Construction Week India - March 2018

Cover Story – Amit Bhosale, Group MD, ABIL Group, has mastered the fine art of balancing multiple construction segments, deftly manoeuvring between real estate and hospitality. While the hospitality segment is what makes him tick, he is equally confident in his real estate moves, with landmark developments currently springing up across Pune and Mumbai.

Feature - Innovations in Façade Technologies

They are undeniably complex systems to create, but they are part of the building that is visible to the world, sometimes even from afar. The façade is the perfect canvas for the vision of the developer, the creativity of the architect and innovation of the engineer/fabricator. While the first two are conceptual, it is the engineering that is much broader and encompasses everything from the performance of the building enclosure systems, which involves below-grade assemblies, curtain wall and skylights, the precast concrete, stone, or masonry walls, to the heavy timber or any other variety of façade systems and materials being used. Little wonder, why excellent engineering is what makes or breaks a façade.

Feature - Metro Rail

The country’s metro landscape is fast developing. The real impetus to the Indian metro rail story was provided by the resounding success of the Delhi Metro. close to 425kms of metro rail network is currently operational in 10 Indian cities, with the number expected to cross 600kms soon. Also, the past three years have seen the allocated amount for metro rail projects in the Union Budget at Rs 15,327 crore in FY17, Rs 18,000 crore in FY 18, and Rs 15,000 crore in FY 19.