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“PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH THE NATIONAL RURAL BUILDING CENTRE”

BACKGROUND
• The Building Centre or Nirmithi Kendra concept actively promoted by HUDCO and numerous of them were established across
India which have the potential to promote sustainable building technologies.
• Unfortunately most of them have become either non-functional or the few which are functional play a very limited role due to
various administrative and management factors at the State level.
• However, building centres which are created in institutions and colleges with a focus on civil and architecture activities can
play a vital role in demonstrating and promoting sustainable building technologies.
• The National Rural Building Centre (NRBC) established with the support of HUDCO is one such example which can be
successfully replicated across India.

THE NATIONAL RURAL BUILDING CENTRE (NRBC) WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE SUPPORT OF HUDCO.
• The NRBC functions as a knowledge dissemination and skill development centre on sustainable building technologies to
impart knowledge and skills to the engineers, masons and other stakeholders involved in the housing sector.
• Over 100 sustainable building technology components have been incorporated in the 20 typology houses constructed for
demonstration purpose in this centre. All these structures are eco-friendly and environment-friendly with green
building concept.
• The demonstration units also showcase various the model houses built using sustainable housing technologies for PMAY
houses, panchayat buildings, anganwadi centres, etc., in the NRBC
• The centre offers a range of practical trainings, exposure, advisory and consultancy services on different types of
sustainable housing technologies to various agencies and professionals engaged in the housing domain.

• In addition, workshops, seminars and research activities on sustainable housing technologies are also organised for
various stakeholders involved in the housing sector.
• The centre brings together a range of cost-effective construction technologies with variety of materials, technologies and
blends the old and new techniques of construction. The technologies showcased in the centre are suitable for disas
ter-prone locations viz., earthquake, cyclone, fire etc.

National Rural Building Centre, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad
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