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ACSGE-2009, Oct 25-27, BITS Pilani, India LOW COST HOUSING RINKU TAUR 1 and VIDYA DEVI T 2 1 TCE Consulting Engineers Ltd, New Delhi, India.e-mail:rtaur@tce.co.in 2 TCE Consulting Engineers Ltd, New Delhi, India.e-mail:tungad@tce.co.in Abstract: This paper aims to point out the various aspects of prefabricated building methodologies for low cost housing by highlighting the different prefabrication techniques, and the economical advantages achieved by its adoption. In a building the foundation, walls, doors and windows, floors and roofs are the most important components, which can be analyzed individually based on the needs thus, improving the speed of construction and reducing the construction cost. The major current methods of construction systems considered here are namely, structural block walls, mortar less block walls, prefabricated roofing components like precast RC planks, precast hollow concrete panels, precast concrete/Ferro cement panels are considered. Keywords: Prefabrication; Precast RCC „kular‟, precast joist, Ferro cement products 2. Economy should be considered in Introduction design of individual buildings, layouts, clusters etc. Affordable housing is a term used to 3. While preparing the specifications it describe dwelling units whose total should be kept in mind that, cost housing cost are deemed “Affordable” to a effective construction systems are group of people within a specified income adopted. range. () 4.