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CATEGORIES

Category 1: Cost Effective Rural / Urban Housing deploying
Innovative / Emerging & Disaster Resistant Technology

Category 2: New & Innovative Design Solutions for Towns & Cities

Category 3: Conservation of Heritage

Category 4: Green Buildings

Category 5: Landscape Planning & Design

Category 1

COST EFFECTIVE RURAL/ URBAN HOUSING DEPLOYING
INNOVATIVE/ EMERGING & DISASTER RESISTANT TECHNOLOGY

Shelter is amongst the three basic human needs.
The Govt. of India has recently taken major
initiatives to provide a boost to affordable housing in
the country. The target of achieving sufficient mass
affordable housing in the country can be achieved
using cost effective, emerging innovative
technologies without compromising the quality and
structural stability of the structure. It is essential to
promote these technologies pertaining to the local
House with Different Roofs, Gadhinglaj, Kolhapur
Photo courtesy: Rohan Chavan, RC Architects conditions and environment.
It would entail preparation of efficient layout designs and building plans suitable for various
disaster resistant technologies so that the precious investment in housing is not lost to the
occurrence of natural disasters like earthquake, flood or cyclone. The skills and efficiencies
demonstrated by the professionals with regard to the same need to be appreciated and
showcased for its suitable adaptation.
Type of projects under this Category may be as under or similar projects (using Cost effective
/Innovative/Emerging & Disaster Resistant Technologies) :
• Rural /Tribal/Urban housing projects demonstrating vernacular architecture
• Urban Housing projects
• Housing typologies in urban sector
• Affordable housing
• Individual Houses, Group Housing
• Staff Housing
• Rental Housing