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Analysis of Building Material and Its Impacts on Human Behaviour - Case Study of Hala

AR. Mahjabeen MemonPost Graduate Student, Department of Architecture, Mehran U.E.T., Jamshoro, Sindh, PakistanProf. Dr. Bhai Khan SharVice Chancellor, SABSU, Jamshoro, Sindh, PakistanProf. Muhammad Afzal BrohiFaculty of Architecture, Mehran U.E.T., Jamshoro, Sindh, PakistanAR. Rida HussainPost Graduate Student, Department of Architecture, Mehran U.E.T., Jamshoro, Sindh, PakistanAR. Aqta MemonPost Graduate Student, Department of Architecture, Mehran U.E.T., Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

Vol 5 No 3 (2021): Volume 5, Issue 3, March 2021 | Pages: 32-36

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 13-03-2021

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Abstract

Building material has huge impact on health, safety and behaviors of human. Hala city are established as a small village on right bank of river Indus, 55km away from Hyderabad. The soil of the area is sweet and the locality is the agricultural land. The people build their homes using mud available to them. The organic material specially mud and adobe is human friendly. The research paper relayed upon the data collected through questionnaire based on the response of respondents of the Hala city. Through the analysis obtained data, it was assessed that the built environment is changed, that the living style has changed the culture values; the ratio of unemployment has been increase because of the built environment. The courtyard planning is better than today’s planning. The structures constructed with the brick are human friendly and healthy, the new materials are the harmful for the health; the people of Hala were very happy and healthy. The roofs were made of the thatch, bamboo etc. the houses were cool and comfortable for the people and disease issue were also not there.

Keywords

Human Behavior, Organic Material, Human Friendly, Building Material, Health


Citation of this Article

AR. Mahjabeen Memon, Prof. Dr. Bhai Khan Shar, Prof. Muhammad Afzal Brohi, AR. Rida Hussain, AR. Aqta Memon, “Analysis of Building Material and Its Impacts on Human Behaviour - Case Study of Hala” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 3, pp 32-36, March 2021. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2021.503006

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