AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND LOW COST CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TECHNIQUES

Low-cost homes have a different concept of cost-effectiveness and adherence to strategies that help reduce construction costs through the use of remotely available materials and improved technical capabilities without losing the power, function and health of the building. There is a widespread misconception that affordable housing is suitable only for low-skilled workers and is constructed using cheap, low-quality building materials. The fact is that affordable housing is made possible by proper resource management. Economics are also achieved by postponing the completion work or doing it in stages. Reduction costs are determined by the selection of the most efficient materials or by the improved design. The construction of affordable housing using low-cost building materials increases access to low-income housing. The advantage of inexpensive building materials is to prevent land pollution, reduce energy consumption and use of natural resources, and reuse building materials. A techniques of the management of various cheap structural designs is presented in this paper..