COLOMBIA COUNTRY CHALLENGE
SOCIAL HOUSING

How may we implement innovative construction processes to build sustainable and adequately finished social dwellings in Colombian cities? Solutions should use local materials and increase speed of construction at an affordable price.

SHORT DESCRIPTION

In Colombia’s social housing projects the challenges are : Target price of 65 sqm affordable apartment is at 30'000 USD.

The availability of land, cost of steel reinforcement for concrete, speed of construction, and job site delivery of concrete in a given time slot.

Furthermore, Innovative and sustainable solutions for the reinforcement of structural concrete, higher utilization of formworks, and just in time delivery of concrete or prefabrication solutions are required.

SELECTION CRITERIA
  • Cost efficiency
  • Sustainability
  • Speed of construction
  • Innovation
  • Scalability

team members

Innovation lead
  • Company : Holcim (Colombia) S.A
Gerente de Cuenta Producción de Concreto
  • Company : Sika Colombia S.A.S
Gerente Unidad de Negocios Concreto
  • Company : Sika Colombia S.A.S