Affordable Housing Materials and Techniques

Abstract

Low-cost housing is a new concept dealing with low budgeting and follow-up of methodologies that help to reduce construction costs by using local skills and technology without sacrificing the strength performance and structural life. The usage of locally available resources lowers shipping cost, the proportion of which to the cost of construction resources is large for long distances and therefore ideal for local places. Our further study deals with the extensive data collection of various materials and methodologies available for low-cost housing, and the development of a strategic action plan to implement the same in real life. The research further discusses the role of prefabricated concreting processes, along with 3D concrete printers and their use to reduce costing of house.