Home construction using Local Materials

Problem Statement:

Home construction costs are high and the quality of housing is low thus creating a large homeless or inadequately sheltered population..

Type:

Ideas.

Description:

using locally available materials for construction like clay, mud, stones, etc can substantially lower the cost of construction. Renewable material like fast growing trees and bamboo provide special opportunities for a lower cost of construction.

People Impact:

Separate analyses need to be done for each material to provide a long term bending of the cost curve downward..

Financial Impact:

The financial impact will be huge in terms of lowering the barrier to entry for low income people and it will open avenues for new materially and jobs..

Domestic Jobs:

30000.

Foreign Jobs:

30000.

Domestic Market in Rs:

3000000000.

Export Market in Rs:

3000000000.

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