AREAS OFA C T I V I T YBUILDING MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION COUNCIL, Ministry of Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation, Government of India

AREAS OF

BMTPC, established in 1990 as an interministerial body, strives to promoteinnovative, cost-effective building materials and products throughevaluation, validation of proven technologies, demonstration and largescale dissemination of information. The Council maintains a continuinginteraction with R&D, standardisation institutions, industry, concernedassociations/federations, industrial promotional agencies, financialinstitutions, construction organisations of public and private sectors andNGOs.

MISSION STATEMENT

Develop and operationalise a comprehensive and integrated approachfor technology development, transfer and investment promotion toencourage application of environment-friendly & energy-efficientinnovative materials, manufacturing technologies and disasterresistant construction practices for housing and building in urban andrural areas.

THRUST AREAS

• Improving the policy environment for sustained growth of cost-effective building materials, production and availability.

• Promotion of production units of building materials/componentsbased on Flyash, Redmud, Phosphogypsum, agricultural residuesand other wastes and by-products.

• Modernization of small scale and village level building materialsproduction units in rural and urban areas.

• Promoting economy in construction costs.

• Formulation of standards for local building materials.

• Strengthening industrial extension services for attracting moreinvestment in building materials sector by working with nationaland international agencies.

• Upscaling of technologies, know-how acquisition, absorption anddissemination.

• Assessing vulnerability and risk in natural disaster prone areas.

• Promoting disaster resistant construction technologies.

• Global technology search and encouraging joint ventures inbuilding materials and construction sector.

• Facilitating fiscal incentives like excise duty and custom dutyexemptions for waste-based building materials and components.

Demonstration Houses at Bawana, Delhi

MDO Building at Venkatachalam constructed by BMTPC

Machine for manufacturing of blocks, bricks & Pavers

Building products from Agro-Industrial Wastes

Building products from Agro-Industrial Wastes

The Council with its extensive networking with various R&D Institutions,Ministries/Government Departments, Universities, Financial Institutions,Public Agencies, Business Federations/Organizations and variousInternational organizations such as UNIDO, UNCHS, ADB, World Bank etc.,strives to provide multifaceted support services to the various stakeholdersin the construction industry.

• Support for identification and development of technologies andbuilding materials based on agricultural and industrial wastes andpromotion of proven technologies for rural and urban housingconstruction.

• Advise entrepreneurs in technology selection, prototypedevelopment, commercial production and marketing and extendappropriate support for training and development/upgradation ofprocess/technologies and procuring equipment, etc.

• Assist in arranging technology transfer from other countries andselection and evaluation of foreign technologies.

• Undertake Techno-Economic Feasibility Studies and formulation ofdetailed Project Reports on innovative energy-efficient building materials/products and construction systems.

• Assist in capacity building and skill development through trainingof village artisans, craftsmen and help in production of simple buildingcomponents using local materials, skills and manpower and tocoordinate with national, state and local level institutions of periodictraining and orientation courses for professionals like engineers,architects, town planners, contractors and construction managers forcreating confidence in use of new materials and technologies.

• Evaluation, validation, certification and standardization of newbuilding materials and construction technologies through PerformanceAppraisal Certification Scheme.

• As a clearing house of technology transfer from lab to land, throughproduction and application and as repository of information on all typesof building materials including conventional and newly developed, underdevelopment in India and abroad.

• Persuade Central and State Government agencies, housingdevelopment and construction agencies and organizations in privateand community sectors for application of proven cost effective andenergy-efficient building materials and construction technologies.

• Rendering of design services on adoption and application ofinnovative building materials and construction technologies in thehousing projects and slum development programmes of Government,Public and Private agencies/bodies.

• Undertake Rapid Damage Assessment Studies of the disasteraffected areas and to develop and promote disaster resistantconstruction technologies.

• Advise on vulnerability and risk assessment and on formulation ofrelief, reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes for disastermitigation and assist in capacity building for disaster preparedness.

• Recommend to Government for fiscal and other concessions tobe provided for promoting and scaling up new technologies and buildingmaterials.

Support Services Offered

Green House Huts at Leh constructed by BMTPC

Technology Demonstration cum Production Centre ofBMTPC at Greater Noida

Exhibition organised by BMTPC at Tanzania

Wood Substitutes Door Shutters

Bamboo Mat Corrugated Roofing Sheets

1. MAKAN HO TO AISA 15 min.Film on improving buildings in earthquakeprone areas of Garhwal. This is an instruc-tional documentary film in Hindi for impart-ing training in repair and reconstruction ofdamaged houses using local materials andearthquake proof structures.

2. ABHIVARDHAN 30 min.Film on nature of damages and what needsto be done for making houses disaster re-sistant in the Uttarkashi region. The film fo-cuses directly on the needs of householdsand artisans to reconstruct their houses us-ing traditional techniques with a catalyticinput of modern materials and design tech-niques

3. A BETTER WAY TO BUILD 25 min.This film focuses on technology delivery sys-tem for cost-effective housing. It highlightsthe activities of Building Centres as tech-nology transfer agents for improving hous-ing delivery system at grass-root level.

4. AASHRAY 28 min.Film depicts the application of low cost build-ing materials and technologies. It also givesguidance to common man to procure finan-cial support and build a house.

5. LESSONS FROM LATUR 20 min.Film is a rapid survey of causes, nature andextent of damage due to the earthquake inLatur and Osmanabad districts ofMaharashtra and Gulbarga district ofKarnataka in September 1993. The film alsodiscusses measures for constructing earth-quake resistant buildings. Alternate layoutplans for reconstruction of villages, retrofit-ting of existing structures which are disas-ter prone, different technological options andsocial tensions arising out of the process ofresettlement/relocation, etc., are covered.

6. HOMEWARD BOUND 16 min.This film was produced on World HabitatDay, October, 1993 on the UNCHS (UnitedNations Commission on Human Settle-ments) theme Women and Shelter Devel-opments. The film covers significant contri-butions and achievements made by India byencouraging participation of women in shel-ter process in different parts of the country.

7. FLYASH UTILISATION 20 min.Nearly 95 million tonnes of flyash is beinggenerated annually as waste by 70 thermalpower stations in the country. Apart fromcovering large areas of useable land it leadsto environmental problems by contributingto air-borne and sub-soil water pollution. Thefilm shows various methods of utilising flyashto manufacture building materials. This canconvert waste to wealth as country is facing

severe shortages of building materials, es-pecially for housing.

8. SEISMIC RETROFITTING 20 min.This film, in four parts, is a series of trainingfilms on the techniques of strengthening ofhouses in the earthquake affected regionsof Marathwada in Maharashtra.

Part 1 Installation of headersPart 2 Reduction of weight on the roofPart 3 Installation of knee bracesPart 4 Installation of seismic bands

9. A STITCH IN TIME 15 min.This film is a capsule on the techniques ofstrengthening partially damaged houses inthe earthquake affected Marathwada districtof Maharashtra, India.

10. PHOSPHOGYPSUM-BASED BUILD-ING MATERIALS 14 min.Phosphogypsum is generated as a by-prod-uct of the phosphoric acid based fertiliserindustry. The interaction of ground phos-phate rock with sulphuric acid produces 10-to 40 per cent free moisture along withphosphogypsum. Nearly 4.0 million tonnesis generated per year. Over 12 million tonneshas accumulated at plant sites. This filmshows the various methods of utilisation ofphosphogypsum in production of buildingmaterials for ceiling, partition walling, etc.

11. BUILDING THE FUTURE BLOCK BYBLOCK 28 min.Film on the activities of various Building Cen-tres located in southern India and the waysthey are helping in promoting cost-effectivetechnologies.

12. BUILDING CENTERS: DELIVERINGTECHNOLOGIES TO THE MASSES 15 min.A brief film on the Rajasthan Building Cen-tre, and the manner in which they are help-ing to develop and promote innovative build-ing materials and cost effective technologieswhich have been adopted by the Centres intheir construction.

13. IN SEARCH OF HOME 28 min.A film on the theme of ‘Home and the Fam-ily’ on the occasion of World Habitat Day,1994. It shows the poor civic amenities insubstandard shelters and outlines the pos-sibilities for improvement by using alternatecost-effective and eco-friendly building ma-terials and technologies to convert a shelterinto a home.

14. SHANKER BALRAM SEPTIC TANK21 min.This film in Hindi describes the method ofconstructing the maintenance free ShankerBalram Septic Tank for low cost sanitation.It also explains the advantages of this tank

over the conventional septic tanks availablein India. This was based on a rapid surveycarried out by BMTPC.

15. A SUCCESS STORY OF PLASTICSWASTE MANAGEMENT 25 min.Plastics are being used in every walk of lifeand in the end results in wastes. This filmshows various aspects of plastics wastemanagement and the ways to recycle it.

16. ROOF FOR THE ROOFLESS 18 min.A film on Gram-awas 95 held during the In-dia International Trade Fair 1995. The filmshows shortage of housing in the country,various housing schemes launched by theGovernment of India and the cost-effectiveinnovative building material and technolo-gies for the rural poor.

17. TARA CRETE — A ROOF FOR MIL-LIONS 18 minThe film details the introduction, the manu-facturing technology of Micro Concrete Roof-ing Tiles (MCR), the benefits of Tara CreteRoof, how to build with it and how much itwould cost.

18. HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE 18min.The films shows the various aspects of hous-ing and cost-effective innovative buildingmaterials and technologies developed in In-dia.

19. BUILD A SAFER TOMORROW12 min.The film covers the natural disaster prepar-edness and mitigation strategies covered inthe Vulnerability Atlas of India prepared bythe Council.

20. BUILD A SAFER TOMORROW ON CDROM 12 min.

21. REKINDLING HOPE 14 Min.The film shows the activities of BMTPC inthe rehabilitation after Gujarat earthquake.

22. MICRO ENTERPRISES THROUGHBUILDING COMPONENTS PRODUCTION15 Min.The film covers the activities of demonstra-tion cum production units set up by theCouncil at various locations for generatingemployment and micro enterprises.

23. BMTPC - PROTECTING HOMES ANDLIVES 15 Min.A film on the multifarious activities ofBMTPC.

PRICE: RS. 1000 EACH FILM + PACKINGAND POSTAGE CHARGES RS. 100.

Video Films of BMTPC

For further details visit us at our website : www.bmtpc.org or contact:

The Executive DirectorBuilding Materials & Technology Promotion CouncilMinistry of Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation, Government of IndiaCore-5A, First Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003ORG-Wing, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi - 110011Phone: 91-11-2463 8096, 2301 9367; Fax: 91-11-2464 2849, 2301 0145;E-mail: bmtpc@del2.vsnl.net.in

OBJECTIVES

1. To promote development, production,standardisation and large-scale applicationof cost-effective innovative buildingmaterials and construction technologies inhousing and building sector.

2. To promote manufacturing of new waste-based building materials and componentsthrough technical support, facilitating fiscalconcessions and encouragingentrepreneurs to set up production units indifferent urban and rural regions.

3. To develop and promote methodologies andtechnologies for natural disaster mitigation,vulnerability & risk reduction and retrofitting/reconstruction of buildings and disasterresistant planning of human settlements.

4. To provide support to professionals,construction agencies and entrepreneurs inselection, evaluation, upscaling, designengineering, skil l-upgradation, andmarketing for technology transfer from labto land in the area of building materials andconstruction.

GUIDELINES FORDAMAGE ASSESSMENT

AND POST EARTHQUAKEACTION - CHAMOLI

(Two Parts)- Rs. 250 + 75 postage and

packing for each part

GUIDELINES FORIMPROVING WIND/

CYCLONE RESISTANCEOF HOUSING - 50 pages,

Rs. 350 + 75 postage

DlRECTORY OF INDIANBUILDING MATERIALS &

PRODUCTS (withinformation on Nepal &

Bhutan) 2004-2005550 pages, Rs. 900 + 200

postage

STANDARDS ANDSPECIFICATIONS FOR COST

EFFECTIVE INNOVATIVEBUILDING MATERIALS AND

TECHNIQUES128 pages, Rs. 200 + 75

postage

MANUAL FOR REPAIRAND RECONSTRUCTION

OF HOUSES DAMAGED INEARTHQUAKE of 0ct.91 inthe Garhwal Region of U.P.

81 pages, Rs. 150 + 75postage

INSTRUCTION MANUALFOR APPROPRIATEBUILDING SYSTEMS64 pages, Rs. 150 + 75

postage

BUILDING WITHCOMPRESSED EARTH

BLOCKS28 pages, Rs. 60 + 30

postage

DIRECTORY OFCONSTRUCTIONEQUIPMENT AND

MACHINERYMANUFACTURED IN INDIA -

684 pages, Rs. 1500 + 200postage

VULNERABILITY ATLASOF INDIA (1997) -

Earthquake, Windstorm andFlood Hazard Maps and

Damage Risk to Housing, 712pages, Rs. 3000 + 200 postage –State and Union Territories -wise

VULNERABILITY ATLASES - Rs.800+ 75 postage for each

BUILDING MATERIALS ININDIA : 50 YEARS - 560pages, Rs.1500 + 200

postage

GUIDELINES FORDAMAGE ASSESSMENT

AND POST EARTHQUAKEACTION - JABALPUR

(Three Parts)- Rs. 250 + 75 postage for

each part

GUIDELINES FORIMPROVING

EARTHQUAKERESISTANCE OF

HOUSING - 76 pages, Rs.350 + 75 postage

Priced Publications of BMTPC

LANDSLIDE HAZARDZONATION ATLAS OF

INDIA - Landslide HazardMaps and Cases Studies,125 pages - Rs.2500 + 200

postage

HOUSING AND KEYBUILDING MATERIALS IN

INDIA - A LONG TERMPERSPECTIVE - 98 pages,

Rs. 700 + 75 postage

PRECAST BUILDINGCOMPONENTS

- 28 pages, Rs. 150 + 30postage and packing

Publications may beobtained by sending

Demand Draft, drawn infavour of BMTPC payable

at New Delhi

ARCHITECTURE OF SAARCNATIONS.

196 pages, Rs. 250 + 75postage