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Gypsum houses and portable bamboo dwellings
New ways of building houses using unconventional materials have come into focus recently in the Ernakulam region. K.A. MARTIN takes a close look at two of these — one uses fibreglass-reinforced gypsum load-bearing wall panels, and the other ma inly relies on bamboo mat board to build portable housing units.


Building materials for a steal
The recently opened Nirmithi Kendra outlet at Kalamassery, for building materials is, at present, hampered by limited stocks of steel, cement, solid blocks and so on. But all this is going to change soon, says Robert V. Thomas, Regional Engineer, ...
Property prices will come down: HDFC chief
The Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has targeted a 25-30 per cent growth this financial year on account of prevailing robust demand from its retail customers, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh says.

The lender has seen a cooling ...


Ensuring quality of structures
How engineers and workers can scrupulously adhere to norms and procedures for upholding quality at the worksite.
Drive on a highway in the sky
In six months’ time, you can experience the joy of driving on an elevated highway in Bangalore.
How much do we need?
In urban areas, BIS suggests 135 litres for a person a day.
Difficult days ahead
In these days of fast life, we rarely have time to pause and ponder over issues affecting our long-term interests. We often live in the present and try to get the best out of what is before us. There are many examples of this short-sighted ...
Gym at home for today’s hectic lifestyle
The high disposable income and health awareness prompt people to set up gyms at home.
A winning combination
Even traditional art forms can accommodate cultural confluences. In any case, art is never the exclusive prerogative of a culture. Elucidating this theory is this thoughtful ikebana arrangement by Sogetsu Ikebana teacher Malathi Pandurang. ...
How best you can renovate your house
Arriving at a decision whether to renovate your house or build a new one is difficult. A look at a newly renovated house.
Sabeer Bhatia in knowledge city project
Real estate developer Parsvnath on Thursday tied up with Sabeer Bhatia, co-founder of Hotmail, to develop a Rs. 50,000-crore knowledge city project in Haryana. The Parsvnath Nano City project will come up at Panchkula near Chandigarh.

The ...



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