Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

Modern building construction technologies and Pakistan

Modern construction techniques, also known as Modern Methods of Construction (MMC),emphasize off-site construction and innovative practices to improve efficiency, quality, andsustainability in building projects...

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The River Gypsies of Bangladesh

The River Gypsies of Bangladesh Bangladesh, a north-eastern Asian country, is a riverine country of an estimated 174 million. Bangladesh has a gypsy people who have no home on the land, but live and move...

Modern methods of constructions, and their challenges in Pakistan

In these days, like vast developments in any technological fields in the world, theconstruction industry is also gone through mammoth changes and development. Today, theworld in general and the developed world ...

Affordable housing in Pakistan – the ground situation

In Pakistan, the people’s right to adequate housing remains elusive for a significant portionof the population. The ever-widening gap between housing supply and demand has createda pressing challenge, particula...

Briefs of housing schemes, announced and started by various governments from 1972 till 2022

There were 6 housing schemes, announced by various successive governments of Pakistan, but none of them could give any results, and is still standing on its earlier position, so far as housing is concerned. ...

Bamboo For Construction – A Strong Material Used Around The World

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