[Please Press Like and Share on your social media!] 2015 Global Initiatives Symposium in Taiwan (GIS Taiwan) U++ Innovation Competition

1. By Richi Jesudhas

2.  Total housing shortage at the end of tenth plan has
officially been assessed as 24.71 million dwelling units
for 67.4 million Households
 98% of this shortage was in the Low Income and
Economically Weaker Sections
 Shortage is expected to escalate to 26.53 million
houses for 75.01 million households

4.  Un-planned growth of settlements:
A number of housing clusters have mushroomed in and around various
metropolitan centres. These unauthorized developments are encroachments on land
parcels belonging to Govt. bodies, public- private-institutions or areas meant to be
green belts.
 Non availability of developed land and ineffective and
unfavourable land management:
There is dearth of developed and serviced land parcels at reasonable rates,
especially to meet the needs of most needy section of society. The slum clusters
currently inhabited by these deprived sections are located in high land cost
neighborhoods near central business districts of the metropolitan centres. These land
parcels dotted with shanties apart from being eye sores and not properly serviced also
mean in-appropriate and gross under utilization of precious land banks.

5.  Pre-casting
 Lean construction

6.  Mass construction
 Saves time
 Saves money due to repetition

7. By cutting into required sizes, 4 for four walls, 2 pieces as roofing
panels for sloped roof, a small house can be built within days …
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9.  More suitable for regular unique structures
 Saves money and time if planned properly
 The principle is to change to a pull systems
 Apply inputs from the grass root levels to optimize
overall production
 This takes individual opinion more into consideration

12. Participant of GIS Taiwan 2015 U++ competition
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