Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

acash

Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements and Housing
ACASH

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Publish Date06/09/2018
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Published ByCivil Engineering Research Journal
Edited ByTabassum Rahmani
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Zimbabwe: Stabilised Earth Construction in Urban Low-Cost Housing Crisis

The stabilized earth is an alternative construction material which is economically and environmentally beneficial compared to the conventional material such as baked brick and concrete. Earth is used as a construction material in every continent since the earliest civilization. Existing literature shows that the use of earth as a building material saves cost, time, energy, and reduces environmental pollution. This paper critically Zimbabwe. reviews the literatures and come up with a generic list of benefits of earth construction. A series of in-depth interviews then investigate and ascertain from the Zimbabwean construction professionals whether stabilized earth construction is beneficial in in urban low-cost housing in Zimbabwe.

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