Sandvik drill rigs have made light work of the incredibly hard granite, impressing operators and managers alike, helping to set new records and benchmarks
“The time is right for green design to become mandatory; however the methods of ratification of the “Greenness” of a building and its implementations have often proved to be controversial or downright inadequate,” says Ar Subir Kumar Basu
International property consulting firm JLL India announced introduction of certificate programs in facilities management with collaboration of Manpower Group and EMPI Business School.
The exponential increase in human population and rising energy demands have put great pressure on our limited natural resources. Although many countries are dependent on fossil fuel imports to meet their soaring energy needs, about 1.8 billion people in the world still lack access to electricity.
“Over 10 years and plus 200 major projects, we have enough case studies to prove that green buildings cost less and perform better,” claims Juzer Kothari, MD of Conserve Consultants Pvt Ltd
The uPVC Window and Doors Manufacturers Association (UWDMA) has recently drafted a set of quality guidelines to create benchmark of technical specifications of uPVC windows and doors.
Mechanisation in Indian construction started in 1980’s with the use of prefab and precast system of construction mainly for constructing bridges and big industrial buildings. However, mechanisation got a big boost with ready-mix concrete (RMC) in late 1990’s.
