Optimization of Large-scale Production of Rural Housing Project inMozambique with Sustainability in Focus

Abstract: With a huge house deficit of around two million units in Mozambique, which is equivalent to approximately 13.5 million people in need of a proper home, the demand of housing is both urgent and overdue. This master thesis was conducted with the non-profit organization, Project Vita, through a Minor Field Study in Linga Linga, where the main purpose was to help Project Vita by creating an overview of rural house development. The aim of this project was to create an overview of how a large-scale production of 20 adobe houses in Linga Linga would be presented in terms of economic, social and environmental aspects. By first, analyze the current situation of the building process and determine potential improvement. Then, do an evaluation of the future project of 20 houses, by doing a social evaluation, cost estimation list and ecological footprint assessment. This was completed by using a mixed method approach, with the mix of both observation and interviews. The result of this study presented a few suggestions of improvements of the building sequence and implantation of more efficient method such as warehouse, daily meeting, etc. For the social aspect, the result showed that this project would be Very social sustainable. The evaluation of ecological footprint results in that Project Vita is focusing and reducing the energy footprint and food footprint. Lastly, through a cost estimation list it gave a result of 20 houses would cost around 1 22 3297 MZN (192 975 SEK).