WELCOME

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LOW COST
HOUSING IN INDIA

IPRESENTER:MUHAMAD MUHSIN IROLL NO:36I

GUIDE:SHYMAI REG NO: 18012649

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INTRODUCTION
 House is the third basic need of human after food and clothing.
 Low cost housing is a concept of reduction in the cost of construction
without sacrificing the strength required for the performance of the
building.
 It is done by proper management of resources and use of improved
building technologies.
 The use of natural materials like straw, bamboo, fibres, (jute, coir), earth
etc. is a centuries old practice in India.

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OBJECTIVES
 To examine the present housing scenario in India.
 To study the housing requirements of people
 To study various construction techniques
 Study of alternative materials which can be used for Low cost
housing.
 To study the human behavior
 Cost estimation of normal building

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 TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE COST FROM
AREA
1. Plinth area: Reduce the plinth area by using thinner wall concept
2. Locally available materials: Use of locally available material in an
innovative form like soil cement blocks in place of burnt bricks.
3. Energy efficiency materials: Use of energy efficiency materials
consumes less energy like concrete block in place of burnt brick.
4. Eco-friendly materials: Use of eco-friendly materials which are
substitute for conventional building components like use of R.C.C
doors and window frames in place of wooden frames.
5. Mud/stabilised blocks: It may have at 5% of cement. It can be used
after the economy is established.

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Soil cement blocks Concrete block

RCC door frame RCC window frame

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CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES ADOPTED

Foundation: The foundation cost comes to about 10 to 15% of the total

building. Suggested to adopt arch foundation in ordinary soil for effecting
reduction in construction cost up to 40%.

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Wall: Making use of Rat - trap bond wall & Concrete block wall. It is a cavity
wall construction and leads to reduction in the quantity of bricks required for
masonry work.

Rat-trap bond wall Concrete block bond wall

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Lintel: The traditional R.C.C. lintels which are costly can be replaced by brick
arches for small spans and save construction cost up to 30 to 40% over the
traditional method of construction.

Brick arch

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Roof: Normally 5" thick R.C.C. slabs is used for roofing of residential
buildings. o By adopting rationally designed construction practices like filler
slab and precast elements the construction cost of roofing can be reduced by
about 20 to 25%.

Filler slab

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ADVANTAGES
 Pollution prevention

 Economical

 Reduction in energy consumption

 Use of natural materials

 Longevity

 Recyclability

 May involve new participant

 Use of non-toxic building materials

 Eco-friendly
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DISADVANTAGES
 Lack of timely clearances from government

 Unnecessary delays

 Intra and inter organisational conflicts

 Non compatible technology

 Difficult to change partner

 Difficulty in merging institutional values and cultures

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CONCLUSION
 There is a strict need at present in India for building
cheap and affordable houses.

 It is the key to nations development ,to provide proper

shelter to its citizens.

 The growing population in urban areas have led to a

strict shortage in land, congested traffic and housing
shortfall.

 This has also led to the hike in prices which makes it

impossible for common people to have their own
houses.

 Thus there is a immediate need for construction of

cheap houses in large scale.

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