Lahore, April 26, 2019 (PPI-OT): Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has suggested also to consider Plug-in-Housing Technology to achieve the target of constructing 5 million houses in Pakistan in the shortest possible time. PCJCCI officials, while interacting with a housing expert Mr. James Shen, has learnt that a plug in house can be built in less than 24 hours on a very nominal cost with just a hex wrench.
China is rich in the firms dealing in construction of plug-in houses, which are built by locking pre-fabricated panels, he said and claimed that almost anyone can construct a Plug-in House, because the structure is built without any machinery and does not require specialized labour. In various cities of China including Beijing, the technology is also being utilized for renovation of the existing houses, which lacked basic amenities like insulation and sewage lines etc. he said and informed that the Plug-in House had obtained World Building of the year Award in the World Architecture Festival-2017.
The Chinese Construction Expert has further informed that the ancient Chinese architecture is mainly timberwork that includes Wooden posts, beams, lintels and joists make up the framework of a house, where walls serve as the separation of rooms without bearing the weight of the whole house, which is unique to China. As a famous saying goes, ‘Chinese houses will still stand when their walls collapse, as the main structure of the pug-in houses is located on the central axis of a court while less-important structures are located to the left and right, he said.
Mr. Salahuddin Hanif, Secretary General PCJCCI, speaking on the issue, said that there was a lack of 12 million houses in Pakistan and investors from private sectors had already approached to invest for construction of five million houses. The State Bank has also be advised by the government to increase the loan base by at least 5 per cent for the housing sector, he said and informed that many private and public sector companies in China had also contacted Pakistan for investments in the low-cost housing project. He said that the reduce cost of houses under Naya Pakistan Housing Program, inclusion of plug-in housing technology may also be considered.
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