The present study is concerned with technology options for low-budget houses in rural parts of Kerala. House to live in is one of the basic needs of man. Lack of housing facilities and poor quality housing are symbols of poverty and deprivation. The UN declaration of 1987 as the International Year of Shelter for Homeless prompted the governments of most countries to pay attention to the housing problem of the poor. The national and sub-national governments in India also planned and implemented several programs to help the weak and needy. Though the strategy was to solve the problem by the year 2001, the available statistics indicate that the absolute number of the houseless population did not decline substantially1. Every two out of five households in India live in extremely poor-quality houses. However, the housing situation is not the same across the states in the country. Kerala, compared to the rest of the states has achieved tremendous progress in this respect. State intervention in the housing sector, as part of its support and security strategy to help the poor, with several novel programs and schemes has earned laurels. They are often projected as models to be emulated in third-world countries.