Transpiring from its once lurking domain in concrete columns, steel has offset concrete in a major way. Pre-engineered buildings are in vogue and are hogging the spotlight as the preferred alternative globally. Following the precedent set
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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
Modular housing technology
Suroj Modular Housing is promoted by a team of young dynamic engineering professionals engaged in construction activities for nearly 25 years. From their experience in construction, they observed that construction industry needs a good hygienic and decent solution for labour housing and project offices at sites with a principle of quick to procure, easy to install and remove and at affordable cost.
Tata Steel launches new product for construction industry
A new value added product for the construction industry is to come from Tata Steel. It is called as 'Ground Granulated BF Slag' (GGBS). Tata Steel has planned to introduce the product very soon in the country, say media reports. GGBS has been widely used in developed economies for years and of late was also getting used in major construction projects in India, a company release said.
Recourse in a financial dry-up
In order to execute mega specialised projects, one of the important requirements is new technology equipment. DK Vyas elaborates on the financing issues in the procurement and use of such equipment. The construction industry in India is the second largest industry after agriculture
Tekla training programme
Tekla India, as a part of its initiative to educate the upcoming and the existing breed of engineers and to provide quality talent pool to the construction industry recently got into a multi-year agreement with
Remove policy jam | Budget 2013-14
There should be a steady policy and quick redressal of the policy changes that have been brought to the attention of NHAI, AAI, AERA and such organisations. Approval procedures for land acquisition, environment clearance and financing policies for infrastructure need a re-think with a background that they should result in profitability and surpluses for the infrastructure companies investing in these sectors.
Construction chief
Pravin Patel is the Non-Executive Chairman of Patel Engineering. He has gradÂuated in Town Planning from USA and also studied Financial Management from the London School of Economics. He is the son of Arjun Patel, one of the initial promoters and has a wide expeÂrience of more than 45 years in financial management, town planning, architecture, etc. Under his vision and erudite leadership the company has acquired immÂense reputation as an engineering company.
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