Cost Escalation Threatens Realty Recovery & Growth
The real estate sector, especially the residential segment, which showed great resilience against the Covid pandemic to register a smart recovery, is now facing a double whammy. The long-drawn Ukraine-Russia war has led to a sharp increase in
Evolution of Smart Cities
Cities are a product of interactive life forms; they have multi-pronged dimensions involving people and other life forms, with dynamic interactions. Due to such dynamics and the complexity of ever-changing interactions, smart cities cannot be
The Indian Fort - A Structural Engineering Marvel
Er. Vivek Abhyankar writes on the amazing architecture and planning, structural design, and performance, of many forts in India, along with their brief history, type, components, functioning, planning, and construction methodology
Road Ahead for Construction Finance
Real Estate and infrastructure are the major drivers of the economy with their significant contribution to the country’s GDP. As such, the construction finance is critical to ensure that real estate and infrastructure development
Realty in Recovery Mode
The Real Estate sector is on a recovery path, paving the way for sustainable growth in the coming years. With the receding pandemic, fast recovering economy, and a thriving job market, there are signs of promising times
The Landport Passenger Terminal Building Dera Baba Nanak, Kartarpur Corridor, Punjab, India
The Kartarpur Corridor between India and Pakistan connects the historic gurdwaras of Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur District of Punjab (India) with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur, in the Narowal District of Punjab (Pakistan)
Drowning of Infrastructure Causes, Effects & Remedies
Authors Er. Vivek Abhyankar, Founder of SGAWings Civil Engineering Consultant and Advisor (OPC), Mumbai & Dr. N. Subramanian, an award-winning author, consultant, and researcher, based at Maryland, USA, present a brief review
National Monetisation Plan: Paving the Road for Sustainable Financing Towards Infrastructure Development
The Modi government’s ambitious and aggressive ₹6 trillion National Monetisation Plan (NMP), high on intent with enabling framework, holds the promise of success, notwithstanding various challenges on
Need to Look Beyond Boundaries
34-InfraDespite their relatively small markets, Bhutan and Maldives provide Indian construction companies a dynamic space for infra development with an appreciable degree of social and cultural familiarity
Aquatic Gallery - Science City, Ahmedabad
Very few places in our world are more educational than museums. Museums are storehouses of knowledge and help us understand our world better. As institutions at the heart of society, museums have the power to define
Future of Real Estate Investing
Investors are looking to hedge their risks by diversifying their portfolios with Alternative Investments such as Commercial Real Estate. An alternative investment is one which is outside the traditional
India’s Smart Cities Mission Hits & Misses
Notwithstanding some bright spots, the flagship Smart Cities Mission (SCM), which marked its 6th anniversary on June 25, is yet to live up to its tall promises. Their sub-optimal performance, precipitated by
Need to Look Beyond Boundaries
Indian construction companies and equipment manufacturers should explore opportunities outside the country as India has the potential to become a global manufacturing hub. Reports Saeeduddin Faridi
Transferable Development Rights - Challenges & Prospects for Urban Infra Transition
TDR policy faces many constraints and challenges and several reformative steps are needed at the policy level to bring momentum to it. Though the concept of TDR (Transferable Development Rights), largely aimed
Futuristic Construction - A tectonic shift needed in the way Indian construction industry thinks and acts.
With the launch of Digital Roof 4.0 (DR4.0), a new day has dawned in the Indian construction sector. Digital Roof 4.0 is a multi-faceted engineering and management company set up with the avowed intention
Unlocking PSU Assets for Infrastructure Financing
Focusing on infrastructure as a key driver of economic growth, the government is embarking on a massive PSEs asset monetisation programme as part of Infrastructure Vision 2025. This ambitious programme is meant
PMRDA - Ensuing Planned, Sustainable Growth In and Around Pune
Cities all over the world are rapidly changing and expanding, and proper urban planning is now more important than ever before. Singapore 'urban model' is a classic example of highly targeted urban planning which has transformed Singapore's
Where is the Construction Industry headed?
In terms of its contribution to the global economy, the construction industry is at the forefront with a staggering annual share of 11- 12 trillion dollars. It is a large employer with more than 300 million people
AI: Construction’s new frontier of digital enablement
For years, construction has lagged behind other industries regarding technological advancement, disruption and digital automation. Finally, this is starting to change. The reducing cost of digital enablement
Transformative Technologies Boosting Real Estate & Construction
At a time when India is undergoing rapid urbanisation, integrating technologies like AI and IoT will help in faster and better planning and designing of smart, tech-enabled cities. Technology is transforming the real
How Technology Changed Civil Engineering for The Better
The rapid pace of technological advancement is changing every single aspect of our lives — and all of the industries and sectors in which we work. Consequently, civil engineering is not an exception here. For instance
Luxury Homes Staging A Comeback
Ease of purchase, increasing affordability, growing importance of spacious and safe environs of one’s own home due to increased health consciousness, and the trend of homeownership over renting, have all led to the revival
Foundation Stability of Existing Buildings near Upcoming Structures
There are several failures of buildings and bridges and other constructed facilities; it is important to learn from these failures so that such catastrophes do not occur in the future (Feld and Carper
Fractional Ownership - New Investment Opportunity for Retail Investors
The unique and fast growing real estate marketing concept of ‘Fractional Ownership’ has opened a new, safe, and profitable avenue of investment for retail investors in expensive A-grade office real estate
Infrastructure Sector Growth Challenges & Prospects in 2021
Infrastructure, together with real estate and housing, which are key to economic development, were severely hit due to the Corona pandemic; however, there have been many bright spots, especially the progressive policy
Real Estate Revival
Various stakeholders such as the government, industry bodies and developers need to come together and think out-of-the-box to lay a roadmap for long-term growth of the real estate sector
Survival Challenges for Construction Companies
Though the construction industry, the second largest contributor to GDP, plays a significant role in the country’s economic growth, yet it faces several challenges in realizing its full potential. The Covid-19 pandemic
Will it be Springtime for the CE Sector?
As we bid adieu to 2020, the current demand for CE products and services is in a sweet spot; but the sector’s firming up will be critical for ushering in sustainable growth. A lot will depend on the marketing activities
Real Estate Year End 2020 Review & Outlook 2021
While 2020 has been an unprecedented year globally, it has been able to create certain unique opportunities for the Real Estate sector that are likely to usher in a new era of innovation and digital transformation
Emerging Segments & Trends
From affordable homes to neighbourhood convenience stores, from owning a house to living in gated communities, and to emerging segments like warehousing and logistics, a spate of new trends are gaining traction which
