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Authors:Matti Teemus Kapewasha, Idda Lyatonga Swai Pages: 1 - 8 Abstract: Delivering housing to low- and middle-income groups is seen as providing basic services to the citizens although it remains to be a big challenge especially in developing countries. Despite various housing initiatives by the government and non-governmental organizations, the housing sector faced a number of challenges which require policies and action plans to combat housing crisis in Namibia. The study investigated why the mass houses were constructed in the City of Windhoek and the reasons contributed to delay the allocation of mass houses. Primary and secondary data collection methods were used whereby in-depth interviews and documentary review were used. The participants were selected purposively based on their experience and experts. The findings showed that the mass houses were constructed in city of Windhoek to reduce informal settlements taking into account the large number of housing beneficiaries in the city of Windhoek and the urbanization which have led to housing crises. In addition, land availability in the city of Windhoek contributed to the decision to construct the houses in the city. The study further found that the allocation of the houses delayed because the construction of the houses did not go hand to hand with the connection of basic services such as water and electricity, bureaucracy in decision making, price hiking and loan approval taking long time. The paper recommends that the responsible authority to allocate more fund to the housing department to facilitate connection of other services and reduction of price of mass houses for the target group to afford and achieve the ultimate goal of the project PubDate: 2022-03-29 Issue No:Vol. 8, No. 1 (2022)
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Authors:Vijayalaxmi Singh Pages: 10 - 31 Abstract: The majority of structures are intended to meet the needs of current uses; they are rarely designed to accommodate future needs. Furthermore, the majority of the buildings that will be required in the next 25 years have already been built by this time. The question is whether they can be modified to accommodate changing needs. The expenses incurred while developing a new structure is high and it will be impossible that existing stock will be eradicated completely and replaced with new one. This signifies that a significant portion of the building demand must be satisfied by existing construction. One of the method of achieving this is adaptive reuse. It is also important to remember that not only does building service life expire with time, but functional service life does as well. The loss in functional service life resulted in changes in user expectations and demands. There has not been much research done on this aspect of building service life. As a result, a decision-making framework that links the functional service life of a building with its adaptive reuse is necessary. The methodology provided in this study will first assist the user in determining the building’s functional service life and whether it is appropriate for adaptive reuse or not utilising the adaptive reuse checklist. The second stage would then describe the degree of intervention required to enhance the FSL, and finally, the effect and benefit of these interventions could be assessed using the multi criteria assessment model. PubDate: 2022-04-28 DOI: 10.37628/ijhhsp.v8i1.912 Issue No:Vol. 8, No. 1 (2022)
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Authors:Sharukh Saifi, V. K Paul, Sushil Kumar Solanki, Abhijit Rastogi, Kuldeep Kumar Pages: 32 - 46 Abstract: Construction sector is amongst the most hazardous sector in terms of health and safety of the workers and employees. Construction sites are prone to accidents from very low to catastrophic severity impacts. Construction sector is amongst the most hazardous sector in terms of health and safety of the workers and employees. Construction sites are prone to accidents from very low to catastrophic severity impacts. Any accident on site has significant impact on the productivity of the worker, quality and this leads to time overrun and hence hampers the project pace and cost. The aim of this research is to identify costs associated with safety measures of construction projects and compare it with costs of consequences of these accidents during construction works. The study shows that by applying proper safety measures the client or contractor can save money, goodwill, delay of work and many other unexpected situations. The seminar covered 3 case studies to calculate activity wise cost of safety preventions and cost of accidents and the results shows that the cost of prevention for a project varies between 0.8 to 1.5% of the total cost of the project which includes all the cost of safety from PPEs to Site safety Management. Whereas the cost of consequences of accidents reaches high with direct and indirect cost factors 2-3 % of total project cost. So study aims to encourage the contractors and clients to better understand the cost of safety & cost of accidents so that they can effectively implement and manage their site in terms of health Safety & environment for the workers. PubDate: 2022-06-01 Issue No:Vol. 8, No. 1 (2022)
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Authors:Gaurang Kakkar Pages: 47 - 52 Abstract: Architecture started out as a means of protection, guard from our surrounding environment. It slowly but surely evolved into an art form into which creativity, subjectivity and beauty were introduced. People spend 80-90% of their lives indoors surrounded by colors, artificial lights, spaces, furniture, flooring, ceiling, forms etc. These built environments effects personality and lives of human. Architecture effects human thinking, physical and mental wellbeing, cognitive abilities and emotions. Architectural psychology has been dealing with this perspective for many years. Architecture of a house can affect mood and that specialized cells in human brains might shape the behaviors of those who will live with it. The study demonstrates how can homes in general be designed and structured, so that they reduce anxiety and other disorders and promote wellbeing. As long as the role of architectural language on the psychology of people sees addressing, man can hope to move ahead. It will help people to understand better it’s capacity to bring change. PubDate: 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.37628/ijhhsp.v8i1.915 Issue No:Vol. 8, No. 1 (2022)
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Authors:Shraddha Sharma, Debashis Sanyal Pages: 53 - 59 Abstract: With the growing urbanization and migration of people, cities get expanded for future development. Usually, the nearby towns or villages become a part of the city, and this is where the problem arises. The towns or villages being planned as per their own evolution, now subjected to newer guidelines and development, causing unregulated development. The proposed master plan for any city provides a set of guidelines and a conceptual layout for the future expansion, but due to the clash in what already is, and what kind of future is expected, a disintegration in urban expansion can be seen that needs serious attention. This paper talks about the urban expansion witnessed over the years due to the augmentation of city periphery, and the factors responsible for such causes. This is where a technique like BIM (Building Information Modelling) can be of use. BIM, a digital transformation software for the ones belonging to engineering, construction, and architecture field. It integrates various arenas of construction and formulates into a whole package. Incorporating the urban scale in BIM with the help of GIS, will give an insight about the various factors that are sometimes missed during the implementation process in city’s expansion. This paper attempts to understand the various factors for the improper development in city and correlate with the changes in execution made from addition of software like BIM and GIS. PubDate: 2022-05-04 Issue No:Vol. 8, No. 1 (2022)
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