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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"self-build"”.
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Delivering zero carbon homes and sustainable communities: the potential of group self-build housing in England
… as crucial for addressing these issues is the building sector. Therefore, in the UK context, with the aim of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, the requirements for new homes in terms of their energy efficiency are becoming ever more stringent, leading to the introduction of the zero carbon …
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The 1,000 dollar home : a scalable business model to build disaster relief dwellings and upgrade slums
… proposes a new model for the private markets to build disaster relief dwellings or to upgrade degraded neighborhoods of very low income communities. The study offers a way to empower the dwellers of very poor communities or the victims of natural disasters not only by providing them with …
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Housing policy in Malaysia: Conditions, perspectives and Islamic values
… of "gatekeepers". Of particular interest are self-build housing solutions in poorer societies. The impact of Islam, however, does not immediately stand out strongly from Muslim countries studied. A second focus of the thesis is on applicability of Islamic models in the field of housing. …
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Ethnic and gender divisions in tenant participation in public housing
… decisions are taken by the council; and thirdly, self-build projects which involve tenants in the actual building and management processes of their housing and in which tenant involvement is supposed to be at its highest level.
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Esperanza - Village Building in Honduras
… site I've chosen to illustrate this concept of self-help housing is a 300 x 500 meter plateau in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.