Here’s how the correct use of construction chemicals can lead to durable construction

August 2017

The Institution of Engineers (India), Tamil Nadu State Center (IE (I) – TNSC) recently organised a glittering two-day national seminar on the “Use of...

Tags: Institution of Engineers, Admixtures, Construction Chemicals, Reinforced concrete, Pre-stressed, Pre-cast concrete construction, Dr G Ranganath, CCMA, L&T, Bharathi cement, IIT Madras, SERC, L&T, PWD Engineers, Construction Chemical Manufacturers

Putzmeister announces new CEO

August 2017

The Supervisory Board of Putzmeister announced that Martin Knötgen will take up the chairmanship of the Executive Board on a provisional basis, and w...

Tags: Putzmeister, New appointment, Concrete equipment, Martin Knötgen

Here’s examining RERA’s rocky start in the NCR

August 2017

RERA – the latest 'wunderkind' in the Indian real estate industry – has had a difficult birth and seems to be having a troubled childhood. The expect...

Tags: RERA, Wunderkind, NCR, Electricity, Water, Sanitation, RWA, JLL India, Completion certificate

Some ambiguities under RERA should be revisited in order to protect the interest of the real estate industry, believes CREDAI

August 2017

There is absolutely no scope for correction once a developer fills his registration and hence, most of the developers waited till the end moment to e...

Tags: RERA, Jaxay Shah, CREDAI National, GDP, Cncrete definition

Need for a structure to accommodate the burning demand for rental properties in India

August 2017

For decades well past Independence, India peacefully lived with the concept of perpetual leases inherited from the colonial era. Seven decades on, th...

Tags: Generations, ABN AMRO, NCR, Construction, Investment, Economic Survey 2016-17, Social infrastructure, EMIs, RCA, Gulam Zia

Recycling C&D Waste

August 2017

The numbers say it all. At present, India is among the top 10 countries in the world generating the highest amount of municipal solid waste. And the ...

Tags: Construction industry, Municipal solid waste, Anup Mathew, Godrej Construction, BMTPC, C-FARM, MSW, IGBC, Cement concrete, Bricks, Cement plaster, Steel, TIFAC

INOX begins operation at Omaxe Connaught Place in Greater Noida

July 2017

The two leading names in the country – Omaxe, one of India’s leading real estate developers and INOX Leisure, India’s premier multiplex chain – have ...

Tags: Rohtas Goel, Omaxe, Centre in Delhi NCR, Noida

Concrete Temperature

July 2017

With mega structures coming up everywhere using high-grade concrete, the control of concrete temperature is become a matter of frequent discussion am...

Tags: RUPESH KUMAR, Green concrete, OPC cement, Formwork, Concrete, DEF, ASTM