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Vernacular constructions represent a very large share of the built environment. Being, by definition, nonengineered constructions, they are the result of ancient traditions, improved with time as...
A report on how Practical Action built low-cost disaster-resistant housing in Bangladesh. The organization aimed to improve the approaches taken by people while keeping the cost of the houses low...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Pakistan, with a focus on reinforced concrete buildings with masonry infills. It provides an overview of reinforced concrete buildings in...
A report on housing typologies in Indonesia, with a focus on unreinforced clay brick masonry housing construction that is found in rural areas of Indonesia. This construction is a single-story...
This step-by-step guide explains how to manage the two main types of CRS post-disaster or post-conflict construction: owner-driven and contractor-built. The intended audience includes non-...
This step-by-step guide explains how to manage the two main types of CRS post-disaster or post-conflict construction: owner-driven and contractor-built. The intended audience includes non-...
Recent research on traditional settlement pattern shows that traditional settlements in Indonesia are losing their values and degeneration of built form has changed the beauty of their original...
Bangladesh is a disaster prone country which has been facing perennial problems of natural disasters. Most houses in the rural areas in Bangladesh are of non-engineered roof construction which...
This report summarizes the results of field-based market research conducted in mid-September in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). In Sindh, the research team looked at bamboo and timber poles (...
This presentation is based on a paper that emphasizes the need for capacity development four“pronged action plan. This includes: (i) Periodic awareness meets at regional level for Mayors/...