Beyond Backup Power
POWER & RENEWABLE ENERGY

Beyond Backup Power

For decades, diesel gensets occupied a largely functional role in buildings: a mandatory backup system specified to meet statutory requirements and activated only during grid outages. Today, however, this perception is undergoing a profound shift. Across residential, commercial and mission-critical developments, developers, consultants and operators are increasingly viewing gensets as integral to a broader energy resilience strategy. Rising occupant expectations, growing dependence on digital systems and the proliferation of smart technologies mean that uninterrupted power has become essential rather than optional.

Altaf Abdul, Principal Consultants, A-Square MEP Consultants, notes that clients are no longer satisfied with merely having backup power. “Power resilience has moved from a compliance checkbox to a core design value, discussed in the same breath as facade performance and structural systems,” he says..

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For decades, diesel gensets occupied a largely functional role in buildings: a mandatory backup system specified to meet statutory requirements and activated only during grid outages. Today, however, this perception is undergoing a profound shift. Across residential, commercial and mission-critical developments, developers, consultants and operators are increasingly viewing gensets as integral to a broader energy resilience strategy. Rising occupant expectations, growing dependence on digital systems and the proliferation of smart technologies mean that uninterrupted power has become essential rather than optional.Altaf Abdul, Principal Consultants, A-Square MEP Consultants, notes that clients are no longer satisfied with merely having backup power. “Power resilience has moved from a compliance checkbox to a core design value, discussed in the same breath as facade performance and structural systems,” he says..Read the full article Click Here

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Designing Human-Centric High-Rises

The Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI), Navi Mumbai Local Centre, under the aegis of the Architectural Engineering Division Board, organised a one-day national seminar, ‘Reaching New Heights – Overcoming High-Rise Construction Challenges’, at CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai.The seminar brought together architects, engineers, planners, developers, academicians and industry professionals to deliberate on the design, construction, operation and sustainability of tall buildings in rapidly urbanising cities...To read the full article Click Here ..

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Carbon-negative and ultra-low carbon are not just claims!

In an interaction with Construction World, Tarun Jami, Founder, GreenJams, explains how the company is cutting cement’s carbon footprint by 80 per cent through Binder, while scaling innovations such as Agrocrete® and Novastone to make buildings lighter, faster and carbon-negative.Agrocrete® is positioned as a carbon-negative material. What does this mean for developers?For developers, Agrocrete® offers a practical way to reduce embodied carbon at the material level. Since walling forms a significant part of a building’s material footprint, using carbon-negative blocks can bring the net ..

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Crushing Goes Green

If the past few years have seen sustainability emerge as a buzzword in the design of commercial spaces, the next few years will see the focus shift to ‘experience’. Workplaces that prioritise superior employee experiences consistently report stronger talent attraction and higher retention rates and productivity, while using resources sustainably.First things first; what sort of experiences are expected from a workplace?As Vandana Dhawan Saxena, Founder and Design Principal, Studio IV Designs, explains, “Offices have grown into environments that need to support various kinds of experience..

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