While passengers wait to board their flights at Kochi International Airport, the first solar-powered Airport in the world, Danfoss solutions keep the port comfortably cool. While passengers at Kochi International Airport queue to check in, wait for their connecting flights or stroll through the duty-free shops, Danfoss cooling solutions regulate the temperature in the huge […]
Airports
Sustainable design features transforming the face of airport infrastructure
Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO-DIAL of GMR Group. talks about sustainable design and green infrastructure developments for future airport projects. What advances in green infrastructure development can be expected in future airport projects? A Green Airport is an airport that minimises or eliminates negative impacts and promotes positive impacts on the natural environment, climate, and local […]
How sustainable airports projects are incorporating innovative design features
Balakrishnan, VP and Head, MEP, B&F of L&T Construction, speaks about airports design concepts and infrastructure development. What types of advances in green infrastructure development can be expected in future airport projects? We have witnessed many more forward-looking countries and airports in 2021 voluntarily pledge net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in response to climate change […]
An aesthetic bath corner with Hindware
Hindware’s fabulous collection of aesthetic bathroom designs & products will leave you thrilled and amazed. Until just a century ago, the bathroom, a part of the home often taken for granted, was a novel emergence that marked a monumental shift in modern life. Now it’s one of the most essential areas in homes, it’s a […]
Flying High With Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
India’s airports are experiencing rapid growth and contributing to this, the development of the aviation infrastructure in Ahmedabad was undertaken with the latest technologies and top companies. Ahmedabad is the busiest airport in the state of Gujarat, with more than 200 flights operational on a daily basis in the pre-covid period. While the airport has […]
IGIA and RGIA: Setting the benchmarks for sustainable airports
As India gets rapidly urbanised, the inception of newer airports is inevitable. These airports need to be green and sustainable in the long run. Such emerging airports can take a cue from existing airports which have been certified as green and sustainable. Green certifications for Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) Terminal 3, New Delhi IGIA […]
Innovative and Energy Efficient Mobility Solutions for Airports
Manish Mehan speaks on the sustainable mobility solutions for airports How do elevators and escalators help in effective management of passengers in an airport? As air traffic and passenger volume increases, smart and energy efficient elevators are more important than ever to ensure efficient, dependable and energy-saving airport mobility at international and local airports around […]
In airports, dedicated areas require specific lighting solutions
Aryaman Jain, CEO of Innovative Lighting Designs Limited (ILDL), speaks about the effects of lighting on our health and the essentials of infrastructural lighting. How does lighting affect our health and well-being? Lighting impacts our circadian rhythms and the serotonin and melatonin levels in our body that govern our sleep patterns, moods and behaviour, productivity, […]
Rs 36,000 crore allotted for the building of greenfield airports
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) currently has 24 airports that are not operating. Under the public-private partnership (PPP) model, investments of up to Rs 36,000 crore are envisaged for the building of greenfield airports. By 2025, the PPP airports in Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru would have completed significant expansion projects worth over Rs 30,000 […]
Six Greenfield Airports have become operational in last 3 years
While Six Greenfield Airports Kannur Airport in Kerala, Pakyong Airport in Sikki, Kalaburagi Airport in Karnataka, Kurnool Airport in Andhra Pradesh, Sindhudurg Airport in Maliarashtra and Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh,5 are still under construction 13 more Greenfield Airports also are to be developed in the country. 42 airports/airstrips have become operational in last […]