Jagvir Goyal : Lighting Up Your House
Jagvir Goyal Lighting a residential unit doesn’t mean just installation of fittings and fixtures. Today, it has become a specialization field that demands a lot of innovation. Whereas lights provided in a house should serve the primary function of allowing doing all tasks with ease, these should also create an [...]
Planning a House in Times of Pandemics
Jagvir Goyal Second wave of corona virus pandemic has taken the country by storm. Death, destruction and despair are ruling the cities as new strains and initial vaccine hesitancy add surge to the wave. Migrant labour is returning to their hometowns. Under such circumstances, a house builder faces new challenges [...]
Use Equipment For Easier Building Work
Er. Jagvir Goyal* Construction equipment sector has undergone an eye-opening transformation at international level. In India however, the construction industry still remains labor-intensive. While the specialized structure segment is now fast adopting equipment technology, building construction work still remains alien to available equipment. It is time for a change, if [...]
How To Usher Quality In Works?
Er. Jagvir Goyal The key to create something beautiful and to build a decent reputation for an organization lies in having a complete quality control in construction, not by merely appointing QC inspectors but by removing the basic flaws in the system of tendering, supervision and management of men, machines [...]
Jagvir Goyal : Safeguard Your Reputation
Er. Jagvir Goyal* Reputations take years to build but a moment to destroy. A great and consistent effort is required to build one’s reputation. And an equal and steady attempt has to be made to maintain it. Ask the importance of building one’s reputation from a reputed apartment builder. No [...]
Time To Look Up At The Sky!
Er. Jagvir Goyal* ‘No Alternative to vertical expansion’, a paper written by the author in 2004 was selected for the international conference held in Queen Elizabeth hall, London and presided over by Prince Charles. In the following article, the author shares his thoughts over the necessity of shifting the direction [...]
Eliminate The Term ‘Super Area’
Er. Jagvir Goyal* North Indians, known for their extravagant living, have always found it hard to escape the ‘palatial bungalow’ and ‘kothi’ culture. Till date, flats and apartments have mostly been greeted with a big ‘no no’ and apartment living has been looked upon as ‘B class’. But now, a [...]
Jagvir Goyal : Real Temples of Worship
Large development projects of any kind, may be a refinery, a power project, a highway or railway project, whenever are being set up, carry a different kind of atmosphere that can be more felt than described to have a true feel of it. There is an electrical charge in the [...]
Jagvir Goyal : The Magic of Stethoscope
The moment a person puts a stethoscope around his neck, it lends identity and respect to him. Doctors, while moving briskly through the patient filled corridors of hospitals always put it around their necks to ensure a free passage to them. A white coat alone doesn’t certify a person as [...]
Judicious Choice of Floor Tiles
Jagvir Goyal Availability of extra money evokes aspirations. Having more money to spend at their hands, people look for newer, exceptional and costlier materials to add to their houses. Taking a cue from this trend, vitrified tile manufacturers are unveiling new sizes of floor tiles in the market every other [...]
Jagvir Goyal : LEC Systems For Buildings
Jagvir Goyal India is a tropical country and its Northern parts face extreme weather conditions with scorching summers extending longer than winters. People living in this part keep looking for solutions that keep their houses cooler in summers and warm in winters. Air conditioners, blowers and water heaters consume substantial [...]
Jagvir Goyal : Minimum Size of Columns
Jagvir Goyal Collapse of a four storeyed building in Solan District few days back causing death of 14 persons including 13 army men sent shockwaves across the region. In the present times, when the structural engineering and concrete technology are at most advanced stage, such a collapse of building speaks [...]