Techno-economic feasibility of integration of green technologies for affordable housing

Abstract

The conventional construction technology along with spiralling cost of traditional building materials makes the housing unaffordable or a distant dream for an average income salaried person. The aim of a paper is to design an affordable green building model for an Economically Weaker Section (EWS) housing scheme to compare energy, carbon footprint and water performance. In this, a single dwelling unit plan is worked out for a EWS housing scheme using the identified green materials & techniques and compared with conventional material & techniques of construction. The study reveals that the integrated sustainable technologies like application of energy efficient building construction materials, implementation of water management and energy management techniques make the housing schemes energy efficient and cost effective to the economically weaker section of urban area.