Material Advantage Jun 01, 2016 Hollow, Light and Durable As the population increases in India, so does the demand for faster construction and lighter building materials. One of the most appropriate technologies for the building envelope involves walls made with hollow clay bricks or blocks, used for their characteristics such as high durability and excellent fire, thermal and sound insulation.
Special Report Jun 01, 2016 Waste to wealth Solid waste management (SWM) is becoming an area of acute concern in India. A recent report submitted to the National Green Tribunal by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) revealed that nearly 76 per cent of all cities indiscriminately dump their solid waste in violation of the rules, which includes burning it in the open
Web Exclusive Apr 12, 2016 Huntsman to Launch Granumat™ 4.0 Pigment Dosing System Munich, GERMANY – The Pigments & Additives division of global chemical company Huntsman today announced the forthcoming launch of the GRANUMAT™ 4.0 Color Synthesizer – an advanced pigment metering solution designed to make the manufacture of colored concrete smarter, quicker and more efficient1.
Technology Apr 01, 2014 Aqua plus! The cliché,, 'Water, water, everywhere, not a drop to drink', is more often than not true in today's world. The silver lining, though, is that water, once treated, can be reused for industrial and domestic purposes.
Web Exclusive Aug 06, 2013 Makeover to Park House Road in Bangalore In three days, you will be able to get an experience of what driving on Bangalore roads in the near future will be like. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has sanctioned a pilot project to develop Park House Road in front of Karnataka Public Services Commission office, behind Vidhana Soudha, into a high-quality concrete road.
Feature May 01, 2013 Matters of the crown Top' matters are gaining importance in the construction of buildings, and trending towards newer preferences. Change is in the air in building construction. Most noticeable is the transformation at the top, in the growing demand for "different" sorts of roofing.
Material Advantage Nov 01, 2012 The Wood-Plastic Combo In the next in a series of features showcasing building materials, Anomitra Chakravarty discusses varieties of wood-plastic composites and their applications in the building and construction sector. When wood product companies embarked on a voyage to search for a material that would be an independent material by itself when combined with wood, they zeroed in
Feature Jun 01, 2011 Roofing: Top Stuff The roof is no longer just an appendage of a building; many a time, it is its crowning glory. Thus, it is no surprise that roofing technologies have metamorphosed in recent years.
Top Tips Oct 01, 2010 Elegant Exteriors Cement paints used for painting external surfaces of walls are not fully resistant to algae and fungus.