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1421   The Trivandrum Centre of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), Kerala Chapter, is organising a three-day-long exhibition of building materials, architecture, interiors, builders and home loans. ( Architecture News / Design News ) 24 Mar 2011   
  The Trivandrum Centre of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), Kerala Chapter, is organising a three-day-long exhibition of building materials, architecture, interiors, builders and home loans. Titled Design World 2010, the expo is being held this month at St Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, ...
The Trivandrum Centre of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), Kerala Chapter, is organising a three-day-long exhibition of building materials, architecture, interiors, builders and home loans. Titled Design World 2010, the expo is being held this month at St Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, General Hospital Junction, Thiruvananthapuram.

Design World 2010 focuses on Inclusive Built Environment. Calling it one of the newest concepts being debated in contemporary architecture circuits, Prof J Jayakumar, chairman, Trivandrum Centre of IIA, pointed out that it is slightly different from the more well-known ones such as Accessible Environment as it focuses on the necessities of a wider group of individuals who would need to use public amenities – including children, the aged and less able-bodied people such as the sick, the infirm or the temporarily disabled.

1422   Private sector including real estate builders will take a pledge to adopt green buildings ( Architecture News / Design News , India ) 24 Mar 2011   
  Dr Abdullah said that his Ministry is committed to make renewable energy competitive with fossil fuel-based energy, which is a challenge where buildings play a great role in reducing the energy demand and increasing the adoption of off-grid renewable energy technologies. Deepak Gupta, Secretary, Mi ...
Dr Abdullah said that his Ministry is committed to make renewable energy competitive with fossil fuel-based energy, which is a challenge where buildings play a great role in reducing the energy demand and increasing the adoption of off-grid renewable energy technologies.
Deepak Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, informed that so far 85 projects have already been registered for GRIHA rating certification with 3.95 sq. m built up area and out of which 70 projects from various government departments, PSUs and educational institutes including AIIMS with a total 2.70 million square meter.
He said that his Ministry if promoting the green buildings by providing incentives for registration and professional guidance to ADaRSH, an independent society created for this purpose. Private sector including real estate builders will take a pledge to adopt green buildings in their future constructions and help the nation in mitigating the green house gasses emissions, said Dr Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy.

1423   The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of National Institute of Design at Jorhat Campus in Assam only second of its kind after NID, Ahmedabad. ( Architecture News / Design News ) 24 Mar 2011   
  This will be the second Institute of its type in India after the first National Institute of Design was set up in Ahmedabad fifty years ago.

1424   Philips Electronics India Ltd unveiled its first 'Light Lounge' in Gurgaon ( Retail News ) 24 Mar 2011   
  Philips Electronics India Ltd unveiled its first 'Light Lounge' in Gurgaon. A Light Lounge is an experience zone which gives customers a 'see, touch and feel' experience of a diverse range of world-class home decorative lighting concepts from Philips like Living Colors, Ecomoods, Kidsplace, Ledino a ...
Philips Electronics India Ltd unveiled its first 'Light Lounge' in Gurgaon. A Light Lounge is an experience zone which gives customers a 'see, touch and feel' experience of a diverse range of world-class home decorative lighting concepts from Philips like Living Colors, Ecomoods, Kidsplace, Ledino and Aquafit.said, R Nandakishore, Senior Director - Home Decorative Lighting & Modular Switches, Philips Lighting India. "Gurgaon, the satellite town of Delhi-NCR is fast becoming an important market which offers an interesting profile of customers.

1425   India has 89,000 MW Renewable Energy potential excluding Solar energy ( Retail News ) 24 Mar 2011   
  A total grid interactive renewable power generation capacity of around 18842 MW has been set up as on 31st January, 2011, which is over 11% of the total power generation installed capacity from all sources in the country, the Ministry added.

1426   Burj Khalifa in the UAE, has been awarded the best construction project of the year ( Retail News, India ) 24 Mar 2011   
  Burj Khalifa in the UAE, has been awarded the best construction project of the year,has been awarded the best construction project of the year in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The ceremony, held March 22 at the Ritz-Carlton in Dubai, was attended by officials and representatives from leadi ...
Burj Khalifa in the UAE, has been awarded the best construction project of the year,has been awarded the best construction project of the year in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The ceremony, held March 22 at the Ritz-Carlton in Dubai, was attended by officials and representatives from leading private sector enterprises in the region.Al Ghubrah-5 in Oman and the GPIC carbon dioxide recovery plant in Bahrain emerged winners in the Water Reuse' and Sustainable Project' categories respectively.Kuwait National Library was selected for the Social Project of the Year award.

1427   Earthquakes-Cause & Effect-lecture notes of Prof. Stephen A. Nelson Tulane University ( Architecture News / Design News ) 19 Mar 2011   
  Answers all your queries: What Are Plate Tectonics? Seismic Zones? Recycling of Crustal Material? What is an earthquake? What are Seismic Waves? Magnitude and Intensity of an Earthquake? Richter Scale for Earthquakes? Modified Mercalli Scale for Earthquakes? How do earthquakes affect buildings? Ho ...
Answers all your queries: What Are Plate Tectonics? Seismic Zones? Recycling of Crustal Material? What is an earthquake?
What are Seismic Waves? Magnitude and Intensity of an Earthquake? Richter Scale for Earthquakes? Modified Mercalli Scale for Earthquakes? How do earthquakes affect buildings?
How do buildings respond to earthquakes?
What is liquefaction?
How to Construct Earthquake Resistant Buildings
Preparing for an Earthquake

1428   Indian Standard Code & Earthquake Zones in India ( Architecture News / Design News ) 19 Mar 2011   
  Indian Standard 1893:2002 Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design & Structures The Code is split into five parts: Part 1 - General provisions and buildings Part 2 - Liquid retaining tanks - Elevated and ground supported Part 3 - Bridges and retaining walls Part 4 - Industrial structures incl ...
Indian Standard 1893:2002 Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design & Structures
The Code is split into five parts:
Part 1 - General provisions and buildings
Part 2 - Liquid retaining tanks - Elevated and ground supported
Part 3 - Bridges and retaining walls
Part 4 - Industrial structures including stack like structures
Part 5 - Dams and embankments

1429   Earthquake, its effects, design & construction of buildings. IS: 1893, Code Of Practice ( Architecture News / Design News ) 19 Mar 2011   
  IS: 1893, Code Of Practice For “CRITERIA FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF STRUCTURES” give the guidelines for the design of structures. This has been revised (2002) taking care of the experiences of several Earthquakes, which occurred after 1984 when the code was last revised. During various E ...
IS: 1893, Code Of Practice For “CRITERIA FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF STRUCTURES” give the guidelines for the design of structures. This has been revised (2002) taking care of the experiences of several Earthquakes, which occurred after 1984 when the code was last revised. During various Earthquakes, large number of buildings failed and many lessons are learnt especially after Gujrat Earthquake (2001). This paper describes in brief the phenomenon of Earthquakes, various provisions that can be made for calculating the Design forces. It also brings out many provisions, which can be implemented in design and/or construction of buildings to make them earthquake resistant.

1430   Science & Engineering of Earthquake proof buildings explained with diagrams by Pravin Kumar ( Architecture News / Design News ) 19 Mar 2011   
  An earthquake is marked by two types of simultaneous motion: a lateral, push-pull motion and an undulating or pitching motion which moves surface structures up and down. The damage to a building depends on how much and on how long the ground motion lasts —that is, how the shock waves travel throug ...
An earthquake is marked by two types of simultaneous motion: a lateral, push-pull motion and an undulating or pitching motion which moves surface structures up and down. The damage to a building depends on how much and on how long the ground motion lasts —that is, how the shock waves travel through the soil, on the nature of the soil and on the nature of the structure itself.

 
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