Asian Color Coated Ispat Ltd (ACCIL), fast emerging multi-location steel major, has set a new milestone by recording all-time highest galvanised production in Continuous Galvanizing Line (CGL) in the month of August at their Khopoli Plant. The company has also recorded new benchmark by producing highest ever Colour Coated Production of 16,500 MT respectively in […]
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India ranks third among top 10 countries for LEED green buildings
China tops list as demand for sustainable buildings outside of the US continues to drive LEED, green construction India ranks third on the US Green Building Council’s annual ranking of the top 10 countries for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certified buildings. The top 10 list highlights countries outside of the US that […]
Achieving safety management and energy conservation during tunnel construction
A case study on using CompactRIO to build an IoT system for tunnel construction, simultaneously achieving safety management and energy conservation. Background The Zenitaka Corporation has two major business areas: its architectural business focuses on structures such as government buildings, office buildings, and commercial facilities, while its civil engineering business is targeted at structures such […]
ABB India’s starts shore-to-ship power supply for Tuticorin port
In line with the government of India’s ‘Project Green Ports’ project, ABB India has commissioned a state-of-the-art solution for shore-to-ship power supply for ships at the V. O. Chidambaranar Port, formerly the Tuticorin Port. This solution expands the scope of the green agenda beyond renewable power to technology, which will enable ships docking at a […]
HVAC in making a building green: an Indian context
Ever since the discovery of cooling effect of liquid evaporation by Benjamin Franklin and John Hadley, to the invention of air testing apparatus by Willis Carrier, the evolution of air conditioning has only been positive in terms of the invention itself.
Liebherr cranes in action on the Queensferry Crossing
The Firth of Forth is an estuary on the east coast of Scotland, and also the mouth of the River Forth to the North Sea. The new bridge, which will be called the Queensferry Crossing and which sits alongside the existing Forth Road Bridge (FRB) built in 1964, is under construction to safeguard the cross-Forth M90 motorway corridor following concerns about the long term viability of the FRB.
Speeding up drilling in Hong Kong
Sandvik drill rigs have made light work of the incredibly hard granite, impressing operators and managers alike, helping to set new records and benchmarks
Making of Vienna Central Railway Station with Tekla and Trimble
35 experts from Unger Steel Group utilised Tekla’s BIM software in a very advanced way to plan, produce and assemble the diamond trusses of the partially transparent, architecturally stunning roof of the new Vienna Central Railway Station
Symbolic aesthetics: a bridge between two nations
RM Bridge enables Armando Rito Engenharia to improve quality of life in Angola Bridge
Materialising green
“To operate and to work inside sustainable buildings is the most economic way,” says Ajay Durrani, Managing Director, Bayer MaterialScience