Dear Readers,

We are pleased to introduce "Interarch LIFE ",a lifestyle concept for developing modern & elegant infrastructure in steel. Interarch LIFE is focused on enhancing the lifestyle, and creating state-of-the-art facilities & amenities in steel construction. Interarch Life uses the latest technology for turnkey construction of steel buildings in rural and urban development in India.

Interarch uses composite steel structures for various applications for non-industrial buildings like
• Tall buildings for Healthcare (hospitals), Offices and other Commercial uses.
• Large Steel buildings for Malls , Stadiums , Auditoriums
• Educational Facilities for Schools, Colleges and Dormitory buildings
• Houses and villas on Hills and holiday resorts
• Additional floors on existing buildings for all types of uses and applications
• Large span structures using hollow & hot rolled sections for Steel plants and Cement plants
• Process plant structures for various manufacturing applications

In this edition of the newsletter, we will highlight the usage of steel buildings, and Interarch's experience in the healthcare sector. In the subsequent newsletters, you will get information about usage of steel in buildings for diverse applications and sectors

We also wish that this New Year brings prosperity and good health to all our readers

Feel free to write to us for any query or suggestion at info@interarchbuildings.com

Best Regards,
Arvind Nanda & Gautam Suri

Healthcare has become one of India's largest sectors - both in terms of revenue and employment. Healthcare comprises hospitals, medical devices, clinical trials, outsourcing, telemedicine, medical tourism, health insurance and medical equipment. The Indian healthcare sector is growing at a brisk pace due to its strengthening coverage, services and increasing expenditure by public as well private players

Interarch provides customized structural steel system for the Healthcare Industry, offers engineering & designed Pre-engineered Steel Building Solutions from concept to completion

Interarch Building Products Pvt Ltd has won "Outstanding Company in Pre-Engineered Building (PEB) category" by EPC World Awards 2017 held on 20th Dec'17 at The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi

Interarch caters to some of the most diverse steel building construction projects in India ranging from clients like Fortis Healthcare Ltd, GMR Group, Safdarjung Hospital, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Reliance Industries, Batra Hospital and many more. Interarch has emerged into a large EPC player providing critical Project Management Consultancy to its clients.

Mr Surender kumar, Head Projects joined Fortis Healthcare ltd in Oct.2000 and has been associated with the company for the last 17 years. He overlooks the design and engineering of the company and verticals of project management. Mr. Kumar is an Engineering graduate from M.I.T. Manipal after which he did Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Symbiosis Institute Pune. AS per him, there is a huge gap between supply and demand of hospital Beds in India. Indian Healthcare is growing at a 15 percent CAGR to reach US$158 billion by 2017.

He recommends, while designing a hospital building you should consider the grid Size of 7.8X8.5 m for Indian conditions. The standard roof for Hospital should not be less than 4.2m, to provide area for MEP services and to have a clear height of room as 2700mm

As per Mr. Surender there are certain advantages of using Steel structure over RCC building like faster construction, Low carbon footprints , more floor area is available as sections dimensions are less, dust free construction, better quality control and Steel are a recyclable material.

His emphasis is more on Green Buildings as they are very useful in conserving natural resources and energy efficient. He feels that companies in the healthcare should promote green material and should incorporate green materials like, Insulated blocks for the periphery of the building to reduce heat gain, Low VOC paints, LED Lights, Green Laminates, Structural Steel for Canopies, trusses, Efficient Glass for the envelope, Low flow fixtures, grass pavers to reduce Heat Island effect to make an efficient Hospital building.

As per him the latest trend in healthcare is Mobile Health Apps and its' adoption is increasing, New Strategies are being discussed to deliver Low-Cost Healthcare & Pace of setting up Cancer Centre is on the rise.

The Health sector demands buildings that are flexible and adaptable in use and which can be constructed rapidly to meet tight schedules.

Interarch scope of work included, design & engineering, manufacturing and erection of steel structural system for G+7 hospital building with steel decks.

HKS Inc. was founded in 1939 and currently has 24 offices worldwide that are serving projects located in over 1,500 cities throughout 92 countries. HKS is a team of more than 1,400 professionals working together across industries and across the globe to create places that delight, heal and stimulate peak performance. Their services include Design Consultancy, Planning and development, Programming, Project Management, Interior Design, Advisory Practice, Research, Sustainable design, Design Interpretation

As per Ms. Artika, any multi-storey hospital buildings should be designed using codes like NBC, FGI, JCI and local byelaws. Spatial requirements and structural codes determine the live loads, dead loads, wind loads and seismic loads considered. As per NBC 2016
(Part 6, Table 1) UDL for Patient rooms can be taken as 2 KN/m2, for Operating rooms as 3 KN/m2, and for OPD rooms can be 2.5 KN/m2., The loading details depend on the location and the building working requirement. Designers should also consider sustainable design practices that help in improving the wellbeing of the user, reducing carbon impact and creating a triple bottom line for the client.

Mr. Yashas suggests, that for a healthcare project, typical grid sizes can be determined by the size of internal modules such as patient rooms and OTs, as well as parking. For optimum patient room clearances, FGI guidelines are taken into consideration. For surgical spaces, FGI guidelines along with vendor specific data is used. Parking also impacts grid sizes, for which a minimum spacing of 8200 X 8200mm is considered.
As per best practice the grid sizes ranging from 8200 X 8200 to 8500 X 8500 should be considered, depending on the bed tower configuration.

The team feels that the role of architects & consultants is first to address the needs of the client. This is done by adopting global best practices to local climatic, social, financial and operational requirements. It is also imperative to continually advise and make the client aware of potential issues that may arise in meeting the client mandate while arriving at an optimized design solution. Further fire safety is very important and any building designed should be fully compliant with the NBC and local fire authority in terms of fire safety and prevention. Designers and consultants should ensure all applicable fire safety codes are taken care of.

Wearable technology, wearable's, fashionable technology, wearable devices, tech togs, or fashion electronics are smart electronic devices (electronic device with micro-controllers) that can be worn on the body as implants or accessories Wearable technology is related to both ubiquitous computing and the history and development of wearable computers. Wearable's make technology pervasive by incorporating it into daily life. Through the history and development of wearable computing, pioneers have attempted to enhance or extend the functionality of clothing, or to create wearable's as accessories able to provide users with surveillance - the recording of an activity typically by way of small wearable or portable personal technologies. Tracking information like movement, steps, and heart rate is part of the self-movement.

Now, mobile devices as small as a cell phone can perform ECGs, DIY blood tests, or serve as a thermometer, all without even leaving the house. With help from automation, patients can even be prompted to check their weight, pulse, or oxygen levels, and enter results into mobile patient portals. Even better: They can transmit the results to the doctor in real time. Those details, when entered regularly, can help predict one's risk for heart disease and other illnesses, ultimately saving lives. This trend is catching up very fast on only with the young, but people in the their 50's and 60's

*Source: Frost & Sullivan, LSI Financial Services, Deloitte, www.ibef.org