BUILDING-MATERIALS FOR LOW-COST HOUSING

This paper commences from where the previous paper ends. It provides an insight into the present scenario of R&D being pursued in India partially with the perception presented by the previous author. The paper not only presents the state of the art of R&D in the ongoing programme in the Central Building Research Institute but also provides a national overview of the ongoing efforts in search of new building materials from wastes, from alternative resources to complement and substitute the traditional building materials where they are in short supply for housing programmes.