Cheaper to build
The two-storey house Futane built is spread over 2,200 sq feet and cost just Rs 3 lakh, that is Rs 137 per sq foot. A similar sized single storey structure in brick and cement mortar would have cost him Rs 8.8 lakh or Rs 400 per sq foot, three times more costly.
Related Content
- Do not revive coal: planned Asia coal plants a danger to Paris
- Exponential roadmap: scaling 36 solutions to halve emissions by 2030
- Sustainable urban infrastructure for all: lessons on solar-powered street lights from Kampala and Jinja, Uganda
- No country for coal gen: Below 2°C and regulatory risk for US coal power owners
- People are less likely to fall sick in green buildings, study finds
- No freebies for green buildings: Goyal