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

Table 5

Built-up-to-carpet area ratio and construction cost for selected 30 IAHUs.

IAHU	Built-up-to-carpet area ratio	Construction cost per unit carpet area (INR)	Construction cost per unit built-up area (INR)
A1	1.42	16958.97	24113.59
A2	1.47	16852.84	24723.98
A3	1.34	17260.68	23091.69
A4	1.40	17222.26	24167.70
A5	1.41	17012.15	23933.49
A6	1.44	16485.14	23676.94
A7	1.46	16611.51	24267.00
A8	1.38	15361.28	21241.48
A9	1.50	17537.10	26321.27
A10	1.54	19096.25	29392.91
A11	1.51	20138.31	30504.41
A12	1.46	16362.00	23860.97
A13	1.30	15155.91	19658.34
A14	1.36	14491.13	19648.50
A15	1.55	18918.65	29250.95
A16	1.62	18666.13	30278.30
A17	1.56	19558.89	30559.67
A18	1.33	15910.67	21222.24
A19	1.38	17044.65	23557.65
A20	1.43	16784.81	23957.58
A21	1.44	16293.65	23521.14
A22	1.31	13425.83	17552.11
A23	1.48	15248.91	22496.51
A24	1.51	18685.40	28270.77
A25	1.35	14110.41	19064.82
A26	1.41	15329.75	21598.36
A27	1.39	16209.59	22472.01
A28	1.42	15634.69	22175.40
A29	1.46	16458.23	24096.25
A30	1.54	18099.73	27854.91