Authors: Atul Dubey, Vikash, Ashish Juneja
Abstract: The paper is a study on the use of ISO shipping containers to build sustainable Urban Economical weaker section housing society for Slum living in Metropolitan cities in India. As per world bank report nearly 35.2 % of urban population of India living in Slums (2018). In Japan, China and Vietnam the use of container housing solved their housing problems. Shigeru Ban , a house hold name in architecture in Japan has designed high end homes, biennials and museums by using containers. Room heating is a primary concern of using container as housing material because steel boxes are good heat conductors. But by using passive or active cooling technology we provide insulation. Also it leaves a low carbon foot print too. As per right to shelter in U. P. Avas Vikas Parishad v. friends coop. Housing society limited, the right to shelter has been fundamental right to residence secured under article 19(1)e and the right to life guaranteed under article 21.The state has to provide facilities and opportunities to build houses to standardize life of poor people. Container housing is a new trend of green construction technology, also it is made up of a heavy, good engineering property steel which is corrosion free and has adequate life to use as shelter. Average cost of shipping container houses are ranging from 5-15 lakh INR. India uses about 4 to 5 % of total shipping containers used in the world. This paper covers the literature review, methodology adopted for research, challenges and opportunity to use container as housing material.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20838604
