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Cost Effective Rural / Urban Housing Deploying
Innovative / Emerging & Disaster Resistant Technology
Housing constitutes around 50% of land in any city and has a profound impact
on the overall functioning of the city as well as its aesthetics. In rural areas, while
affordability, ecology, use of indigenous materials and local skills are overriding
factors, land and infrastructure availability, environmental management and
affordability are the primary areas of concern in urban areas in the realm of housing
design and development. Further, large areas in the country fall under seismic
zones III and IV as well as are vulnerable to other natural disasters. Housing,
where an individual spends half of his life and a major chunk of his earnings, is an
area where the professionals could contribute considerably through innovative
and creative design inputs.
