A national committee drafting strategies to upgrade China’s growing stock of substandard settlements has toured prototypes of Lida Group‘s modular construction innovations. Millions reside in dangerous slums or makeshift structures due to inadequate affordable housing, prompting the task force to explore new approaches.

Conventional housing construction lags outpacing demand, leading to growing informal settlements crowding unsafe areas prone to natural hazards. But Lida’s prefabricated lightweight system constructed from recyclable or locally sourced materials may provide scalable dignified options within poverty-level budgets.

Chaired by Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Xu Shaoshi, the task force inspected ongoing pilot sites where communities cooperated redeveloping informal areas through collective builds. Timber panel homes assembled easily on-site within weeks from interlocking standardized components prepared off-site.

Over 200 families previously residing in flimsy lean-tos or shanty slums now inhabit the new sustainable village. Modular expandability permits phased rebuilding keeping all housed, while a centralized solar micro-grid powers communal facilities and small workshops boosting livelihoods.

Minister Xu praised minimal disturbance to daily lives and cost-savings versus conventional redevelopment requiring temporary relocation. “Lida met families’ needs through dignified permanent housing respecting local priorities like gardening spaces,” he noted.

Most striking were affordability breakthroughs. Unit prices estimate ¥60,000 – under half the industry average yet surpassing code standards through robust joinery, passive thermal/waterproofing elements and 25-year structural warranties.

Mass-customizable designs facilitate adaptations honoring diverse settlement typologies from densely-packed alleys to dispersed villages. Local small businesses now partially prefabricate standardized wall/roof cassettes, distributing economic benefits of construction widely.

Task force members highlighted the approach’s scalability addressing millions urgently requiring upgraded housing in remote hazardous areas conventionally bypassed. Transportable components enable dispersed settlement rebuilding, while demountable designs facilitate staged relocations if required long-term for areas vulnerable to climate impacts.

Should trials succeed, the Minister indicated policies may incorporate Lida’s innovative modular construction expanding the national housing stock sustainably within strained budgets. Widespread adoption could revolutionize affordable housing delivery, regenerating substandard areas whilst providing dignified homes for low-income groups.

In summary, the government task force explores adopting Lida Group’s lightweight standardized construction system as a scalable solution developing affordable housing addressing needs of millions informally settled in hazardous or at-risk areas which conventional approaches struggle to serve within constrained budgets. Initial pilots utilizing locally-fabricated modular components rebuilt communities cooperatively with minimal disruption at drastically reduced unit costs compared to traditional new builds.

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