Affordable Housing with Prefabricated Construction Technology in India: An Approach to Sustainable Supply

Jain, Shubham; Bhandari, Harveen

doi:10.1149/10701.8513ecst

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“…Content analysis was used to quantify the frequencies and patterns of words or features presented in the collected data. By checking the frequency of responses, it helped to increase the depth of data analysis [20][21][22][23][24]. To ensure a comprehensive approach, the method was carefully designed as follows:…”

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Fostering Social Sustainability: Inclusive Communities through Prefabricated Housing

Ziaesaeidi,

Noroozinejad Farsangi

2024

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Over the last decade, many major cities have experienced a housing crisis to keep pace with patterns of urban population growth. Housing continues to face many challenges such as land use, regulatory issues, and environmental issues. In recent years, new housing research has also revealed that prefabricated housing could indirectly be a solution to environmental issues, as the housing sector has observed an increase in demand for eco-friendly housing solutions. However, while prefabricated housing can be a solution to issues of environmental concerns, it still needs more research to explore its influence on social sustainability. Therefore, this opinion paper investigates how socially sustainable communities could be feasible and practicable through prefabricated housing. In this opinion paper, the social sustainability principles in relation to prefabricated housing was analysed to show situations that can be complex with the benefits and challenges as well. The main objective of this study was to find the potential of prefabricated housing to promote social sustainability, with proper analysis of this housing influence on the key elements of community, diversity as well as adaptability. A survey based on the aspect of social sustainability of prefabricated housing was conducted to collect various perspectives that may influence the future trend in the housing sector, hence making necessary steps towards socially sustainable prefabricated housing solutions. The survey findings highlight the social element of prefabricated households, which refers to how accessible as well as adaptable the prefabricated homes are in terms of targets, build and social group, encouraging dwellers’ interaction and participation, which facilitates the implementation of a sense of belonging and social cohesion among societies.

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Fostering Social Sustainability: Inclusive Communities through Prefabricated Housing

Ziaesaeidi,

Noroozinejad Farsangi

2024

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“…Prefabrication is a well-known technique that has proven to be quick and affordable. Along with this, the new age buildings have to be designed with the sustainability and energy efficiency approach such that they contribute less towards the environmental damage [6][7][8][9].…”

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Life Cycle Assessment of a Sustainable Prefabricated Housing System: A Cradle-to-Site Approach Based on a Small-Scale Experimental Model

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India is in need of rapid construction technology with sustainability and environmentally friendly aspects. Prefabrication is a well-known technique that lowers carbon emissions and reduces environmental impacts. Life cycle assessment (LCA) evaluates these impacts of developed product/process. A new-age construction product was designed from a locally available agro-industrial waste called co-fired ash (CFA). Expanded polystyrene beads, fly ash, and crushed sand were also used in designing lightweight (LW) sustainable prefabricated panels. The effect of incorporating sustainable alternates into the mix designs is to be studied. An experimental small-scale model house was erected and LCA for the same was carried out with cradle-to-site approach. Based on the inventory, the environmental impact was assessed for four different indicators: acidification potential (AP), eutrophication potential (EP), global warming potential (GWP), and ozone depletion potential (ODP) were evaluated. Carbon emissions of the respective CFA-based concrete and LW prefabricated mix were found to be 0.162 kgCO2e/kg and 0.268 kgCO2e/kg, respectively. The impact of energy required during production, transport, and indirect emissions were found to contribute 3%, 3%, and 94%, respectively, to the proposed prefabricated system. Comprehensively, the phase involving mixing of LW mix contributed majorly towards all the impact indicators followed by mould preparation and material transport. The presented data helps the academia to quantify and recognise the possibilities to enhance their products’ performance.

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Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implementation Drivers, Challenges and Practices

Chileshe,

Kavishe

2024

Sustainable Development Goals Series

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Affordable Housing with Prefabricated Construction Technology in India: An Approach to Sustainable Supply

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

Fostering Social Sustainability: Inclusive Communities through Prefabricated Housing

Fostering Social Sustainability: Inclusive Communities through Prefabricated Housing

Life Cycle Assessment of a Sustainable Prefabricated Housing System: A Cradle-to-Site Approach Based on a Small-Scale Experimental Model

Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implementation Drivers, Challenges and Practices

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