Low-cost housing architecture and design, including affordable apartments made entirely from concrete and a social-housing project proposed by Kanye West.
the concept of "low-cost housing" has surprisingly faded from public consciousness and policy discourse. A crisis impacting millions of the nation's poorest, the need for affordable housing has become even more pressing as India's population overtakes China to emerge as the most populous nation...
Building regulation and low-income housing: A case study from India. Cities 6 (1), 50-58.Mehta, B., Mitra, B. C., & Nientied, P. (1989). Building regulation and low-income housing: A case study from India. Cities, 6(1), 50-58....
Energy cost ED Energy demand EP Energy poverty IAQ Indoor Air Quality IEA International Energy Agency IMAC Indian Model for Adaptive Comfort INR Indian Rupee ISHRAE Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers LiH Low-income Housing LPD Long-term Percentage of Dissatisfied MM...
Low cost housingBambooFly ashEarthen materialNatural fibresOne of the three basic needs for mankind's survival is shelter which is not adequate in India as per the estimation reported by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India. With an annual population growth ...
Swaptik Chowdhury, Sangeeta Roy, "Prospects of Low Cost Housing in India", Geomaterials,March 2013, Volume: 3, pp: 60 - 65.Chowdhury S, Roy S (2013) Prospects of low cost housing in india. Geomater 3:60-65Swaptik Chowdhury & Sangeeta Roy,"Prospects of Low Cost Housing in India",...
Putting the ultra-low carbon housing concept to the test, VELUX conducted a study with 98 live-in guests to evaluate whether sustainable homes can also provide indoor comfort. Using a combination of environmental sensors and guest questionnaires, the findings reveal that the homes maintain a ...
Lessons from current practice, institutional approaches and projects in developing countries attributessuch as spatial agency, collective efficacy and empowerment.CBOs with the support of NGOs, the academia, mutual-help housing cooperatives and governmental agencies can remove unfreedoms for slum dwellers ...
Innovation in practice Integrated systems planning One-planet sustainable lifestyle concept;One-planet framework for managing development Co-provision (energy, housing and built environment); collaborative planning a Cross comparison of cities and experiments CO2 savings should not be made since the calcula...
and housing costs, presenting a more holistic conceptual framework. Scholarly refinements in energy poverty indicators lay a solid foundation for further analysis. The determinants of energy poverty have been studied from macro or micro perspectives. At the macro level, factors like regional economic ...