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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Low-cost Housing"”.
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Low cost housing in Thailand.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1967. M.Arch.
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A system for low cost housing.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1967. M.Arch.
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A system of low cost housing in India.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1965. M.Arch.
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Vaulted Earthen Floor Systems for Low-Cost Housing Construction
… geometries of earthen vaulted floor systems for low-cost residential construction. Typical structural floor systems consist of a reinforced concrete flat slab, which is problematic as concrete and steel are expensive, carbon-intensive materials. As urbanization rates increase globally, informal …
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Microfinance : a strategy for facilitating low cost housing in Nigeria
Providing financing options for low income earners is one of the most complex challenges faced by developing countries worldwide. Low income earners require finance to meet their basic needs one of which includes housing. However, in developing countries, this remains a critical issue and many …
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Private/public partnership for low-cost housing in developing countries
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1985.
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The viability of low cost housing programs in developing countries,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1972. M.Arch.A.S.
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Low-cost housing for developing countries: an analysis of the design process
… to clarify architectural approaches to meeting housing shortages in developing nations. This thesis is directed towards providing a greater understanding of the Third World building environment by examining unforeseen constraints, design parameters and the architect's new role vis-a-vis housing …
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Application of information systems in irregular settlement management and low-cost housing provision
… settlements and the process of delivering low-cost housing in South Africa. An Irregular Settlement can be defined as an area where the 'shacks' have no fixed street address. Due to policies by previous regimes, under whose rule irregular settlements were almost ignored, there is often …
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Towards an alternative development approach to low cost housing delivery in KwaZulu-Natal province
The question of basic housing for the poor majority of the world’s population remains a festering global development challenge given the plethora of housing delivery models which abound. In South Africa, the capital subsidy scheme and the comprehensive plan for the development of sustainable human …
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Development and validation of a safety and health performance model for low cost housing
… on the safety and health performance factors of low cost housing in Malaysia. These factors include the architecture, building services, external environment, operation and maintenance, and management approaches. The influence of these factors on perceived personal responsibility towards adopting …
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Implementation of low-cost housing scheme: a case study of Tshikota Township in Limpopo Province
… Local Municipality, Limpopo Province, for its low-cost housing implementation. The Reconstruction and Development Programme (ANC, 1994) included affordable housing to clear the backlog in the nation following the overthrow of the apartheid regime. There was a backlog at Tshikota Township that …
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Development of a system model for cost management in low-cost housing projects in Nigeria
Poor project cost performance is one of the vital issues challenging successful construction project delivery particularly in developing countries such as Nigeria. This issue is endemic particularly in Low-cost housing (LcH) projects with adverse effects on delivery, affordability of the target …
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Confronting black low cost housing delivery in the Western Cape Metropolitan Area : a critical appraisal
… Government of National Unity towards solving the low cost housing and community development crisis. This crisis is largely confined to the black low-income residential areas and is manifest in a shortage of adequate formal accommodation, municipal infrastructure and public facilities. Moreover, …
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Low cost housing development with aided self-help method in Bayamon, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Thesis (M.Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1958.
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Confined masonry for seismically resilient low-cost housing in India : a design and analysis method
Confined masonry (CM) is a viable housing typology that is resilient and economical for developing countries in seismic regions. Given its suitability for low-tech environments, multiple authors have published instructions on CM construction that do not require engineering knowledge. As a result …
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Heat as medicine - a study of the ceiling retrofit programme in South African low cost housing
… Winkler et al (2002) measured the energy cost-benefits of different interventions in low cost housing across South Africa. These interventions included installing insulated ceilings (retrofitting), roof insulation, partitions, wall insulation, window insulation, solar water heaters (SWH) …
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Toward a low-cost housing process : parlaying the best of on-site and off-site building
Thesis. 1975. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
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