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Airports In India: Strengthening Footholds With better policies and ambitions, airports sector is in better place than ever before to reach the zenith

Rail Budget

Airports & Aviation

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PPPs to brace railway infrastructure

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Gurdeep Aggarwal, Associate Manager, South Asia Office, CAPA India shares how Indian aviation industry has been undergoing transformational changes and how India should prepare itself for the tomorrow

Industry Analysis

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Indian construction equipment industry heading 12% growth Indian CE market has the potential to grow at 12 per cent CAGR to reach approximately 75,000 units sales by 2017 from 50,000 units in 2012

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Interview Architecture: blending passion and patience Architect and Artist Juergen Mayer H shares his views, his work ethics and his passion that depicts in his renewed works

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FLYING HIGH I. Prabhakara Rao, CEO, DIAL shares how IGIA has redefined benchmarks of airport development projects.

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India’s first-ever fully private airport to come up in Puducherry J.V. Chowdhury, Chairman, Super Airport Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.talks about their journey, their responsibility, their visions and their plans to be among the best

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Green Mobility in Airport

Macneill Engineering delivers MHE for airport

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Airports & Aviation The Big Interview

Material Handling Emissions due to aviation contribute around 3-4 per cent to the pollution, and in future it is going to increase to a dangerous level

The Big Architect

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Airport infrastructure needs huge investment

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Advanced Roofing Solutions for Airports

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KIRBY: building India’s aviation infrastructure

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Interarch: high flyer in pre-engineered steel construction

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Chander Dutta, Managing Director, Elematic India Pvt. Ltd. shares why Elematic India is strong enough to replicate its global success in India

Twiga Insul: synonym in fibreless wool insulation

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Otis offers eco-friendly elevators and escalators used in airports

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NITCO unveils artistic HD digital collection of wall tiles

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Hindware offering 25 new designs

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GROHE Rainshower Flower Collection for a colourful shower experience

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CenturyPly: redefining home interior with Opulenza Premium Laminates

Faรงade: the face of innovation in building construction Zoher Chiniwala, Director, Alfa Facade Systems Pvt. Ltd. shares how Alfa Facade is working towards improving the faรงade not economically but energy efficient too.

ThyssenKrupp Elevator: strong presence

Bengal Aerotropolis rolls out a 10,000unit budget housing project in Durgapur Airport City

Precast concrete: next revolution in Indian construction sector

Cuirass Doors: innovative yet traditional Saleem K, Managing Director, Cuirass Trading Company Pvt. Ltd. shares how Cuirass Doors succeeded to change the common mindset and replace traditional wooden doors

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Editorial

A new horizon

India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world. Strong economic growth, increased FDI inflow, surging tourist inflow, increased cargo movement and ‘open sky’ policy of the government have made the sector one of the most encouraging destinations for investment. Currently the aviation sector in India ranks ninth in the world; however, it is expected to become the third largest after US and China by 2020. www.aceupdate.com

The Union Government stresses its focus on well-equipped, user-friendly airports to handle as many as 280 million passengers a year. In this regard, it plans to invest around $120 billion in the development of airport infrastructure and other related activities.

Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to invest `1,500 crore in the development of non-metro airports during this period.

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With an aim to enhance air connectivity across the country, the government plans to go beyond metro cities and to build 200 low-cost airports in the next 20 years to connect Tier-II and Tier-III cities. Hence, the trade opportunities across airport-related infrastructure development activities are in abundance.

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Apart from discussing on the growth drivers, they also talk on the plethora of issues facing the aviation sector and the options to deal with such issues.

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Airport sector also drives the growth of many allied sectors like material handling, PEB, structural modelling software, insulation, and elevators. We have featured some of the innovative products and solutions from these critical segments.

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We have also discussed the emerging field of modern living, which is becoming increasingly popular to keep pace with rapid socio-economic development. Along with the superior and aesthetic built environment of an apartment, deluxe interior accessories are the most common amenities. Apart from discussing on the market trends, topics related to building materials, architectural hardware and sanitary ware are featured.

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Logistics Modi announces Sagarmala project

Prime Minister delivering speech at a function at Nhava Sheva, Navi Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ambitious ‘Sagarmala’ project for the maritime states which would become “gateways to India’s prosperity”.

The project would envisage not merely ports development, but

India signs MoU with Czech Republic to develop rail infra India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Czech Republic to get expertise in running semi highspeed trains and modernising signalling system of Railways.

The MoU was signed on August 19 between Indian Railways and Czech Railway for technical cooperation in the field of railway sector.

The potential cooperation areas mentioned in the MoU are freight operations, logistics of automotive transport, passenger operations, raising of speeds upto 200 kmph; Infrastructure building and management, station development and workshop modernisation; information and communication technologies especially for passenger amenities; modernisation of rolling stock; and modernisation of signalling and telecom etc. The MoU is valid for a period of three years which can be extended further for successive periods of one year at a time, said a railway ministry official.

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port-led development including ports, special economic zones, rail, road, air and waterway connectivity with the hinterland, with linkages of cold storage and warehousing facilities, PM said while speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremonies of the port-based multi-product SEZ and its major component, the Port Connectivity Highway Project, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Mumbai.

“The government has decided to expeditiously work out the Sagarmala project by integrating various components viz. port facilities, coastal ferry services, tourism infrastructure and inland water transportation and focusing on port towns and cities,” informed

Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Krishanpal Gurjar in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

The SEA project near Mumbai will be established on 277 hectares with a total public and private investment of about Rs 4,000 crore. This is being planned as a self-sustainable integrated development project having a potential of generating over 1.5 lakh direct and indirect jobs, the ministry official said.

The SEZ to be developed through JNPT-SPV under the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mode is scheduled to be completed within three years.

Telangana launches PG course in metro and rail technology Institute of Metro & Rail Technology (IMRT), the first of its kind institute in India, commenced the first batch of post graduate programme in “Metro and Rail Technology”.

K. T. Rama Rao, Minister for IT and Panchayat Raj, Government of Telangana, Dr Sudhir Krishna, Ex. Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, and N.V.S. Reddy, Managing Director, Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd, graced the occasion.

highly specialised but rapidly growing industry” said Gyan Prakash, Director General, IMRT.

“The PGPMRT course is the fruition of 2 years of research and analysis. We wanted to have everything in place to provide the best of facilities for the students.

IMRT will be known by the students we produce. This programme will prepare our students to take up techno-managerial responsibilities in the metro-rail industry globally.

Through the PGPMRT, we aim to create new career avenues for engineering graduates and streamline the path to enter this

Mr Rama Rao was quoted saying, “India is an evolving nation and an institute like IMRT to come up at this time to address the skilled labour gap is really the need of the hour. The effort of IMRT to improve the basic engineering skills of engineering graduates and giving them specialised training in metro and rail technology is laudable, I’m absolutely confident that IMRT will set a point for a wonderful future for the nation as well as for the students.”

The first batch commences with a total of 17 students. The 1-year course has been devised with extensive inputs from the industry.

Case ¬study based learning, individual and group work, industry visits, project work, continual assessments and simulations are part of the curriculum.

infra PM lays foundation of ` 4,000-cr SEZ at JNPT Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the much awaited Rs 4000 crore port based SEZ (Special Economic Zone) at JNPT (Jawarhar Lal Nehru Port Trust) at Navi Mumbai.

The Prime Minister also laid the foundation of a ` 1,927 crore port connectivity highway project along with the allocation of land for project affected persons.

The project is scheduled to be completed by December 2017. The Ministry of Shipping has decided to execute this project on (Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) mode through the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).

The project has been undertaken under the National Highway Development & Port Connectivity Programme of the union government.

Due to rapid development in the area on account of development of JN Port, JNPT-SEZ, and the proposed International Airport, etc. it was felt necessary to augment the carrying capacity of the existing road network to 6/8 lane configuration by providing improved facilities comprising of flyovers, railway over bridges, interchanges etc for uninterrupted flow of traffic plying on the road network connecting the Port and the National Highways.

Accordingly, it is now proposed to develop this road network to 6/8 lane configuration with service roads. The NH-4B, Amra Marg & SH-54 were earlier developed to a four-lane facility by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) through the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) comprising of NHAI, JNPT and CIDCO.

APG, Piramal announce strategic alliance Piramal Enterprises Ltd. (PEL), one of India’s largest diversified companies, and APG Asset Management, the Dutch pension fund asset manager, has announced a strategic alliance for investing in rupee denominated mezzanine instruments issued by infrastructure companies in India with a target investment of $ 1 billion over the next 3 years. PEL and APG have each initially committed $375 million for investments under this strategic alliance.

This is one of the largest private sector commitments to the infrastructure sector in India and one of the single largest commitments to date by a foreign investor to the infrastructure sector in India.

Ajay Piramal, Chairman, PEL, said, “This is the single largest investment of APG in the unlisted space in India till date and underlines the confidence reposed by institutional investors in Piramal Group’s capabilities.”

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Project monitoring group resolved projects worth ` 5.7 lakh crore “The Government of India has set up a project monitoring group to fast-track projects worth ` 1,000 crore. The group tasked with the job of clearing 449 projects worth ` 22 lakh crore has successfully resolved 163 projects worth ` 5.7 lakh crore,” said Anil Swarup, Additional Secretary and Chairman, Project Monitoring Group, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, during an interactive meeting on “Investor After Care” jointly organised by MVIRDC World Trade Centre and All India Association of Industries.

Elaborating on the working of the project monitoring group, Mr Swarup said timely implementation of projects is the sole criteria of the group.

For the purpose the group has adopted digitalisation by creating a national portal. The portal receives problems faced by the industry which is automatically sent across concerned ministries. The transparent flow of information ensures immediate action on the part of the government while restricting unfair practices such as corruption and ensuring accountability in the system.

Also, the project monitoring group periodically meets central and state officials to discuss and disperse pending proposals.

Enumerating on the future activities of the project monitoring group, Mr Swarup said the group intends to form an interstate website to fast-track state projects in the range of ` 100 crore to ` 1,000 crore.

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Real Estate Assocham and NAREDCO sign MoU to ensure a home for every Indian Assocham and NAREDCO has signed a MoU to align strategic efforts under the aegis of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, to ensure a home for every Indian by 2022.

The MoU and Charter were jointly unveiled by Rana Kapoor, President, Assocham along with Sunil Mantri, President, NAREDCO, at the NAREDCO Real Estate Banking Conclave in the presence of G.S. Sandhu, Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India and S.S. Mundra, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Kapoor said, “This MoU between NAREDCO and Assocham will empower both organisations to strategically align efforts by championing knowledge initiatives and strategic interventions in the real estate, housing, urban infrastructure and construction sectors.

I strongly believe that positioning Mumbai as an international finance centre at par with global cities will help realise the city’s tremendous Sunil Mantri, President NAREDCO and Chairman, growth potential and achieve the vision of actualising the vision of Mantri Realty with Rana Kapoor, Mumbai as an ‘economic capital region’ and hub of the Indian economy.” President, ASSOCHAM and MD and CEO, YES Bank

Adani plans retirement homes in Shantigram

Salarpuria Sattva presents Luxuria for king-size living in Malleshwaram

Adani Township and Real Estate Company Pvt. Ltd., which is developing Shantigram, the largest integrated township in Gujarat, has tied up with Age Ventures India to develop worldclass assisted living or retirement homes within Shantigram, Ahmedabad. Age Ventures India, a private nonprofit trust formed in association with HelpAge India, has sourced know-how from Methodist Housing Association of UK to bring the best-in-class designs and services required for senior citizens.

Adani Township and Real Estate Company plans to launch these apartments for sale in the last quarter of this year. It is expected that the product designed would also give impetus to reverse migration of Indians who having migrated 30-40 years back are now looking to India to spend their silver years. This would also result in developing a good intercultural mix.

In the initial phase, there are plans to develop about 200 apartments in various configurations.

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Placed in one of the most desirable locations of Malleshawaram, the two towers of Luxuria boast of 197 units of premium amenities with fabulous glass finishes. One can choose from its wide range of super luxury 3 BHK apartments, villament flats and penthouses.

Ranging from 2,215 - 4,665 sq. feet, each apartment provides lavish indoor and outdoor space and landscape gardens. Each apartment speaks of global standards and superior quality facilities and fittings. At ground zero, the project speaks of a voluminous 82 per cent green space. Furthermore, shopping centers, 5-star hotels, high-end malls, international schools are all close to the location making Luxuria the ‘talk of the town’.

This is a well-planned gated development, designed to enhance community living within the heart of the thriving city. It nestles in Malleshwaram, one of Bangalore’s most sought-after residential areas. The location provides quick access to any CBD areas of Bangalore, including the international airport.

Equipment Wirtgen acquires majority stake in Benninghoven Wirtgen Group has acquired a 70 per cent stake in Benninghoven GmbH & Co. KG, located in Mülheim, Germany.

Benninghoven is a successful manufacturer of asphalt mixing plants with a long-standing tradition.

Wirtgen Group, with its leading product brands Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm and Kleemann, now includes another leading company which complements the product portfolio in an ideal way.

With the addition of Benninghoven, Wirtgen Group is now able to offer one-stop solutions to its customers including all processes starting with the crushing of rocks, through the mixing of asphalt to laying, compacting and rehabilitating pavement structures.

The worldwide network of Wirtgen Group with 55 own subsidiaries and more than 150 dealers will step-bystep open additional markets to Benninghoven. The focus will be placed on a fast and competent support of its customers in service as well as in application support.

The Benninghoven family has herewith taken the opportunity to secure the continuity and further development of their company in a stable and larger group. The managing director, Bernd Benninghoven, will continue to shape the future of the company in unison with his management team.

Together with the Benninghoven team, Wirtgen Group is looking forward to further pushing joint growth, it said.

Jakson Group wins a contract from Delhi Metro

Zoomlion acquires Raxtar Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co. has acquired Netherlands-based hoist and mast-climbing equipment manufacturer Raxtar.

Jakson Group, India’s one of leading power solutions companies, has won a contract from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to install rooftop solar power plants. Under the deal, the company will set up solar roof top plants at DMRC’s three premises with an aggregate capacity of 250 kWp. The company is targeting to commission the three projects within next six months.

He Wenjin, Vice President, Zoomlion, said, “Despite increasingly fierce international competition, China`s slowing economic growth, and a trough in the construction machinery industry, Zoomlion continues to adhere to its established international strategy.” He also said that its acquisition of Raxtar shows Zoomlion`s complete confidence in the future of the Chinese and international construction machinery markets and its commitment to the strategy of helping Chinese machinery go global.

Jakson Engineers Ltd., the arm of Jakson Group, has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with DMRC. As part of the agreement, the company will set up rooftop solar power plants at Pragati Maidan Metro Station (85 kWp), Anand Vihar Metro Station (115 kWp) and Metro Enclave, Saket (50 kWp). The power generated by these plants will be used for DMRC’s operational requirements including station lighting and other loads. The plants will come up as per the RESCO model. Under this model, DMRC will pay for the units generated by the plants and the capital investment will be provided by Jakson.

Tang Shaofang, Deputy General Manager, Zoomlion Hoisting Machinery Branch Company, and General Manager, Hoist Division, Zoomlion, said, “This acquisition will bring in international advanced technology, which will improve operational performance, enhance service value and reduce lifting costs, thereby meeting customer requirements for increasing value and reducing cost. This will strengthen our ability to provide customers with hoisting machinery services and increase market satisfaction and loyalty. It will also guarantee the development of Zoomlion`s hoisting machinery.”

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Raxtar is one of the world`s leading hoist companies, with products like construction hoists, transport platforms, material hoists and industrial lifts.

A spokesperson from Raxtar mentioned, “Under the new organisational structure, we will set up R&D centres in China and Europe, and the two sides will work closely in order to understand the needs of customers in different markets worldwide. None of our competitors are as well placed to understand customer needs through localisation and to tailor solutions according to customer needs while sharing technology and benefits on a global scale.”

Building Material Jindal Steel and Power launches ready-to-use, cut-and-bend rebars facility Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL), one of India’s leading steel and power companies, has launched a new facility for ready-to-use and ‘cut and bend’ rebars at its new stockyard in Sikri Village, Ballabgarh, Faridabad.

The rebars are part of JSPL’s QuickBuild – a unique solution for customised construction needs. Under this innovative service, the ‘cut and bend’ rebars are customised to required lengths and bent at required angles as per bar-bending schedule in order to meet project requirements.

JSPL’s Quickbuild is an end-to-end controlled process that brings the best quality TMT rebars, ‘cut and bent’ accurately through a superior, fully automated process.

Quickbuild solutions have an innovative product array such as cut and bend rebars, weldmesh, speedfloor and light gauge systems (LGS) manufactured at JSPL’s facility in Patratu, Jharkhand and Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

Srei Infra starts Solapur road project construction Solapur Tollways, an initiative of Srei Infrastructure Finance, commenced construction of its 100-km Solapur road project. The total cost of the project is ` 882.62 crore. The project was awarded to Srei Infrastructure under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase III under BOT mode on DBFOT basis.

The upcoming highway stretch (Part of NH-9) starts from outskirts of Solapur and ends at Maharashtra-Karnataka Border. The project road is situated in Osamnabad district of Maharashtra having a total existing length of 100.06 km traversing the outskirts of Solapur, Boramani, Tandurwadi, Itkal, Chiwari Chowk, Aandur, Naldurg, Jalkot, Dasthapur, Yengur, Dalimb, Shivajinagar, Yeli,Jakkapur, Omerga, Turori, Nellu nagar, Talmadi and Manalli villages.

PBA Infrastructure Ltd. and Varaha Infrastructure Ltd. are the EPC contractors for the project which is expected to complete in 24 months.

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The customer-centric solution focuses on ensuring reliability of steel supplies, improving the quality of steel, compressing the project schedule and effectively improving the quality of construction as a whole.

The ‘cut and bend’ rebars are made of high-quality Jindal Panther TMT rebars and manufactured using cutting-edge Italian technology. The technique helps in decreasing the production cost due to lower inventories, reduces wastage and saves labour cost. It also eliminates storage concerns and pace of construction is expedited.

“Quickbuild is the most efficient construction solution as rebars are used in all projects in the ‘cut and bend’ or weld mesh form. The solution has so far been extensively used in high investment projects such as Delhi Metro, power grid and wind mill,” the company said.

Harish Badami assumes office as CEO and MD of ACC Ltd. Harish Badami has assumed office as CEO and Managing Director of ACC Ltd., with effect from August 13, 2014. Mr Badami brings with him 25 years of experience in the chemical industry, mostly in India.

Immediately prior to joining ACC on August 1, 2014, Mr Badami served as Managing Director of Celanese India. He has held similar positions of President and Managing Director of Dow Chemical India and Managing Director of Rohm and Haas India, before its acquisition in 2009 by Dow Chemical.

Mr Badami joined Rohm and Haas in India in 1995, and held positions of increasing responsibility in sales and business development, regional procurement and strategic planning.

In October 2001, he was appointed Country Manager of Rohm and Haas India and also its Area Business Manager overseeing two core businesses: coatings, and adhesives and sealants. In October 2004, he took over the regional role of General Manager, Architectural and Functional Coatings for South East Asia and India, based out of Singapore.

Mr Badami was instrumental in leading the very successful India strategy for Rohm and Haas, of which the investments in state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in Taloja near Mumbai in 2003 and a second facility in Sriperumbudur near Chennai in 2007 were key components. Under him, Rohm and Haas achieved rapid growth and leadership positions across several specialty chemical markets. He also oversaw the successful integration of Dow Chemical’s and Rohm and Haas’ businesses and operating sites in India between 2009 and 2011.

Metro Rail II Technology

Double breakthrough at Delhi Metro

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CC-Samsung joint venture, working on Delhi Metro’s Phase-III expansion, made a rare double breakthrough with their tunnel boring machines, when the powerful boring machines “Riddhi” and “Siddhi” broke through at the same time at Dabari Mor station works of Delhi Metro. These boring machines were constructing twin tunnels on the 4.475-km underground metro line between Janakpuri West and Palam Metro Stations.

Such double TBM breakthrough is happening for the first time in India and the second time in the world. The first such instance was recorded during work on the 8.6-km Toronto-York Spadina subway extension in 2002.

HCC is constructing twin tunnels, each of 4.475-km length with internal diameter of 5.8 m and three underground metro stations of Janakpuri West, Dabri More and Dashrathpuri. The work was awarded to HCCSamsung JV in February 2013.

HCC has deployed four tunnel boring machine for construction of these tunnels; namely, Riddi, Siddi, Jantar and Mantar.

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The construction sequence commenced from Janakpuri West underground station from where two TBMs namely Riddhi and Siddhi were deployed. These TBMs emerged out at Dabari Mor station. From here, they will be lifted and deployed at Dashrathpuri Station from where they will start boring and come out again at Dabari Mor station.

Simultaneously, the second set of TBMs — Jantar and Mantar — were deployed from a shaft in Vikarpuri. They will emerge out at Janakpuri West underground station which will be lifted and deployed from Dashrathpuri Station for the second boring sequence to emerge out at Palam Station. n

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ailway is one of the life lines for most of the Indians. However, the sector is plagued with inadequate infrastructure.

According to the Railway ministry, in the last 30 years, as many as 676 projects were sanctioned worth ` 1,57,883 crore.

Of these, only 317 projects could be completed and 359 projects remain to be completed which will now require as much as ` 1,82,000 crore.

still not complete for one reason or another.”

Railways Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda informed, “In the last 10 years, 99 new line projects worth ` 60,000 crore were sanctioned out of which only one project is complete till date. In fact, there are 4 projects that are as old as 30 years, but are

Presenting the railway budget, the minister said, “It is our target that the bulk of our future projects will be financed through PPP (public private partnership) mode, including the high-speed rail which requires huge investments.”

He announced, “Railways will interact with industry and take further steps to attract investment under public private partnership (PPP) through BOT and annuity route and 8 to 10 capacity augmentation projects on congested routes will be identified for this purpose.”

He assured, “Zonal Railways will be suitably empowered to finalise and execute such projects.”

DV Sadananda Gowda Railways Minister

The announcement on encouraging PPP has placed its hopes on private and foreign direct investments. Welcoming the decision, industry body CII states, “Plans to facilitating connectivity to new and upcoming ports through PPP, speedy work on coal connectivity lines, setting up of logistic parks, among others would push rail services closer to global benchmarks.”

“It is our target that the bulk of our future projects will be financed through PPP (public private partnership) mode, including the high-speed rail which requires huge investments”

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With a large backlog of sanctioned projects, funding continues to be the biggest challenge for Indian Railways. While private investment and customer funding for some port connectivity projects and few other power sector projects has started, much more needs to happen if infrastructure creation has to keep pace with the requirement.

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Rana Kapoor, ASSOCHAM President, said, “PPP models will attract a lot of private and overseas investment as the new government enjoys a great amount of credibility to deliver.” He adds, “For the first time perhaps, the Railways Minister’s budget speech read like speech of a ` 1,47,000 crore corporate which is wanting to go about servicing its customers.”

“The much-needed support for PPP as a significant source of investment capital is the backbone of providing the strategic financial headspace,” KPMG said.

“The government’s push for PPPs whether in roads or rails will help in mobilising the massive investment that is required for infrastructure development. This will also encourage more and more projects to be developed on PPP model. The ` 100 crore set aside for Metro scheme in Ahmedabad and Lucknow is a good decision in this regard,” observed AM Muralidharan – President, Volvo Construction Equipment.

Indian Railways has taken up port connectivity on priority through PPP mode of funding in tandem with Sagar Mala Project of port development. “Railways will facilitate connectivity to the new and upcoming ports through private participation,” Mr Gowda announced. He said, “So far in principle approval has been granted for building rail connectivity to the Ports of Jaigarh, Dighi, Rewas, Hazira, Tuna, Dholera and Astranga under Participative Model Policy of Indian Railways, amounting to a total of n over ` 4,000 crore.”

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Construction Equipment II Industry Analysis

Indian construction equipment industry heading 12% growth Indian CE market has the potential to grow at 12 per cent CAGR to reach approximately 75,000 units sales by 2017 from 50,000 units in 2012

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urgeoning real estate industry, increasing coal production and mechanisation of mining operations will drive the construction equipment industry in India, says a survey.

According to a Roland Berger Strategy Consultants study, “The construction equipment market is expected to grow at 12 per cent CAGR to $ 4 billion by 2017, which will be driven by infrastructure investment of $ 1 trillion during the 12th Five-Year Plan.”

Post the 2014 general elections, a recovering economy, huge infrastructure investments by

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the Government and rising urbanisation will revive the construction equipment industry.

Key challenges The study points out multiple challenges that need to be addressed in order for the Indian CE industry to achieve its expected long-term potential.

Economic downturn India recorded a GDP growth rate of less than 5 per cent for the second consecutive year, after witnessing spectacular growth averaging above 8 per cent over the past

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decade. In FY 2014, the country has witnessed extremely low annual industrial production rate. According to the study, “High inflation, sluggish investment activity and an unhealthy fiscal situation continue to strain the economic activity.”

Policy gridlock and scams The Roland Berger Strategy Consultants’ study observes key policy bottlenecks, scams and limited government action has impacted progress of major infrastructure projects.

“Delays in obtaining environment and forest clearance and gridlock with land acquisitions

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Value

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Asphalt Finishers

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hinder proposed and existing projects. Domestic mining and construction equipment demand shrivelled by 15-17 per cent in 2013 after a 13 per cent de-growth in 2012 due to continuing regulatory roadblocks. Ban on iron ore mining and scams related to coal block allocations have reduced demand from the mining sector,” it said.

Rise in illegal mining led to Supreme Court of India banning mining operations in certain states such as Karnataka, Goa and Odisha.

Allocation of coal blocks without a competitive bidding process has led to a government probe, delaying the development of these blocks.

In April 2014, the ban on mining was lifted in the state of Goa, but restrictions were introduced on the total output that could be mined in a year, the report said.

Future outlook The Roland Berger Strategy Consultants study reports, present outlook on construction sector is negative due to strained liquidity, unfavourable regulatory actions and stagnating order book. However, Indian CE market has the potential to grow at 12 per cent CAGR to reach approximately 75,000 units sales by 2017 from 50,000 units in 2012.

Success mantra The study said, to be successful in India, the construction equipment players need to take key strategic actions. It suggests, “As Indian market matures, domestic players need to improve product specification and quality. Established global players need to launch de-contented customised products for Indian market.”

Further, the study said, “construction equipment players should aim to increase level of aggregate or component localisation to achieve target costs and serve price conscious customer base.” n

According to the study, in 2013-14, the total investment in stalled projects reached an all time high of Rs 6.2 trillion. Around 521 projects were stalled of which 40 per cent were due to land acquisition issues. The largest hit was the manufacturing sector with total projects worth Rs 3.2 trillion stalled. Steel and metal sector also suffered from slow execution rate.

Capital constraints The study also said, low private participation and thin spread of government outlay; and long working capital cycles and unfavourable tax structure. “Performance of construction companies weakens on rising debt levels and weak order book execution,” it adds.

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No major uptake in demand despite recent actions Undeniably, policy gridlock and scams have severely impacted infrastructure development.

Inadequate provisions for compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement in the old Land Acquisition Bill meant that major infrastructure projects were delayed or stopped due to legal issues. To address this, a new Land Acquisition Bill was introduced in 2013. “But stringent new land acquisition norms have resulted in industrial projects coming to a virtual standstill,” the study observed.

Also, many major mining and infrastructure projects are either delayed or stalled due to lack of clearance from the Ministry of Forest and Environment. The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has helped in re-starting projects worth ~4 per cent of GDP, however significant backlog remains.

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The Big Architect II Interview

“I am very curious to see how our speculations about communication and public space might transform once they [projects] are handed over and begin their [projects] own lives,” says Architect and Artist Juergen Mayer H

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he architecture world would not be the same if Juergen Mayer H didn’t enrich it with his influential designs. He has recently won an invited competition to design “Volt Berlin,” a new “shopping and urban experience” centre near Alexanderplatz, Berlin. In an exclusive conversation with ACE Update, Juergen Mayer H shares his views, his work ethics and his passion that depicts in his renewed works.

What is your idea on the field of architecture?

One major investment in our work is looking at expanding the material of architecture,

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just say building material. The influence of new media and new materials now expands our understanding of “space” as a platform for communication and socio-cultural interactivity. In the mid-90s, there was a building hype in Berlin which on one hand ignored this development just because there was so much to be built. On the other hand, there was a financial potential to test and experiment with new forms of electronic reality. Part of the research we do is with companies at the forefront of material development. New programmes and new requirements like sustainability, atmospheric demands as well as duration

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and lifetimes ask for new construction methods and a more complex performance of materials.

Your designs appear to be very unique.

What inspires you to make such designs?

We try to establish parameters as a skeleton or framework for the project.

These are conceptual conditions rather than design-driven compositions, based on a client’s brief, contextual references and programmatic logistics. Currently design is fusing new digital technology and highquality production with a new sensibility for comfortable use and sustainability. I

Interview II The Big Architect RKM 740 - Mixed-used High-rise in Duesseldorf, Germany Function: Medical services and residential high-rise Total floor area: Approx. 26.000 m² Floor count: 19 Height: 70 metres Project date: 2013-2017

What are the projects you are currently working on?

At this point we have several projects

under constructions in Germany and abroad.

Some designs are in development stage. For example, we are finishing “Sonnenhof”, a huge apartment and office complex in Jena, Germany. We are working on a city block with a 100-m high-rise and have started construction for a private university building both in Düsseldorf, Germany. In Georgia we’re finishing a seaside pavilion in Batumi and a private residence in Tbilisi. Several exhibitions spreading all over the world from Brazil to China are under development too.

I am very curious to see how our speculations about communication and public space Image: Nikkol Rot for Holcim

am happy to live now, in a time of dynamic changes, with the challenges to combine the virtual and the material realities towards a new synthesis of space. Additionally, I get inspired by a huge collection of graphics like data protection patterns which I often find in envelopes containing checks or other secure information. These structures sometimes become translated into ornaments or 3D structures that have influenced our design and research process in the studio.

might transform once they are handed over and begin their own lives.

What concepts do you think off when designing for private residences or government institutions?

As we always develop individual designs for specific programs, sites and clients, we don’t start with a special intention. It is developed during the design process based on a repertoire that we developed over the years, on pushing limits and driven by the curiosity for the new. Some conceptual approaches are based on our research by architectural projects and art installations.

Metropol Parasol: Redevelopment of Plaza de la Encarnacion, Seville, Spain Function: Archaeological site, farmers market, elevated plaza, multiple bars and restaurants Total floor Area: 12670 m2 Floor count: 4 Height: 28, 50 m Project Date: 2005-2011

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The Big Architect II Interview VOLT Berlin: Future Urban Home of brands, lifestyle, food and leisure Location: Alexanderstraße/ Voltairestraße, Berlin-Mitte, Germany Invited Competition: 2014, 1st Prize

We look closely at the site, critically rethink the program and try to extract something that is special to the specific site.

What is your next big project?

Our next big project is RKM 740, a mixed high-rise complex in Düsseldorf, Germany.

In direct proximity to the sweeping landscape of the Rheinaue and with a view of Düsseldorf’s city centre, this high-rise will shape the silhouette of the left bank of the Rhine — not only in terms of its architecture, but in terms of use as well.

The base of the building will house retail outlets for medicines, doctors’ offices, and a floor with surgical practices. On top of this, 14 residential floors will rise, featuring floor plans and sizes that allow for various residential concepts with an orientation

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that responds to the location of the plot.

The upper floors open an impressive panorama view, far beyond the Dusseldorf city limits.

And we won a competition for Volt, a future urban home of trends, lifestyle, food and leisure. It includes indoor sky diving and surfing. It is located at the very centre of Berlin and will be a great addition to the urban fabric.

Which of your designed projects inspires you the most?

Metropol Parasol. It is a redevelopment project of the Plaza de la Encarnacíon, an archaeological excavation site in Seville, Spain. It was a very fortunate project that combined many aspects we were investigating

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in the past — contemporary architecture speculation, innovation in construction, new timber and coating structures, mix use, and public space. It is also a project that received social and cultural meanings by the occupy movement, social gathering and political demonstrations which happened on the plaza after its completion. With both technological features and social interaction, Metropol Parasol represents what we have always strived to explore.

Have you ever had any unusual kind of demand in design from your clients?

We deal best with unusual demands.

A point of advice you would like to give to young architects?

Passion and patience. n

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Airports In India: Strengthening Footholds With better policies and ambitions, airports sector is in better place than ever before to reach the zenith

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Cover Story II Airports & Aviation “Achchhe din” for India is still in future tense; however, “achchhe din” for aviation industry seems to be a reality. According to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), passenger throughput increased to 159 million and cargo to 2.19 million tones in FY 2013. If the trends continue, India is going to be the third largest aviation market by 2020.

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Challenges

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Planning

Financial Attractiveness of airports in Tier II/III towns

Airport projects are capital intensive with long gestation periods

Present scenario According to Airports Authority of India (AAI), passenger handling capacity has increased from 72 million (FY-06) to 220 million (FY-1314). Although growth in passenger traffic in last fiscal was negative, but it has shown signs of recovery in the present fiscal. There is 6.4 per cent increase in passenger traffic from April 2013 to Feb 2014 over the corresponding period in FY 2012-13.

It is therefore easier to attract private sector players and also secure financial closure for the larger projects – but the country’s need is now shifting towards smaller airports

Currently, India has around 450 used, unused, or abandoned airports and airstrips. During the 11th Five-Year Plan (2007–2012), India witnessed the completion of four international airport projects through the public-private partnership (PPP). During that period, five Indian carriers also began to function on international routes.

However, there is a huge space to fill. Many Tier-II and Tier-III cities are still unconnected.

Major development AAI has recently completed expansion and upgradation of two metro airports at Kolkata and Chennai Airports at the cost of ` 2,324 crore and ` 2,015 crore, respectively. Annual cargo handling capacity and efficiency of operations at Chennai Airport has been augmented to handle 11 lakh MT of cargo with the construction of new modern Import Cargo Complex equipped with Automatic Storage Retrieval System at a cost of ` 144 crore.

Land acquisition

Airports require significant land; which is complex and time consuming to acquire – despite the presence of many attractive compensation schemes which exist today

Environmental issues

There is an overall increase in concern about environmental issues. However, compliance can be a time consuming process

Financial feasibility

Several of the airports in the country are making operational loss, putting a drain on resources

Development of selected 35 non-metro airports has been undertaken

by AAI which are identified based on the regional connectivity, development of regional hubs, places of major tourist attraction and potential for development as business hubs.

In order to improve the standard of airports infrastructure, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to pursue several strategies.

• The ministry has decided to ensure better connectivity for hitherto un-served and underserved areas of the country specially the North-Eastern (NE) regions of the country, Jammu and Kashmir and the Islands of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar. For this, airports and airstrips that provide landing facilities to ATRs and smaller aircrafts would be developed across these regions.

• Seaplanes would be introduced in the islands and coastal areas to improve inter-island connectivity.

• The airports in NE would be resuscitated and upgraded to facilitate greater connectivity.

• States would be encouraged to introduce subsidies on the pattern of Manipur and Madhya Pradesh to improve passenger load factor which would make operations on these routes commercially viable.

• Mechanisms would be developed for seamless dovetailing of SOPs and NSOPs among major airports and centres of lower passengerload/infrastructure so that the hub and principle of connectivity can be actually realised.

There is much higher certainty of returns from airports in metros/large cities, than from smaller cities/towns – even though the capital cost is extremely different

Post commissioning

We need to find ways of addressing this issue

Encroachment and building violations

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Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Int’l Airport

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Bengaluru Int’l Airport

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Foreign direct investment The foreign direct investment (FDI) in airports sector is a huge boost for India. The government has approved 100 per cent FDI on automatic route for Greenfield airports. For existing airports, up to 74 percent FDI automatic route is permitted.

All the investments would be under government approval route, complying with all applicable rules and regulations including that of SEBI. It will require clearance from Home Ministry and FIPB. Improved airport infrastructure In India, airports are generally developed under three models. These are (1) by AAI, (2) by Central Government/ State Government/ NEC, or (3) by Public-Private Partnership (PPP). Whatever the mode,

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from now on, development of airports would be guided by a set of principles. These are described below: • District level airport with population less than 2 lakh should have the facility to cater for aircraft having seating capacity of 30 seats.

• Tourist or pilgrimage centres should have the facility to cater for aircraft having seating capacity 30 to 80 seats.

• State capital airport should have the facility to cater for aircraft having seating capacity 80 to 200 passengers.

• Commercial centres or towns should have the facility to cater for aircraft having seating capacity 200 to 250 passengers.

• Non-metro international airports should have the facility to cater for aircraft having seating capacity 250 and above.

• Special requirement of air connectivity to NE region, J&K, A&N islands, Lakshadweep islands as socio-economic commitment.

• All non-operational AAI or state government airports and all Greenfield airports can be developed through PPP model and BOOT scheme.

What keeps the industry grounded?

Development of airport infrastructure requires addressing several challenges. Some of the key issues are highlighted below: Addressing the challenges • Corporatisation of AAI: Given the increasing complexity of the AAI’s role and the need to enhance organisational capabilities, create flexible decision making, enhance financial viability and thereby respond more efficaciously to emerging market challenges, it is desirable that AAI move towards a corporate structure in the near future.

• Develop alternate funding options: This may include different combinations of equity, soft loans and grants.

• Assess the feasibility of developing low cost airports: By reducing the capital cost and ongoing operating costs, one can improve the IRR of airport investments.

• Involvement of local administration in airport master plans: This will help identify land related issues at early stages and enable solutions to be developed.

• City-side airport development: This helps address the issue of land availability within the city.

• Ensure that airports have the option to expand: New airports should be planned in such a way that there is an opportunity to expand in the future; preventing land issues from re-surfacing when further infrastructure is required.

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Indira Gandhi International Airport (New Delhi) Operator: Delhi International Airport Private Ltd. (DIAL) Passenger movements: 36.8 million Aircraft movements: 290,772 Cargo tonnage: 605,699

Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport (Mumbai) Operator: Mumbai International Airport Ltd. (MIAL) Passenger movements: 32 million Aircraft movements: 260,666 Cargo tonnage: 648,742

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad) Operator: GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) Passenger movements: 8.5 million Aircraft movements: 87,741 Cargo tonnage: 86,670

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata) Owner/Operator: Airports Authority of India Passenger movements: 10 million Aircraft movements: 92,871 Cargo tonnage: 129,782

Chennai International Airport (Chennai) Operator: Airports Authority of India Passenger movements: 12.8 million Aircraft movements: 121,817 Cargo tonnage: 292,080

Going Green In the recent past, AAI has taken up several initiatives towards sustainable development like: • Use of all electrical appliances conforming to Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) with rating 4-Star and above • Occupancy sensors, timers to shut off lights automatically • Building Management System (BMS) being implemented in new projects, where in new terminals have been constructed / under progress. This will help to make optimum use of energy to meet functional requirement/energy demand • Energy efficient chillers and variable speed drives are being used to improve mechanical efficiency of air-conditioning plants, air handling units, pumps etc.

• Energy efficient fluorescent lamps (T5) are being used. For indoor lighting use of LED lamps, which is more energy efficient and has

longer life, is proposed for new projects • Automatic sliding doors and air curtains are being used to reduce air- conditioning loss • Machine room less elevators are used at airports which conserve approximately 40 per cent energy as compared to conventional elevators • Escalators are provided at airports with sensors to save energy • Replacement of taxi way and apron edge lights with LED lights at Indore, Guwahati and Jaipur airports • Baggage conveyor system with sensor for baggage location and occupancy provided for automatic stopping of baggage system.

Way forward Continuing the government’s high pitch for public private partnership (PPP), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced developing of new airports in smaller cities and towns under PPP. India plans to build 200 low-cost airports in the next 20 years to connect tier-II and tier-III cities.

The government has finished development work at 33 non-metro airports for increasing regional connectivity and plans to build 15 more airports under the greenfield airport policy.

The aviation industry’s potential in India is massive. The market already caters to about 150 million passengers passing through its many airports, with the potential to grow further. The aviation industry presently supports about 0.5 per cent of the India’s GDP. As the aviation sector is likely to see investments totaling $12.1 billion during the 12th Plan, it is just waiting to reach higher ($1.5 billion by 2020).

If proposed Essential Air Services Fund (EASF) by the Ministry of Civil Aviation is established as quickly as possible, Indian airports would be the world’s envy. A successful implementation would drive higher growth of tourism, employment and local economic activities. n

Upcoming projects New civil enclaves: Bhatinda, Jaisalmer and Bikaner Projects nearing completion (terminal building & allied works): Khajuraho and Kadappa Projects in progress: Tirupati, Chandigarh (Mohali side), Pakyong (Sikkim- new Greenfield Airport), Tezu (Arunachal Pradesh), Vadodara, Hubli, Belgaum and Kishangarh.

Projects on the anvil (new terminals &aerodromes): Port Blair, Jammu, Guwahati, Itanagar (new greenfield airport), Deoghar (Jharkhand), Kishangarh (Rajasthan), Leh (J&K), Jharsuguda (Odisha), Vijaywada (AP), Raigarh (Chattisgarh), Pantnagar (Uttranchal), Solapur (Maharashtra) Meerut, Muradabad, Faizabad, Agra (New CE), Allahabad (new CE), and Kanpur (New CE) in UP.

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FLYING HIGH

“DIAL will continue to provide world-class passenger experience and enhance its operation excellence capabilities through refreshing the entire visual merchandise and consumer connect,” assures I. Prabhakara Rao, CEO, DIAL 36

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The Big Interview II Airports & Aviation

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elhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (DIAL) is a joint-venture consortium led by GMR with a 54 per cent stake. Its other equity partners include Airports Authority of India (26 per cent), Fraport (10 per cent), and Malaysian Airport Holding Berhard (10 per cent). DIAL’s primary priority includes development and upgrade of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), the largest infrastructure development project in India after its independence. In an exclusive interview with ACE Update, Mr Prabhakara Rao shares how IGIA has redefined benchmarks of airport development projects.

What measures should be taken to upgrade India’s airport infrastructure to the global level?

First, the government should make policy to promote private investment in new airport projects. Private and PPP airport models will be the way forward. In order to attract private capital, a transparent and equitable economic regulatory framework must be defined. The government needs to create an eco-system to provide low-cost, long-term funding for development of infrastructure. For the economic viability of existing PPP airports, the government should ensure fair of return on equity: the sustainability depends upon the fair rate of return on equity and security deposits from the commercialisation of land.

Second, the government also needs to establish Inter-Ministerial Group on Aviation (IMGA) to facilitate faster decision making across the ministries like home, defence, finance, tourism, environment for improved coordination.

Finally, the government should focus on enhancing regional connectivity to have an equitable development of air connectivity across the country.

DIAL: Quick Facts Capacity

34 million passengers per annum

Terminal area

5.4 million sq ft.

Apron area

6.7 million sq ft. of apron area

Total retail area

Over 215,000 sq ft.

Levels

9 level passenger terminal building and 2 piers - each 1.2 km long

Type of baggage screening and capacity

In-line baggage handling system with capacity to handle 12,800 bags per hour

Number of check in counters

168

Number of parking bays

72

Number of immigration counters

95 (49 outbound and 46 inbound)

Number of aerobridges

78 (including 3 passenger boarding bridges for A380 or similar sized aircraft)

Number of baggage reclaim belts

14 baggage reclaim belts including 2 belts for out of gauge (OOG) bags

Number of travelators/ Walkways

97 automatic travelators / walkways (longest one is 118 metres in length)

Number of boarding gates

48

Number of lounges and area

10,000 sq. m

Office area

25,000 sq. m

Number of washrooms

131

What are the major challenges the sector is facing today and how is the road ahead?

There are, of course, several challenges. The ongoing economic uncertainty has been impacting the overall aviation growth, and most of the airlines are in poor shape, resulting poor cash flows in the system. Even aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price, which accounts for nearly 45 per cent of the operational expenses, are higher in India compared to the international market.

Capacity of multilevel car park (MLCP) + Surface parking

5,500 cars

Capacity of drains

80 mm/hrs

Capacity of water treatment

7 MLD water treatment

Capacity of sewage treatment plant (STP)

10 MLD sewage treatment plant

Capacity of air conditioning

8 chillers each of 2,500 TR capacity

In order to build Greenfield, cargo, and low-cost airports and modernisation of existing airports require huge tracts of land. Many of these large projects are facing opposition from landowners, and the cumbersomeness of the land acquisition process has recently come to significant highlight.

Number of electrical sub stations and installed capacity

25 electrical sub stations with an installed capacity of 135 MVA

Number of DG sets and capacity

14 DG sets with 42 MVA capacity

Total number of CCTVs

3,400

Total number of speakers

7,500

Total number of X-Ray machines at SHA

40

Total number of X-Ray screening machines for baggage handling system

25

The next challenge is the connectivity to the airports on the outskirts of the city, resulting the commuters to spend more time on travelling to the airports for the shorter routes. This has led to the commuters preferring rail and roads for the shorter routes. The industry is also facing manpower shortage, especially in the technical cadre.

Is PPP the only way to boost India’s airport infrastructure?

With infrastructure constraints as one of the biggest obstacles to the growth of Indian civil aviation, a good deal has already been invested in airport development. The Indian Civil Aviation Ministry’s

Length of aviation fuel hydrant 12 km system

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Year 2014

Number of terminals

T-3, T1A, T1D, T1C & T2

Cargo terminal

2

Cargo capacity

1.5 million tonnes per annum

Pax capacity

Over 60 million passengers per annum

Total number of runways

3 (09/27, 10/28, 11/29)

OTP

83%

which have been instituted to recognise the aviation industry’s key performers who work relentlessly to keep the Delhi Airport operations running 24/7.

DIAL also won the “Golden Peacock Environment Management Award - 2014” for environment management and sustainable development. IGIA achieved the ASQ score of 4.84 for the year 201, becoming the first airport in India to be ranked as 2nd in the 25 - 40 MPPA categories for the third consecutive year.

Vision 2020 plan stresses a need to develop the country’s infrastructure. It has a particular focus on well-equipped, userfriendly airports to handle as many as 280 million passengers a year. Public-private participation has been successful in building ultra-modern airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Furthermore, the government’s plans to develop and modernise airports in secondary cities are yet to pick up momentum. PPP models will be instrumental in timely completion and realisation of these projects provided government makes some remarkable improvement in policies pertaining to regulatory framework to ensure economic viability, ecosystem to provide low-cost, long-term funding for development of infrastructure, tax reform for sustainable growth in aviation sector, and support mechanism during the project lifecycle.

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from its non-aeronautical services while enhancing the passenger experience through new facilities such as business centres with meeting rooms with Internet, printing, scanning, photocopy, and fax, among others.

DIAL is also to provide integrated market platforms for product promotion (airport radio, airport magazine, displays and promotions at prominent positions inside the airport) as well as gaming arcade for passengers.

DIAL has 230 acres of land for commercial property development of which 45 acres has been developed as a hospitality district. The remaining 185 acres of land will be monetised over the next few years in various phases.

Please update us on the recent development at DIAL. IGIA became the first airport in the country to receive the Airbus 380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft. DIAL organised the third edition of the GMR-IGI Airport Awards

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DIAL will continue to provide world-class passenger experience and enhance its operation excellence capabilities through refreshing the entire visual merchandise and consumer connect, experience-centric development of commercial operations, and catering to the needs of non-passengers.

Its other priorities are making IGIA an international HUB for pax and cargo, supporting Air India joining Star Alliance, and improving the connectivity from New Delhi.

DIAL has also taken a number of initiatives to increase the cargo tonnage at IGIA, including air freight stations, road feeder service and TP cargo, and promoting and increasing pharma, perishable and e-commerce cargo.

In order to improve connectivity to the airport, DIAL has concentrated on metro connectivity at Terminal 1.

DIAL also engages stakeholders through environment sustainability management like implementing carbon neutral initiatives, enhance water resource development, and enhance environmental performance of soil and land at IGIA. n

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India’s first-ever fully private airport to come up in Puducherry “Once we get Karaikal Airport ready and functioning, all that I can say is that the sky is the limit,” says J.V. Chowdhury, Chairman, Super Airport Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

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uper Airport Infrastructure has already made news to build the first-ever fully private airport in the country. The Coimbatore-based firm has obtained all necessary clearances from regulatory agencies. In the first phase, aircraft of the type of regional jets and Boeing 737 could land. Mr Chowdhury talks about their journey, their responsibility, their visions and their plans to be among the best.

Super Airport Infrastructure is going to give first-ever private airport in the country without the participation of local government and AAI. What are the next big surprises we can expect from Super Airport?

At this point we are only concentrating to make sure that Karaikal Airport becomes a reality very soon. At this juncture I would like to emphasis that unfortunately in India raising funds for an infrastructure company trying to provide connectivity via small airports does not find favour with financial institutions. This attitude has set back our plans by a few years. Once we get Karaikal Airport ready and functioning, all that I can say is that the sky is the limit.

Among the 14 Greenfield airports approved by the ministry, yours is the only 100 per cent private airport. It is also a responsibility. How are you preparing to justify the responsibility?

Yes I do agree that we have a great responsibility being a total private airport.

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We plan to use information technology to the utmost levels to ensure security. The design of the airport also ensures safety, but at the same time keeps CAPEX to the minimum.

Recently the government faced huge roadblocks to privatise Chennai and Kolkata airports. Do you think that it would affect the aviation industry?

Airport Authority of India, which has been around for many decades, is quite capable of ensuring that Chennai and Kolkata airport be upgraded to international standards.

However, at the same time, the authority must wake up to ensuring quality in maintenance and service.

It is expected that India’s aviation sector is going to become the 3rd largest in the world by 2020. What the industry should do to make it reality?

In my opinion A320 and B737 cannot give the “Last Mile” connectivity in India. We need to convert the many landing strips available in the country to absolutely lowcost small airports, with 2C operating status.

Today we have two classifications of airlines.

First one allows pan India operations and the second is classified as regional airlines.

A third category also can be classified as a pan India regional connectivity airline. The criteria would be that these airlines must have a minimum number of landings at 2C status low-cost airports, maximum usage of Tier-2 city airports and restricted access to

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metro airports. Such an airline would then have to operate turbo props only.

Super Airport Infrastructure also has an experience in operating overseas airports.

How do you differentiate your experience between working in Indian airports and in overseas airports?

Talking about Epinal Mirecourt Airport in France, Epinal can serve as a hub for any airline based out of India. Incidentally, Epinal has been allowed to receive carriers from India and also allows night landing, which means transfers in Epinal can happen at night. A person boarding in India in the evening will reach US by morning; a whole day will be ahead of the pax in the US. Incidentally, Epinal is within 4-hour bus journey to any major European cities.

Where would you put the Indian airports in the next 5 years?

Airports and airlines together form the aviation industry. The aviation industry in turn is a constituent of the transportation industry, and India is a vast country with a huge market base. n

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Airport infrastructure needs huge investment “CAPA believes that airport infrastructure development should be carried out within the framework of a ‘Long-term Aviation Master Plan’ with a time horizon of 30-40 years,” says Gurdeep Aggarwal, Associate Manager, South Asia Office, CAPA India

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Airport infrastructure in India At present India has 130 airports of which about 80 airports handle regular scheduled domestic services.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI), the state-owned airport operator, is responsible for 124 of these airports. Five airports — Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Cochin — operate on a public-private partnership (PPP) model in which the AAI’s shareholding is 26 per cent or less.

In FY2013/14, India’s operational airports handled 169 million passengers, comprising 122.4 million domestic and 46.6 million international passengers, a y-o-y increase of 6.1 per cent. Delhi Airport is the largest in the country, handled 36.9 million passengers in FY14, followed by Mumbai at 32.2 million.

PPP in building airports PPP in building airports has largely been a successful exercise. Dramatic improvements in airport infrastructure have transformed the passenger experience, improved the efficiency of airline operations and delivered a massive dividend to the AAI. However, there are areas

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for improvement, particularly with respect to economic regulation, land monetisation, management of project costs, and developing a more predictable operating environment in terms of bilateral policy, airspace efficiency and airline viability. Lessons from the experience with PPP airports will need to be factored into future projects.

Increased charges at PPP airports have certainly been a contentious issue for airlines.

On some domestic sectors, for example, up to 10‐12 per cent of the average gross fare is represented by airport charges and fees.

A clear process needs to be established for determining the appropriate level of capital expenditure in airports and for monitoring project costs to prevent the massive budget overruns that have occurred in some cases – which in turn result in higher charges.

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Estimated investment in the airport sector is set at $12.7 billion as per India’s 12th FiveYear Plan (2012‐2017), of which almost 75 per cent is expected to be contributed by the private sector. Domestic funding will not be sufficient to support this level of activity. If foreign investment is to be attracted, India needs to provide external capital with greater confidence with respect to market risks.

This will require clarity on the regulatory framework, improved governance, enhanced coordination between stakeholders and stronger execution capabilities.

In September, 2013, the AAI announced plans to award PPP concessions at six airports – Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jaipur and Lucknow – with a further nine airports to follow. However, the tender process has been stalled for several months due to a lack of preparedness with respect to the concession agreement and the revenue-sharing and tariff-structure framework. Following the general election, the new government has yet to indicate how it intends to proceed.

Land scarcity will be other major challenge for airport development in India as India is already facing a shortage of land, particularly in the larger towns and cities, and this issue will only intensify with the increase in urbanisation. Airports have massive land requirements and will have to fight with other users of land, for what will be an increasingly expensive asset. In fact, the cost of land may ultimately impact the viability of many airport projects.

Growth potential and challenges CAPA projections show airport passenger traffic growing from 169 million in 2013/14 to 452 million by 2022/23, making India the

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third largest aviation market in the world behind the US and China. However, this rate of growth will require huge investment in airport infrastructure. Even structural challenges must be addressed on priority basis, but CAPA analysis indicates that India is currently under‐prepared to meet these challenges.

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Green Mobility in Airport Emissions due to aviation contribute around 3-4 per cent to the pollution, and in future it is going to increase to a dangerous level

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umans will always evolve to travel distances within the shortest time.

With this quest for conquering time to travel, the only visible option in the present day technology evolution (without under estimating the other modes of transport) is to fly and fly the fastest.

This leads us to the fact that the quantum of emissions due to the flying environment will in the near future increase to dangerous levels.

Today pollution is the greatest challenge.

Population, technology and abuse of nature contribute majorly to this problem. The satisfying fact is, all nations have recognised this threat and are consciously working to reduce pollution while managing a balance between technology and pollution.

Emissions due to aviation contribute around 3-4 per cent to the pollution. All the stake holders, be it the aircraft and engine manufactures or the operators or fuel companies are striving to reduce aviationrelated pollution. These efforts need to be sustained to attain our ultimate goal to conquer distance by flight.

Sustainability can be defined as an ability or capacity of something to be maintained or to sustain itself. It’s about taking what we need to live now, without jeopardizing the potential for people in the future to meet their needs.

Sustainability is greatly dependent on environmental demands, economic demands and social equality; all three popularly known as the three pillars of sustainability.

To have a measurable reduction in pollution, a multi-faceted and a synergised approach is required with a strong commitment from

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all stakeholders. The IATA (International Air Transport Association) has laid down its vision for ‘Carbon - Neutral Growth” from 2020.

Indian scenario Economic demands are of utmost concern in India. The country’s culture and financial aspects play as major barrier to switch to green technology. Efforts by the government to enforce policies with financial support to change to green technology will help overcome these barriers. Enforcement of policies alone, without financial support, will not support this change.

Recognising this need, India has made a domestic commitment to reduce the emission intensity of GDP by 20-25 per cent (as compared to the 2005 levels) by 2020.

To attain this commitment, the need of the hour is to change the culture of the country from abuse of the environment to ethical consumerism.

The stakeholders in India, though fully appreciate of the requirement, are reluctant

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to adopt eco-friendly technology. The reasons are: • Low-end technology • Short product life • Exorbitant cost of battery replacement • Exorbitant costs for change over • Dependency on foreign OEM for acquisition and after sales • No import substitution available • Strict enforcement of government policies needs to be ensured.

Having known the looming dangers, taking advantage of the absence of enforcement of regulations and remaining silent due to business gains will not help us in the long run. The stake holders need to urgently re-align the business strategy with solutions for a sustainable environment.

Government initiatives The government is promoting research, development and demonstration projects in the field of battery operated vehicles (BOVs) under the alternative fuel for surface transportation programme.

Material Handling II Airports & Aviation The objective of the demonstration programme is to promote non-polluting BOVs in the country, which help in conserving oil and curb environmental pollutions.

Under the demonstration programme central subsidy is provided through renewable energy development agencies and departments in the states and UTs to institutional users for the purchase of the BOVs. Under the research and development component of the programme, many institutions have undertaken research and development projects on new materials for development of high-energy density and low discharge rate batteries for use in BOVs (for ex-nickel metal hydride, nickel cadmium and lithium ion polymer electrolyte etc.)

Measures taken by government aviation bodies The Government of India has taken many steps to reduce the carbon footprints and one of them is the formation of national mission for electric mobility. The Ministry of Civil Aviation on its part is working on the following measures: • Use battery operated vehicles within airport area • Reduce noise pollution • Adherence to Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) • Use energy-efficient electric appliances and renewable energy • Efficient air traffic management to improve arrival and departure procedures and flow.

However, the government having brought in many enablers needs to do the following: • Provide tax concession to Indian OEMs to remain competitive • Enforce strict compliance to all stakeholders • Provide tax concession to the users to offset the huge acquisition costs.

MOCA initiatives • Adherence to Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) and Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) norms • Use of electrical appliances/equipment conforming to Bureau of Energy Efficiency with 3-Star rating and above • Occupancy sensors, timers to shut off

lights automatically • Implementation of Building Management System (BMS) for optimum use of energy to meet functional requirement/energy demand • Energy-efficient fluorescent lamps, LED lamps for indoor lighting • Machine room less elevators which conserve about 40 per cent energy as compared to conventional elevators • Using LED lighting for taxiways and apron • Renewable energy: solar power, wind power, geo thermal energy power • Reducing noise pollution • Use of electrically operated vehicles within airport area.

DGCA has set up an Aviation Environment Unit in the Research and Development Directorate. The role of the Aviation Environment Unit is to assess the carbon footprint, noise levels, developing emissions reducing, and noise abatement procedures and establish national emission inventory. The unit is also participating in International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and other international forum on climate change issues and for the formulation of regulation as per the Chicago Convention.

Pollution from ground operations at airports While aircraft and engine design are being refined to increase fuel efficiency, the support vehicles for aircraft operations also need to undergo major technological changes to reduce the ground pollution due to aircraft. The statistics is alarming; out of the total pollution produced in airport environment, 20 per cent is from Ground Support Equipment.

The first major step towards this is to convert the IC engine operated vehicles to electric platforms (battery operated).

Though we will all agree that this is an accepted norm, in India we have just begun to understand the seriousness of this requirement. The stakeholders in the aviation sector are importing electric platforms based ground support vehicles for use in airports. Few industries have made entry into the segment, and the indigenously manufactured products are now available in India.

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Comparing well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions Indigenous efforts by domestic industry In Bangalore, Maini Materials Movement Pvt. Ltd., the manufacturer of eco-friendly MHE and passenger movement solutions, has now recognised the requirement and designed products for the aerospace sector.

The company offers eco-friendly electric platforms for various airport support vehicles

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like tow tugs, customised requirements for military and commercial aviation operations, among others.

The electric platforms not only reduce the carbon footprints but also bring in associated advantage of reducing back end administration. These specially designed indigenous platforms will fit into the military aviation applications also.

Many IAF and Indian Naval airbases have started using electric platforms for their operational and maintenance support.

However, the Ministry of Defence also needs

There are host of flight safety features designed and incorporated into the electric platform making it ideal for use in aviation sector. These features are designed to be adaptable for use in a given set of aviation applications. The products are also designed to comply with the safety requirements for use in the aviation environment.

Way forward With the Indian civil aviation alone set to have an additional 1,000 aircraft by the next 20 years, apart from the acquisitions of military aircraft, it is the right time to look out for indigenous substitution and development of the electric platforms. This will ensure self-sufficiency in the coming decades.

engine with a fuel tank. HEV technology helps in both non-CO2 and CO2 reductions.

Calculations have shown that over the average HEV useful life time savings can amount to 6,000 litres of fuel.

HEVs function as stepping stone technologies to the large-scale electrification of fleets that is required for a long-term reduction of CO2 emissions from road transport and a low carbon transport sector especially in the aviation sector.

The government on its part needs to create a common platform for a collective sustainability plan which should include technology enablers, commercial concessions to the sector and motivational awards. n Authored by— R. Prahalad, VP- Business Development (Aerospace & Defense), Maini Group

A viable alternative is the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) which uses both an electric motor with a battery and a combustion

Macneill Engineering delivers MHE for airport In Kolkata Airport, its golf cart is being used in the domestic as well as international terminal.

In Delhi Airport, its forklifts are being used for cargo handling. Macneill Engineering also has approached Chennai Airport for using golf cart. Its golf carts are also used at Howrah and Sealdah railways stations.

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Being an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, Macneill offers an array of material handling equipment and allied material handling equipment in aviation sector.

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Macneill Engineering is also having other models with different specifications in overall length, load capacity, lifting speed, and wheel base, among others.

The company also rents, leases, exchanges and buyback its forklifts along with providing various services as per client’s requirements.

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With the latest technology, excellent technical expertise and strong R&D, the LYSAGHT brand has introduced a range of roof and wallcladding solutions that meet the requirements for application in airport buildings.

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KIRBY: building India’s aviation infrastructure PEB technology plays significant roles in construction of terminal buildings, aircraft hangars, and warehouses

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Over these years, aviation industry has gone through many changes in many places such as type of air carriers, employment generation, infrastructure - construction of new and low-cost airports and development of existing ones which has resulted in private sector participation and many more.

The aviation industry’s potential in India is massive with the potential to grow at a healthy rate in coming years. According to a FICCI-KPMG report, the aviation industry accounts for approximately 0.5 per cent of India’s GDP and is estimated to become the third largest aviation market by 2020 and the largest by 2030. The central government has brought in many reforms in the aviation policy, procedures, taxation, etc. This has resulted in development of new airports and renovation or expansion of existing ones to cater to the rising middle class with

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disposable incomes who are very eager and enthusiastic to explore the hidden secrets of our country and tour different parts of India.

Since the government has taken the task of making India’s aviation industry among world’s leading markets in a very short span of time, development of new airports and renovation or expansion of existing ones require faster construction. This is where the pre-engineered steel buildings (PEB) technology comes into picture which can be used for construction of terminal buildings, aircraft hangars, warehouses, etc.

Airport terminal buildings always need to appear aesthetically appealing which can be very well achieved by using PEB in combination with other building elements such as aluco bond panel, glazing, etc. These buildings are spread over bigger areas and require large pool of skilled workforce to take care of all the activities so that the project work is executed successfully with safety and quality. As there is continuous requirement of communication between different departments owing to the magnitude of such type of projects, Kirby’s Project Management Group and Construction Management Group are well equipped to handle such projects.

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Aircraft hangars are normally used as a shelter for parking of planes which include both commercial and private. These hangars are also very extensively used by India’s three elite forces: Army, Air Force and Navy for their fleet of aircrafts. Indian government is also seriously expanding all these forces that protect the Indian borders to match their global counterparts which are further expanding the scope of building more aircraft hangars across different locations in the country. Since the requirement is strictly time bound, Kirby’s steel buildings can be supplied and installed as per the project schedule thereby giving speed of delivery and faster construction. All the hangars are built with large clear spans without any intermediate columns which are required for smooth passing of any aircraft. Kirby has already supplied buildings with clear span of more than 90 m for aircraft hangars. The company has already supplied many buildings to airport and hangars to Indian corporates, Army, Air Force, Navy, etc. Kirby is fully equipped to deal with any infrastructure project and strengthen its presence in this segment which is evident from the projects already executed over these years such as power plants, metro rails, shipyards, etc.

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Also cargo handling facilities at large airports require warehouses which are further built with PEB as more than 80 per cent of warehouses in India are now being made with PEBs. For large storage requirements, these buildings are constructed in multistoreyed high-rise format with architectural flexibility in design thereby reducing the requirement of land. This erstwhile concept in India has now become a widely accepted solution with proven benefits for construction in the local environment. Also with ecofriendly construction fast catching up the growth curve in the Indian market; PEB is the most viable construction solution as it is a green product with very little impact on the environment.

Kirby takes all the norms of green buildings into consideration during its design stage itself so that the end-user will reap the benefits leading to saving on raw material and natural resources.

The company is also a member of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and is always looking forward to be a part of green buildings and eco-friendly products.

About Kirby Building Systems Kirby Building Systems India Ltd (Kirby India) has a capacity of 200,000 MT per annum with Hyderabad and Haridwar each having an annual capacity of 100,000 MT respectively, thereby making the company a leading player in the Indian PEB market. Kirby India has over 25 sales offices and a network of more than 100 certified builders to cater to the erection procedures as per the international standards capable to handle any type of complexity under adverse site conditions. The company has served over 4,500 customers with more than 15,000 buildings spread over an area of 22 mn sq.m. since its inception. Kirby India partners many leading institutions both from national and international front operating across all industry segments by setting up their facilities in India and across the globe.

Over these years, Kirby India has evolved from a mere manufacturer of PEB to a total solution provider that is capable of supplying a packaged solution for all building requirements maintaining international quality standards and fulfilling the entire customer demand. Like a true leader, it has constantly tried to set new standards in the PEB industry. n

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Interarch: high flyer in pre-engineered steel construction Details on how Interarch’s work at DIAL Terminal-3 stands apart from the rest of the PEB works in the industry

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logistics and satellite manufacturing and finishing facility at the airport site itself.

Interarch’s ability to provide complete turnkey solutions in pre-engineered steel construction and in-house handling of the entire EPC function of this project led it to become a critical player responsible for the entire Terminal-3 project.

To save time, Interarch manufactured all its sections in-house in Greater Noida and shipped them to site over night in lots.

Close to over 300,000 parts and sections were shipped to site along with hardware for assembly during the course of the project and execution work.

Interarch was chosen to come aboard under lead contractors Larsen & Tubro and GMRDIAL, to execute the structural steel works for the domestic and international piers of the Delhi International Airport IGI - Terminal 3 project as well as the entire roofing system for the entire terminal building.

Located in a 50-km radius to the project, Interarch’s Greater Noida facility took on the challenge to produce some of the largest, most complex and utterly mindboggling preengineered structural steel systems for the Terminal-3 project.

Through its course, Interarch would design, manufacture and construct over 7,500 tonnes of steel in under 8 months and would design, procure and lay over 1.2 million

Interarch’s project management and contracts division took over a 5-acre allotted yard space at the project site and built on location its offices, on-site handling,

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Once the material reached the site, each part and piece of the giant airport terminal was carefully sorted and put in-line for final painting and fire-proof coating which was undertaken by specialised painting teams and Interarch sub-contractors at the its site establishment at DIAL T3. Once painting was completed, the parts were sorted with respect to part number and location as per grid and location tally spanning almost

PEB II Airports & Aviation The entire roof system comprised of seven independent insulating layers, laid layer by layer, by hand, over a coverage area of over 45 acres. That led to almost 315 acres of roofing laid in less than 12 months. In engineered terms, almost 1.3 million square metres of roofing came together using some of the most tough to handle roofing material in the world.

3 km of building construction and were transported up to 2 km within the site, to the respective work fronts for assembly by simple bolt-on construction requiring no site welding and cutting and then lifted piece by piece to the top of the building to form the roof structure system.

By having everything under its belt from design, manufacture, supply, logistics and project handling, Interarch took over the responsibilities of the structural steel work and roofing works from lead contractor L&T, and under its overall PMC controlled the entire execution and feed to the project site from its supply chain.

The IGI-Terminal 3 building is the second largest integrated terminal building of its kind in Asia and its roof covers an area of more than 45 acres.

Once Interarch steel design, and execution the project, it roofing.

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Interarch designed and built for IGI T3, a roofing system to cater to a STC - 51 criteria for sound transmission, a never before achieved feat in any Indian airport as well as insulating properties of U<0.26 W/m2.

Each of the seven layers of the 1.2 million square metres of roofing was purchased by Interarch from the leading material vendors in the world and the aluminium skin was completely imported from Kalzip. n Authored by—

Interarch operations were deployed after completion of its pre-engineered steel structural systems to roof the gigantic building in a world-class insulated sevenlayer roofing system completed in aluminium.

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Structures that fly Impressive airport structures that are modelled with Tekla Structures

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hennai Annadurai International Airport expansion and modernisation project in Tirusulam, 7-km south of Chennai is a design-to-fabrication steel project carried out completely within Tekla BIM (Building Information Modelling) 3D software environment Engineering and model data were used at the earlier stages of the project to take full advantage of early procurement and optimised use of material. Rapidly producing shop drawings and managing the project timeline were both accomplished using Tekla Structures software, which proved to be highly productive.

Using Tekla Structures software in the Chennai airport expansion project, the material wastage was reduced by 3.5-4 per cent and productivity increased by more than 30 per cent. During the fabrication stage, drawing details were derived from the Tekla model for fabrication and they were seamlessly used with in-house fabrication

data package to produce NC files for use in CNC machines and to manipulate bill of material data. Using the centre of gravity from the Tekla model, the jigs were prepared for each segment of trusses to ensure perfect alignment and geometry during assembly.

About 4 per cent waste reduction by early material procurement. Tekla Structures BIM software has been beneficial for early material procurement and optimised material usage, reducing material wastage by 4 per cent.

requiring a 5-minute drive between them whereas the new international terminal has been constructed on the opposite of the land side of the domestic terminal and both the terminals are interconnected by an underground moving walkway.

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Ahmedabad Airport Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eighth busiest airport with an average of 250 aircraft movements a day. It services the metropolitan areas of two cities in Gujarat: Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The airport is located 8 km (5.0 mi) from the Ahmedabad railway station. The airport is spread over an area of 1,124 acres (4.55 sq. km) with the runway measuring 11,811 feet (3,600 m).

Ahmedabad Airport (Tekla model)

The airport was under renovation and now has 45 parking bays, and both the international and domestic terminals have four aero bridges. The new terminal has been modelled on the Singapore Changi Airport, a major aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific region. The new terminal has many firsts for the airport, including a half-kilometre-long moving walkway, which connects the two terminals, making the changeover of flights hassle free.

Chennai Airport Chennai Airport (Tekla model)

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The airport currently consists of four terminals: domestic, international, an additional terminal for secondary traffic, and a cargo terminal. The cargo and the domestic terminals use the same air-side facilities but are physically separated on the land side,

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Tekla Structures has been used for modelling and detailing of the entire structure. The main feature of the project was its rafter shape.

Tekla Structures made it simple and easy to complete the project within specified time.

Tekla Structures software was used to model this complex framework, thus ensuring highly effective detailing and optimised fabrication of this exceptional structure. n

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odern airport buildings offer exciting challenges requiring good engineering of the built environment. In most cases, they tend to be iconic in architectural style, while being highly demanding in their functionality.

Design for structural integrity of the building to withstand various loads and keeping deflections with in limits while keeping the architects happy presents interesting challenges to the structural engineers.

Loads due to building management systems, utilities like air-handling units and others need careful compilation. Most concepts call for limiting the number of columns supporting the superstructure, with impact on possible differential deflections at various points. Final structural solutions meeting all these challenges have resulted in some of the most fascinating structural design processes.

Energy conservation is an aspect governing any built environment today. Terminals that can reduce energy consumption help lower energy-related carbon emissions and achieve significant cost savings. Optimum use of energy for maintaining comfort conditions within needs good thermal design of the building envelope, coupled with judicious building management and operational practices. Thermal insulation coupled with barriers against air and vapour movement are vital components in thermal design of the building envelope.

For optimum results out of thermal design, it is essential that we get full data on local weather system over the year and on any specifically local aspect in the weather pattern.

Terminal buildings need to provide optimum listening conditions within while encountering the highest sound pressure levels on the exterior. This calls for careful acoustical design to offer the necessary noise barrier value to the roofing, while providing

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Lloyd Insulated Roofing System Mumbai Airport Terminal 2

acoustical absorption to the inner surface to result in minimum reverberation of sound within for clarity of announcements.

Apart from the thermal and acoustical duties, roofing system design in any airport terminal building is a special architectural feature by itself. While fulfilling these functions, it needs to provide absolute integrity against water ingress. The large catchment area presented calls for efficient and complete evacuation of rainwater, even under cloud burst conditions. Careful decisions on contours and slopes of the final surface, optimum positioning, and sizing of gutters, down comers and vents are vital.

Maximum use of daylight is called for while applying for LEED certification. This means provision of skylights over a large percentage of the roofing system with necessary light wells for passage of such daylight to the interior. Roofing system design needs careful examination of location and disposition of all skylights and very careful detailing.

Incorporation of green roofs and reducing heat island effect are other important features in this direction.

Airport buildings tend to have larger linear dimensions, requiring expansion provisions

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to relieve thermal stresses on the structure.

Roofing design needs careful examination of spacing and detailing of such locations, featuring correctly selected assemblies. Trap doors for access and provision of fall arrester system are other accessories in roofing design.

Roofing assemblies when designed to meet the above functions need to be totally fire safe and capable of meeting wind uplift forces. Both are extremely vital in any building but assume much higher importance in airport terminals. Full assemblies are to be tested and validated through proof-ofthe-pudding tests by organisations like the Factory Mutual, USA. Interface with the fascia of all types which one encounters calls for minutely refined detailing of the edges of roofing integrated with fascia design. Many a time, this aspect needs Close interaction with the owners, architects, designers and General contractors at the conceptual stage itself. n

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Twiga Insul: synonym in fibreless wool insulation well as meets best thermal, acoustic and fire-safety features.

5. Other segments include cold storage, bus body, metro rail cars, and long-distance rail coaches.

All these products are made of high-quality inorganic and non-combustible fibreglass insulation in various forms and shapes, optionally laminated with imported facings.

Being a technical licensee of Saint GobainIsover, Twiga has adopted the world-class TEL technology in manufacturing. In this process, the complete raw material is converted into 100 per cent pure fibre â&#x20AC;&#x201D; free from slag, metal-shots or any unfiberised elements. This ensures better quality and long-performing life of the product and its associated system.

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wiga is one of the leading manufacturers of fibreless wool insulation in India with a 30-year track record of supplying worldclass products for thermal and acoustic insulation. The hallmark of Twiga products are its superior fire-safety properties and cost-effectiveness.

provides flexible insulated or un-insulated ducts and prefabricated non-metallic duct boards against conventional metal ducting plus insulation. AHU room, mechanical room and duct acoustic lining can have Twiga Insul fibreglass wool acoustic boards with laminations like tissue or woven glass textile.

Suitable applications 1. Building envelope: Energy-efficient roof, wall and facade. Twiga Insul helps comply with Energy Conservation Building Code, 2007 recommended U-values or R-values for 12- or 24 hour-buildings. Products like faced and un-faced fibreglass wool insulation boards are suitable for underdeck, cavity wall, wall lining and facade assembly.

3. Drywall partition: Low density resilient fibreglass wool helps achieve high-acoustic isolation in dry wall partition without increasing the load in the assembly. Different acoustic tests as per international standards established the compatibility of Twiga Insul with drywall systems and products of various manufacturers.

2. HVAC: Twiga Insul is recommended for duct wrap and pipe insulation for central air-conditioning systems.

Aluminium or special polypropylene faced flexible blankets are used as duct thermal along with compatible sealing system. Twiga also

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4. Pre-engineered factory buildings and light gauge/pre-fabricated structures (low cost housing): Tough and flexible insulation blankets of customised lengths with special facing and tabs are applicable for metal building roof and wall insulation.

The product is easy to handle and install as

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Twiga Insulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general features include high thermal resistance, high acoustic absorption, fire safety, hydrophobic nature, chemical stability, shot free and resiliency, among others. Basic material has fire safety features like non-combustibility, non-toxicity, limited or zero spread of flames (Class O/Class 1). It is pure and does not settle down. It complies to general standards of IS: 8183, IS:3346, IS:3144 and IS:9842.

Twiga Insul has been awarded various approvals from Navy, FM Global, EIL and government authorities like Central Public Works Department, National Thermal Power Corporation and Military Engineering Services, among others. It is also included in green product directory of IGBC and TERI-GRIHA/SVAGRIHA. It is one of the preferred insulation materials for sustainable construction and supplied either directly or through distributors in several prestigious projects in India. Twiga Insul is now also present in Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam and many other Asian and African countries. n

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Otis offers eco-friendly elevators and escalators used in airports J

ust as elevators and escalators across residential and commercial applications are designed for their specific use, those installed in airports are designed for their specific use too. Otis offers solutions that are specially designed and adapted for use in public spaces considering the heavy traffic peaks and other traffic patterns throughout the day. Both escalators and elevators, whether for moving people or freight, are designed to be robust and durable for these special requirements.

Airport elevators and escalators are also designed differently, depending on their usage. Passengers prefer glass walls and shafts as they provide a panoramic view of the airport, including retail and food options.

To help accommodate all airport passengers, Otis offers elevator buttons with Braille, voice-announcing systems and folded seats in the car, among other options.

Elevator systems can also be designed for restricted entry by equipping the systems with technology to control access, providing an additional layer of security. For instance, when authorised airport personnel insert a valid card into the elevator card reader, they will be allowed access to a defined number of floors. This ensures only those authorised are able to visit a particular floor, increasing building security.

Freight elevators for airports are different from passenger elevators because they carry heavier loads, have wider doors, are taller and avoid glass materials.

Eco-friendly elevators Most infrastructure projects, including airports, aim for environmental sustainability, and Otis offers just that in its flagship product, Gen2.

The Gen2 range is designed to increase the elevatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efficiency, safety and reliability with key components that include a coatedsteel belt, as well as optional ReGen drive, permanent magnet machine and PULSE system.

Gen2 elevators with ReGen drives are up to 75 per cent more energy efficient than traditional elevators with conventional drives. This helps achieve substantial energy savings and can help support green building certification.

Space-saving elevators The Gen2 range also has machine-room-less (MRL) elevators. These elevators replace large elevator rooms by locating a compact hoisting machine on the top of the elevator shaft. Compared to

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systems with machine rooms, the compact gearless machine consumes less electricity and saves on other building costs because it does not take up an entire room for parts and equipment.

Managing elevators effectively In order to help effectively manage all the elevators in an airport, Otis offers the Web-based EMS Panorama system that enables building staff to monitor, control and report on a full range of operation-critical functions for an elevator and escalator from any computer with Internet connection. The EMS Panorama system offers comprehensive, real-time data that shows building managers the full picture, enabling them to respond quickly to passengersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs and make informed decisions about equipment operations. n Authored byâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;

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Bengal Aerotropolis rolls out a 10,000-unit budget housing project in Durgapur Airport City

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engal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL), currently developing India’s first aerotropolis in Durgapur, West Bengal announced its entry into the ‘Affordable Housing’ segment. The company, in association with real estate player Larica Group, will roll out a 10,000-unit budget housing project spread over an area of 10.56 acres within the ‘The Sky City’ in Durgapur.

Targeted at the lower income group category, the project will be taken up in phases and about 2,000 units are to be developed in Phase – I. The project will see world-class amenities like green open space, elevators in each of the residential towers, recreational facilities like that of a club, swimming pool, indoor and outdoor sports infrastructure, all at a reasonable price band of ` 5 lakhs to Rs 15 lakhs.

The State of West Bengal is estimated having a current urban housing shortage to the tune of 13 lakh units. As per industry estimates, West Bengal is likely to face an acute housing shortage of 2.68 million units by 2030 and about 99 per cent of this shortfall will account for the households belonging to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Low Income Group (LIG) categories.

Partha Ghosh, Managing Director, Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd said, “All round societal development has always remained a focus area aligned with our corporate ethos. This is exactly why our entry into the affordable housing category fits into our scheme of things, one which talks about giving shape to a holistic urban development model with ‘quality living for all’, forming an integral component to it along with the airport and industrial infrastructure. We are optimistic that our venturing into the low-cost housing category would bring in considerable improvement to the housing shortage situation in our state, alleviating the supply side stress. Further, we feel delighted that now, through this endeavour we would be championing the national agenda ‘Housing for All’.” n

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“ThyssenKrupp Elevator (TKE) will continue to pursue its vision to be the most customer-centric elevator and escalator solutions provider in the Asia Pacific region,” says Peter Walker, CEO, TKE Asia Pacific

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n increasing number of air travellers in the Asia Pacific region are using ThyssenKrupp elevators, escalators, moving walks and passenger boarding bridges before and after taking their flights.

Ever since its very first units were installed in Phuket International Airport and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in 2004, almost 1,400 units of TKE equipment have been supplied in the past decade and more than 1,200 units are now being maintained by local TKE branches in 46 airports across China, India, Australia and Southeast Asia.

Such outstanding achievements in the airport market segment have exemplified TKE’s strong growth and success as the “one stop shop” for airport passenger mobility solutions in this most dynamic and competitive region in the world.

While China leads with the most TKE units installed in airports (including Beijing, Shanghai and Kunming), Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi has the distinction of having the most total installed units (254) in all four TKE product categories. Also Hong Kong and Brisbane International Airports comprise all four TKE product categories.

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“Looking ahead, we continue to expect strong growth in this strategic sector in the Asia Pacific, which has become the major driving engine for the world economy since the global financial turmoil in 2008,” said Peter Walker, CEO, TKE Asia Pacific. “In particular, China and India will continue to take the leading role.”

In order to further strengthen its leading position in this market segment, TKE has recently launched iWalk, a completely new moving walk solution designed for a very shallow pit, with an alternative pitless version which does not require any builder’s work. Its numerous other advantages compared to conventional moving walks include significantly less material weight, less transport volume, easier handling, shorter installation times and a much lower carbon footprint. In September, the first two iwalk units in Asia were successfully installed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, India, followed by three more installed earlier this month at NgurahRai Airport in Bali, Indonesia. “iWalk is a perfect example of applying our understanding of customers’ needs to come up with innovative solutions,” said

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Mr Walker, “TKE will continue to pursue its vision to be the most customer-centric elevator and escalator solutions provider in the Asia Pacific region.” n

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Home Automation reaches the next level of innovation its contemporary design and is compatible with most boxes in the market.

Specifications • Attractive capacitive touch switches • Fits on most modular boxes available in the market • Capacitive touch with backlit icons • Infrared handheld controller • Humming-free fan speed control • Configurable scenes combining up to 24 devices • Programmable devices control through Premio gateway with mobile, laptop or tablet.

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BB India’s newly launched Premio touch switches add a new dimension to the interiors with premium designs and latest touch technology. Premio comes with an easy to use app that allows one to control fan speed, light scenes or the AC temperature remotely through the mobile phone, tablet or laptop. Available in a variety of colors and plates, Premio lights up the living space with

Warranty • 10 years for mechanical switches and sockets • 2 years for electronic devices.

Premio price list Starts at Rs. 8,500 for a dimming and curtain controller and Rs. 8,000 for a 2 Gang one way switch. n

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Precast Concrete II Interview

Precast concrete: next revolution in Indian construction sector “We are a one-stop supplier and solutions provider for all precasting needs,” claims Chander Dutta, Managing Director, Elematic India Pvt. Ltd.

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lematic India has successfully commissioned 14 precast plants across India. With more than 450 patents in precast technology and 40 per cent global market share, Elematic is a name to be reckoned with. In an interview with ACE Update, Mr Dutta shares why Elematic India is strong enough to replicate its global success in India.

What is the current scenario of precast industry in India?

Precast building construction is still in its nascent stages in India, and there is still a lack of awareness about it among the builders and developer community. Despite this, Elematic has supplied, installed and successfully commissioned 14 precast plants across India. Our competitors have also supplied roughly 10-15 plants. Due to widespread project delays and consequently huge cost overruns, the industry is now responding and thinking of modern methods of building construction.

What are the benefits of using precast concrete technology?

There are many benefits like sustainability of precast structures and low lifecycle cost of buildings. Precast elements made in a controlled factory environment are of high quality. Then there is no pilferage of raw materials and less consumption of steel. It also requires a little manpower and safer construction practices. Furthermore, precast concrete

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technology is 2-3 times faster than conventional construction.

How reliable are precast structures compared to the traditional structures?

Precast construction is as reliable if not more as any other construction technology. Many iconic buildings have been constructed in high seismic areas such as Taiwan, Australia and California. Definitely in some cases, the entire building is constructed in precast concrete. Many high-rise buildings, which are made using a composite structure where some parts are in situ like shear walls and other parts are in precast.

In Iraq, Elematic has recently supplied the world’s largest precast plant in the nation for constructing an entire new city. Using precast elements produced in this plant, 750 housing towers of 10 storeys will be constructed in 3 years.

What type of structures can be built using precast concrete technology?

Worldwide, various kinds of structures have been built using precast technology. In India, more and more developers, builders and contractors are adopting precast concrete technology. From Delhi in the north to Chennai in the South, buildings like villas, mid-/high-rise apartment buildings and commercial buildings such as malls and industrial buildings have already been constructed using this technology. Recently DDA (Delhi Development Authority) has completed 18,000 precast units for affordable housing within 2 years and commissioned another project of 27,000 houses using precast concrete technology in 3 years.

What’s the range of Elematic’s precast solutions?

To construct any building, we need columns, beams, walls, slabs, staircases and lift shafts.

Elematic provides the most modern, efficient machineries and moulds capable of producing all these elements. In addition, Elematic has a precast structural design division capable of designing residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Elematic is a 54-year-old company which has successfully supplied and installed over 1,000 precast plants in more than 100 countries. We hold over 450 patents

Where do you see the precast industry in India in the coming years?

Due to rising input costs of raw materials and manpower, shortage of skilled labour, and huge time and cost overruns of building projects, the builder/developer community is being forced to identify and adapt modern construction techniques. In order to remain competitive, mechanisation of construction industry is the need of the hour. Precast concrete satisfies all these needs and will be the next big revolution in the Indian construction sector. n

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in precast technology and have about 40 per cent market share in precast machinery supply worldwide. We are a one-stop supplier and solutions provider for all precasting needs.

Architecture & Interior II Interview

Façade: the face of innovation in building construction “There has been a slow but very prominent shift from the use of traditional masonry towards the use of more attractive façade materials,” states Zoher Chiniwala, Director, Alfa Facade Systems Pvt. Ltd.

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rchitects, engineers and builders are constantly on the lookout for new ways to improve a building’s performance. Façade has already become a face of innovation in architecture. In an interview with ACE Update, Zoher Chiniwala shares how Alfa Facade is working towards improving the façade not economically but energy efficient too.

What is the importance of façade technology in sustainable architecture?

Building facades is one of the largest, most important elements in the overall aesthetic and technical performance of a building.

Sustainability is clearly a key issue in today’s construction industry, and a well-designed facade used with the different products and combinations will help bring about a lower environmental impact in the future. An engineered façade for a sustainable building will help bring down energy costs and add to the lifespan of the building. Architects, façade designers and engineers are constantly on the lookout for new ways and products to improve a building’s performance. Rainscreen assemblies, double-skin facades, rear-ventilated facades, and photovoltaic facades are becoming increasingly prevalent.

The right choice of material for the building envelope, correct fabrication techniques, and the use of quality and high-performance façade systems are the key to ensure that the structures are protected from the outside elements and function at their best.

How does the façade design affect the function of a building?

There are many factors that building

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designers, whether architects or engineers or consultants have to consider when planning a new building. The forces of nature acting on the building, such as gravity, wind and seismic loading, need to be evaluated and resisted. Functional loads related to the function of the building need to be evaluated and resisted. The façade has to be designed considering all these factors. Façade design is a vital aspect of the building. The façade of the building has to provide protection for its occupants against wind, rain and extremes of humidity, temperature and noise. A properly designed façade can help reduce the buildings energy consumption by improving natural lighting, offering better air flow through natural ventilation and maintaining the levels of noise from the external environment, making a façadeclad building both functional and easy on the eye. Based on experience of design and having worked on several green buildings, we have realized that façade optimisation and design can help reduce as much as 40 per cent of building energy. There will also be aesthetic requirements and constraints on cost that need to be balanced in the design.

to the building owner and occupants when it becomes an essential element of a fully integrated building design. The selection of the right glass used for the building considering its properties, existing external elements as well as the requirement of the occupants are all to be given careful consideration for optimum performance.

How can we enhance the overall performance of the façade?

The performance of the façade depends on the façade solution which has been designed for a building. Since climates are variable, the façade solution and products used should have the capacity to bear and adapt to these variable climatic conditions. The façade can give the greatest performance

This quest for energy efficiency has boosted demand for low-emissivity glass, solarcontrol glass, and photovoltaic and solar thermal energy panels. Unlike other flatglass markets, the market for solar energy is used effectively worldwide. This explains the fact that all developed countries and fastdeveloping countries are developing a solar energy module industry.

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How do you see the recent trends in facade industry in India?

There has been a slow but very prominent shift from the use of traditional masonry towards the use of more attractive façade materials. Recently, a whole new range of functional and lightweight building materials throw new light on structural practices. The choices offered are plenty and the benefits may vary depending on the customer’s need.

Sustainable products are being considered in many buildings. Combinations of glass, aluminium, steel, copper, zinc and composite materials have been explored in addition to terracotta and some traditional stone in some buildings. Glass is considered a more functional element which can be used by it, or integrated with other technologies and building automation systems.

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Apart from these requirements, glass with passive fire protection performance will find new applications in facades.

Tell us about the challenges the segment is facing.

Façade systems must be dynamic and flexible to accommodate the change in the weather conditions as well as keeping in mind the needs and desires of the occupants — all within the context of the overall building system.

Earlier, the design challenge was to provide adequate heating and cooling capability under peak climatic conditions. Only limited attention was paid to the performance of other glazing systems. Today design takes a more enlightened perspective.

Not only do we have to consider tremendous climate variability, but also the occupants need which vary significantly from one space to another.

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Some significant challenges we face include lack of awareness about façade systems, not enough skilled labours, limited range of products, clients’ low budget, and competition from small, medium and large façade companies.

Quality of material also affects the project cost and timelines.

What are the products and Technology you offer?

We, at Alfa Façade Systems Pvt. Ltd., offer a wide range of products and services. Our state-of-the-art factory, which spreads over 40,000 sq. feet, boasts the latest machineries. The materials that we use are of the highest standards and grades.

In order to give the best to our clients, we have the best machines from Italy and Germany. We also have an in-house powder coating and anodising unit to facilitate our production capacities.

What are your strategies to gain a competitive edge over your competitors?

The requirements to energy efficiency of new buildings are stricter and more demanding. Because of that, this element has a huge influence on the future consumption of energy.

Our strategy is to examine different improvements of the structural design, windows, unitise and semi-unitised systems, and how these factors are influential in improving energy and indoor climate. Our other strategy also contains a way to combine an alternative energy resource in the façade. This will be a part of a heating and cooling system. The goal is to make the most of the supplied heat from the solar energy. n

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Architecture & Interior II Interview

Cuirass Doors: innovative yet traditional “Cuirass Doors are here to stay and to improve further,” states Saleem K, Managing Director, Cuirass Trading Company Pvt. Ltd.

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uirass Trading Company Pvt. Ltd. has already made its mark in the building material industry. Its steel doors are innovative, yet traditional in feel. Made of well-insulated steel, Cuirass Doors also comply with the international standards of cold-rolled steel after anti-corrosion treatment. In an interview with ACE Update, Mr Saleem shares how Cuirass Doors succeeded to change the common mindset and replace traditional wooden doors.

Share the journey of Cuirass Doors in the steel doors industry.

We had started our journey in Kerala when people have not been even able to dream of steel doors. We had to convince the people who had set the mind that only the wooden doors are suitable for the houses. In the initial stage, we had to hear ‘no’ from the existing dealers of building materials. As a marketing strategy, we introduced the products and educated to those who wanted to start marketing business. We contacted such more people and slowly planted the roots for growing. Then we started receiving the enquiries from other building material dealers as well. The next step was to bring more awareness for steel doors through the print media among the customers. As a step forward, we started promoting through magazines, and still it is continuing. We have completed 9 years in the market, and Cuirass Doors is a well-known name in the building material industry. Now Cuirass is an ISO 9001:2008 company.

wood colours. Second, these are made of well-insulated steel and laminated under 400 C. They comply with the international standards of cold-rolled steel after anti-corrosion treatment. Third, our steel doors are resistant to rust and corrosion because of the sound surface treatment. They have extensive anti-rusting qualities and don’t need any maintenance such as the annual painting and polishing. Fourth, when the door is locked at one place, it will be double locked at 11 other places of the same door due to the highly advanced method of computer design, Fifth, Cuirass Doors are the only doors in India having 180 degree opening capability.

Sixth, the anti-theft locking system. The reinforced door hinges ensure maximum security, while the door viewer gives a clear, vast view of the surroundings. Finally, the in-built pelmet, and locking system, among others make cuirass steel doors less expensive than the wooden doors.

What kind of innovation we can expect from Cuirass Doors?

We are always on the lookout for innovative ideas and would be updating our product line with new models. n

How is the sector behaving and where is it going be in the next 5 years?

We are growing in Kerala. As the enquiry for Cuirass Doors are growing, we plan to have the presence of Cuirass Doors in every states in the next 5 years.

What are the trends in steel doors?

As we are in the business for the last 9 years, the general trend is, Cuirass Doors are here to stay and to improve further.

Brief some of the unique features that make Cuirass Doors irresistible.

There are many. First, Cuirass Doors are available in traditional

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Architecture & Interior II Product innovation

NITCO unveils artistic HD digital collection of wall tiles

Textile - Imperial Strips Decor

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iving up to the daily grind of an urban life makes people crave proximity to all things that exude calm and beauty. They aspire for this indulgence in the comfort of their homes.

NITCO having understood this consumer need has introduced “The Royale Treasure” — a beautiful collection of wall tiles.

Part of TruLife, The Royale Treasure collection takes its cue from natural elements as well as from various day-to-day essentials. To create true to life surfaces, NITCO uses new age sixcolour prism printing HD digital technology that provides an exact impression of colours and textures like stone and wood bringing the minutest details alive. Each of these surfaces has razor sharp detailing, the finest resolution and a plethora of sizes that ensures guaranteed admiration.

The collection has been introduced in five variants. The “Marvelous Marble” range is an endless selection of designer tiles inspired by natural marble. These designs are the fusion of captivating textures and patterns. The “Stunning Stone” range is inspired by the timeless heritage rocks around the world and bound to leave onlookers mesmerised. Fabric that charms the haute-couture around the world has inspired the “Tempting Textiles” range while the enticing “Lavish Leather” range is inspired by leather and surpasses all expectations. Lastly, crafted with a seamless blend of dazzling designs, the “Gorgeous Geometry” range of tiles has aesthetics as well as rationale working in its favour.

“Consumers are looking for modern interior options that offer elegance as

well as traditional home comfort,” says Ashok Goyal, CEO, NITCO. “The Royale Treasure collection fulfils that very need. Our natural stone and marble look wall tile designs are modern trends that create the look and feel of comfortable, solid and safe traditional homes. The designs inspired by leather, textile and geometry look luxurious and unique and add an ethnic flavour to modern home interiors.”

The Royal Treasure collection come with the NITCO edge and is joints free with stain resistant properties.

They are also highly durable and dirt resistant as well as outperform and outlive any other wall covering products. n

Roca’s In-Tank Meridian brings unparalleled innovation into home

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oca, one of the leading global brands in bathroom solutions, brings its star novelty, the In-Tank Meridian which is the perfect blend of aesthetics, technologies and expertise. The In-Tank Meridian integrates the cistern and flush within the WC. The elegant rounded lines of the WC exude a contemporary sense of design, metamorphosing any bathroom into an epitome of grace and functionality.

The classic white colour of the In-Tank Meridian will complement the décor of every bathroom space, whether subtle or vibrant. Its compact contours make it perfectly suitable for bathrooms of every size. A part of the extensive Meridian collection, The In-Tank Meridian WC reinvents the

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concept of bathroom interiors and reinterprets one’s own notion of an elevated lifestyle.

The In-Tank Meridian eliminates the need for installation of both cisterns and flush plates.

Additionally, the soft-air technology ensures an optimal, silent flush. It consists of an air pump that pushes the water from the internal tank to provide the dual 4.5/3-litre flush. The internal tank fills up till it reaches its optimum water level.

The Roca In-Tank Meridian blends simplicity, beauty and innovation seamlessly. It sets new standards in the concept of WCs and transforms bathroom into a fashionable oasis of style and novelty. n

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Hindware offering 25 new designs in premium range of bathroom products

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aking the values of innovation, quality and design a notch higher, “Hindware Italian Collection” from HSIL Ltd. introduced 25 new designs across its range of bathroom suites, including European Water Closets (EWC), wash basins and faucets.

Characterised by clean lines, smooth surfaces with intricate details, the collection is a blend of sophistication and modernisation in tune with the Indian consumers’ desire for good living.

Sandip Somany, JMD, HSIL Ltd., said, “At par with its peer, the iconic brand ‘Hindware’,

the focus of Hindware Italian Collection is on creating complete bathroom suites and products that match with each element of a bathroom’s need.

With time, bathrooms have considerably evolved in its image and Hindware Italian Collection defines this new age perception and aspiration with smart, stylish and trendily designed products.

The products also take into consideration urban parameters, so size and shape along with clever design and technology are its key features to accommodate all kinds of bathrooms.”

Kerovit’s new WCs: beauty, functionality and sustainability K

erovit, the exquisite range of sanitary ware from Kajaria Ceramics, introduces its new series of WCs that epitomise excellence in form and functionality.

Ingeniously crafted and styled to perfection, this exclusive collection will breathe a new life into one’s bathroom and alter the way one looks at WCs forever.

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The new range is available in two elegant colours of ivory and white and boasts features that rival any international product in the Indian market. Some of these superlative features include swirl flushes, soft close, quick release and easyclean lids. The WCs have been crafted from materials that are highly durable, stain-resistant, bacteria-resistant, easy-toclean and hygiene-friendly. They also come equipped with water-flow control, concealed cisterns and push-to-flow features allowing the benefit of having state-of-the-art technology at one’s fingertips. Kerovit gives the choice to opt for wall-hung or one-piece WCs depending on one’s taste preferences and space availability. Throw in a 10-year warranty and this fabulous range promises to be a veritable asset for any bathroom.

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There are six complete bathroom suites — Atlanta, Berlin, Twilight, Modena, Enigma Slim. Enigma Slim is ideal for small compact bathrooms with only 19 inches of projection from the wall with a wider bowl for seating comfort and wall mounted to ensure maximum walking space. While the 11 new designs in washbasins, Ripple, Vessel, Splendour (round and oval), Median, Vega, Plato, Nile, Rio, Barca, Orchid offers a plethora of design choices. The Armada series is dedicated to faucets, offering eight new designs will add a dash of glamour to any bathroom. n

“Launching Kerovit was the logical next step for us as a brand which is gradually evolving into a 360 bathroom solutions provider.

Kajaria, being one of India’s most trusted brands, believes in keeping its product portfolio dynamic and fresh while consistently surpassing the expectations of our customers.

With Kerovit we aim to do just that, by offering them true value for money coupled with the perfect blend of simple style and functionality. Simplicity for us, however, does not imply ‘plain’. On the contrary, it signifies purity of form with effortless technology that puts your comfort first, and this is what we believe Kerovit will bring to the table.” commented Dhirendra Joshi, General Manager, Kajaria Sanitaryware Pvt. Ltd. The WCs from Kerovit bear the Kajaria hallmark of functional innovation and exquisite aesthetics. Modern, sensual and harmonious lines combined with the best quality of materials result in a seamless user experience, unmatched by any other. n

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GROHE Rainshower Flower Collection for a colourful shower experience “Daisy”, from the pink-and-white “Orchid” and the violet-and-white “Lily” to the blueand-white “Bluebell”, anyone is bound to love the Flower Collection.

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ROHE Rainshower Flower Collection provides a never-ending source of joy and inspiration. GROHE’s Flower Collection, inspired by some of the most beautiful summer flowers, injects a dose of fresh colour and fun into one’s bathroom.

A creative variant of the multiple awardwinning, ring-shaped GROHE Rainshower hand shower makes it easy to conjure up

a cheerful atmosphere in one’s bathroom.

There are six fresh colour schemes to choose from. There is also suitable model to accentuate any existing bathroom decor. The variety of colour schemes is made possible by the combination of a coloured shower face with an imaginative petal-shaped bumper in a contrasting colour. From the red-and-yellow “Tulip” and the orange-andyellow “Sunflower” to the white-and-yellow

Floral extravaganza in the shower This is the perfect way to inject a bit of colour into an otherwise sober bathroom or to liven up a homely family bathroom — simply add some colour-coordinated textiles to bring about that special summer feeling. Along with the fresh look comes a superior shower experience. GROHE DreamSpray technology distributes water evenly to all shower nozzles and produces a wonderfully soft spray to pamper the skin with myriads of tiny rain droplets.

From energising body in the morning to washing off the stress of a long working day, these showers deliver a 100 per cent every time. n

Right style statement with Canadian wood from British Columbia T

here is no dearth of changes that people make to their homes in order to make it more festive. Canadian Wood species from British Columbia – Douglas-fir and Western Hemlock — are such examples.

Globally solid wood from these trees are considered as twoof — the most refined, yet sturdy wood for doors and windows. Forestry Innovation Investment (FII), British Columbia government’s subsidiary in India, promotes the use of sustainable products, certified from Canada in the country. They are a sophisticated addition to one’s dream house, especially holding a special place when it comes to doors and windows.

Douglas-fir is known and used worldwide for its superior strength, stiffness and durability.

It is ideal if one is looking for refined and

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sleek fittings, making it perfect if one is considering a combination of solidity, sturdiness and aesthetics. The wood is stable in use and has good decay resistance in its natural state. The surface appearance and easy-working properties are appropriate to manufacture door frames, widows, among others. Douglas-fir easily ushers in a more fashionable way to bring more character to interiors with its strength and hardness.

One can trust Canadian wood’s natural beauty and to bring more flair to ones’ home with Western Hemlock being the first choice worldwide for mouldings and interior woodworking. Hemlock is one of British Columbia’s most abundant trees. The unique selling proposition of Western Hemlock is that it is a light coloured wood with no resin and one can create any finish or stain as

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desired. Be it mahogany, ebony, walnut or even a natural stain, Western Hemlock is well-suited for this purpose. One can now have a door or window which suits colour palette and brings warmth to house. Its excellent treatability makes it a preferred species for treated wood applications where high strength and density are important.

A cosy home does not need one to revamp whole house; a stylish door or window can help one make the right statement. n

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CenturyPly: redefining home interior with Opulenza Premium Laminates Pop Art Collection comes next. Funky, vivid and colourful, the pop art era was characterised by the use of bright colours, comic styles and 3D effects. Artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein dominated this era. Much like this era, the Pop Art Collection comes in bright colours with fun wavy patterns which are just perfect for providing expressions to child’s room, while its darker shades would do wonders for panelling bedroom walls.

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enturyPly, one of the India’s largest sellers of multi-use plywood, laminates and decorative veneers, launches Opulenza Works of Art — a unique range of premium laminates handpicked to stand as masterpieces in their own right, under its brand CenturyLaminates.

This collection has handpicked 28 designs of high-quality laminates in matte, gloss and textures. Each laminate sheet is hotpressed with CenturyLaminates’s signature technology, ensuring high scratch and damage resistance. The Opulenza collection can be used for all furniture and wall paneling.

Each laminate design is influenced from four

primary art forms to complement the user’s tasteful décor. With a variety of shades, designs and textures, these laminates complement any room — where it is living/ dining room, bedroom or kitchen.

Laminates in the Patina masterpieces category are finished with a high-gloss effect to bring out the intricate underlying textures. These detailed woodgrain laminates gives home a perfect vintage look. This is an ancient art form revived in the 1930s. Lacquer painting was popularised in Vietnam as a freestanding form. With stalwarts like Joseph Inguimberty and N Gia Tri taking the lead, the Patina technique includes layering a board with coloured lacquer.

Introduced by experimenters such as Dali and Picasso in the 1900s, the art form of Mixed Media gained popularity with next-generation artists as a medium to express strong social and political views.

With different textures and colours, be it the woodgrain look suited for the classic generation, or the bold colours for the rebellious ones, these laminates are sure to catch the discerning eye.

Redefining the conventional rules of academic painting, the art movement of Impressions was begun by a group of Parisian artists. The many variations in colour and texture that nature reflected are beautifully captured on these laminates. These classic woodgrain laminates are perfect for panelling and are sure to leave a lasting impression. n

Green Carpet introduces quirky water saving features G

reen Carpet introduces a new way to go on vacation while caring for one’s beloved plants at the same time by using the unique bird water-saving features. If one is tired of having to enlist friends, family or neighbours to care for one’s plants, this product is exactly what one needs. Now, no more worries about watering plants by using this simple product that comes in the shape of a cute bird. Just pour water through the beak of the bird and watch as the water level decreases on a daily basis while plant continues to thrive and bloom.

The bird water-saving features come in an array colours so one can buy the colour that suits surroundings. Now whether people are too busy at work or out on a vacation, they no longer have to worry about their plants. n

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Building Materials II Promotional Feature

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oulded panel doors are the prefabricated doors which may be fabricated to fit various applications and operational requirements. Their design structure usually varies with the application area and might use several different materials.

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Depending on the application area, superior quality adhesives have to be used to ensure optimal shelf life and meet operational parameters.

Henkel continuously enhances its AQUENCE product range by innovative and sustainable water-based adhesive solutions.

AQUENCE brand has access to the full range of water-based technologies: • Water-based acrylic • Water-based colloids • Water-based PU dispersions • Water-based PVAC • Water-based VAE dispersions AQUENCE solutions enable its customers to improve their total cost of ownership and product quality for consumer products in various industries like construction, furniture and wood-working.

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• AQUENCE KL 472 FF (comply with EN 204/205 D3 standard) • AQUENCE SL 463 (comply with EN 204/205 D4 standard).

Process The door panels can be fabricated with a smooth or grained surface. The door panels are primed with a water-based primer and anti-metal mark coating, after the pressing process. The anti-metal mark coating is applied to keep the surface clean during the whole manufacturing process. The doors are then cut into required size. Independent door manufacturers then make interior moulded doors from the door panels.

Features of Henkel adhesives • Convenient to apply to the surface and easy to clean

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• Can be applied to the surface by spraying, brush as well as mechanical glue spreader • The open time can be modified according to the application; so there can be provision for long or short open time • Mono or two components, depending on the requirement • These are D3 and D4 water-resistant adhesive • Maintain the dimensional stability — warping, twisting and cupping of the moulds • No chance of blister formation and hence no rejection • Eco-friendly, non toxic and non flammable • Ideal for both cold and hot pressing • Non brittle, with soft resistant glue line • Don’t spoil the skin surface after curing • It has a transparent adhesive film • Energy saving. n

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Henkel also offers international grade adhesives for moulded panels and flush doors. They are: • AQUENCE MD 161 (comply with EN 204/205 D2 standard)

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Product innovation II Architecture & Interior

Modular kitchens made from ‘green’ material the state-of-the-art gadgets, appliances and fittings in their modular kitchens.

Benefits that a complete SS modular kitchen brings: • The kitchen elements are non-fluctuating to temperature variations • Stainless steel as an element also guarantees a corrosion resistant and pest and termite proof kitchen • Owing to its easy to clean and wipe quality, these kitchens are extremely hygienic, with ingredients not being retained on surface • Specially designed for Indian temperature conditions where wooden kitchens collapse after couple of years • Offers quarterly after-sales service and AMC.

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rttd’inox, the premium brand of tableware and home décor products in stainless steel (SS) now offers modular kitchens made from 100 per cent recyclable green material stainless steel.

The brand offers three distinct styles in the modular kitchen space: contemporary,

linear and minimal. Arttd’inox has tied-up with international brands to provide with

The starting range for these modular kitchens n by arttd’inox is ` 8 lakhs.

Coatings II Interview

Green coatings: better fix than removing hazardous materials “All of our coating systems are durable, high performer, and non-toxic,” says George C. Keefe, President and CEO, GLOBAL Encasement Inc.

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LOBAL Encasement Inc. is a global manufacturer of high-quality, non-toxic protective green coatings for renewable as well as sustainable waterproofing, roofing and most interior and exterior building surfaces. Its products are also engineered, tested and approved to manage-in-place toxic and hazardous building materials. In an exclusive interview with ACE Update, George C. Keefe, President and CEO, GLOBAL Encasement Inc., shares why green coating is not merely a temporary fix.

What are the requirements for green coatings?

You want to ensure that the green coatings you will use to manage in-place toxic and hazardous building materials are in fact tested and approved for such use. First of all, the coating should be tested and approved for application over lead-based paint and asbestos. If you put on coatings that are not tested and approved for in-place management, you run the risk of exposing the inhabitants to the toxic and hazardous materials you intended to protect them from.

Second, you don’t want a temporary fix. You’re looking for something that is guaranteed and tested to last for 20 years.

Third, it is important that the products are approved for exterior application. Most products don’t last for 20 years when applied on the exterior of a property. You want a green coating system which is weatherproof,

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waterproof, impact and abuse resistant, and highly flexible so that it does not release fibres and dust of toxic and hazardous materials in the air. Most importantly, all its testing and approvals should be done by independent third parties.

Can you comment on the hazardous impact of paint having lead content with Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOC)?

Lead is highly toxic and interferes with several body processes, such as the nervous and reproductive systems, heart, intestines, kidneys, and bones. Lead-based paint (LBP) is highly dangerous, especially to pregnant women, children, undernourished and the elderly. Children, especially babies even before they are born, absorb more lead, and their brains and nervous systems are more susceptible to its damaging effects. If not detected early, children with high blood lead levels can suffer from severe long-term health issues.

Among the methods of poisoning, lead dust is among the greatest threats due to its subtle method of ingestion. During renovations, lead dust can form when lead-based paint is dry scraped, dry sanded, or heated. Dust also forms when painted surfaces bump or rub against. Lead chips and lead dust can get on surfaces and objects we interact with daily. Settled lead dust can re-enter the air when we vacuum, sweep or walk through it.

Children tend to obtain lead poisoning from

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eating paint chips, from putting their hands or other objects covered with lead dust in their mouths and by inhaling lead dust, especially during renovations that disturb painted surfaces where household dust can pick up lead from deteriorating lead-based paint.

VOCs, on the other hand, can cause chronic and acute health effects at high concentrations, and some are known carcinogens. Even low-to-moderate levels of VOCs may produce acute reactions in some individuals. Some of the immediate symptoms are visual disorders, memory impairment, respiratory tract irritation, headaches, and dizziness. Now, VOCs are emitted from several items we use regularly, but studies found that certain activities like painting can raise that to 1,000 times higher. Hence, when you’re using lead-based paint with high VOC content, you’re really jeopardizing the health of the property inhabitants.

Does hazardous materials removal result into cost savings?

No, the complete removal of hazardous building materials can be a costly process.

Not only you have to worry about the cost of downtime and relocation but also for the cost of transporting and disposing the hazardous materials. On the other hand, inplace management of these materials can be done with minimal or no downtime, no transportation, and disposal costs and can

Interview II Coatings protect the property inhabitants from the adverse health effects of the hazardous materials.

What are the solutions you offer in protective coating systems?

Very often there are materials used in buildings such as asbestos, lead-based paints, heavy metals, etc. They are useful and not a problem when intact and properly maintained. When a natural disaster strikes or due to wear and tear, they are unavoidably released into the environment, becoming airborne.

We provide a multitude of coating systems that are designed on a case-by-case basis for specific client situations. It is not a one-size fits all solution. We have systems made for asbestos containing materials, lead-based paint, mildew and mould abatement, roofing, weatherproofing, waterproofing, containment from secondary exposure (as in the case of a natural disaster), and historical preservation.

All of our coating systems are durable, high performer, and nontoxic. They also contain zero VOCs, making them safer and more cost-effective than other regular coating materials.

What are your future plans to strengthen Global Encasement in Indian market?

Global Encasement Inc. is looking at promoting all its products through its local distributors in the Indian market as we know that there is a demand for quality green products in this market.

Once people are aware of the benefits of GEI’s green coating systems and how they can ensure safety and sustainability of buildings, communities, people, and planet, they are sure to choose a safe environment for their family and to ensure the well-being their families and children for generations to come with GEI’s green products.

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Currently, we are working with our Indian distributors and will make all our products available in the market by the end of this year.

Can you brief us about your new project in Nasik?

GlaxoSmithKline, a large multinational pharmaceutical company, called in to inquire about our products. They were looking to encapsulate asbestos-containing roofs and ceilings to prevent leaking or exposure for which we coordinated with their engineering team, external consultants and internal review process. After reviewing our coating system, it was agreed to have a trial on one of their smaller facilities as a pilot project.

We completed this in the beginning of the year and they were satisfied with the result and the overall process of application. The benefits were our products sealed in the asbestos, stop the water leaks, and turn the roofs solar reflective which will save them considerable costs in energy as well as over removal, disposal and replacement. Also, there’s no downtime when applying our system, which means they save even more since they don’t have to worry about relocation fees and lost production revenues as some of their facilities operate 24/7.

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Providing solutions: speed, waste reduction & aesthetical enrichment B

uilding industry is susceptible to many pressures like land acquisition, delay in mandatory permissions, loan rates, VAT, service tax, etc. In addition to these issues, competition is increasing as customers now have a large choice of properties to choose within their budget and have instant information due to many internet property portals. Each location also has properties that are completed and unsold, proving that the supply is slightly more than the demand.

Walplast offers quality products which increase the speed of construction, reduce wastage and enhance the aesthetic look of the finished product at affordable price and without compromising the parameters.

Speed Walplast offers products like ready mix machine plaster, tile adhesives, Machine Gyp+ i.e. machine gypsum plaster, which are changing the definitions of process time and generating large savings in labour.

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The company also offers both machine grade ready mix plaster grey and super white machine grade gypsum plaster. These grades are to be fed into the machine which has perfectly suitable flow, consistency and integrity of wet mix under high bar pressure. Both these grades are offered by Walplast along with a well-established low maintenance machine.

The tile adhesive range offered by Walplast is also improving speed in application, thanks to anti sag properties and polymer modification of tile adhesives which enables faster work along with excellent bond.

Wastage reduction Sand purchased locally has large amount of impurities in the form of silt, algae, salt etc. and oversized materials (singles). Separation of such oversized and disposal becomes a major task and cost. Walplast computerised process takes care cleaning of sand by removal of silt and removal of oversize, burning of organic matter.

Such cleaned hot sand separated by multi sieving, weighed automatically as per formulation ensuring compactness of plaster for water tightness. Polymers are added which gives work ability, negligible wastage due to reduction in rebounding losses.

Mandar Chitre, Vice President, Walplast Products Pvt. Ltd.

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time of plastering by offering a machine for automatic mixing, transferring material and spreading plaster in less than half the time.

Such automation needs polymer modified ready mix plaster and gypsum for machine application.

RMP is available in 40-kg pre-packed bags which are easy to use and store. One more product offering is Masterplast, a plaster additive for addition to traditional site mix.

This creates a magic in application of manual plastering by giving workability and comfort to applicator who can boost of minimum wastage.

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Quick Bond provides solution for plaster or gypsum application on RCC and mivon application as hacking coat giving excellent cohesive bond strength.

Walplast is having a range of products in dry mix form giving one stop solution for building industry.

Aesthetical enrichment Walplast offers one of the top qualities of wall putty and coloured putty. Whiteness and surface finish of putty can substantially enhance the effect of paints.

Scratch-X texture gives excellent finish and protects the surface. Limeplast does not need any additives and is widely used in many markets.

Walplast provides solutions Walplast Products Pvt. Ltd., is an ISO 9001: 2008 certified Indian multinational company and one of the leading manufacturers of dry mix products. It has manufacturing facilities at six strategic locations in India along with well equipped R&D laboratories of international standards. Its products comply with parameters specified by Singapore housing board and also follow European and American standards and are exported to countries like UAE, Africa, Singapore, Europe, Nepal, etc. n

Maxroof: maximising customer satisfaction in roofing solutions ”Having its own manufacturing unit, Maxroof offers the best solution at the most competitive price”

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axroof, a private limited company incorporated in 2007, is one of the leading complete roofing solutions providers in India. The company has in-house capabilities of giving end-to-end solution as far as roofing, structure, composite decking system and other allied building materials work are concerned.

Maxroof gives end-to-end solutions right from design to supply of materials. With in-house trained installation team, it gives a complete solution to its customers.

More than 3 million sq. m. of roofing and cladding have been successfully executed, and Maxroof is going strong. In a short span of time, it has worked for some landmark projects which include: • Mercedes Benz -Pune • Bajaj Auto - Pune • Tata Steel - Khopoli, Maharashtra • ThyssenKrupp - Pune • Force Motors - Indore • Bosch - Sanand, Gujarat • Many sugar plants across Maharashtra • Goa stadium used for Lusofonia Games.

Manufacturing capacity Looking at the need of giving a complete solution at an effective cost, Maxroof has its own state-of-the-art manufacturing factory located in Chakan, Pune. Its manufacturing facility features trapezoidal profile roofing (2 profiles), standing seam which will include straight as well as tapered profile, purlins, composite decking, shearing machine, bending machine, and crimping machine for trapezoidal profile.

“Having its own manufacturing unit, Maxroof offers the best solution at the most competitive price,” the company said.

Maxroof’s vision is to be the leading player of roofing and other building material products and to give the customer best possible solutions and services. n To know more, visit www.maxroof.in or www.facebook.com/ maxroofindia E-mail: contact@maxroof.in and sales@maxroof.in

Event II

The future of building on 180,000 sqm of exhibition space BAU, the world’s leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems, is scheduled to take place from January 19 to 24, 2015 at the Messe München exhibition centre nce again around 2,000 exhibitors from all over the world will be presenting architectural solutions, materials and systems at BAU 2015. Alongside the familiar organisation into products, materials and themes, BAU 2015 will be focusing more intensively on a solutionsoriented approach. The aim is to ensure exhibitors can also be found in those sections where they offer solutions for a specific application.

As a result, the section on tiles and ceramics is moving right into the centre of the show, and chemical building products are being given a dedicated entrance area in the eastern part of the exhibition centre.

Like the past edition, the section on stones/soils will be located on 22,000 sq.m. area in halls A1 and A2. Stoneware, sand-lime bricks, concrete, pumice and fibre-cement building materials, plasters/ renders, screeds and insulation materials will be displayed here.

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Feldkirchen-West • Pumice / fiber-cement building materials • Facade systems • Dry interior finishing Chemical building products and building tools now have a new home • Prefabricated building • Plasters • Screed • Insulating materials Bricks / Roof buildingmade free in Hall B6. Leading manufacturers will be in the space A3 • Bricks • Roof tiles • Roof-building materials • Dormer windows • Facade systems A99/Passau showing • Energy-generation systems • Chimney-building materials how their extensive ranges – from insulation materials to Stone / Cast stone A4plasters, • Stone • Cast stone • Facade systems • Floor coverings renders, paints, varnishes and adhesives – can be used on Ceramics and in interiors. Also covered are solutions for fire protection A4facades • Tiles • Ceramics • Facades • Sanitary technology / objects • Fittings • Accessories A5 Floor coverings acoustic insulation. Joining the chemical building products A6and • Elastic • Textiles • Parquet • Laminates • Profiles

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In 2015, building, facade, solar-shading and energy-generating systems in steel are again on display in Hall B2, alongside systems and products in stainless steel, zinc and copper.

In Hall B2, the section on energy and solar technology, manufacturers will be demonstrating how to integrate technical

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solutions aesthetically into building architecture.

Gate and door systems, including parking systems, will again be situated in Hall B3 and a small part of Hall C3.

In Hall B5 will be an extensive display of products from the wood and plastics industry. Here the focus is on structural timber, interior fittings and wood derivatives.

In Hall C2, leading players from the international glass industry will be showcasing their latest developments and products in glass and glass architecture. Other themes here are building automation and building management systems.

Doors and windows of wood, plastic, glass and aluminium, plus locks and fittings will be on display in a continuous area covering a total of 21,000 sq.m. of space in Halls C4 and B4. Here, the trade visitors will find manufacturers and suppliers in close proximity to each other. One key theme is building security. On show will be a range of different concepts and systems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Investing in the Futureâ&#x20AC;? is the motto in Hall B0. Here, for example, visitors will be able to make contact with institutes and associations in the building industry. In the Forum in Hall B0 the themes of building research and funding will be in the spotlight. There will be a separate series of talks on the subject of renovation and modernisation.

Skilled Trades Meeting Point: This is the name of a range of offers and services specifically designed for professionals in the building trades. Representatives from across the spectrum of building trades can come to Hall B0 to pick up valuable tips and advice to help improve their day-to-day work. In addition, there will be themed tours of the show for the skilled trades â&#x20AC;&#x201C; starting at this forum. Also, the National Team of the German Building Trades will again be limbering up in a public training session at the East Entrance.

The broad-ranging spectrum covered at BAU 2015 is tailored to all the key visitor target groups of interest for the building sector.

Planners: Architects, interior designers, landscape designers, engineers, structural engineers, local and central-government building authorities, energy consultants.

Investors: Housing associations, private and local-authority developers, real-estate managers, fund managers, brokers, retailers/retail chains, facility managers.

Building trades: Floorers, roofers, screed layers, facade fitters, window/glass-facade fitters, tilers, glaziers, installation/heating engineers, plumbers, landscape gardeners, painters/varnishers, bricklayers/concrete specialists, fitters, parquet-floorers, awnings/blinds fitters, carpenters, solar technology specialists, plasterers/stuccoists, dry wallers, insulation fitters (thermal, sound), joiners.

Building retail/wholesale: Builders merchants, DIY stores, other retail.

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PEB II Promotional Feature

SML PEB: assured quality, timely delivery Its products are backed by superior quality assurance practices to ensure that every SML building shall perform equal to the best in the world.

SML buildings are custom-designed using state-of-the-art engineering software so as to meet customers’ exact specifications.

Its construction approach ensures that the buildings are comparatively economical and delivery is faster.

M. S. Saxena, Chairman, Saxena Marine Tech Pvt Ltd

SML PEB business has become synonymous with providing non-residential PEBs to client with a comprehensive offering of design, manufacturing and erection services having all facilities under one roof.

SML is equipped to meet the demand for environment friendly, energy efficient design as well as contemporary construction practices to ensure that the buildings perform well during the expected life.

SML PEB has product approval from Military Engineering Services (MES).

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axena Marine-Tech Pvt. Ltd. (SML) has been serving the nation since 1973, when it started its journey by associating with the indigenisation process of Ministry of Defence. SML has come a long way since then.

SML PEB business has become synonymous with providing non-residential PEBs to client with a comprehensive offering of design, manufacturing and erection services having all facilities under one roof.

Focus on customer In India, penetration of PEB concept and its components has increased tremendously during the past 10 years. It has found application in 5-Star hotels, green buildings, shopping malls, residential accommodation, high rise buildings, cold storages, steel and cement plant sheds in addition to the conventional uses like warehouses and industrial buildings.

PEB as concept has great future. Today, SML is covering entire range of application of PEB concept except residential buildings.

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Metal decking or mezzanine system Roof rafter system Insulated roofing or cladding system Louvers.

SML products are produced using virgin carbon steel and aluminium alloy based materials for PEB. SML is having vast experience of over three decades in fabrication and manufacturing. It started PEB business vertical in 2001. Today the company is offering versatile solutions to building industries which include design, engineering, development, and execution of complete metal building.

SML steel building manufacturing facility has four semi-automatic, computer aided manufacturing lines. SML strives to exceed the expectations of its valued customer by virtue of having assimilated the stringent Military Standards. n Contact:

The company consistently sets new standards in building technology, with continual improvement and assimilation of new concepts, products and practices.

SML product range • Pre-engineered building systems • Roofing and wall cladding • Cold form Z and C purlins MES, Belgaum

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Software II Promotional Feature

Bentley unveils software for design, analysis and load rating of steel bridges LEAP Bridge Steel brings data reuse across the bridge lifecycle and optioneering for better decision making to steel bridge design, construction and operations

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entley Systems Inc., one of the leading providers of comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, has announced the immediate availability of LEAP Bridge Steel for the 3D modeling, design, analysis, and load rating of everyday steel bridges. The software, which adheres to AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD), enables users to leverage the benefits of bridge information modeling (BrIM), including increased efficiency and data reuse across the bridge lifecycle. It also provides the advantages of optioneering, which enables engineers to quickly consider trade-offs among multiple design strategies.

When used with Bentley’s LEAP Bridge Enterprise software for concrete bridges,

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LEAP Bridge Steel provides bridge engineers and designers a comprehensive solution to evaluate multiple concrete or steel design alternatives.

Raoul Karp, Vice President - Structural and BrIM Products, Bentley Systems, said, “The cornerstone of BrIM is intelligent information mobility, which fosters the use of data beyond bridge design and engineering to inform downstream processes such as fabrication, construction, operations, maintenance, and inspection.

With easy access to information about the bridge, organisations can optimise business processes across the bridge lifecycle.”

Software II Promotional Feature He continued, “Being a fully integrated product for superstructure and substructure analysis, design and load rating, Bentley’s LEAP Bridge Steel uniquely facilitates information mobility across various project stages. In addition, the bridge designs can be used in conjunction with MicroStation, GEOPAK, InRoads, MXROAD, the Power Civil products, and InspectTech, which makes it easy for information to move between project disciplines.

“But BrIM isn’t just about information mobility; it also provides project flexibility, which LEAP Bridge Steel supports through its parametric 3D modelling capabilities. Parametric modelling enables engineers to take advantage of optioneering – a hallmark of Bentley’s BIM advancement.

With this powerful capability, they can quickly respond to project changes in a timely manner and arrive at the best design alternative for better asset performance.”

Michael A. Grubb, P.E., M.A., Grubb & Associates, LLC, said, “LEAP Bridge Steel addresses a real challenge in the bridge industry – the need for more robust and efficient systems for the design and analysis of everyday steel bridges. LEAP Bridge Steel performs a grillage or line-girder analysis and then performs comprehensive design code checks and load ratings based on the analysis results. I found LEAP Bridge Steel to be intuitive and was pleased to see how quickly a data-rich 3D solid model can be developed, analysed, and checked for compliance with AASHTO LRFD. This all-in-one modelling, analysis, and design software is going to enable bridge engineers and design firms to more efficiently design cost-effective steel bridges of varying complexity.”

Christian DeWalt, Bridge Engineer, Greenman-Pedersen Inc., said, “We have been using LEAP Bridge Enterprise for our concrete bridge projects, so we were very excited to hear that the product family is being extended to support the design of steel bridges as well.

In early testing, we’ve found LEAP Bridge Steel to be a real time saver. The workflow provides rapid modelling and analysis, so we can produce 3D models very quickly – and they are automatically updated as we make edits in the design. The complex, behind-the-scenes

calculations save us many hours, enabling us to ensure compliance to industry standards faster.”

Benefits of LEAP Bridge Steel • Create 3D models of bridge superstructures and substructures, including ground data, all in a single program • Quickly evaluate multiple alternative designs • Design and construct bridges of a higher quality • Take advantage of the software’s intra-operability with other Bentley applications, including MicroStation, GEOPAK, InRoads, MXROAD, the Power Civil products and InspectTech.

LEAP Bridge Steel users also benefit from faster and more reliable workflows as well as from rework being minimised due to the accuracy and consistency of the 3D models. n

For more information, visit www.bentley.com/LBS

Agarvanshi Aluminium: aluminium profiles for high-end applications A

garvanshi Aluminium Ltd. is a well-diversified manufacturer of aluminium profiles. The company has more than a decade of experience in manufacturing aluminium extrusions. Its deep-seated commitment to quality is the core strength of its team that is continually pursuing upgradation of technology to develop a niche as a manufacturer of special extrusions for high-end applications.

Its forte lies in manufacturing aluminium extrusions to the exact specifications of the world’s most quality conscious

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users. Its products are used in architectural infrastructure, solar systems, electrical transmission, electronics, industrial and engineering-related areas.

The company equipped with the state-of-the-art manufacturing and testing facilities. It has a complete inhouse foundry, tool room, extrusion lines and anodising line completely backed with a testing lab equipped with latest technology. n

ERP II Expert’s Column

Ramco: an ERP that translates vision scribbled on a plain paper Ramesh Babu, Chief Delivery Officer and Business Head – ERP on Cloud, Ramco Systems Ltd., shares why everybody is leaning towards the cloud

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oday’s businesses, whether large or small, require technology to streamline their processes and ensure transparency in their operations. With the advent of costeffective and newer technologies such as cloud, the traditional business challenges are effectively handled. There is a growing demand from small and mid-sized companies for using an ERP without owning it and investing too much in it. This has triggered the demand for cloud-based solutions offered on software as a service model.

and feature-rich functionalities. High cash based transactions in construction industry poses challenge as well. These factors along with tight budgets make sales cycles very challenging and lengthy. But then, organisations pine for some bespoke factor, some customisation gap concrete. Niche solutions come in as an alternative here, but they again seem to lose steam when the question of global scale or a large number of projects or financial reporting alignment kicks in.

However, most companies who adopt ERP systems to galvanise the entire enterprise globally end up using a small sliver of its applications. While many are over-paying for the application, others, frustrated by the lack of choice, shun ERP systems altogether and make-do with a patchwork of ad-hoc solutions.

Any ERP, whether it is a niche offering or an in-house custom-made application or a fullblown solution, cannot translate a blueprint as is. With the use of latest technology and equipment coupled with new construction materials, organisations are on the lookout for solutions that optimise the construction time and control wastage of materials, helping them complete projects on time.

Some of the key areas where users intend to obtain operational excellence are: • End-to-end project tracking • Detecting mismanagement and corruption • Track proper procurement of raw materials and manpower billing • Ensure a collaborated and centralised system to track global assets

This is perhaps why the EPC industry is still struggling with make-do products. Lack of strong in-house IT advocates makes the task extremely difficult compared to other industries. There is also reluctance to use software as it is perceived to have in-built rigid business processes. Some stagger with big ERP monsters for reasons of scale

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An ideal ERP is hence typically box oriented or project centric. It keeps an organisation well grounded so that one’s calendar, resource costs, time clocks, requirements and even expectations do not rip and damage the box.

While various construction organisations using traditional product-centric ERP system face various challenges, resulting in problems of integration, higher costs and inadequate business intelligence to make critical decisions, they are now opting for solutions which ease operational activities.

Ramco ERP for the EPC industry is a onestop solution, which gives a holistic view of all the activities like project delay or any activity completion, milestone-wise billing, integration with Prima Vera, procurement records and automated alerts for work order generation.

As EPC as an industry is opening up to embrace technology and latest features, cloud solution is now becoming a preferred option, and big conglomerates are also leaning towards the cloud. n Ramesh Babu, Chief Delivery Officer and Business Head – ERP on Cloud, Ramco Systems Ltd.

Green Buildings II Expert’s Column

A buyer’s guide to green homes There is an increasing interest in the ‘green homes’ concept, but T how one would know he tremendous rate of real estate development across the globe, especially young, emerging nations, is imposing immense pressure on the environment and its natural resources. With such a rapid development, there is a lot at stake when we look at important factors such as energy availability and environmental sustainability.

whether the project is credited as a ‘green building’ or not?

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The real estate sector is one of the major contributors to global warming due to the extensive pollution during the construction process as well as emission of greenhouse gases during the lifecycle of the resultant buildings. On an average, buildings consume about 20 per cent of the total energy available in a country, and this trend is increasing with every passing day.

Green housing or eco-friendly homes are an integrated approach towards minimising the adverse effects of construction and its operation on the environment and promoting healthier living for people. It has been extensively documented that living in conventional buildings has been working against residents, both in terms of living standards and the costs of excessive energy consumption.

Mounting concern for the environmental impact of real estate has necessitated the

The process that governs eco-friendly homes is limiting the use of scarce resources such

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formulation of sustainable solutions. This has led to the advent of the sustainable real estate and related ‘green homes’ concepts.

At its basis, sustainable real estate is all about using resources sustainably and addressing the demands of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Expert’s Column II Green Buildings Constraints to faster growth The first and foremost constraint for the proliferation of green buildings in India is the lack of information and incorrect perceptions.

It is generally believed that green buildings cost more and take a long time to pay back in tangible energy savings. Such a perception leads to lower demand levels from the larger buyer base. In fact, the additional cost factor is rapidly reducing as more and more developers get into the ‘green homes’ arena, since there is increased competition. Also, green homes result in significantly reduced utilities bills right from the start.

In addition, many developers are deterred from adopting the ‘green mantra’ in their projects because green buildings may involve increased construction costs. They may also find it challenging to obtain the necessary technologies, source green building materials and find appropriately qualified architects and contractors in India.

Nevertheless, developers are aware that the ‘green wave’ is catching the fancy of more and more home buyers in India and want to get on the bandwagon. Unfortunately, this has resulted in a lot of residential projects which project themselves as ‘green’ without adhering to all the mandatory parameters or having obtained the necessary certification.

as water, energy and materials used during construction and occupation. The idea is to incorporate features that make the most of natural resources such as light and water while reducing heat gain and improving the quality of indoor air. Green buildings not only enhance quality of life but also reduce the cost of living as these buildings involve significantly lower consumption of energy, water and other resources.

banner of ‘eco-friendly homes’. While many of these projects are indeed accordingly certified by competent authorities, others are merely seeking to get on a popular bandwagon without actually delivering the goods.

To ensure that a genuinely ‘green’ residential project is not mistaken for one of the many wannabes, it is important for their developer to obtain accreditation from the green rating systems followed in India. GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) is one such system which verifies all that a building has adhered to all the prescribed parameters and that the materials and processes have been used at every stage of construction. Once all the requirements are met, the project is credited as a ‘green building’.

Know what to look for The overall benefits of green buildings depend on the extent to which sustainable features are included during the initial planning and design. In some cases, such features can also be incorporated after the building is complete. But the point is that a few green features do not qualify a building as environmentally sustainable.

Checklist for green home buyers • Does the project offer ready access to public transportation so as to reduce the need for private transport?

• Does it use have fixtures that facilitate lower water consumption, and are the systems and fixtures used in common area lighting systems certified as energy efficient?

• Does it use solar water heaters and have sewage treatment plants, rainwater harvesting and water recycling/reuse features?

• Does it feature natural ventilation so as to reduce the need for air conditioning?

• Does it have adequate open spaces and green areas?

• Does it offer covered car parking?

• Does it have sustainable waste disposal features? n

Because of the increasing interest in this concept by home buyers, many developers have begun promoting projects under the

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Inpod: a smart solution for modern India W

hile India is one of the fastest growing economies, it is still catching up with the west in infrastructure segment. The government has earmarked an amount of $1 trillion for various infrastructure projects in the 12th Plan, and the new government has looked upon to focus and improve the country’s infrastructure and give it ‘super power’ status in the truest sense.

The theme today is the development of the transportation sector which is the backbone of a nation. Developing a strong, well-rounded transportation system will accelerate India’s growth. If we are to look at the aviation sector in particular, airports are the first experience that a visitor has of a country. At airports, one spends a considerable amount of time waiting for a flight or in transit, and there are many options to make a travellers experience better.

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In a recent report by KPMG, India has the potential to become the third largest aviation industry by 2020 and the largest by 2030.

A new wave of expansion is coming in from Low Cost Carriers (LCC), modern airports, FDI, domestic airlines and growing emphasis on ‘No Frills Airports’. The government’s effort to improve this sector is indeed welcome.

However, focus must also be given to good road connectivity and ancillary services such as hotels, transit areas and entertainment options.

In order to improve ancillary services for airports, Inpod is developing smart, clever products to enable people to have a seamless travel experience. Travellers can now have their own luxury pod to take a nap while flying out from India to Europe without even leaving the terminal. Inpod sleep pods will allow the travellers the privacy of feeling they are in their own hotel room. If they

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have been on the road for a long period of time, Inpod’s top class shower facilities and Wi-Fi offer enough privacy and gets them business ready for their next meeting. Inpod pop-up kiosks, for shopping on the go, help travellers in their last minute purchases.

Inpod products are extremely versatile, and the company has designed pop-up café, especially for the airport.

These pods are monolithic structures ready to plug and play. They are easily portable, transported on the back of a truck and can be set up at remote areas without any hassle. The structure is highly durable with a lifespan of 50 years and relatively low on maintenance. However, it has a luxurious look and feel, with a car like paint finish and strength in its simplicity. Inpod is a smart solution for a modern India — futuristic and cutting edge while being comfortable and stylish. n

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Skyscrapers & Prefab India Summit: ultimate infrastructure conference T

he Skyscrapers and Prefab India Summit hosted real estate participants across the globe for exploring the future potential of skyscrapers and prefabricated buildings in India. The triad of technology, structural innovation and design, safety and compliance form the foundation of this summit. Took place on 24-25 July 2014 in Mumbai, the summit featured knowledge-sharing sessions and networking opportunities. It also showcased an exhibition from exponent solution providers in the industry.

The two-day summit showcased eminent industry faces such as Lalit Kumar Jain, CMD, Kumar Builders, and Chairman, CREDAI; Raj

Pillai, Executive Director, Sobha Developers Ltd.; Dr Ken Yeang, Principal, T. R. Hamzah & Yeang; and Vasudevan Suresh, Director, HIRCO, National Building Code.

Insights on topics of prime importance such as requisites of urban planning for skyscrapers, impact of globalization on real estate industry, fire and safety devices guide for skyscrapers, understanding the seismology and high winds affecting skyscrapers, introducing BIM in skyscrapers, prefab and the Indian real estate market, and many more.

In the summit, exhibitors presented new products and services to the construction

sector and availed the opportunity to establish themselves as the first choice in real estate industry. n

New report forecasts boost for India’s construction sector I

ndia’s construction sector is forecast to grow at 7- 8 per cent each year over the next decade following the election of a new government.

The country will see increased economic growth and the removal of barriers to foreign investment that will “spur demand for construction” over the coming 12 to 18 months, says a new report by international consultancy giant PwC. It was prepared for The Big 5 Construct India exhibition in September and offers a snapshot of the $157 billion Indian construction sector following the May elections.

“With a new government having been formed at the centre, with a strong mandate to stimulate economic growth, the outlook for the sector appears positive,” the report says.

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An estimated $1 trillion is being spent on infrastructure over the five years to 2017, and there is increased investment in industrial projects by the government, but it is the private housing sector that the PwC report highlights as a key growth area.

It says, “Demand for real estate has been one of the drivers of construction sector growth over the last 10 year. Improvement in economic conditions has the potential to drive demand for real estate, as housing continues to be a favoured investment asset among Indian households.”

Muhammed Kazi, Senior Project Manager, Big 5 Construct India, said, “The report’s positive forecast is reflected in a strong increase in interest for this year’s Big 5 Construct India show in Mumbai. The country is set to undergo a boost in the

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construction sector and this new report gives a snapshot of where the country is heading.”

The Big 5 Construct India, which is going to take place from September 11 to 13 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, is organised by FICCI and Ministry of Urban Development in association with dmg events. Alongside the products, there will be the opportunity to examine a range of key industry issues, from sustainability and equipment to building regulations and alternative technologies, through workshops and seminars.

The total construction market in India for FY ‘14 was $157 billion, an increase of $4 billion over FY ‘13. Infrastructure accounts for 49 per cent, housing and real estate 42 per cent, and industrial projects 9 per cent. n

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NEW PROJECTS

Commercial Complexes Kerala State Road Transportation Corporation plans to renovate KSRTC Bus Station in dist. Ernakulam, Kerala. The renovation will involve demolition of the required area and reconstruction of the same.

Location: Ernakulam, Kerala Status: Planning Stage Contact: Unit Officer Administrative Office: District Transport Officer, Kochi, Ernakulam 682011, Kerala Tel: 91-484-2360531/ 2372033 Website: www.keralartc.com

Roads & highways Bihar State Road Development Corporation is implementing 4-laning of the Ara-Mohania section of NH-30 in Bihar. The length of the road is 116.76 Kms. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 9,170 million.

Location: Ara –Mohania, NH-30, Bihar Status: Under Implementation Contact: Mr. Sunil Kumar, Manager, Dept: Technical Registered office: RCD Mechanical Workshop Campus, Near Patna Airport, Sheikhpura, Patna - 800014, Bihar Tel: 91-612-2226711 Email: bsrdcltd@gmail.com,ppp.bsrdcl@gmail.com Website: www.bsrdcl.bih.nic.in

Hospitals

Sewage Treatment

Dr Sanjeev Mulekar plans to open specialty clinics (for Vitiligo) across India. The clinics will offer advice to patients, conduct group meetings to give them psychological support and perform Melanocyte Transplantation surgery to select patients.

Status: Announcement/Conceptual Stage Contact: Dr Sanjeev Mulekar, Clinic Manager Administrative Office: Unit 142, 1st Floor, Laxmi Plaza, Laxmi Industrial Estate, New Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai - 400053, Maharashtra Tel: 91-9820432532 Email: mulekarclinic@gmail.com Website: www.mulekarvitiligoclinic.com

Government of Kerala plans to construct a 12 MLD sewage treatment plant at Kochi, dist. Ernakulam, Kerala. Land acquisition is in progress.

The project is planned for completion in 18 months from zero date.

Location: Ernakulam, Kerala Status: Planning Stage Contact: Mr. K Venu Kumar, Technical Officer, Dept: Water Supply & Sewerage Project Office: Project Management Unit, Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (KSUDP), 5th Floor, Trans Towers, Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram - 695014, Kerala Tel: 91-471-2332858 Email: pmuksudp@gmail.com,pd@ksudp.org Website: www.ksudp.org

Real Estate

Hotels

Tharwani Infrastructure, is constructing the ‘Vedant Solitaire’, a 500 units, 1, 2 & 3 BHK residential projects (21 towers with 7 floors in each) at Kalyan, dist. Thane, Maharashtra. The project is estimated to cost more than Rs. 1 billion.

Location: Kalyan, Thane Status: Under Implementation Corporate office: 310/313, 3rd Floor, Persipolise, Plot No.74, Sector 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Thane - 400703, Maharashtra Tel: 91-22-27895400/ 27895401/ 27895404/ 27895405 Fax: 91-22-27880000 Email: sales@tharwani.co.in,info@tharwani.co.in Website: www.tharwani.co.in

Adlabs Entertainment plans to construct 4-star hotel having 287 rooms, on Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Maharashtra. The project is scheduled for completion in 2015.

Location: Mumbai-Pune Expressway Status: Under Implementation Contact: Engineer, Dept: Information Technology Head Office: 9th Floor, Lotus Business Park, New Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai - 400053, Maharashtra Tel: 91-22-40680000 Fax: 91-22-40680088 Website: www.adlabsimagica.com

Ports & harbours ACME Housing India, is constructing the ‘OASIS’, a 400 flats, 2, 2.5 & 3 BHK residential project (2 towers with 36 floors in each) at Village Akurli,. Mumbai, Maharashtra. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 2.1 billion.

Location: Akurli, Mumbai Status: Under Implementation Registered office: Vasundhara Building, 4th Floor, Above Indu Art & Frames, Opposite Sony Mony, S. V. Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai - 400056, Maharashtra, Tel: 91-22-29655900/22-26716682/ 26716689/ 26716698 Email: info@glomore-india.com Website: www.acmehousing.com

Thermal Power generation NTPC is planning the 1,320 (2x660) MW Khargone Super Thermal Power Project in dist. Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The scope of work includes design, engineering, manufacture, and supply, and construction, erection, testing & commissioning works for the EPC package.

Location: Khargone, Madhya Pradesh Status: Planning Stage Contact: Manager,CS-II Administrative Office: 6th Floor, Engineering Office Complex, Plot No. A-8A, Sector-24, Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar - 201301, Uttar Pradesh Tel: 91-120-2410341/ 2410522/ 2410636/ 3316609/ 3316672/ 3316677 Fax: 91-120-2410011/ 2410284/ 2410359 Website: www.ntpc.co.in

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tenderS Railways Tracks Company Name: Rail Vikas Nigam Limited Tender Detail: Execution of roadbed with earthwork and minor bridges between km.0 to km.19 and km.47 to km.97 for 76 route km including tie lines at both ends, laying of blanket in entire length of 104 route km.

Location: Orissa Documentation Sale from: 25-July-2014 Documentation Sale to: 08-September-2014 Closing Date: 08- September -2014 Address: Ground Floor, Rail Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Dist. Khordha – 751023, Orissa Tel: 91-674-2300048 Fax: 91-674 2303798 Email:cpm3rvnlbbs@rvnl.org Website: www.rvnl.org Company Name: Rail Vikas Nigam Limited Tender Detail: Construction of Sheds, Structures, Water Supply Arrangement, Drainage, Road, Track, Power Supply Arrangement, General Electrical Works and Supply, Erection & Commissioning of Machinery & Plant in connection with Augmentation of Production Capacity at Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (India).

Location: Varanasi Documentation Sale from: 14-July-2014 Documentation Sale to: 06-September-2014 Closing Date: 06-September-2014 Address: A-21, Police Colony, Anisabad, Dist. Patna - 800002, Bihar Tel: 91-612-2255402 Fax: 91-612-2255402 Email: cpmrvnlpatna@gmail.com Website: www.rvnl.org

Highways Company Name: National Highways Authority Of India Tender Detail: Improvement/ Augmentation of Aligarh Moradabad Section of Nh-93 to 2 Lane with Paved Shoulders from Km 85.650 (Existing Chainage Km 85.650) To Km 232.020 (Existing Chainage Km 232.000).

Location: Uttar Pradesh Documentation Sale from: 11-June-2014 Documentation Sale to: 08-September-2014 EMD: ` 5, 03, 00,000/Closing Date: 09-September-2014 Address: G-5&6, Sector 10, Dwarka, Dist. South West Delhi -110075, New Delhi Tel: 91-11-25074100 (Extn. 1553) Fax: 91-11- 25093528 Email: jkgoyal@nhai.org Website: www.nhai.org Company Name: National Highways Authority of India Tender Detail: Four Laning of Udhampur to Ramban section of NH-1A (Now NH-44) from Km. 67.00 to Km. 89.00 & Km. 130.00 to Km. 151.00 on EPC mode

in the state of J&K under NHDP-Phase-II. Location: Jammu &Kashmir Documentation Sale from: 21-July-2014 Documentation Sale to: 16-October-2014 Closing Date: 17-October-2014 Address: G-5&6, Sector 10, Dwarka, Dist. South West Delhi -110075, New Delhi Tel: 91-11-25074100 (Extn : 1478 ) Fax: 91-11- 25093528 Email: ajaybishnoi@nhai.org Website: www.nhai.org

Power Company Name: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited Tender Detail: Substation Package Ss03 for 2x500 MVA, 400/230kv Tirunelveli (Gis) Pooling Station and Extension of 400kv Tuticorin (Ais) Pooling Station Associated with Green Energy Corridors Inter-State Transmission Scheme (ISTS) Part A Location: Tirunelveli and Tuticorin Documentation Sale from: 23-July-2014 Documentation Sale to: 05-September-2014 EMD: (INR) 38,442,000/ (US$) 635,800/ (Euro) 463,000/Closing Date: 05-September-2014 Address: Saudamini, plot no- 2, Sector-29, dist.

Gurgaon-122001, Haryana Tel: 91-124-2822334/ 3312 Fax: 91-124-2571831 Website: www.powergridindia.com

Ports Company Name: Kandla Port Trust Tender Detail: Allotment of land admeasuring 25 Acres for purpose of Godown [including structures] on 30 years lease on as is where basis at Kandla.

Location: Kandla Documentation Sale from: 18-July-2014 Documentation Sale to: 12-September-2014 EMD: ` 2, 05, 00,000/Closing Date: 12-September-2014 Address: Business Development Cell, P.O. Box 50, Administrative Office Building, Estate Division (Land Section), Gandhidham, Dist. Kutch - 370201, Gujarat Tel: 91-2836-238055 Fax: 91-2836-239055 Email: bdc@kandlaport.com Website: www.kandlaport.gov.in Company Name: Kandla Port Trust Tender Detail: E-tender cum e-auction for work of allotment of land for purpose of liquid storage tanks hazardous/ non -hazardous on 30 years lease on as is where basis at kandla is Location: Kandla Documentation Sale from: 07-April- 2014 Documentation Sale to: 05-September-2014

EMD: ` 30, 53, 00,000/Closing Date: 05-September-2014 Address: Business Development Cell, P.O. Box 50, Administrative Office Building, EstateDivision (Land Section), Gandhidham, Dist. Kutch– 370201, Gujarat Tel: 91-2836-238055 Fax: 91-2836-239055 Email: bdc@kandlaport.com Website: www.kandlaport.gov.in Company Name: Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works Tender Detail: Repair and Renovation of Veterinary Sub-Dispensary of Smith Island, Diglipur, North Andaman.

Location: Diglipur Documentation Sale to: 11-September-2014 EMD: ` 11,113/Closing Date: 15-September-2014 Address: Office of the Executive Engineer, Construction Division, APWD, Diglipur, dist. North Middle Andaman-744202, Andaman and Nicobar Tel: 91-3192-272203 Fax: 91-3192-272203 Email: eeapwddp@and.nic.in Website: www.and.nic.in

Highways Company Name: Government of Karnataka Tender Detail: Upgradation of the Road from Managuli (Km 0+000) to Devapura(Km 109+953) of SH-61 in the State of Karnataka Location: Karnataka Documentation Sale from: 31-July-2014 Documentation Sale to: 15-September-2014 Closing Date: 15-September-2014 Address: Project Implementation Unit, Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project, 1st Floor, P.W.D. Annexe Building, K.R.Circle, Dist. Bangalore -560001, Karnataka Tel: 91-80-22126758/59/61 Website: www.karnataka.gov.in Company Name: National Highways Authority of India Tender Detail: Improvement Augmentation of Four Laning from km 5.000 to km. 79.340 (existing chainage) and Two Laning with Paved Shoulders from km 79.340 to km 118.795 (existing Chainage) of Madurai- Ramanathapuram Section of NH-49.

Location: Madurai- Ramanathapuram,Tamil Nadu Documentation Sale from: 24-July-2014 Documentation Sale to: 27-October-2014 EMD: ` 7, 35, 00,000/Closing Date: 28-October-2014 Address: G-5&6, Sector-10, Dwarka, Dist. New Delhi – 110 075, Delhi Tel: 91-11-25074100/25074200 (Extn-1541) Fax: 91-11-25093528 Email: israna@nhai.org Website: www.nhai.org

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