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Plumbing is a critical part of green building: Dr Prem C Jain

Installing water efficient plumbing fixtures, solar water heating systems, water flow meters, adopting waste management practices, etc., will go a long way in making plumbing operations greener. Dr Prem C Jain, Chairman, IGBC By 2030, building stock in India is expected to reach 100 billion sq. ft… We therefore need more of trained and qualified […]

Modular airport – Future of Indian aviation

Plumbing redefined

Unlike in the past when plumbing was considered a ‘dirty business’ and ‘nuisance purchase’, there is better awareness about the profession now. Sudhakaran Nair, President, Indian Plumbing Association Of late, plumbing is being considered as a lucrative profession due to increasing opportunities, opines Sudhakaran Nair, President, Indian Plumbing Association. He also talks about how IPA […]

Modular airport – Future of Indian aviation

India needs 12 lakh trained plumbers by 2020

Plumbing industry faces the mammoth challenge of huge gap between the supply of skilled labour and the demand of skilled labour Real estate sector in India globally recognised for its scale and growth potential. Being the second largest employer after agriculture the real estate market is expected to touch $ 180 billion by 2020. With […]

Adani Properties bags Dharavi redevelopment project worth Rs 5,069 crore

NBCC plans to construct Women’s Engineering College in Jharkhand

Construction: National Building Construction Corporation Ltd (NBCC) plans to assign construction of Government Women’s Engineering College at Gola, Ramgarh, Jharkhand. Principal secretary, science and technology, L B L Khiyante has given his approval to the land required for the college that was identified by the district administration in Gola along NH-23.The completion is targeted in […]

Sustainable construction in focus at World of Concrete India 2023

IDCO plans to construct infrastructure project in Odisha

Industrial Park: Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) has announced that Department of electronics and information technology (DeitY) has given nod for setting up of a Greenfield electronic park within the Infovally complex, a dedicated IT hub, on the outskirt of Bhubaneswar. Odisha Electronics and IT Parks Ltd is the SPV created to take this […]

Sustainable construction in focus at World of Concrete India 2023

Renewable Energy Development Agency plans to start a new project on Solar PV in West Bengal

Renewable Energy: West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency plans to assign design & engineering, manufacture / procurement, testing, supply, installation and commissioning of a rooftop grid connected solar PV power plant of array capacity 50 kWp including five years comprehensive maintenance on turnkey basis at West Bengal Judicial Acadamy at Rajarhat Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal. […]

Sustainable construction in focus at World of Concrete India 2023

Mundra Solar Technopark invest 724 crore for industrial park in Gujarat

Industrial Park:Mundra Solar Technopark Pvt Ltd has announced that the company got in-principle approval of the Government of India in August 2015 for setting up Greenfield Electronics Manufacturing cluster at Village Tunda in Kutch district of Gujarat spread over 511.34 acre of land. Mundra Solar Technopark Pvt Ltd plan to invest around Rs 724 Crore. […]

Sustainable construction in focus at World of Concrete India 2023

AAI plans to expand international airport in Bihar

Airport / Aviation: Airport Authority of India (AAI) plans expansion of the terminal building of Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport, which is located 5 km southwest of Patna. The terminal would be converted into a two-storeyed structure, complete with aerobridges and a bigger parking bay. The airport hangar and the IOC depot would be shifted to […]

Sustainable construction in focus at World of Concrete India 2023

Plumbing Codes

The aim of this article is to develop a conceptual framework on importance of Plumbing Codes within the construction industry Five major groups of independent variables, namely project-related factors, project procedures, project management actions, human-related factors, and external environment are identified as crucial to project success. Putting it differently, 4 Ms play a crucial role […]

Why sureties critical to on time project execution

Mechanical pipe joining systems for buried piping applications

Grooved mechanical piping systems can offer advantages for buried pipework that make them a superior choice to alternative joining techniques like welding and flanging. Direct buried piping systems were one of the original applications for mechanical couplings and they have been incorporated successfully in buried services for over 95 years. Joining choice Unpredictable conditions can […]

Supreme e-lite PEX piping systems

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