From ‘Rigid’ to ‘Resilient’: A Proposed Self-Build Relocatable SIP Construction Mechanism for Sustainable Social Housing Models in UAE

The current ‘rigid’ construction systems and material of Emirati social housing leave little room for residents to undertake their desired adaptations and extensions of their turn-key houses, which have been designed, built and submitted to them by federal and local social housin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Khaled Galal Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Buildings
Subjects:
SIP
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/8/4/58