Application of reused material concept in the rusunawa planning

Abstract

The need for adequate and affordable housing drives the government to implement the rusunawa (low-cost housing) development program in various regions. Futhermore, the government promotes utilization of different replacement materials to optimize the cost and duration of rusunawa development, including reused shipping container. This research discusses the feasibility study of reused shipping containers as substitute material in the design planning of the Rusunawa prototype unit construction. It is a qualitative research that uses case study and statistical data-sets through literature review, precedent study analysis and field surveys. The results provided the standard guideline for designing Rusunawa units made from reused shipping containers and prototype typology units based on the occupant’s type.

Soil Infiltration Mapping in the Eastern Part of Mijen Sub-District, Semarang City, Indonesia

“…After the final score is obtained, then the overlay process is carried out using ArcGIS software. The values that have been obtained from the overlay process can then be grouped into six classes of water infiltration conditions [4] using the interval class formula from [13] shown in equation (3), where the variable "I" is the class interval value, variable "c" is the highest value, "b" is the lowest value, and "k" is the number of class intervals.…”

“…Over time, changes in land use that continue to occur can affect the condition of existing water infiltration areas. Reduced water infiltration areas will have an impact on increasing water discharge in rivers and can be one of the causes of flooding [3]. Therefore, it is necessary to map the criticality level of water infiltration areas in the eastern part of Mijen Sub-district, Semarang City to find out the distribution of criticality level of water infiltration areas and minimize the adverse effects that resulted from reduced water infiltration areas.…”