LOW COST HOUSING AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO SHELTERING THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID

Submitted by:KONE VENKATESH10671A0132CIVIL-IV/IVJBIET

Introduction:+ Low cost housing  refers to houses that are inexpensive to build. IT doesn't mean that the houses will be inexpensive to live in.

+ Less the house costs to build, the more energy it tends to waste, leading to much higher utility bills.

+ The goal of low-cost housing is to save money while also maintaining buildings quality.

+ Following Properties Reduces Cost Construction:•Locally available materials .•Improved skills and technology.•Without sacrificing the strength, performance and life of the structure.

+ Low cost housing is done by proper management of resources as well as by utilizing cheap building materials.

LOW COST HOUSING Jones Lang LaSalle’s Definition of LOW COST Housing. Minimum volume of habitation.

Provision of basic amenities.

Cost of the house.

Location of the House.

Different building techniques are :

1. Recycling

2. Extensive Planning

3. Modular Planning

4. Infilling

Construction technique adopted:

1. Foundation

2. Wall

3. Lintel

4. Roof

Material used in low cost building:

Bamboo mat board

Coir composite board

Jute polyester composite

Bamboo laminated composite Cement bonded particle board

Bamboo mat veneer composite

LOW COST HOUSING IN INDIAUrbanisation and Housing Shortage in India.

As per 2011 census, the country had a population of 1,210.98 million, out of which, 377.10 million (31.16%) lived in urban areas.

During 2001-2011, the urban population

of India grew at a CAGR of 2.8%, resulting

in the increase in level of urbanisation from

27.81% to 31.16%.

This growing concentration of people in urban areas has led to problems of land shortage, housing shortfall and congested transit and has also severely stressed the existing basic amenities such as water, power and open spaces of the towns and cities.

ISSUES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OFLOW COST HOUSING

Developing LOW COST housing in Indian cities faces significant

challenges due to several economic, regulatory and urban issues.

Excessive Control on Development of Land Creates Artificial

Shortage.

Lack of Marketable Land Parcels.

Titling Issues and Lack of Information.

Rising Threshold Costs of Construction.

Lack of Access to Home Finance for Low-Income Groups.

Laurie Baker :

• Born in 2 March 1917.• Was an award-winning British-born Indian architect.• Renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture.• He never maintained a regular office.• Often sketched on waste paper.• Designed largely on site.• Built Houses for lower-middle to lower class clients.• Made a name for himself both in sustainable architecture as well as in organic architecture.• Made many concepts related to low cost housing.• Died on 1 April 2007 at the age of 90.

NEWS PAPER ARTICLES

MHADA joins hand with private developers.

Activities of LOW COST housing by NGO.

CONCLUSION

Historically, housing for the poor and the economically weaker sections of the society ( EWS) has been provided by the government under various welfare schemes.

Nevertheless, this is insufficient compared to the existing shortage in the segment," says report on urbanization and housing shortage in India by Jones Lang LaSalle India.

The main reasons for rise in shortage in LOW COST housing on the supply side is lack of availability of urban land, rising construction costs and regulatory issues while lack of access to home finance for low income groups are constraints on the demand side.