Low-Cost Housing: A Sustainable Solution for the 21st Century

Low-cost housing/ Affordable housing refers to housing units that are affordable for social strata whose income is lower than the median family income.

Providing shelter for low-income people is one of the most important national projects in India. The construction of low-cost housing for low-income groups does not involve housing constructed with substandard building materials. Traditional building materials, that is, concrete, steel, and insulating materials commonly used in modern buildings, cannot be used in low-cost housing because the construction cost cannot be included in the scheduled expenditure of low-cost housing. For this type of house, special construction materials must be used to reduce mortar consumption as much as possible to avoid using up to about 90% steel and up to about 80% concrete for foundations and roofs.