Seismic Zones In India And Need Of Earthquake Resistant Buildings
India is divided into 4 seismic zones, namely Zone 2, 3, 4 & 5, ranging from very high risk damage zones to low risk damage zones. Alarmingly 38 cities in India fall into moderate to high risk damage zones and cities such asÙüåâÌâåÊDelhi, Chennai, Pune,…
Going Green is affordable
For most of us Green buildings and affordable buildings can never be related to each other or at least these two terms cannot be used for the same building. While the Ùüè÷Ì¢åâ«ÌÜåÏgreen buildingÙüè÷Ì¢åâ«Ì¢åãè÷ generally stands for sustainable or environmentally responsible building the term Ùüè÷Ì¢åâ«ÌÜåÏaffordable buildingÙüè÷Ì¢åâ«Ì¢åãè÷…
Safeguarding Against Time And Cost Overruns With AAC Blocks
Delay in completing construction projects is disadvantageous for everyone. While, buildersÙüè÷Ì¢åâ«Ì¢åãè÷ profit margin reduces because of the rise in the prices of construction materials and labor cost, buyers donÙüè÷Ì¢åâ«Ì¢åãè÷t get the possession of premises on time, resulting in inconveniences and monetary losses. The general public…
Ensuring Better Protection from Fire with AAC Blocks
With increased use of electrical and gas-based appliances in commercial as well as personal premises, the threat of fire is growing gradually despite better technology, enhanced safety awareness and implementation of fire safety laws. Mushrooming of high-rises, large commercial complexes and malls in both big…
Magicrete For A Sound Sleep Every Night
Life in big, crowded cities is getting tougher with each passing year owing to long working hours, high commute time, traffic jams and pollution. In such a scenario, a good night sleep is a must for every individual for a healthy and productive life. Unfortunately,…
Magicrete for Greener Future
The Increase of unbalanced activities by humans since last few decades has seriously impacted our environment and our country has seen some severe damages like tsunami, flooding, rising of sea level, etc due to this. Rebuilding and sustaining our environment is a concern of this…
Need of Water Conservation in Construction
70% of EarthÙüè÷Ì¢åâ«Ì¢åãè÷s surface is water which makes it a most abundant resource available on Earth. But do you know 97% of the water available is saltwater? The remaining 3% is held in snow and fresh water sources out of which only 1% is available…
AAC Blocks: A Versatile Building Product
AAC Blocks, Autoclaved Aerated Concrete blocks are undoubtedly a popular and preferred building material world-wide. Invented by a Swedish architect Dr. Johan Axel Eriksson in mid 1920, AAC is now being produced for more than 70 years and is trusted for its significant advantages over…