Vaishnavi-Katerra in JV launches 896 apartment units

In order to introduce next generation construction technology in housing sector, Vaishnavi Group has recently joined hands with Katerra, a technology-driven offsite construction company enabling the partners to integrate offsite manufacturing technology and the concept of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA), director, Vaishnavi Group, Darshan Govindaraju, said. The partners are launching Vaishnavi Serene housing project in Benguluru showcasing Katerra‘s technology comprising 896 apartments in configurations of 1, 2 & 3-bedroom units. It is offering potential home owners several first in terms of features – from being the first residential project in Bengaluru to be built with global off-site precast technology, to being the first community to offer homes with a new set of specifications and smart sizes to highly enhanced space efficiency. Speaking on the efficiency of introducing the next-generation construction technology, head, Design & Brand Strategy, Asia & Middle East, Katerra, Nejeeb Khan, said that their teams have worked to design, engineer, factory manufacture and assemble high-quality housing, built offsite, eliminating many of the common problems associated with traditional on-site construction. Designed and manufactured with precision and it believes in delivering quality homes through technology, ultimately increasing the speed and quality of delivery, while simultaneously being more sustainable by reducing waste, optimized resource utilization, and minimal environmental disruption. US-based Katerra, a design and technology driven global construction company, broke ground on its first fully integrated off-site manufacturing plant at Shabad (Hyderabad) recently. Projected for completion by March 2020, the factory will deliver eight million sq ft of building components every year through robotic assembly line production by investing $100 million amounting to ₹700 crore in Hyderabad facility.