Traditional building methods could speed up construction of affordable homes


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 19 Jul 2018

KUALA TERENGGANU: Traditional know-how and local technology and could be the answer to building affordable houses quickly, says newly-appointed Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah (pic).

The Terengganu Pakatan Harapan chairman, who is also a Senator, said when doing architectural studies, he used to learn about how traditional houses in Terengganu and Kelantan were built using pre-fabrication methods.

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