With skyrocketing prices of building materials, especially sand, cement, iron sheets, bricks and stones, developers are trying to look for the alternative materials to reduce the cost of construction.

With construction costs shooting over the roof, any way to cut down on costs is a welcome relief. So how about a low cost and eco-friendly solution like earth stabilised blocks. Most of us wish to ...

Hamza's 3,300 sft house in Pattambi is made with compressed stabilised interlocking blocks from laterite soil and has a 50,000-litre underground water tank. Hamza's 3,300 sft house in Pattambi is made ...

After saving money to buy land, for most people, the next huddle is finding the money to buy building material, starting with bricks and cement. Interestingly, there is a cheaper and more ...

Strong, easy to build with, eco friendly, cool and affordable would be the best way to describe the compressed stabilized earth bricks (CSEB) manufactured by youth being trained by Projects For Youth ...

The technology involves the use of locally baked bricks that interlock without the application of motor, water and sand. It is being piloted in the construction of classrooms, water kiosks, houses, ...