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Systems- This is a load-bearing shaped foam polystyrene plate is Systems is cold-formed steel
wall construction in which a fixed. The precast sandwich with an advantage over hot
building of any typology or panel system provides excellent rolled steel being light in weight.
architectural structure varying in seismic resistance and thermal It has good ductility, and thin
complexity could be constructed. insulation for indoor comfort, sections of any form can be
The building system is based e.g., the Demonstration Housing
manufactured in the factory and
upon a modular panel composed Project at Chandrashekharpur,
assembled as panels at site
of two electro-welded Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, where
(Figure 5). It is suitable for 3 to 4
galvanized steel meshes join Expanded Polystrene Core Panel
story structures. Precast boards,
together by connectors in the System (EPS) is used (Figure 4).
hollow concrete blocks, AAC
middle of which a suitably
Light Gauge Steel Structural blocks, EPS panels or an external
Figure 4: Housing Project at Chandrashekharpur layer of insulation material, and

outer leaf of CP board or
shotcrete are the various options
for the infill walls. The floors can
be made of reinforced cement
concrete, steel truss/ steel
decking, on joists. This steel
framing system provides high
strength and durability, safety,
superior design, thermal
comfort, easy transportation,
and speedy construction.

Source: GHMC

Figure 5: Erection of LGSS on site Figure 6: SRA scheme at Bhoiwala

Source: GHMC Source: Author

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