ACC and Alcon launches Green Building Centre

December 2018

ACC, along with Alcon, has launched its new state-of-the-art Green Building Centre and Research Development Centre in Kudaim, Goa....

Tags: ACC, Alcon, Green Building Centre and Research Development Centre, Blocks, Concrete products

Why does it make sense to replace some cement in construction?

December 2018

Studies on the chemistry of fly-ash-cement reactions show that adding 50 per cent of fly-ash to the cement mix can achieve similar compressive streng...

Tags: Ordinary Portland Cement, OPC-concrete, FaL-G, FaL-G concrete, Bricks, Blocks, Construction

An expanding material palette for façades promises to revolutionise the visual and comfort quotient of buildings in India. Here's more!

October 2018

The Indian façade industry is a happening sector, 'developing rapidly with the increasing emphasis on delivering world-class architecture,' says Piyu...

Tags: Façade, Schueco India, Piyush Srivastava, Rohit Sharma, Innovators Façade Systems, Rajeev Jain, Varghese PV, ACP, Infosys software development blocks, GK Venkatesh, SageGlass, Glass Future, Saint-Gobain, BMS, Manish Sisodia

Dilip Buildcon executes Rs.321.5-bn coal project pact

October 2018

Dilip Buildcon has signed a pact to develop a coal mine project of Punjab State Power Corporation for Rs 321.56 bn....

Tags: Dilip Buildcon, Power Corporation, Coal mine project, Pachhwara central coal block, VPR Mining Infrastructure

Technology in India Real Estate – from Crowdfunding to Blockchain

September 2018

Technology is disrupting different industries across the world, and real estate cannot be far behind. Already, real estate consultants have moved bey...

Tags: Technology, Real estate, Cracking the code, RERA, GST, Blockchain technology, Anarock Property Consultants, Anuj Puri, Crowdfunding

Block Housings

July 2018

Schaeffler India has launched its new range of FAG SNV Housings, the new split plummer block housings that are quick to mount and easy to lubricate. ...

Tags: Schaeffler India, FAG SNV Housings, Split plummer block housings, Lubricate, Paper processing, Mining, Materials processing, Agricultural machinery

UK plants generating electricity for cryptocurrency

July 2018

Blockchain technology-based energy plant 4NEW of Indian expat Varun Datta has secured two power plants in the UK for generating energy from waste. Ev...

Tags: Blockchain technology, Varun Datta, Power plants, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, Electricity

Govt to allot 9 coal blocks to PSUs

June 2018

The government has invited applications from state-run companies for allotment of nine coal mines for captive power generation and commercial use....

Tags: Coal, PSUs, Coal mines, Coal blocks