This report, prepared for the Costa Rican affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, is intended to present a conclusive study that examines cost, time, quality, and social and environmental implications of six low-cost construction systems. If the recommendations that this project concludes upon are put into practice by Habitat for Humanity, the cost and time that is necessary to construct a house will decrease, while quality will increase, and social and environmental factors will not be disturbed.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Steward, Victoria
• Chevrier, David Francis
• Emery, David John
• Blaisdell, Denise Michelle

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Community
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00E062I

Mot-clé

• Construction industry--Environmental aspects
• Nonprofit organizations

Advisor

• Gerstenfeld, Arthur
• Vernon-Gerstenfeld, Susan

Year

• 2000

Center

• San Jose, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Habitat for Humanity, Costa Rica

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Emplacement

• San Ramón

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright