Low Cost Housing is a new concept that addresses effective budgeting and tracking techniques that help reduce cost building by using locally available materials along with better skills and technology without sacrificing strength, performance and The life of the structure. Huge misconception that low-cost housing is suitable for only sub standard works and are built by using low quality cheap building materials. The fact is that low-cost housing is done by proper management of the Resources.Economy is also achieved by postponing finishing works or implementing them in phases.
Cost of construction
The cost of construction of the building can be divided into two parts, namely:
Cost of construction material: 65 to 70%
Labor cost: 65 to 70%
Now in low-cost housing, the cost of building materials is lower because we use the materials available locally and also the cost of labor can be reduced by properly doing the schedule of our work. The cost of reduction is achieved by selecting more efficient material or by an improved design.
The areas where you can reduce the cost are: -
1) Reduce the base area using the thinnest wall concept wall.
2) Use locally available material in an innovative way such as cement floor blocks instead of burnt brick.
3) Use energy-efficient materials that consume less energy such as the concrete block instead of the burned brick.
4) Use environmentally friendly materials that substitute for conventional building components such as the use of R.C.C. Door and window frames instead of wooden frames.