The death of a teenage girl in Mumbai on January 15this year as a result of poisoning due to gas emanating from a gas geyser has sent shockwaves across the country. In a similar incident, on December 8 last year, fire in a factory building in Delhi killed more than 40 persons while many were injured
The collapse of a three storey under construction building at Peer Muchalla, near Zirakpur, recently resulted in causing injuries to the workers who were engaged there. The contrator of the building suffered heavy losses due t the collapse of the building, and his reputatin got lost forever.
In the last article, we had focused on aspects related to reinforcement steel, concrete, material consumption, structural design and choice of plot to achieve economy an durability. In this episode, we shall consider some more ways that can help in attaining economy during construction without compromising on strength, durability and beauty of the house: Choose wood laminates: Many brands of decorative laminates are today available in the market to touch the aesthetic sense of the customer who rather finds himself lost in the highly attractive, smooth and shiny world of laminates. Commonly known by the first brand names of Formica [...]
Recession in real estate sector continuing, genuine buyers are finding it an opportune time to buy an apartment of their choice. Beginning mid-January, ‘Maghi’ is considered as one of the most auspicious months for house warming. That month not far, if you are on the lookout for a suitable apartment, apart from other factors that are generally considered, don’t ignore the technical aspects that are rather more important. Here have a look on them: Basic aspects: Factors that a buyer generally examines before buying an apartment are the location of the residential complex, reputation of the builder, whether the scheme [...]
Construction of a house is a long process, spanning over 18 to 30 months and there are times when the house builder feels fed up with the everyday material requirements by the workers, procurement of items, site visits, meetings with the Architect and many other activities. During such moments, his sincere wish is to see off all the workers, take a break from the tedious routine and rest a while. The desire grows stronger when the house is nearing completion but working gangs, especially carpenters and painters continue with their work endlessly. It’s important to overcome such moments and review [...]
Jagvir Goyal has a way with words. Literally. How else would you explain the growing list of books written by him. With Goyal's seventh book, Science Crosswords out in the bookstores today, we decided to meet this Deputy Director from PSEB, and find out what drives him to create crosswords at this speed.
The Punjab State Electricity Board has announced a cash award of Rs 10,000 to engineer Jagvir Goyal for his outstanding work in civil engineering. At the age of 36, Mr goyal has already written two highly technical books on subjects like "slipforming" and expedicious construction of RCC chimneys.
Careful planning, safe structural design, use of tested materials, good workmanship in construction, economy and safety are essential features of any kind of construction work. Any of these features, if ignored, costs heavily. Being vigilant pays dividends--it helps you avert potential loss of and money. Let's have a look at some guidelines that will help you in avoiding their occurrence.
As recession in the real estate sector continues, genuine buyers are finding it an opportune time to buy an apartment of their choice. Beginning mid-January, Maghi is considered one of the most auspicious months for house warming. When you are on the lookout for a suitable apartment, keep in mind the following important technical aspects.
Many house builders while planning the construction of their house, dream of adding a nice bathtub to the master bathroom and enjoy a long bath at leisure in it. At the same time, many house builders, fascinated by the attractive advertisements by bath fittings companies plan to add shower cubicles to the bathrooms of their house. Let’s have a look at the usefulness of these two items to make a better choice: Bathtubs: Bathtubs of many shapes and sizes are available these days. These include rectangular, square, round, oval and triangular shaped bathtubs. Rectangular shape is most preferred and [...]
