For the past 55 years, there has been a very significant swing back to concrete masonry bearing wall system across the world -
Dr Anuja Kamat, B.E. (Mumbai), M.S. (UIUC), Ph.D. (USA) &
Ganesh N. Kamat, B.E. (Civil), Mumbai, M.S. (USA)
The government decided to set up 50 new low-cost airports this year and 50 next year in order to boost civil aviation sector and increase air connectivity to Tier-II and Tier-III cities and also able to deliver on timeframe given by prime minster, said K.N. Srivastava, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation at an ASSOCHAM conference held in New Delhi.
Afcons Infrastructure’s in-house development of technology creates higher platform for project delivery and market recognition, explains V. Manivannan, Executive Vice President, Construction Plant and Equipment, Afcons Infrastructure
Nilesh Jadhav, the maker of inpod is an architect trained in London, collaborated with Germans for the technology and created this inherently Indian product. Excerpts from his interview with ACE Update:
Gone are the days when the construction industry would rely upon conventional bricks for constructing buildings. The industry is leaning toward pre-cast or pre-fabricated product - Shailendra Chouksey, Whole-Time Director, JK Lakshmi Cement
Since Alu-Form construction method involves less skilled labour and conventional construction materials, it is ideally suited for the speedy completion of affordably priced homes, avers Kishor Pate, CMD, Amit Enterprises Housing
A. M. Muralidharan, President, Volvo Construction Equipment - India, anticipates though there is a slowdown in the market, it has to grow as per the forecast
