Issue 11, Vol. 2

      August 2011

Dear Reader, Greetings from Team Interarch, Wishing all the members A Very Happy Independence Day! It gives us great pleasure to announce the launch of our new section in the Newsletter which will tell our reader about all high growth areas and industries in India, this section will cover one state at a time. This Newsletter will showcase one new possibilities of pre-engineered steel and various applications of Interarch Pre-Engineered Buildings for each industry. You will also find details about New projects won by Interarch across India and upcoming events for the new few month. We hope you find this edition of the Newsletter informative. Best Regards, Arvind Nanda & Gautam Suri Founder Director - Interarch Building Products

Arvind Nanda Founder Director & CEO   Gautam Suri Founder Director & CTO

Rajasthan has a wide range of sectors enjoying strong domestic and international position, as well as excellent growth prospects. Some of the key sectors in Rajasthan are agro Industry, cement products, ceramic, food processing, hand tools, tourism & hospitality, handicraft, handmade paper, gems & jewellery, marble, oil industry, stone quarrying and mining & metals.

Potential hubs for investment

• Manufacturing facilities
• Heavy engineering plants
• Automotive manufacturing facilities
• Warehouses
• Malls
• Hotels
• Airport terminals
• Aircraft hangars
• Annexure building for power plants
• Marine infrastructure facilities
• Metro and elevated monorail Stations
• Skeletal and roof structures for high rise buildings Project highlights
• Multi-Level Car Parking
• Bridges
• Heavy Industrial Plants
• Mezzanine systems

EDMAC is a highly motivated and efficiently managed team of engineers, architects and planners that has worked on many challenging projects across UAE, Middle East, African countries & India since its inception in 1998 in Dubai, UAE by an IITian.

The company has a reputation for getting things right and delivering beyond expectation ― a result of its collective experience, expertise and a dedicated, tightly knit multi-disciplinary team. EDMAC has vast expertise in steel structure and its specialty. From feasibility studies and detailed engineering designs to the project management and actual implementation of roads, bridges, township, residential and commercial buildings, industries, educational institutes, hotels and hospitals ― EDMAC has done it all!

Mr. Ahmad feels the major difference between a developed country like the UAE and India is the lack of awareness when it comes to using steel for a building’s construction. The fabrication industries should have a quality certificate to fabricate since in steel structure the joints and connection fabrication should be as per the design and all the design should be accepted by the fabricator and who should give the undertaking or guarantee for any failure due to fabrication.

He thinks the architect’s role in the coming future to a great extent would be to spread awareness among clients and educate them on the advantages of Steel compared to other forms of construction “It is also our (architect’s) responsibility to adopt newer and better technologies to aimprove the efficiency and sustainability of our buildings” as per condition prevailed.

On future developments he comments “The next big application of steel construction in India will be the multi-storey buildings. Another major area where steel construction will be really helpful is the low cost housing solutions in flood affected areas or other areas where help is urgently required.” He also says the Green Building movement is catching up in India but still has a long way to go compared to the pace of development in the West. He also stresses upon importance of maintenance of PEB’s since regular maintenance checks ensure a building’s longevity.

• Lightly abrade the affected area.
• If base metal is exposed, apply one coat of zinc chromate primer.
• Apply one coat of matching touch-up paint.

The Petronas towers are one of the most famous architectural structures in the world. It is located in the centre of the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Petronas towers or the Petronas Twin towers, as it is known, are the tallest of the twin towers in the world. The total height of the twin tower from the ground to the apes is about 378.6m. This is just the structure alone. Along with the antennas height, the tower will be as high as 451.9 meters.