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Eco-Housing Master plan
 
At 2006 the HBRI submitted a proposal to the GOB for the project: “Study on Eco-Housing, Ferrocement Floating House and Polymer in Cement Concrete Using Indigenous Materials”
with a view to give a relief pressure on energy sector (electricity, fuel, and other resources) and environment friendly housing of Bangladesh with 140 million people. The project was approved for the 2007-2008 financial year. Its execution started from July 2007
 
Eco Housing
 
“Eco” is from the Greek Oikos –The art of managing a House or Household ,
Ecology embers the totality of our relation ship with the living environment, where as Economics is concerned with the management of the community’s resources.
This design importantly recognizes these two meaning of Eco-House. That of an Environmentally appropriate dwelling and an Economically acceptable Dwelling
Eco Housing integrates
 
* Economic Efficiency
* Affordability by the user and the Executing authority
 
* Minimization& Management of Waste
  1. Waste management (Industrial waste)
  2. Bio-gas by utilizing solid waste
  3. Water
* Resource Conservation & Proper Utilization
  1. Utilization of Natural water Resources,
    • Rain water
    • Surface water
    • minimum use of underground water
  2. Forest conservation ( forest as the earning source)
* Renewable Energy
  1. Solar energy
  2. Wind energy
* Maintenance & Access to Community Facilities
 
For more information:
Md. Nafizur Rahamn
Research Architect & APD (Eco-Housing)
Cell: 088-017-12090374
nafiz_h2o@yahoo.com
 
Eco-House Urban type-01 Eco-House Rural type-03 Eco-House Rural type-05
Eco-House Rural / Semi -Urban type-02 Eco-House Rural type-04 Eco-House Rural type-06
 
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