Sustainable solutions for effective housing environment

• Main Authors: Parthiban P., Cyriac M. G., Prabhu, T. S. Balagopalan, Asok, Geethu, Neeraja P. G., Athiappan, K.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bathrooms; Houses; Housing; Rural areas; Urban areas
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0066294

Houses play an important role in the life of human beings. People generally consider it as a symbol of status and often during planning of the building more considerations are given for form of the building rather than its function. In order to assess all these various aspects of housing scenario representative survey i.e., household survey, economic survey and builders survey were carried out in selected rural and urban area in Thrissur district. The version of the house owners, who have used the house for sufficient period were analyzed in detail. The main recommendations of the building is planning should done in a most realistic since giving due focus on functionals requirements of such house owners are, double storied buildings with flat top are advantageous especially in urban area where land is restricted. Environmental planning of house and the surroundings is important since it provides a healthy environment in the housing premises. Trees should be planted in the premises of houses to make the housing surroundings healthy. Bath rooms should be separated as wet and dry area as it will be safe. Water sources should be maintained properly. To the extent possible bio gas production to be encouraged. Engineering and traditional planning principles to be strictly observed. Based on the economic survey the people were divided in to six categories and the possible outlay on housing by each group is assessed on the basis that on an average five-year family income can be spent for building a house. From this we were able to find the corresponding affordable area of the houses as 60sqmeter, 120sqmeter, 180sqmeter, 225sqmeter, 300sqmeter, 400sqmeter and the rate per square meter as Rs.1500, Rs.1500, Rs.1650, Rs.2000, Rs.2000, Rs.2300, respectively.