. The takeaway from today's session is have pride in your heritage. Let's maintain our heritage. It does not take too much, you know, as we have seen the presentation, it's just a little upliftment and we have our heritage intact with us. Technology is going to be a big influencer on our designs, but design remains the foundation of all and, you know, the technology is the value addition onto it. As Mr. Vivek Yadav said, connected world is the future. So, on that note, thanks, Mr. Bihar, for giving that thank you note on behalf of Reality Plus and Havas India. Thanks, Mr. Vivek Yadav, for being part of this session and sharing your views as a solution provider. I once again thank our speaker of the day, architect Sonali Bhagwati, president, design plus architecture, private limited for sharing her knowledge with the design fraternity, for sharing her such valuable thoughts and inputs with our audience. And most of all, a sincere thanks to the awesome audience for being here and sharing their time and sending those wonderful questions which we put up to our speakers. So, do keep watching this space as we bring to you yet another acclaimed design expert in the next episode. But till then, thank you and goodbye. Thanks, Mr. Sonali Bhagwati once again. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you so much.


Hello everyone. I welcome you all for this session on overtaking side-distance on roads. I am Ashok Kumar, Student Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Valchan, the Institute of Technology, Solapur. The learning outcome of the today's session at the end of the lecture, students will be able to appreciate or able to explain the need for overtaking side-distance on roads. Before we go into the overtaking side-distance, let us understand what is overtaking side-distance on roads. So it is just a minimum distance open to the vision of a driver of a vehicle, intending to overtake a slow vehicle ahead with the safety against the topic of opposite direction. That is the, this is known as a minimum overtaking side-distance. So you know that in a particular stream of traffic stream, all the vehicles are not going with the design speed. Some of the vehicles are going with the slow speed. So it means there must be opportunity given for a fast moving vehicle to go in the, to overtake this slow moving vehicle because every road is defined with particular design speed and associated with the level of service. So now to achieve this, so in every alignment, we have to provide the overtaking opportunity for a fast moving vehicle to overtake this slow moving vehicle considering the opposite vehicle also consideration into the consideration while overtaking. So from the picture, you can understand here the A vehicle is a fast moving vehicle and B is the slow moving vehicle and A vehicle want to overtake this slow moving vehicle B coming on the opposite lane considering the opposite vehicle there is C into the consideration. So this is the minimum distance should be available in every alignment so that the overtaking opportunity should be there for fast moving vehicles. Another way we can define this overtaking side-distance, it is the distance measured along the center of the road with an driver height that is a high level at taken as 1.2 meter and the object height is should able to see the top of object of 1.2 meter on the road surface. So driver height is taken as 1.2 meter and the driver height of 1.2 meter should see the opposite object of 1 point top of the object of 1.2 meter the distance measured between the these two vehicle are between the driver and object is called as a overtaking side-distance. So you can see here from the picture to achieve this to go into the particular the achieving this to see this opposite object we need to make this the particular vertical summit curve little bit flatter like this. So if you make the particular curve like this and the summit curve like this in this vertical curve the opposite the driver will not able to see the opposite height of 1.2 meter to have this condition of 1.2 meter we need to make the curve flatter and flatter so that there is an overtaking opportunities also possible in the vertical summit curves. So this is mainly we feel very the uncomfortable particularly when overtaking in the vertical summit curve or in the horizontal curves. So these are some of the critical locations we must ensure our self the overtaking side-distance should be there in the these two locations. The what are the the factors depends upon the OSD we can see that the different speed of the vehicles are involved here one the speed of the overtaking vehicle and the overtaken vehicle and also the opposite vehicle. So we have to arrive the this length of the overtaking side-distance considering all these three vehicles into the consideration and what about the spacing between these vehicles so we have to see the how to find out the spacing between the these two vehicle this also adds the parameter in deciding the length of the overtaking side-distance and as well as the during the overtaking operation what is the skill and reaction time of the driver. So some driver will have less reaction time some driver will have more reaction time yeah this is also depends the your overtaking operation and even the rate of acceleration of overtaking vehicle so when the opportunity is there for a driver he wants to overtake in the particular opportunity share the what is the acceleration of the overtaking vehicle also depends on the overtaking side-distance length and another one the gradient of the road particularly when a vehicle is coming in the descending gradient so if you have the when the vehicle is negotiating in the upper gradient the requirement of the stopping side-distance or overtaking side-distance will be lesser but the same vehicle if it is coming on the downward direction because of the vehicle it is coming with the higher speed and there is an grade is also involved here the momentum plus the gravity both are acting in the downward direction so because of that you need to have more overtaking side-distance or stopping side-distance in the while it is in a going in the gradient of the road. Now we will see that the what are the parameters and what are the vehicles are involved here you can see the the vehicle a1 this is the vehicle a wants to overtake the way slow moving vehicle b it is coming up with a particular speed v kmph or v meter per second so to overtake the slow moving vehicle b it has to travel for a small length or a smaller distance with the same speed of the your slow moving vehicle say the speed of the slow moving vehicle is say vb kmph or vb meter per second now even though it is coming up with the high speed of v meter per second for a smaller distance say the d1 distance this has to reduce the speed from v meter per second to vb meter per second and travel a distance of d1 that is at a speed of vb meter per second and after that once they observe that the vehicle b is going with very slow and there is an opportunity is there for to overtake now the after reaching to the distance d1 and reaching to the position of a2 the vehicle will a will accelerate and come on the opposite lane of the highway and accelerate over here and from here it accelerate the vehicle and it will overtake the the slow moving vehicle b and occupies the his original path that is reaching the position of a3 so by the time it will the opposite vehicle also the opposite vehicle that is c will also move from c1 to c2 so that is considered as a d3 now while overtaking your slow moving vehicle also take position from b1 to b2 that is denoted by b and the spacing between the slow moving vehicle and fast moving vehicle it is denoted by s here is also s and b2 to a3 is also s so total overtaking side distance is equal to a distance d1 d2 and d3 now d1 is considered as a distance traveled by the overtaking vehicle a during the reaction time t so how much is the the time taken by vehicle a1 to reach to a2 it is considered as the normal reaction time of the driver t usually we take 2.5 second is a t time to for any reaction time of the driver so during the time t the vehicle a1 will reach to a2 that is we called as a distance d1 and d2 is the distance traveled by the overtaking vehicle a during the actual overtaking operation during the time t so now from the from this position to reaching to the this position the total the overtaking time that is we denoted by capital T so this is the overtaking time t from reaching from a2 to a3 and d3 is the distance traveled by opposite vehicle from c1 to c2 that is the d3 now you think over here how to calculate the the the value of d1 and value of the d3 so can you just pause over here and try to write the equation of how to calculate the d1 and d3 I hope you able to write the equation of d1 and d2 we know that the the reaching from a1 to a2 it is the time is given as the that is a reaction time t so we know the time t and the speed of the vehicle is it is vb meter per second because we know that the the fast mean vehicle which is coming up with the vb vkmph or v meter per second is going to reduce the speed from v to vbkmph or vb meter per second because it has to travel with the same speed of the slow moving vehicle that is traveling at a vb meter per second so now we know the speed of the a1 vehicle and reaction time t I can write the equation write like this vb into small t this is how we should calculate the d1 now what about the the c1 and the distance from c1 to c2 that is d3 here I know the the overtaking time t this is the the the overtaking time t during the overtaking operation so I know the overtaking time t and this c vehicle is coming up with the speed of vkmph or v meter per second so d3 also written like this that is v into capital t so here this capital t is not the reaction time of the driver it is the overtaking time t now the question arrived here we know the d1 value in the previous slide I told how to calculate the d1 that is vb into t and and d3 is d3 is v into t so now the different vb is also given to you v is also given to you now the question arises here this is the capital t how this overtaking time t how to calculate this overtaking time t if I know this the t I can able to calculate the distance of d2 also now you can calculate this capital t using your linear motion equation that is a second equation of motion that we can use the s equal to ut plus half at square here u is nothing but the initial speed of the vehicle here at the position a2 the initial speed of the vehicle is taken as vb and t is nothing but taken as a capital t so you can write like this vb into capital t plus half at square a is the your acceleration and t again is the your capital t so like this you can calculate the your the value of capital t using the second equation of motion that is a linear motion equation you can use that and calculate the value of t so in the next presentation I will try to derive the equation of d3 and how to calculate the value of your t value so these are the references I have used for preparing the presentation thank you


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Today we are going to play a little SCP secret laboratory I have been trying desperately to get into this game and it feels as though it has rebuffed me at every possible turn every time I try to play it it crashes or it I don't know but we're gonna try again today so let's see if we can make this work uh friendly fire mob these are all just all right all right all right let's try this try a server and see if it uh yeah see if it works okay uh this is the right button I think that's the right button loading level I I'm gonna be bad at this game but yeah also I may have forgotten most of the controls but I don't think this was a particularly I just gotta remember my push to talk button mouse four you've been kicked this account has been flagged as high risks your account is an old enough your privacy settings are too high well that's fantastic okay so that server won't work let's try this well that one's full let's try this one again I don't understand why I got kicked either but it did happen uh all right so mouse four is that this button right okay click all right all right all right ladies and gentlemen I think at least a few of us ought to hang out uh and guard us here elevator well this is gonna go poorly I suppose everybody just disobeyed orders and kept on going this is my mtf commander voice why not so this is christmas and what have you done do we have infinite ammo yeah i guess we do oh that's just slow reload animation oh well let's get boring real quick so it's christmas that's not a good sound hello sir what you up to I'm just hanging out here near the elevator door to make sure nothing gets out that ain't supposed to get out and everything that's supposed to get out does it's a boring job but somebody has to do it that's not a great sign I want you to go downstairs and give me a report and come right back up or come out of the elevator fine that's fine too you got friendly fires off friend let's try that again I'd like you to go downstairs cadet and get me a report this job here really should have been relegated to a uh a less high ranking member of the mtf but I'll have to do it if I gotta last line of defense this this is the engaging content you came here for okay all right if folks might be ideal if some of you fellers uh stayed out here so we can make sure nothing gets out oh or just all of you charge inside that's cool too hi to sir like you to help me cover this door if you don't mind or not that's cool too hi to sir doors are coming be ready that ain't much nothing at all I probably should have gone down there but I suppose it's escaping time where's our helicopter Merry Christmas you filthy animals it's just not enough I got it I guess I gotta start watching videos on how people play this game so I'm just thinking like you know there should be a team cover in the door right but it seems like everybody just rushes in which is probably the right choice like by gameplay mechanics not by tactical mechanics to me there no brown all righty then Merry Christmas everyone let's follow the other lemmings hello scientists sir hello sirs well I think maybe you should leave the scientists alone that's not a good sound oh no no no not cool with that I don't know where he is but I hear him there he is run I saw the monster so I ran into a corner and started singing with my microphone off cuz I don't want to die right now I saw the monster so I'm hiding in a corner right now that's what you do when you see a monster coming for you it's all gonna be okay I'm doing what a d-class would normally do in such a situation you see a monster you run the fuck the other way and you hide and wait I'm probably dead already and I just don't know it those don't sound like human footsteps 10 minutes to figure out what the fuck to do next I can't tell what that beastly old noise is but I'm sure I'm just gonna run from even if I manage to escape one monster I'm gonna run from one to the other what's up dudes oh that was good timing oh my god this is so great oh hey scientists you really probably should have got going I'll go down with you no yeah y'all guys get out of here scientists leave I don't know but I'm moving away from the person with the copyrighted music yeah there we go let's try this again howdy folks hey let's see what scientists we can save and what uh d-class we can capture not kill worst part is I'm following this dude because I don't know anything about this run towards danger damn you copyrighted music yeah out we go could you turn your music off there's an scp gonna be coming through here in a moment oh my god I feel like this was a failure since we didn't save any of the d-class like contributing much but I'm winning anyway and that's the way it should be we'll try one more around see if I maybe can get an scp this time around or if it doesn't seem to be loading maybe it's about to oh okay I'm just gonna say if it crashes out I'll probably quit then to waiting for players round starts in 20 seconds I guess technically I played as a d-class and died all right what will I be this round what will I be this round I got it howdy folks the science team science team go hey we're part of the science team science team all right scientists come along science team died correct could have said it's 173 I think you meant yeah I was gonna get let's just say that I had to mute the audio for that that's the other half of this like how could these people be so toxic all of the time anyway that's it thank you very much for watching I'm gonna let you guys know I'm going dark next week for Christmas week gonna take a little bit of a you know break and enjoy my Christmas but I'll be coming back the week after I think there'll be one maybe two more videos for the end of the year I can't remember exactly I have something planned specifically like a scp year in review that I'm going to do on the last video of the month or maybe at the beginning of the month I can't remember the dates exactly regardless 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