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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The New ´Steel´ Haven
¨Rome wasn´t built in a day¨- so goes the saying. But a soaring 57-storey skyscraper in Changsa- located in the Hunan Province of South-Central China- has the marvellous feat of being accomplished within a minuscule span of 15 days
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The Weakest Link
Electricity distribution to the end consumer has been identified as the weakest link in the power value chain. For this sector to turn around, nothing less than a complete makeover is required of various aspects of the distribution matrix.
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Utilities must be freed from the control of State governments
Amol Kotwal, Director, Energy & Power Systems Practice, Frost & Sullivan, speaks on what can be done to turn around the distribution scenario in the country to boost the prospects of the power sector.
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Smart thinking to smart action
There is plenty of stuff going on out there, and in theory India is not far behind, writes A Shivkamal. But can the nation realise the potential?