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This chapter provides several answers and solutions to the problems and issues found on

Brgy. Suhi, St. Francis Subdivision, Tacloban City. A proposal study that helps improve the idea

of innovative approach towards resiliency of the housing through gradual development.

Innovation in housing construction is a wide concept that includes improvements in

processes. It involves incorporating new ideas that generate changes that help solve the needs

of a housing project.

Overheating is a common problem in housing. Passive cooling can help you keep your

home comfortable throughout summer without using an air conditioner or any other mechanical

assistance. Passive cooling works by using shade and insulation to keep heat out of your home

in summer, using heat-storing materials such as concrete to absorb heat, using a breeze and air

movement inside your home to keep you cool. Passive cooling is free, unlike air conditioning

which is expensive to install and run.

Factors affecting comfort for people (human thermal comfort) are outlined in Design for

climate and include both physiological and psychological factors. To be effective, passive cooling

needs to cool both the building and the people in it. Evaporation of perspiration is the most

effective physiological cooling process. It requires air movement and moderates to low humidity

(less than 60%). Radiant heat loss is also important, both physiologically and psychologically. It

involves direct radiation to cooler surfaces. Conduction contributes to both types of comfort and

involves body contact with cooler surfaces. It is most effective when people are sedentary (e.g.

sleeping on a water bed).

The absent of spaces in the low-cost housing environment is a major issue in failure to

provide social facilities to occupants. The considerations are intended as a design guideline and

planning tool in respect of universal accessibility. The Design Guidelines help establish a common
understanding of preservation design principles and standards. Maintaining a high quality of life

and retaining the charm and character that exists are important goals.

Alternative natural materials have many practical uses in areas such as sustainable

architecture. The main purpose of using such materials is to minimize the negative effects that

our built environment can have on the planet while increasing the efficiency and adaptability of

the structures. Every building material comes with an environmental cost of some sort. However,

some principles can help guide your choice of sustainable materials and construction systems.

Careful analysis and selection of materials and the way they are combined can yield significant

improvements in the comfort and cost-effectiveness in the housing project, and greatly reduce its

life cycle environmental impact.

Housing situations in Brgy. Suhi, St. Francis Subdivision, Tacloban City is not with an

innovative approach towards resiliency. The researchers came up with this solution that can help

improve the housing situation in Brgy. Suhi, St. Francis Subdivision, Tacloban City.