LOW COST

HOUSING
 Modern Institute of
Technology & Management
ADITYA RANJAN MISHRA
Branch – Civil Engineering
Semister – 6th
Registration no. – 2021310010
Topic – Low cost housing
Contents :
Introduction
Why low cost housing is required?
Areas from where cost can be reduced
Cost factor
Selection of materials
Materials for low cost housing
Figure of materials
Limitation of use
Conclusion
Introduction :-
Use of low cost building materials for construction of

low cost housing increases to buildings by low income

group people.
Low cost housing can be achieved by use of efficient

planning & project management, low cost materials,

economical construction technology & use of alternate
construction method available.
Why low cost housing is required ?
Grooming population day by day.

Increasing cost of land.

Rising threshold cost of construction.

Affordable housing for BPL people.

Easy to build.

Fulfills the needs of conventional houses.

We need a solution that is fast safe and economical too.

 Areas from where cost can be
reduced
Reducing plinth area.
Use locally available materials.
Use energy efficient material which consume less
energy.
Use environment friendly materials.
Pre-plan every component of a house & rationalize
the design produced for reducing size of the
component in the building.
By planning each and every component of a house the
wages of the materials can be avoid.
 Cost factor
The building construction cost can be divided into 2
parts, namely
Building material cost – 65% to 70%
Labour cost – 25% to 35%
• In low cost housing , building material cost less because
The use of locally available materials
Selection of waste and recycle materials and with
an improved design.
Selections of materials :

Low
emboided
energy

Locally Pollution
available preventing

Criterias

Recyclable Non toxic

Materials for low cost housing :
Cement-waste slag brick – The main feature is that a
lot of waste slag can be recycle and either natural
curing or steam curing for bricks can be adopted.
Light weight concrete block panel – This panel is used
for walling system of steel reinforce concrete. Main
features are
These panels are easy to install
As this panels are prefabricated, these can be
installed rapidly.
Hooking panel : This panel can be used for wall of low- rise &
high-rise buildings. Main features are
The wall is assemble by concrete hooking panel and steel hook.
The house built with hooking panel is earthquake-proof and
fire-proof.
Low cost : Rs.2400/m2 building area
• Soil cement block technology : It is an alternative method
of construction of walls using soil cement blocks in place of burnt
brick masonry.
This masonry does not required plastering on both side of wall.

The overall economy that could be achieved with the soil

cement is about 15% to 20% compared to conventional method

of construction.
Cement-waste slag brick Light weight concrete
block panel

Soil cement block

Hooking panel
technology
Limitation of use :
The shorter span of slab should be restricted to 5m.
 It is ideal if the same floor/roof is replicated for all
floors in multi storeyed structure. For any variations,
structure designer needs to be consulted.
Curved walls or domes should be avoided. In case of
essential used masonry/concrete for that particular area.
Conclusion :
It is now possible to build speedy and low cost
housing for rural without making any compromises
with the strengths of materials being used. All the
above stated techniques and methods also help in
saving energy.
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