Special Report Feb 01, 2016 Chennai Challenge As the city prepares to rebuild itself in the aftermath of the worst-ever rains in a decade that led to massive destruction of property, infrastructure and other assets, CW looks at the constraints and challenges ahead.
Special Report May 01, 2015 Five-Star Facility The Sona Sigma Block at Sona College of Technology in Salem is the first institutional building in Southern India to achieve the five-star GRIHA rating. The Sona Sigma Block at Sona College of Technology
Special Report Apr 01, 2015 Getting Back on Track How will the government make good on its promises in the Railway Budget considering the challenges that have traditionally hampered the development of railway infrastructure? CW examines the problems and offers possible solutions.
Special Report Apr 01, 2015 A Tall Drink of Water! The 66-ft majestic water grid pylon in Nalgonda district will create awareness about the Telangana government´s project to address the state´s water woes.
Special Project Apr 01, 2015 Green Goes Gold Tishman Speyer adds the Gold-certified Waverock Phase-II in Hyderabad to its green oeuvre. Te LEED-certified building space in India covers an astonishing 833 million sq ft.
Special Report Apr 01, 2015 The Plan for Mumbai The Mumbai Development Plan (DP) rejects statism, reliance on artificially created scarcities to raise resources, the culture of obtrusive bureaucratic control and, ideological policy-making. It is based on a new liberal paradigm and favours simplicity.
Special Report Mar 01, 2015 Recouping after Hudhud It took Vizag by surprise. All we could do was stand by our doors and windows, and see trees being uprooted and electric poles falling. In some apartments, the furniture blew out from one window into the other. Once the reverse action of the cyclone started, cars were moving sideways because of the wind. There wasn´t a single building that didn´t suffer damages.
Special Project Mar 01, 2015 Sun on the Water In accord with the increased momentum of the renewable energy movement across the world, India has commissioned some solar plants of late, the most prominent being the canal top solar plants in Gujarat. Now, taking the solar wave a step higher, Smritiban in New Town, Kolkata, boasts India´s first floating solar plant. Let´s find out more.
Special Report Mar 01, 2015 Smart Materials Conforming to the need for intelligent urbanization and energy-resource efficiency, while taking into account buildings and users, an integrated and holistic approach for planning and practical solutions is an imperative