Selecting construction technology for reducing housing construction costs in Hyderabad, Pakistan | |
| Author | Malik, Khatri Abdul |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. HS-96-08 |
| Subject(s) | Housing management--Pakistan--Hyderabad Construction industry--Pakistan--Hyderabad--Costs |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-96-08 |
| Abstract | Pakistan at present is confronted with a serious problem of housing both in quantitative and qualitative terms particularly in urban areas. A rapid increase in population as well as flowing trend of migration from rural to urban areas has contributed toward the severity of this problem. Like many other countries, Pakistan is faced with inadequate housing facilities. The shortage of houses is of the order of 6.25 million and the additional need every year is increasing at the rate of 150,000 houses. To provide the shelter government of Pakistan is emphasizing on low-cost housing. This term has many connotations and it would be appropriate to clarify the meaning of this popular terminology. It is some time felt that what is really intended by low-cost housing is cost reduction in housing. Others view it as cost-effective housing, however, low-cost housing, generally implies housing for the low income families at affordable cost to them. Low cost housing should not mean low quality housing although the quality and cost go together. It is difficult to define exactly the meaning and the concepts of low-cost housing, but we take it to mean that from the given physical resources of funds, materials, land and skills, we should be able to build the maximum number of houses of good quality at an affordable cost. In order to meet the objective of low-cost housing construction the construction and building materials technologies should be improved and innovated to reduce construction cost while preserving the quality. A concept of community participation may be encouraged by introduction of self contained housing delivery system. This can be one of the alternative solutions for provision of shelter in developing and rapidly urbanizing countries like Pakistan. To explore the dissemination of innovative construction technology, a feasibility study of construction components production using self-contained housing delivery system was conducted to provide a base for technical, economic, and commercial decision taking with regards for investments, and forecast investment and production costs. Necessary data and information that were used in the feasibility study are collected through field survey and secondary data. The study was conducted in Hyderabad, Pakistan during the month of January- March, 1996. |
| Year | 1996 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis no. HS-96-08 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Lefebvre, Bernard G.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Sheng, Yap Kioe;Tewari, Vinod K.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Japan.; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1996 |