Building norms
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI), Tamil Nadu is working on the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs). These SOPs will be circulated among all its members to be adhered to in their construction work. This information was provided by Rajesh B Lund the President of CREDAI, Coimbatore. There was a [...] Continue Reading »
Jaipur: The civic authorities of Jaipur are not bothered to inspect the quality of construction materials used by private developers in their projects, though they are given that responsibility, as per the building norms. The number of residential apartments in Jaipur is increasing rapidly. At present, there are around 20,000 apartments that are in construction [...] Continue Reading »
Chandigarh: The UT administration is planning to perform structural auditing of private residential structures on a move to ensure the safety of housing units in the city. In this regard, a survey was carried out, according to which there is a large stock of non-engineered buildings in Chandigarh which have been developed without following the [...] Continue Reading »
Gurgaon- Over 500 flats in Ardee City have been included in the list of partial demolition order issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Court order directs the builders to remove the structural violations and pay penalty within the next six months. The order has been receiving mixed reaction from the residents. The [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) which enforces building bylaws has reportedly turned a violator itself. The new eight-storey building constructed at the civic agency’s headquarters allegedly violates norms made mandatory by the authority. Contrary to bylaw stipulations that buildings over 15 metres tall should have an underground basement and ground floor reserved for parking, [...] Continue Reading »
The Andhra Pradesh Government’s decision of relaxing building norms for large housing projects and levy shelter fee for housing of the poor is expected to boost up the state’s real estate business. The new Government Order passed last week has relaxed an earlier provision made in January 2011, in which builders should compulsorily reserve a [...] Continue Reading »
More than 500 buildings with violations have been identified in Chennai and notices are served under Tamil Nadu town planning Act. Several innocent people who are ignorant of building norms and town planning rules end up buying such buildings. Flat buyers in the city should check the building norms and parking allotments, as the possibility [...] Continue Reading »
A ‘cool roof’ is one treated with a coating to reduce the amount of absorbed solar radiation and heat. Research suggests that such roofs are more reflective that the conventional ones. Leading to savings on your AC bill. This, in turn, reduces carbon emissions and helps in promoting a cooler and a greener planet. To [...] Continue Reading »
Hundreds of buildings in Chennai are said to have violated building norms namely floor space index and parking. The builders are known to get plan permits from the corporation for ground and first floors before building additional floors. But they violate the rules and add more floors to the building. On Friday, Chennai Metropolitan Development [...] Continue Reading »
