Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

nimbysim

Addressing the NIMBYISM: Affordable Housing Advocacy Tips

Addressing the NIMBYISM: Affordable Housing Advocacy Tips One of the major challenges to the affordable housing journey is NIMBYISM or Not in My Backyard.; secondly, opposition to affordable housing often ha...

rammed earth construction

What Is Rammed Earth Construction and Why Is It Cost-Effective

What Is Rammed Earth Construction and Why Is It Cost-Effective Some of the more traditional and still very valid forms of construction are today being adopted in modern sustainable architecture such as ramme...

high-density housing projects

Top High-Density Housing Projects around the World

Top High-Density Housing Projects around the World Compact living is part of the fundamental features of new housing design for the contemporary city to increase density, enhance resource efficiency and to s...

Hybrid Construction in Affordable Housing

The Role of Hybrid Construction in Affordable Housing Initiatives

The Role of Hybrid Construction in Affordable Housing Initiatives The problem of affordable housing is considered to be one of the key challenges that cities today are facing. As the population of people...

insulation for energy efficiency

Low-Cost Houses Insulation for Energy Efficiency

Low-Cost Houses Insulation for Energy Efficiency Decrease of specific consumption of energy has become one of the prerequisites of creating a contemporary housing, and insulation is one of the primary factor...

urbanization impacts

How Urbanization Impacts River Gypsy Communities

How Urbanization Impacts River Gypsy Communities River gypsies or also called Boat dwellers, Water nomads have been living upon river and alongside coast for few centuries and totally depending on water Sour...