Reduction of Embodied Energy and Construction Cost of Affordable Houses through Efficient Architectural Design: A Case Study in Indian Scenario

Table 3

Cost of common construction materials [50].

Items	Cement	Steel	Bricks	Sand	Coarse aggregate
Unit	Bag of 50 kg	kg	Per number	m^3	m^3
Cost in INR	285.00	37.30	5.20	1200.00	1300.00