Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

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Document Type General
Publish Date 16/09/2020
Author South African Housing & Infrastructure Fund (SAHIF)
Published By South African Housing & Infrastructure Fund (SAHIF)
Edited By Tabassum Rahmani
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SOUTH AFRICAN : ALTERNATIVE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES

With the growing numbers of urbanization globally, interventions to support the rapid delivery of affordable and sustainable shelter have been developed in response to the challenge. Most of the interventions employed in the earlier years were mass production to achieve the speed of delivery to market. However, with the challenges of rapid urbanization and technological advancements around the sustainability conversation of climate change – more sustainability integrations have been made to the materials of delivery of alternative building technologies (ABT). Alternative building technologies (ABT) that encompass more economically effective and environmentally friendly building materials and construction methods are being considered. Low-income households do need access to affordable housing, and sustainable construction can play an important role in realizing this. Sustainable construction is whereby ecological principles are put in place or practiced to create a healthy environment.

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