various types of houses are included along with their advantages and disadvantages. the various building materials and the weather conditions are included.

2. A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for
habitation by humans or other creatures. The term house includes many
kinds of dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to
complex structures composed of many systems. English-speaking people
generally call any building they routinely occupy "home".

3. The earliest human being did not have permanent dwelling. Many of them
lived in dark caves when it was too cold and when the weather was warm,
they lived outside. They generally lived at the entrance of the cave to get
some light and air.
Times have changed but even today houses are build to allow maximum
light and air. Some places are hot throughout the year, while some places
are cold, some are dry, others are wet. Some get rainfall in the summer
season and others in winter.

4. Houses have to be built in such a style that it protects the people who live in
them from the weather.
In hot countries, many houses have sloping shutters to keep out the sun and
keep the house cool.
In colder countries, houses have sloping roofs. Snow settles on the sloping roofs
of mountain houses and help the houses to keep the heat inside.
In places that get flooded easily, many houses are built on stilts to keep them
dry. They also have sloping roofs so that water can slide down and not
accumulate.
Houses of different Indian tribes have walls which are decorated in pretty
colours and painted with figures of birds and flowers. They are constructed
without bricks, steel, or cement.

5. Houses are made of different materials. In fact, different parts of a house
can also be made of different materials.
Building Materials for Houses are :Mud & Clay
Wood
Rock
Thatch
Concrete
Metal
Glass etc.

6. TERRACE HOUSE
BOAT HOUSE
SINGLE HOUSE
CARAVAN
APARTMENT
HOUSE
MOVABLE
HOUSE
TRAILER HOUSE

7. In the north-east state of
Tripura houses are made
of bamboo. These are
called tang – ghar.
In fact, bamboo is used
for making almost
everything here. Cane,
thatch and timber are
also used.

8. Traditional house in
Kerala are called
Nalukettu.

9. The house in Goa are the
best example of blend of
Indian style and that
from Portugal

10. Cattle herder like the
Gujjars live in huts
called Mandaps. The are
made of bamboo and
grass