A foundation-laying ceremony was held by the schools developer Delta Group for the Yang Jiazhen Delta Sunshine Primary School in Sichuan, China. The first solar-powered primary school built after the Sichuan earthquake disaster in 2008 is scheduled for completion by spring 2010. The design proposal, which won the 2009 Delta Cup International Solar Building Design Competition, hopes to enhance air ....

Russia has agreed to financially assist the construction of a nuclear reactor in Belarus by contributing $9 billion. In addition, it will also provide engineering and technological support. Starting in 2010, the project is expected to be ready by 2018.Atomstroeksport, Russias state-owned nuclear energy company would play the general contractor while other Russian and Belarusian firms would act as ....

France-based Thales has procured a 103-million euro contract to supply train control and communication systems for a new metro railway project in Mecca. The 20-km long light rail system will be built by China Railway Construction Corp that has awarded the contract to Thales. Thales is set to supply the project with a driverless train control system as well as the required communication and adminis....

China is all set to commence the construction of its 1,100-km long parallel gas and oil pipelines to Myanmar in September this year. The project is expected to reduce transportation cost by shortening the journey of up to 20 million tons of crude oil from the Middle East and Africa. Compared to the traditional shipping route, the pipeline is set to reduce the distance travelled by crude oil by 1,2....

The 20th Shanghai International Construction Material and Indoor Decoration Exhibition 2009 will take place from August 18 to 21, 2009, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, China. The show is organised by World Expo Group Shanghai Modern International Exhibition in collaboration with Shanghai Building Materials Industry Association. It will display water-saving technology and e....

Messe Mnchen GmbH, the organisers of bauma 2010, is very satisfied with the response to its exhibition, which will be held from April 19 to 25, 2010, in Munich, Germany. Bauma is the worlds leading trade fair for the manufacturers of building material machines, construction machinery, mining machinery and construction equipment and vehicles. The applicants have shown interest across various produc....

Pearl Dubai FZ LLC has announced that India would be an important part of its growth strategy. The company is developing the project, Dubai Pearl in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This is an important partnership due to the rising stock markets in India. The Indian community is showing a renewed interest in investing in Dubai.Pearl Dubai FZ LLC also announced its partnership with MGM Mirage to devel....

Thermal power generation plants produce a significant amount of greenhouse gases. These gases are the root cause of global warming. By reducing the consumption of electrical energy, we can reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in the environment. But how do we reduce or optimise energy consumption? The answer lies in Intelligent Building Management System (IBMS).For example, the buildings in Fra....

Energy is the key to the development of any country. Clean energy empowers people and helps in improving education, health and employment opportunities. Today, the biggest problem faced by our country is scarcity of energy, leading to frequent power cuts ranging from a few minutes to several hours depending upon the place where one resides. Even though the government is trying hard to cope with th....

The feasibility of advancing Indias railway prowess has come under considerable debate recently. There are practical concerns related to introducing high-speed trains in areas where security is a continuing problem or outfitting severely congested areas with the infrastructure required for metro rail links. The growing focus on the railways as a preferred mode of transport is one that we cannot ig....

With the global financial crisis simmering for over a year, India and the rest of the world has beengrappling with the twin global shocks of a world-wide liquidity crunch and deepening recession.In India, the liquidity shock was felt immediately, with vanishing external trade credit, surging FII outflows and liabilities of Indian bank branches abroad drying up and needing to be substituted by cred....

Engineering major Larsen Toubro (LT) has acquired six orders worth Rs 1,230 crore. The projects are intended to be constructed by Electrical and Gulf Projects Operating Company, a subset of Ls Construction Division.The deal comprises a project worth Rs 496 crore from Mahatransco, for the construction of a 220-kV multi-circuit transmission line over 130 km in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. A Rs 2....

Sahara has entered into a partnership with Gleeds, the international management and construction consultant, for developing its Sahara City brand of townships in 217 cities across India. According to the deal, Gleeds will offer project management and consultancy services for the chain of townships and assist Sahara in its construction activities.Sahara City Homes, the real estate project of Sahara....

After being in the pipeline for nine years, the BandraWorli Sea Link that promises to cut a 40-minute ride between the two Mumbai suburbs to just 7 minutes has finally opened. Constructed by Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), the 5.6-km sea link is only a third of the Western Freeway Project that aims to connect the citys western coast with high-speed corridors all the way to its southern tip.T....

A cricket stadium, at par with international standards, is set to be built on 23 acres in the coastal Kerala suburb of Edakochi, Kochi. Construction of the project would begin next year and require an estimated three years to becompleted. Planning and designing is expected to take six to nine months.The land required for the Rs 250-crore project has already been purchased. Additional land around t....

Hyderabad-based Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) has procured a set of infrastructure orders at a value of Rs 358 crore.The first one hails from the Directorate of Public Health Engineering (Kolkata) for water supply at a price tag of Rs 65.39 crore, which is expected to be completed in 18 months. An order worth Rs 64.8 crore has been received from Maharashtra Jeevan Pradikaran, Amravathi, for....

Tata BlueScope Building Solutions, a division of Tata BlueScope Steel has been conferred the Pre-Engineered Building Project of the Year award at the Essar Steel Infrastructure Excellence Awards. The award was in recognition for its successful implementation of the East West Gas Pipeline project of Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited (RGTIL).The project included design and erection ....

Construction work on the 45-km Chennai Metro Rail Project has begun and is expected to conclude by 2015. Estimated at Rs 14,600 crore, the Metro Rail Project will be constructed with a contribution of Rs 13 crore from the Centre. The State Government has already allocated Rs 550 crore for the project and is expected to supply more capital if required.The project comprises of two phases. In the fir....

The Washington office of Leo a Daly has been selected by the government of the Republic of Chad to provide architectural, landscape and engineering design for its new embassy. The project includes the renovation of a 40-year old building in an important site on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington.The project is aimed at modernising the interior, exterior and landscape of the structure that was buil....

Commemorating the birth anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright, a noted American writer, educator, architect and designer, on June 8, the Guggenheim Museum along with Google has launched Design It: Shelter Competition. This global online programme will invite participants from all around the world to employ Google Earth and Google SketchUp to churn out and submit designs for 3D shelters, spread across ....

drcauto software has announced the release of the AutoCAD(r) 2010 compatible version of their Smart Architect software. This software will offer a total architectural solution that is designed to expand the power of the AutoCAD(r) 2010 suite. It is equipped with easy-to-learn and professional drawing tools to save time at every stage of the design life cycle, and is available within a familiar dr....

The redevelopment and restoration of the Beeston Parish Church in Nottinghamshire has received the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards in the East Midlands Conservation category. The project, worth 860,000, was lauded in the award ceremony. The scheme, designed by Derby-based architects Lathams, completely replaced the dark and outdated interior of the church and created a brightl....

The Indian Institute of Architecture (IIA) Excellence in Architecture Awards 2008 was hosted by the West Bengal Chapter of the Indian Institute of Architecture at Town Hall, Kolkata. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, the Mayor of Kolkata, graced the ceremony with his presence.Around 300 architects from across West Bengal attended the three-day event along with eminent architects from the executive commi....

Goldleafing Studio, Indias only studio showcasing goldleafing and silverleafing, completed its successful one year. The studio, which is located at the Oshiwara Link Road in Mumbai, displays the glittering work of gold and silver gilding. This concept was pioneered in India by Shehzad Khan, a graduate of JJ School of Arts Interior Designing. Beside pure 24-carat gold leafing, other types of leafin....

Schneider Electric India, the fully-owned subsidiary of Schneider Electric SAS, has announced the launch of its revolutionary electro-mechanical, full-flat switch, ZENcelo, in India. ZENcelo switches boast of dollies that are fully aligned with the surrounding of the switch and have no protrusions.Aesthetically pleasing flat switches are in fact available, but only exclusive to luxurious electroni....

The Pergo Expression range of wooden laminate floors introduces four new designs to its existing range. The latest designs form exciting formats and different surfaces to make a strong statement in any room. There are a variety of distinct planks and narrow short plank floors available in special plank sizes of 1196 144 and 1196 92 based on specific designs. Most designs of the Pergo Expression ....

Friuli offers an amazing range of modular kitchens to suit every home owners requirement. From the classical to the functional and ultra modern, there are many different styles and materials to select from when choosing a new kitchen. Friulis kitchen models are characterised by clean lines,functional storage and working space, which work equally well in both traditional and as well as contemporary....

The Indian ceramic tile industry continues to expand with constant technological innovation and upgradation as tiles have become the most preferred option for walls and floors. In the light of this growing trend, Indian tile companies are leaving no stone unturned while using world-class technology and adhering to international tile manufacturing standards.Somany Ceramics Ltd (SCL), which has rec....

Facility management services (FMS) can be defined as the collaboration of people and services to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the given space and work environment including the ambience, equipment and people who operate them. FMS is a service relating to property management and support services supplied to occupants of a site. It also extends to technical engineering services, thus ....

Having a photovoltaic module certified is complex and costly. However, certification of modules is both necessary and useful to sell the modules in a global marketplace.The number of certification marks required for selling solar photovoltaic modules is manageable. For markets like Germany, Spain, Italy and France, the modules are usually certified according to the International Electrotechnical C....

Although the markets reacted violently following the announcement of Budget 2009, many industry juggernauts have accepted the reforms as being socially constructive, quite literally, as far as infrastructure and real estate are concerned. While many label it a defensive stance intended to prop up the declining market, some conclude that it may indeed be a Budget that concentrates on stability and ....

Let us admit that corrosion is not a very popular subject and has only lately caught the interest of politicians and media.It is observed that loss of life, property and production time, and damage to environment due to failures of critical metallic infrastructure such as bridges, oil and gas pipelines or installations, on account of the natural process of corrosion, can be higher to that caused b....

The construction equipment sector has been influenced by globalisation much before the automobile industry. Driven by the needs of the defence sector, the demand for equipment increased during the initial stages of economic liberalisation. This was an attractive element for international players, who entered into exclusive arrangements, financial collaborations and joint ventures with local equipm....

The Indian real estate industry has seen a phenomenal change in recent years with foreign investors entering the Indian market. Multinational brands are joining hands with Indian developers and builders to invest in the growing economy, and this has given a boost to the industry.Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) businesses have cropped up over the years, especially in the development and services ....

The term smart home usually refers to device-driven homes, and this concept is fast catching on in the market. The range of gadgets and functions adopted in these homes are diverse and include automation systems, cables and structured wiring cameras and surveillance, dimmers, lighting and appliance control, door locks and access control, intercoms and phones, pet care and pest control, security, s....

Indias general election has resulted in a positive verdicta stable Congress-led UPA Government, which has boosted economic sentiment across the nation with its promise of improved governance. History was made when the Indian stock market had to be halted twice on the same day as the index jumped by more than 10 percent in a matter of seconds.Prior to the elections, the capital market had already s....

In any business environment, people need tools to comprehend, analyse and submit a report before any crucial decisions can be taken. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 is a enterprise resource planning software from Microsoft that can assist people in making more informed decisions. This software is part of the Microsoft Dynamics package to assist small and medium-sized enterprises. This article discusses....

Alarge municipality in South Africa, eThekwini render is services ranging from infrastructure development and tax collection to providing electricity,water and waste removal to 3.2 million citizens. The municipality generates 8 percent of the South African gross national product (GNP). The municipalitys aggressive growth plans included a major policy plan designed to develop Durban as the IT hub o....

Greenply Industries is an integrated interior infrastructure company in India that provides a wide range of products for interior infrastructure needs. Greenply is the manufacturer of plywood, high-pressure laminates and decorative veneer categories. With tremendous growth in real-estate sectors such as residential,commercial and retail, and a rise in the disposable income of the countrys middle c....

ElectroMech has developed a unique and cost-effective bulk material handling system for the extraction and disposal of overburden. This system can efficiently remove overburden generated during the construction of deep shafts as well as that generated during the tunnelling operation itself. Several such systems designed and manufactured by ElectroMech are operational at various construction sites ....

The latest solutions from Gemini Equipment and Rentals Pvt Ltd (GEAR) replace conventional scaffolding from Alimak HEK, the worldwide leaders in rack and pinion access solutions. Quality and safety are the main priorities of Alimak HEK along with durability and flexibility.Vertical access solutionsAlimak HEKs product portfolio comprises the following:


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