Objective

The principal objective of this thesis is to design a methodology for selecting the most appropriate technology; monitoring; site supervision and feedback for Low-Cost Housing Construction in Developing Countries.

The results will be three products: this thesis which explains the methodology; a software user's manual and the software package on disk,

Areas of Application

Scale
This methodology is designed for medium and large-scale projects and programmes of over 50 houses.

Economic Sector
Family income between 1 and 6 minimum salaries per month.

Geographical Sector
Tropical and subtropical regions in developing countries

Building Technology
Self-help prefabricated construction systems

Target user
Spectrum in between: construction and information systems semi skilled agency worker and Construction Expert.

Technical Equipment
The software must be run on:

Macintosh Systems
- A Macintosh equipped with a 68020, 68030 or 68040 processor SE/30, Classic, LC series, Quadra series, Power PC series, Powerbook series and Duo series.
- System 6.05 or later
- 4 MBs of RAM
- Microsoft Excel versions 3.0, 4.0 or 5.0

IBM Compatible
- A Hardware equipped with a 286, 386 or 486 processor
- System Windows 3.0 or later
- 4 MBs of RAM
- Microsoft Excel 3.0, 4.0 or 5.0 for Windows