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efficiently mitigate disasters. The Figure 2: Monolithic Concrete Construction with Aluminium Framework
emerging trends in housing
construction are categorized in
the following types i)
Engineered Formwork System;
ii) Precast Sandwich Panel
System; iii) Light Gauge Steel
Structural System; iv) Hot Rolled
Steel Structural System, and v)
Precast Concrete Construction
System. The Compendium of
Prospective & Emerging
Technologies for Mass Housing
issued by the BMTPC has
evaluated and certified 24 Source: BMTPC
technologies in the third edition
mechanized system for cellular a tunnel leaving two sides open.
released in 2018.⁸ Some Modern
structures placed together, This technology has been
Construction technologies in
affordable housing have been several cells make an apartment deployed for the construction of
successfully upscaled; these are wherein the walls and slabs are affordable housing by Greater
further discussed and explained cast in one day. The formwork is Hyderabad Municipal
here. set up in the morning, the Corporation. The 6240 mega
reinforcement and services are double bedroom apartments are
Monolithic Concrete
positioned, and concrete is being constructed in 52 blocks of
Construction System with
poured in the afternoon. The Stilt + 10 floors by using the
aluminum formwork system
next day the formwork is shear wall technology in tunnel
provides concrete walls and
removed and placed for the next form construction (Figure 3).
slabs that are cast monolithically
floor casting such that the walls
at one pour. Also, other Precast Sandwich Panel
and slabs are cast in the form of
possibilities of using plastic and
steel formwork make it a very
Figure 3: Tunnel Form Construction of Affordable Housing by GHMC
versatile system. The system
works in rapid construction
cycles and has a production line
approach suitable to high-rise
and low-rise, low-cost
construction. These structures
are more suited to areas prone to
high seismicity and cyclones.
(Figure 2)
The Tunnel Formwork – This is
based on two half-shells of a Source: GHMC

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