Zambia’s Pilot Houses were built to test and demonstrate ways of incorporating sustainable principles in the construction of comfortable and affordable homes.
Developing Zambia’s Sustainable Housing Guidelines meant eight houses were built to test and demonstrate ways of incorporating sustainable principles in the construction of homes. These “pilot houses” prove that comfortable and affordable homes can be built while prioritising locally sourced, unconventional building materials and boosting the local construction sector.
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