Planning Construction of Buildings, Community and Individual Housing, and Townships: Factors to be Considered
Construction is an inter-related complex of operations; hence it is essential to analyse each and every aspect during its planning. The architect/engineer must be aware of the latest construction technologies, new building materials in the market, the evolving
Making Waste to Wealth A Reality
India’s Construction Sector is ready to embrace the Circular Economy principles, which are being driven by government policies, innovative entrepreneurs, and responsible businesses – all of whom hold the key to a sustainable future. The circular model
Shalini Goyal Bhalla - NITI Aayog
The concept of a circular economy involves designing out waste and keeping materials and products in use for as long as possible, thereby minimizing the consumption of resources and reducing environmental impacts. The construction industry has been
Mohan Ramanathan - Advanced Construction Technologies
Our PM has set an ambitious target of zero emissions by 2070 and based on the announcement, many corporates have set their own targets to reach Net Zero within their spheres of activity. As far as the Construction Industry is concerned, there are no signs
Sanjay Seth - TERI & Vice President & CEO, GRIHA Council
As we know, the construction industry is significantly resource intensive and is leading to mass deforestation, depletion of non-renewable resources, extensive mining and many such critical global impacts. With the construction activities increasing manifold
Sushil Kumar - UPMRCL
We can significantly improve sustainability levels by minimizing material waste. In UPMRCL, collection, segregation, storage and disposal of different types of waste are done as per legal norms. Organic waste management is undertaken by the installation
Abhijeet Pai - Puzzolana Group
The Indian Government has been actively formulating policies and promoting projects to drive the country towards a circular economy. It is encouraging the construction industry to use alternative energy sources like solar and wind power, and to reuse plastic
Mohak Gupta – Development Alternatives
In light of growing pressures from indiscriminate resource extraction and consumption, mounting heaps of various kinds of wastes, and the looming challenge of climate change, circular economy approaches now offer sustainable alternatives for the construction
Amol Sinha - Director, Product Support & Training, Terex India
The government and industry can help create a more sustainable future by reducing waste and conserving resources, and by promoting / encouraging use of recycled materials. They can make recycling more convenient, for instance, by providing more
Binish Desai - Eco Eclectic Tech
The construction industry has always been open to exploring alternatives in green building materials and reducing wastage in the process. But there have been many challenges in the process due to the heavy reliance on cement, which is one of the biggest
Swaminathan Dhandapani - etrack Crushers
At Keestrack Group, we understand the growing importance of the circular economy in the modern business landscape. We actively adapt and promote sustainability and our focus is on reducing waste at every stage of design and manufacturing, so that
Hardik Panchal - Director, Hardy Smith
Responsible Indian construction companies are consciously adopting green building practices by selecting and using eco-friendly and recycled materials in their projects, especially, post RERA implementation. Increasing use of materials those can be
Mahesh Girdhar - EverEnviro Resource Management
The circular economy concept emphasizes reducing, reusing, and recycling resources in a closed-loop system. The infra and construction industry plays a critical role in the circular economy and has a considerable environmental impact. It requires a vast
Manish Bhartia - Promoter & Managing Director cfloworld.com
The surge in infrastructure development has led to a sharp rise in demand for natural sand, creating a supply gap and putting strain on the environment. To address this issue, OEMs like us are actively seeking innovative ways to reduce reliance on virgin resources
Angad Singh Bedi - BCD Group
As the key growth driver for the country’s economy, the infra & construction industry has proactively embraced the basic philosophy of circular economy. Today, sustainability has become a necessity and the industry is taking actions that are aligned
Prashant Singh - Blue Planet Environmental Solutions
Led by the guiding principles of the circular economy, the Infra Construction Industry is gradually transforming; it is recycling waste materials for their reusing in projects, embracing modular construction, and designing with deconstruction in mind
Tarun Datta - Nish Earthmovers
Among different industries, the construction equipment industry (CE) attracts the most attention and plays a critical role in the circular economy transition because of its significant resource intensity. However, the industry is limited due to its unique
Sooraj Cherukat - Hailstone Innovations
Circular economy is considered the need of the century as a sustainable future and transformational development will depend on it. OEMs have a huge responsibility towards the concept of circular economy since ultimately, the lifetime of the machines will
Ashish Goel - Finetech Recycling Private Limited
The government needs to take measures to fast track the adoption and utilization of recycled materials for a more sustainable future and to support the ‘waste to wealth’ mission. The Government should check the billing history of construction
Ramesh Palagiri - Wirtgen India
The total waste generated by any country is calculated on the basis of per capita waste generation. As per the latest estimate by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, we generate more than one lakh of waste per day in India (0.3 kg per capita
Dr. Ambika Behl - Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi
“Use of waste plastic in bitumen has shown improved performance, stability, strength, and a reduction in overall rutting in roads. Until now, India has almost 33,700 km of low volume plastic roads; as of 2021, 703 km of National Highways were constructed
R S Raghavan - PROMAN Infrastructure Services
PROMAN has been closely watching the developments in the field of Construction and Demolition (C&D) recycling and metal recycling. To support the government policy regarding circular economy, we have successfully experimented with metal recycling
R.V. Panchal, CMD & Soham Panchal, Director Operations - Neptune Industries
The Indian construction industry is booming with real estate and infrastructure developments. Businesses are transforming from small and medium-scale plants to bigger plants with larger production capacities. However, the construction industry
C&D Waste Recycled Materials - A Circular Economy Solution
Circular economy is a model of production and use through sharing, reusing, repairing, and recycling existing materials and products as far as possible. It is based on the principles of avoiding waste, use of generated waste, and recycling waste for further
Recycled Coarse Aggregate
Prof. Neha (Research Scholar), Dr. Sudisht Mishra and Dr. Rajeev Goel, review and explore the advantages and disadvantages of recycled concrete aggregate so that further implications for improvement and enhancements level can be identified. A review was carried
Recycling of Construction Demolition Waste
India is one of the fastest growing economy and is urbanizing rapidly. Over the next 30 years, 53% of the population is expected to be in urban agglomerations. According to the guidelines issued by
Green Concrete and its Scope in India
Green concrete is conventional concrete made up of waste cementitious material; its use reduces the environmental impact of conventional concrete; therefore, replacing concrete ingredients with Construction
Construction & Demolition Waste as Aggregates for Rigid Pavement Applications
Use of large volumes of Construction and Demolition waste based on the concept of reduce, reuse and recycle, encourages sustainable construction practices; for instance, the feasibility of using C&D waste
Iron and Steel Slags - Economically & Environmentally Viable For Road & Civil Construction
With ever increasing demand of raw materials for roads and construction leading to rampant reclamation of natural resources, the eco-balance of the environment is under constant strain. Hence, there is an urgent
Recycled C&D Waste Materials
Large construction activities were taken up after Independence in India. These structures have outlived their lives now and are under demolition. From such demolitions, a considerable quantity of Construction
