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 By Ar. Tripat Girdhar, Principal Architect & Co-founder of The Design Studio As an architect in heart, I would like to highlight a few tips and tricks for newcomers and bachelors who would like to make their career in this field.   Sustainable in design  Living in a sustainable, mindful, and wise way has never been more significant before the pandemic hit. After the epidemic, everyone has noticed a major difference, especially with regard to recently proposed initiatives. Before the pandemic, a select few farms and well-known architects took the lead in sustainable initiatives and anticipated the future of architecture in design. To keep this in mind, we advise keeping your design sustainable and incorporating solar panels and rainwater harvesting systems into your projects. Sustainable projects are designed to peacefully coexist with nature, enabling us to live in harmony with our surroundings. They encourage a healthy, sustainable lifestyle and lessen their carbon ...

Day-one of eleventh edition of Indian Restaurant Congress 2022 which is currently taking place at the Pullman Hotel in Aerocity, New Delhi on 21 st and 22 nd November was power packed with hot trends and visionary messages led by top leaders in the Restaurant industry and the brightest professionals in food service. Along with the valuable takeaways from industry’s game changers and a Whitepaper on “Food service & Restaurant Business Report 22-23”, Co-Produced by Francorp & RestaurantIndia.in, was also released today. Over 100 speakers shared their experiences on the day-1 of the India's most prominent restaurant show, including renowned operators in the food and beverage industry such as Navin Gurnaney, CEO, Tim Hortons India; Unnat Varma, Managing Director (Asia Pacific) - Pizza Hut (Yum! Restaurants Inc.); Atul Kochhar, Michelin-Starred Chef & Restaurateur; Raghav Joshi, Cofounder, Rebel Foods; Rohit Kapoor, Chief Executive Officer, Swiggy - Food Marketplace. The...

Welspun One Logistics Parks, a pan-India integrated fund, industrial asset development, and management company, has been recognised for its innovative and tech-enabled warehousing solutions across the country. Welspun One has been at the forefront of the warehousing and logistics park revolution and has brought pioneering ideas to the sector in a short span of two years. Welspun One has been awarded ‘Best in class Warehousing Company’ and its Managing Director Anshul Singhal has been conferred with the ‘Best Warehousing Leader in India’ at the 6th Future of Logistics & Supply Chain Awards 2022 held in Mumbai on 20th October. Additionally, the company has received an award for its flagship warehousing facility in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, as the "Industrial / Warehousing Project of the Year" at the 14th Realty Excellence Awards, West held in Mumbai on October 19, 2022. For his contributions made to the sector, Mr. Singhal was also awarded "CXO of the Year" at this e...

Lighting design is one of the many elements at the disposal of interior designers. People usually overlook the possibilities of lighting to enhance an environment. It can express your individuality and transform your house into a home. The effectiveness of other interior components, such as wall covering, flooring, and furnishings, will be diminished without adequate lighting. Good lighting is essential to maximise the aesthetics and efficiency of an abode. Many different types of lights can be used in interior design. Each light has its unique shape, size, usage, price, and identity. Before we get into the details, let's understand the fundamentals. Lights can be generally classified into two categories: natural and artificial. Sunlight is considered natural light and is entirely unpredictable. Artificial lights are versatile in terms of design, intensity, colour, and, most significantly, controllability.  Interior decorative lights can be classified into four varieties -  Am...

In India, the real estate industry stands second to the agriculture sector in employment generation. The India real estate market is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 9.60% during 2022-2027 and is set to experience around 5% capital value growth in 2022 in the residential segment. Few reports suggest that the frequency of sales is increasing in 2022 as prospective homebuyers continue to prefer larger homes, better amenities and affordable pricing. Moreover, the increasing need for modern office spaces and the emerging trend of urban and semi-urban living spaces are acting as another key factors influencing growth. The investors in the real estate segment have trusted commercial real estate as a rewarding investment choice as it provides high ROI and additional income opportunities. Aliso have made some predictions such as Investors are willing to pay 20 to 25% higher prices for ultra-luxury products. The transparency level in the country’s real estate sector has only been possible bec...

The Energy Department has issued the Circular as ‘Advisory on Installation of the Fire Evacuation Lifts in the High Rise Buildings having height 70 Meters and above.” Making the ‘Fire Evacuation Lift’ mandatory is seen as a visionary step in providing Safer and Faster route for Fire Officers to reach the higher floors to save lives and assets. Meanwhile, it is one of the safest and fastest modes for evacuating people stranded in emergency situations of fire in High Rise Buildings. Maharashtra has become the first State in India to make Fire Evacuation Lifts mandatory for buildings 70meters and above since January 2018 in what is termed as the solution to mounting emergencies during fire-fighting. As part of the evacuation solutions, many Developers of High - Rise Buildings in the cities like Mumbai have installed or are currently opting to install non-standardized or low graded Fire Evacuation solutions/Lifts. However, these Non-standard Fire Solutions/ Evacuation Lifts may not provid...

India’s leading plywood company, Century Plyboards (India) Ltd., held their board meeting today to announce the company’s Q1 financial results for the quarter ending June 30th, 2022. Highlights: · Net Revenue from operations for the Quarter, ending 30th June, 2022 were Rs. 881.48 crores; an increase of 96.4% over corresponding period of last financial year Rs. 448.88 crores. · Earnings before Depreciation Interest and Tax for the last quarter of Financial Year 2022-23 was Rs. 151.26 crores, an increase of 128.8% over corresponding period of last financial year Rs. 66.11 crores. · Profit After Tax for the quarter ending 30th June, 2022, was Rs. 96.47 crores; showing an increase of 184.68% over corresponding period of last financial year Rs. 33.89 crores. · We have performed exceptionally well across our product portfolio during the quarter under review Commenting on the company’s performance, Sajjan Bhajanka, Chairman, Century Plyboards (I) Ltd said “Q1F...