4 July 2019 ACEARCHITECTURECONSTRUCTIONENGINEERINGUPDATE
ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING NEwSANAlySISANd TECHNOlOGy
GREEN STRUCTURES
top priority in building New India
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GREEN ZONE
44 Sustainable passive Solar Building
FEATURE
18 Green Precast for Sustainable
Environment
Precast concrete has environmental
attributes that can make it preferable to cast-
in-place concrete.
22 Insulation solution for
Eco-friendly Structures
The rising global concern for environment-
friendly solutions in construction sector has
pushed the demand for structural insulation.
26 Building an Eco-friendly décor
Recent trends denote culturally authentic
designs, which are made customarily from eco-
friendly products like wood, glass and natural
materials, when astutely crafted and designed
add to the richness of the décor. Green homes’
decor depends on how sustainable it is.
DECOR ZONE
INDUSTRY SPEAKS
16 Conducive Green Governance
to ensure overall sustainability
32 Sustainable Landscape Design needs
balanced approach
36 Think out of the box to improve
the quality and safety standards
37 Lighting Industry embracing LED
42 Warehousing and Logistics
buoyed on modern solutions
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EQUIP ZONE
Improving equipment
effectiveness in large projects
Machine uptime, efficiency depends upon
the way it is used and maintained.
SUBSCRIPTION
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