Backyard shacks,informality and the urban housing crisis in South Africa: stopgap or prototype solution?

Rapid urbanisation in the South has contributed to the growth of informal housing on a large scale. South Africa’s experience is somewhat unusual in that the growth of informality appears to have taken the form of backyard shacks in established townships rather than free-standing shacks in squatter settlements. This is potentially important for household well-being (e.g. better access to services) and for the efficient functioning of urban areas. The paper develops a framework for assessing the impacts and applies it to the country’s leading metropolitan region, Gauteng. It finds that people are slightly better-off in backyards than in shacks elsewhere, although the wider benefits for urban areas are equivocal. In some respects backyard shacks are a stopgap for poor households desperate for somewhere to live. In other respects they represent a kind of prototype solution to the urban housing crisis. The government could do more to improve basic dwelling conditions and to relieve the extra pressure on local services.     

Older adults’ experiences of home maintenance issues and opportunities to maintain ageing in place

This paper addresses the question of how older adults’ experiences of home maintenance issues shape their opportunities to maintain ageing in place. We explore this question through a case study of ageing in place on Waiheke Island, near Auckland, New Zealand. We draw on in-depth interviews with 28 older adults aged 65 to 94, as well as participatory photo elicitation interviews and research journals conducted with 11 of these participants. We argue that older adults’ diverse personal circumstances and wider social contexts influence how home maintenance concerns are understood and addressed. We find that maintenance issues may cause stress and anxiety, thereby rupturing affective ties to place, limiting access to preferred identities and reducing well-being. Yet many feel connected to social networks and gain a positive sense of self and autonomy through participation in home maintenance tasks. Ultimately, how older adults experience their home maintenance issues influences their opportunities to maintain ageing in place.     

建筑结构设计优化方法在房屋建筑工程中的应用

房屋建筑的结构设计,既要保证其正常使用,又要保证其舒适度。合理、高效地进行结构优化设计,有助于改善建筑的总体布局,促进施工活动的顺利展开,降低施工成本,提高整体建筑质量。建筑结构设计是确保房屋施工水平,强化安全和工程质量的重要手段,因此,房屋设计人员必须重视有关的设计问题。文章对房屋建筑的重要性进行了分析,并着重探讨了有关的优化方法在房屋建筑工程中的应用。     

房屋建筑工程在施工质量管理中常见问题及解决措施分析

房屋建筑工程施工质量是影响建筑企业市场竞争力的重要因素,因此如何提高房屋建筑工程施工质量管理水平,已成为众多建筑企业发展中面临的重要课题。影响房屋建筑工程施工质量管理水平的因素有很多,只有全面掌握这些影响因素,并采取科学合理的措施对其进行有效控制,才能不断提升房屋建筑工程的施工质量管理水平。文章分析了房屋建筑工程在施工质量管理中常见的问题及解决措施,旨在为建筑行业提供借鉴和参考。     

精细化管理在房建工程施工管理中的应用分析

房建工程施工管理质量与用户的居住体验紧密相连。如果施工不到位,就很可能导致房建工程建设细节处理不当,无法满足用户的实际需求。基于此,文章主要结合现有的工作经验,从精细化管理相关概述出发,简述了精细化管理在房建工程施工管理中存在的问题,探究了相应的解决措施。     

关于防渗防漏施工技术在房屋建筑中的实践

施工质量与人们居住的舒适度有密切的联系,但是在目前对房屋建筑进行施工的过程中, 由于各种因素导致房屋出现严重的渗漏现象。为了能够保障人们居住的舒适度, 要对房屋建筑施工的各个环节进行严格管控, 按照房屋建筑的设计要求进行施工, 并选择性价比较高的材料,运用良好的防渗漏施工技术来提高房屋建筑的居住安全, 从而保障房屋建筑的整体质量。因此, 主要对房屋建筑中防渗漏技术的实践应用进行了探究, 以供参考。     

浅析房屋建筑工程监理现场质量管理

建筑工程监理作为加强房屋建筑质量保障的重要内容,如何克服当前工作存在的问题, 充分发挥监理的工程质量控制功能已成为当下施工领域关注的重点。基于此,简单说明了工程监理的重要意义及当下工作情况,从管理手段、 工作方式及其专业性角度详细分析了工程监理的工程质量控制的优化方法。     

现代住宅小区规划与建筑设计探讨

随着我国现代住宅建筑技术的不断发展,以及人们对现代化住宅小区的需求越来越高,传统住宅小区规划和建筑设计已经很难满足人们的需求。开发商应不断引进更加先进的技术和设计理念,对住宅小区的规划设计展开进一步优化,从而满足业主的居住需求。文章探讨了现代住宅小区规划和建筑设计的重要性、设计原则以及存在的问题,并且提出了现代住宅小区的规划和建筑设计措施,以供参考。     

钢构住宅的发展浅析

装配式建筑因其承载力高、绿色节能、施工精度高以及施工周期短等优势越来越被人们认可,各省市也出台相关措施保证装配式建筑的落实到位。钢构住宅这一建筑业内的老角色又重回历史舞台,备受关注。文中就钢构住宅的行业定位、技术优势、推广条件、市场前景以及发展展望相关问题加以论述,提出观点与业内人士共勉。