Cover Story Mar 01, 2018 11 experts discuss the future of the workplace in terms of planning and design. Find out what they have to say! Workplaces today are becoming more collaborative and open, fertile ground for interaction and ideation, and increasingly connected through Internet of Things (IoT). With millennials set to dominate the workforce in a few years, mobility is another imperative.
Cover Story Feb 01, 2018 Retail Revival: India to see another 8-9 million sq ft of new retail supply in 2018 The year 2017 is known to be the second best after 2011 in terms of net absorption in the retail sector and here's why: It saw the completion of around 6.4 million sq ft of new shopping malls across the country and expansion by both international and national retailers.
Cover Story Jan 01, 2018 Bharat Mala is worth Rs.10 lakh crore; we want to start projects worth Rs.3 lakh crore under Phase-I in 2018 Focus, zeal, vigour - these qualities, incredibly evident in this minister, have contributed to his extensive mandate. Indeed, Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India, has been on a development spree; testament to this is the progress in the roads sector.
Cover Story Jan 01, 2018 What’s hot in realty finance: Debt or equity, residential or commercial, affordable housing or premium property? Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA), demonetisation, the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) are transformational reforms that are expected to bring transparency, efficiency and credibility to the sector.
Cover Story Jan 01, 2018 Here's how the Bharatmala and Sagarmala programmes are connecting India! In 2015, the Sagarmala project was formally rolled out by the government - its strategic investment initiative targeted towards improving port connectivity, port mechanisation and modernisation at a total investment of Rs 5 lakh crore over a period of five to ten years.
Cover Story Dec 01, 2017 Look out for the one bright spot in housing real estate, the impact of RERA and more Housing real estate is down. Sales fell by 35 per cent across eight major cities between July and September as against the previous quarter, according to research firm PropEquity.
Cover Story Nov 01, 2017 The Real Future of Building While the use of software was never a primary need in the real-estate industry, the need to respond to statutory changes, customer expectations and growing demand at the right price has led to several real-estate companies riding the digital transformation wave.
Cover Story Oct 01, 2017 Look out for the business in affordable housing and the opportunity for developers The numbers say it all: 'Affordable' is the name of the game! Indeed, H1 2017 witnessed the resurrection of affordable housing across India with 71 per cent launches coming under the Rs 50-lakh price segment, up from 52 per cent during the same period last year, reveals the seventh edition of Knight Frank's flagship half-yearly report, India Real Estate.
Cover Story Sep 01, 2017 With India among the world's top five countries in green construction, here are recent trends in green building materials in the country With 4,205 registered green projects and a 4.63-billion-sq-ft green building footprint, India is among the world's top five countries in green construction. In fact, the country's green building footprint is expected to touch 10 billion sq ft by 2022.