Major Thrust Areas

ü  Identification, evaluation and promotion of proven and emerging housing technologies available for housing sector nationally and internationally.

ü  Promoting speed, economy, efficiency and quality in construction.

ü  Creating enabling eco-system for mass application of technologies through upscaling of technologies, know-how acquisition, absorption and dissemination.

ü  Field level application of environment-friendly, energy-efficient and disaster resistant technologies for proven, locally available and emerging technologies, through demonstration construction.

ü  Formulation of Specifications, Schedules, Standards on proven building materials/technologies including emerging technologies/systems.

ü  Documentation of benefits, durability and acceptability of cost effective and innovative building materials and technologies.

ü  Skill upgradation of professionals and construction workers through capacity building programmes, training programmes, seminars, conferences, workshops, exhibitions nationally as well as internationally.

ü  Promoting disaster resistant construction technologies.

ü  Appraisal, monitoring and third party inspection of housing projects including undertaking project management and consultancy services.

ü  Publication of user manuals, guidelines, compendiums, directories, brochures, techno-feasibility reports, video films, demonstration CDs, interactive website, blogs including documentation of success stories.