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Housing Standards: Aparna M Ajay, Asst - Professor, Sree Anjaneya Nursing College

This document discusses housing standards and outlines key factors to consider when determining appropriate standards. It notes that standards must account for social, economic, cultural and climatic differences and cannot be uniformly rigid. Specific standards are provided for housing sites, set backs, floors, walls and roofs. Sites should be elevated and drained with independent street access. Set backs should allow for lighting and ventilation. Floors should be impermeable, smooth and damp-proof. Walls should be strong, insulated and pest-resistant. Roofs should be high enough for comfort and insulated.

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Housing Standards: Aparna M Ajay, Asst - Professor, Sree Anjaneya Nursing College

This document discusses housing standards and outlines key factors to consider when determining appropriate standards. It notes that standards must account for social, economic, cultural and climatic differences and cannot be uniformly rigid. Specific standards are provided for housing sites, set backs, floors, walls and roofs. Sites should be elevated and drained with independent street access. Set backs should allow for lighting and ventilation. Floors should be impermeable, smooth and damp-proof. Walls should be strong, insulated and pest-resistant. Roofs should be high enough for comfort and insulated.

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HOUSING STANDARDS

APARNA M AJAY,
ASST.PROFESSOR,
SREE ANJANEYA NURSING COLLEGE.
• With the broadening concept of
housing, the concept of housing standards has
also changed. The standards are no longer
confined to narrow health criteria like per
capita space and floor space..
• Social and economic characteristics such
as family income. family size and composition,
standard of living, life style. stage in life cycle,
education and cultural factors must be taken
into consideration in determining housing
standards
• Because of cultural diversity and other
factors such as climate and social traditions.
Standards of housing must vary from country
to country and from region to region. In short,
there cannot be rigid, uniform standards
• SITE :
• (a) The site should be elevated from its
surroundings so that it is not subject to
flooding during rains
• (b) the site should have an independent
access to a street of adequate width
• (c) it should be away from the breeding
• places of mosquitoes and flies
• (d) it should be away from nuisances such as
dust, smoke. smell, excessive noise and traffic
• (e) it should be in pleasing surroundings the
soils Should be dry and safe for founding the
structure and should be well drained. "Made-
soil", i.e., ground that is leveled by dumping
refuse is very unsatisfactory for building
purposes for at least 20 to 25 years. The
subsoil water should be below 10 feet (3
meters).
• SET BACK : For proper lighting and ventilation,
• There should be an open space all round the
house - this is called "set back". In rural areas it
is recommended that the built-up area should
not exceed one-third of the total area; in urban
areas where land is costly, the built-up area
may be up to two-thirds. The set back should
be such that there is no obstruction to lighting
and ventilation.
• FLOOR : The floor should be pucca and satisfy
the following criteria :
• (a) it should be impermeable so that it can be
easily washed and kept clean and dry. Mud
floors tend to break up and cause dust; they
are not recommended,
• (b) the floor must be smooth and free from
cracks and crevices to prevent the breeding of
insects and harborage of dust,
• (c) the floors should be damp-proof, (d) the
height of the plinth should be 2 to 3 feet (0.6
lo 1 meter).
WALLS : The walls should be
(a) reasonably strong
(b) should have a low heat capacity i.e., should not
absorb heat and conduct the same
(c) weather resistant
(d) unsuitable for harborage of rats and vermin
(e) not easily damaged and smooth. These
standards can be attained by 9-inch brick- wall
plastered smooth and colored cream or white.
• ROOF : The height of the roof should not be
less than10 feet (3 m) in the absence of air-
conditioning for comfort .The roof should have
a low heat transmittance coefficient
• ROOMS : The number of living rooms should
not be less than two, at least one of which can
be closed for security. The other may be open
on one side if that side is a private

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