Flyash as a Sustainable Alternate Building Material for Low Cost Housing

Shruti Mutkekar, Shweta Patil

Abstract: Housing is major problem faced by developing countries like India. The most basic building material for construction of permanent houses is the burnt clay brick, Cement and steel. A significant quantity of raw material and fuel is utilized in making these conventional building materials and even the manufacturing processes of these materials create environmental problems. This paper presents study on sustainable and low-cost alternative building material Flyash, having advantages on areas where conventional building material for housing is expensive and hazardous to environment.

Keywords: Low cost housing, Fly ash, Sustainable, Building material