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Eco-friendly, Cost effective construction technologies

In the case of conventional building technology the cost of construction is as of now Rs 450 per square feet. But in the case of cost-effective and eco-friendly construction the cost comes to Rs 300 per square feet.A functional demonstration of cost-effective construction is the Avuai Agam - a building belonging to Amuthasurabhi Self Help Group Federation for rural women. An aesthetically pleasent building it incorporates various salient features of cost-effective technologies that VK-NARDEP propagates. Some of these include:
Walls: Bricks made of FAL-G (Flyash Lime and Gypsum bricks) First quality bricks with compressive strength of 120 kg per square cm.
Flooring: Traditionally polished with red oxide
Doors: Ferro-cement doors which are aesthetically pleasing and eliminates timber - saving the trees.
Roofing: Ferro-cement roofing channel with one-side width more than the other.

Some important building technologies disseminated by VK-NARDEP:
Arch Foundation – Economical and Strong
Rat trap bond – Best Masonry work for walls
Compressed Earth Blocks – Best substitute for bricks
Flyash bricks : Recycling waste to wealth
Cost effective filler slab roofs
Ferro-cement channels for roofing
Arches and Corbels
Vaults and Domes
Ferro-cement door and window shutters
Brick Jalis and ventilators.

Tamil Nadu Government recognises VK-NARDEP as a center of excellence in disseminating the cost-effective construction technology