The formwork can be used for more than 200 repetitions, the same can be shifted and redesigned for subsequent towers with different design using the maximum existing formwork thus even further reduce cost of formwork. Affordable housing: A latest trend Informing on the market condition of 2016 Rakshak Maini, Executive Director, Maini Construction Equipment says, […]
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Finance execs at municipal bodies optimistic about smart cities: ACCA
Over 70 per cent of executives from the accounts and finance departments at various municipal corporations across the country are cautiously optimistic about the government’s ambitious plan to build 100 smart cities, says a 40-city survey conducted by UK-headquartered ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the global body for professional accountants. Accounting and finance professionals […]
GST to help developers shift focus to affordable housing
GST will lower real estate costs for the affordable segment of housing while increasing costs for the premium segment. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is likely to make real estate developers shift focus of real estate developers towards the high volume, low to medium income segment. Affordable housing costs could fall and those for […]
RAK Ceramics gives ‘Room for Imagination’ in India
Launches new brand and aspires to be a top tier player in India Major ceramics brand RAK Ceramics recently announced its plan to become a top tier Pan-India ceramics player and the leading ceramics lifestyle solutions provider in the world. In this direction, the company has revealed its new corporate brand identity which articulates the […]
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 […]
Aiming High
With the scarcity of land in urban areas, buildings are expanding vertically. Therefore, there is a need for speedy elevators that can safely transport people to their destination in the shortest amount of time. As tall buildings are developing rapidly, there is an opportunity for growth in this technology.
Need an integrated approach to development: Gadkari
Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has reassured that most problems related to infrastructure were being addressed and that positive changes will be seen soon.
Tall towards taller
“BASF delivers products that increase resource and energy efficiency and improve building life expectancy, lowering expenditure on maintenance and repairs,” says Upen Patel, Business Director, BASF Construction Chemicals (South Asia)
Pidilite offers waterproofing products for tall buildings
“There is an urgency to inculcate the right material usage, right dosage and the correct application to ensure that we create healthy structures,” says Sanjay Bahadur, Global CEO, Construction Chemicals, Pidilite Industries
Demand for sanitaryware blooming in India
Sanitaryware and ceramicware have become a part of people’s lives and are now more related to as lifestyle products