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THEME PAPER
(33 to 40%) comprises single,
young professional workers.
Most of them seek shelter
in sublet room, barracks or
garages except the few well to
do who live in expensive rental
accommodation, guest house,
dormitories or a small hotel.
They do not need to buy a house
in view of transit nature of the
job.
SPACE SHARING
MODELS
Emerging Space Sharing Models
are plugging the demand supply
gap for meeting housing and
renting requirements. These
disruptions impact the concept
of housing which warrants a
change and adoption of the new
models, such as co-working,
co-living, shared living, mixed
use, flexible spaces, B&B
accommodation, collective steel, concrete, gypsum, sulphur,
communities, etc. Student
Housing, Virtual Business
Platforms, digital platforms and
start-ups can help in the space
sharing models.
BUILDING
RESOURCES AND
SUSTAINABLE
CONSTRUCTION
The idea of circular construction
is based on the continuity of
raw materials, products and
waste streams in a circular loop.
It involves an energy centered
approach towards design,
materials and construction.
Adoption of circular models
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for the housing design design, time-lines, drawings,
and construction requires service plans, specifications,
formulating guidelines, components, fittings and
calculating resources, labour fixtures. It enables is an
and material flows, their integrated, collaborative process
environmental footprint and that works on a digital model for
impact and lifetime scenarios. coordination at every stage of a
The basic approach of circular project.
construction is zero emissions
and wastes by on-site recycling SMART UTILITIES
to save the environment. In the AND SERVICES
up-cycle scenarios, the materials Smart utilities aim at high
are critically analysed to make
sure that they do not cause any quality water supply, drainage,
sewerage, streets and waste
ecological damage. management. The ICT solutions,
Construction involves generation such as SCADA system, Black
of construction and demolition Hole technology and ERP
wastes, which need to be Solutions enable enhanced
disposed of and recycled as per efficiency. Smart utilities can
the Construction and Demolition give energy and water saving up
Waste Management Rules, 2016. to 30%, reduce carbon emissions
Recycled products reduce the and provide higher efficiency
demand for new materials. Such and better services. High-speed
materials include reused brick, communication, data analytics
and management can monitor
wood alternatives, reconstituted the carbon-emission accounting
wood, straw, bamboo, wood and performance objectives.
waste pallets and panels for
construction. There are several CONCLUSIONS
examples of successful use of C The idea of healthy and inclusive
& D waste in new buildings, e.g. housing seeks to address the twin
Editt Tower, Singapore and New issues of Covid-19 pandemic and
Moti Bagh Government Housing inclusive housing for the poor
Complex, New Delhi. As a migrants and other vulnerable
thumb rule about one-fourth sections of the society. It is closely
of building materials in a new
construction should be recycled linked with the emerging trend
from C & D wastes. of work from home and creation
of jobs and micro-businesses,
For sustainable construction health facilities, and optimising
with smart materials, services the use of land. This needs a
and digital networks, Building new paradigm of planning and
Information Modeling (BIM) housing strategies that enhance
can be useful in integrating the inclusive and healthy housing.