Affordable Housing Sustainability into Consideration

Abstract

Shelter for everyone is a rising necessity in every populated country. As a result, a definition of affordable housing for developing nations emerges. In India, the issue is far more intense, with a projected shortfall of about 17.5 million houses, with 99% living in low-income parts of the country. The output of affordable housing poses a major challenge to policy makers. India is said to be experiencing the world’s largest scale urbanisation. Despite policymaker’s best attempts to ensure the economic prosperity of affordable housing projects, the sustainability of affordable housing has received scant attention. This article examines the different concepts of affordable housing in relation to sustainability. A literature review was conducted with the aim of recommending a cost-effective construction technique for building an affordable house with emphasis on sustainability. As a result, the aim of this paper is to:
(1) assess the importance of various sustainability factors; and
(2) create an understanding to promote the incorporation of sustainability into affordable housing programmes.