Pre-engineered buildings (PEBs), a popular concept in North America and Europe, have been gaining momentum in India also, since their entry 15 years ago.
The major reasons behind the growth of PEBs are reduced construction time, faster occupancy, earlier returns on investment, reduced labour at site, architectural/design flexibility, eco-friendliness and easy installation and maintenance
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Steel and style
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Trimble launches Tekla Structural Designer
Trimble has introduced the Building Information Modeling (BIM) and analysis & design solution for engineering and construction - Tekla Structural Designer 2016. The revolutionary solution, designed with BIM in mind, provides enhanced collaboration and workflow efficiency for structural steel and concrete designers.
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IndiaĆĀ“s Central Asia dreams to set sail from Chabahar
In what was arguably the most important foreign visit of the year for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he signed a dozen deals with Iran. Emerging from decades of sanctions, Iran could soon be the most happening place for trade in the near future. Modi signed deals covering exchange visits by think tanks to a trilateral agreement between India, Afghanistan and Iran for a trade treaty to develop the Chabahar port.
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JSW to acquire JSPLĆĀ“s unit for Rs.6,500 cr
JSW has announced its plans to acquire Jindal Steel & PowerĆĀ“s (JSPL) Chhattisgarh power plant for Rs.6,500 crore.
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Railways on Overdrive
While all the pressure to build a railway network in India in the mid-nineteenth century came from London, it is well into the 21st century that pressures of a very different kind are at work in modern-day India.
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Court convicts Jharkhand Ispat, 2 directors in scam
A special court has convicted Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) and its two directors R S Rungta and R C Rungta in a case pertaining to irregularities in allotment of a coal block in the state to the firm. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar held the company and its two directors guilty of the offences under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of IPC.
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Smaller ports hit as vols dip; major ports sail on efficiency
In a reversal of trend, the major ports in the country have outpaced the non-major ones in cargo growth during the first six months of the current fiscal year.
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Rail budget gets thumbs-up from steel industry
Indian steel-makers gave a thumbs-up to the Rail Budget, saying infrastructure spending promised by the government will help increase steel demand.
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Turbulence in the wind sector
The Indian wind industry, already not in a particularly good shape owing to a variety of reasons, is busy trying to ward off two potential threats - GST and safeguard duty on imported steel plates.
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Recycling policy soon: Steel secy
Accepting the long pending demand of ferrous and non-ferrous metal recyclers in India, the Union government has agreed to frame a national policy on metal recycling.