Reduction of Embodied Energy and Construction Cost of Affordable Houses through Efficient Architectural Design: A Case Study in Indian Scenario

Table 2

Carpet area, built-up area, and built-up-to-carpet area ratio for selected 30 IAHUs.

IAHU	Built-up area (m^2)	Area occupied by common amenities and external walls	Carpet area (m^2)	Built-up area-to-carpet area ratio
A1	28.47	8.45	20.02	1.42
A2	30.50	9.71	20.79	1.47
A3	30.81	7.78	23.03	1.34
A4	31.63	9.09	22.54	1.40
A5	31.64	9.15	22.49	1.41
A6	32.56	9.89	22.67	1.44
A7	32.84	10.36	22.48	1.46
A8	33.27	9.21	24.06	1.38
A9	33.71	11.25	22.46	1.50
A10	33.77	11.83	21.94	1.54
A11	33.90	11.52	22.38	1.51
A12	34.11	10.72	23.39	1.46
A13	34.14	7.82	26.32	1.30
A14	34.25	8.99	25.26	1.36
A15	34.68	12.25	22.43	1.55
A16	34.94	13.40	21.54	1.62
A17	34.98	12.59	22.39	1.56
A18	35.32	8.84	26.48	1.33
A19	35.70	9.87	25.83	1.38
A20	36.34	10.88	25.46	1.43
A21	36.97	11.36	25.61	1.44
A22	37.05	8.71	28.34	1.31
A23	37.31	12.02	25.29	1.48
A24	39.20	13.30	25.90	1.51
A25	40.52	10.53	29.99	1.35
A26	40.76	11.83	28.93	1.41
A27	40.80	11.37	29.43	1.39
A28	40.82	12.04	28.78	1.42
A29	41.58	13.18	28.40	1.46
A30	42.06	14.73	27.33	1.54