Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

natural building materials

Natural Building Materials for Sustainable Architecture

Natural Building Materials for Sustainable Architecture As sustainability has being adopted into the standard ways people manage their lifestyles, architecture lately has begun to embrace it as a standard. ...

house building finance corporation

How to Get a Loan from the House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC)

How to Get a Loan from the House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC) Whenever a person intends to construct, purchase or even renovate a house, credit is mostly a vital determinant. Housing finance has b...

education in slums

Education in Slums – Opportunities Amidst Challenges

Education in Slums – Opportunities Amidst Challenges Sometimes schooling is the way out of poverty, but schooling in the slums poses great challenges in. However, there are still impressive exampl...

advantages of bamboocrete

Economic Advantages of Bamboocrete for Affordable Housing Projects

Economic Advantages of Bamboocrete for Affordable Housing Projects The current global housing deficit, short in the quality, sustainability and affordability of housing, requires new construction techniques....

compact and dispersed settlements

Comparing Compact and Dispersed Settlements: Pros and Cons

Comparing Compact and Dispersed Settlements: Pros and Cons Human habitation is diverse in form because of geographical factors, cultural practices, economy and history. There are two main kinds of settle...

sustainable building materials

Affordable Sustainable Building Materials for Homeowners

Affordable Sustainable Building Materials for Homeowners How about building and constructing eco-friendly homes as more than just a fad, yes, it is now the convergence to a new environmental consciousness. ...

bamboocrete

Case Studies: Successful Projects Built with Bamboocrete

Case Studies: Successful Projects Built with Bamboocrete As the concern for environmentally friendly construction materials rises then bamboocrete a product formed by combining bamboo fiber and cement repres...

sustainable building materials

The Pros and Cons of Using Sustainable Building Materials

The Pros and Cons of Using Sustainable Building Materials Over the last couple of years the consciousness of people about constructing environmentally friendly buildings has increased significantly. Ther...

urbanization and public health

Urbanization and Public Health: Challenges and Solutions

Urbanization and Public Health: Challenges and Solutions Urbanization is the biggest phenomenon that is changing our social, environmental and economies as the global population continues to migrate to our c...

urbanization and economic growth

Urbanization and Economic Growth What’s the Connection

Urbanization and Economic Growth What’s the Connection The growth of urbanization is widely regarded as one of the most important phenomena characteristic of the 21st century. While people in cities incr...

real estate market in Pakistan

Understanding the Affordable Housing Real Estate Market in Pakistan

Understanding the Affordable Housing Real Estate Market in Pakistan One of such challenges that Pakistan faces when it comes to the provision of shelter are involved the provisions of affordable houses since...

High density housing

The Environmental Benefits of High Density Housing

The Environmental Benefits of High Density Housing Compact living or high density housing as the solution to the problem is really a pretty interesting topic. In view of the above, there are a number of ...

high density housing

Pros and Cons of High Density Housing

Pros and Cons of High Density Housing While land remains a valuable resource in the urban setting as more people flood into cities, improving density by coming up with high rise house building solution is e...

sustainable building materials

How Sustainable Building Materials Save Money in the Long Run

How Sustainable Building Materials Save Money in the Long Run At present, appending environmentally responsible features to construction and design is considered a norm, and this tend to increase the use of ...

affordable housing financing

Affordable Housing Financing Options in Pakistan

Affordable Housing Financing Options in Pakistan Housing, particularly of the low cost variety, is undoubtedly one of Pakistan’s most urgent social and economic issues. This is due to modern expansion an...

barriers to affordable housing

Barriers to Affordable Housing in Pakistan and How to Overcome Them

Barriers to Affordable Housing in Pakistan and How to Overcome Them A real estate problem in Pakistan specifically, is the lack of affordable housing which is a compounded issue due to the growing population...

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Affordable Housing Policies in Pakistan: Current State and Future Prospects

Affordable Housing Policies in Pakistan: Current State and Future Prospects Accessibility to affordable housing is still paramount in Pakistan due to increased Urbaneness, population pressure and rising hous...

social housing

What is Social Housing? Understanding the Basics and Its Importance

What is Social Housing? Understanding the Basics and Its Importance It refers to a part of social infrastructure that ensures living sustainability and the effective provision of living conditions for people...

compact settlement

Key Features and Benefits of Compact Settlement

Key Features and Benefits of Compact Settlement The cultural and demographic changes in the urban areas as well as the increasing population of the world has called for new thinking in the planning and devel...

Housing mortgage in Ghana

Understanding Housing Mortgage in Ghana – Key Insights and Challenges

Understanding Housing Mortgage in Ghana – Key Insights and Challenges Out of all the things, which people can seek in order to gain ownership to a house, housing mortgages are fast assuming a crucial r...

orangi town slum

Orangi Town Slum – A Complex Reality

Orangi Town Slum – A Complex Reality Orangi Town is at the outskirts of Karachi Pakistan and is one of the biggest slum areas in Asia. It is home to more than a million people, thus represents chal...