It shall be the duty of the Board to take measures with a view to expediting and cheapening construction of buildings, and the Board may for that purpose do all things for-
(a) unification, simplification and standardization of building materials;
(b) encouraging pre-fabrication and mass production of house components;
(c) organizing or undertaking the production of building materials required for the housing schemes;
(d) encouraging research for discovering cheap building materials and evolving new methods of economic construction;
(e) securing a steady and sufficient supply of workmen trained in the work of construction of buildings;
(f) doing all such other acts and things as may be necessary for the discharge of the duties before mentioned.