Alternate low cost construction materials

Abstract

Low cost housing is a different concept which deals with effective costing and following of techniques which help in reducing the cost of construction through the use of faraway available material beside with and technology improved skill without losing the power, performance and life of structure. There is huge misconception that low cost housing is suitable for only subnormal works and they are built by using cheap building material of low quality. The fact is that low cost housing is done by proper management of resources. Economy is also achieved by postponing finish work or implementing them in phases. Cost of reduction is achieved by selection of more efficient material or by an improved design. Construction of low cost housing by using low cost construction material increases the access to building by low income group peoples. Advantage of low cost building material are pollution prevention, reducing energy consumption and use of natural materials, and reusability of building materials. The review on various low-cost building design management are presented in this paper. Keywords: Low cost, building materials, construction.