It’s a green agenda for architects

On a recent Friday, when the rest of the staff of the architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle was out of the office enjoying a beautiful August day, about 25 people sat in a windowless room learning about the LEED certification process.

Spread of the realty pie

Post inflation woes, investors community including HNWIs have recently started shifting their focus from investing in high-end properties in Mumbai, Delhi, and, thereby accelerate strong concentration in markets such as Kolkata, Bardhaman, Durgapur, Shiliguri and Haldia in order to buy high rise apartments.

Tier II cities on logistics horizon

India has become a preferred investment destination among multinational corporations. This has further resulted in the demand for world-class logistics and warehousing facilities in India.

Plan for future in the ongoing correction phase

For a real estate player it is very important to anticipate market trends to sustain its existence and ensure lucrative Return on Investment.

Facade of the future

The mall has changed the way we splurge. And almost nine years after the mall story began in India, while the concern is about construction and operational efficiencies, meeting environmental safety and conservation criteria, the initial attraction is often a project’s architectural and design aesthetics.

Housewives too can apply for credit cards

The current rate of interest on home loans ranges between 11% to 13%, depending on the borrower’s and builder’s profiles.

Park your car at your leisure

With all the major cities in India facing car parking woes, the state governments, local municipal corporations, private architects and the builders are under tremendous pressure to look for innovative ways to provide more and more car parking spaces.

Flowers of the urban jungle

During ancient times, civilisations sprung up near rivers, but, in modern times, highways are the new rivers for the human habitat. As the lands for development in cities are shrinking, need for affordable and luxurious housing is opening new vistas of opportunities.

Getting your own Picasso, this time on granite

Try some butterflies fluttering on the floor or a few sinful black mirrors shimmering in the black-cemented floor at your new bar or a subtle gray-toned jacuzzi embolden with multi-hued marble chips for the bathroom.

Avoid having bad credit history

The rates of interest for home improvement loans are currently in the range of 11% to 13%. You can approach consolidation portals like www.deal4loans.com for your loan requirement.

The tide of growth

Surging population, pollution, incorrigible traffic jams and chaos all around, rapidly changing skylines mean that older structures are finding it increasingly to compete with the modern buildings.

Fixed or floating rate of interest

You should ideally take an education loan. These have multiple benefits like low rate of interest, deferred repayment and tax benefit.

The art & science of moving light

One expects a lot from the living room. It’s where you put up your feet after a tiring day or entertain friends on a Friday night.

Empty churches open doors to luxury condos

When developer Tony Pace had the chance to turn the 100-year-old former Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ipswich into a luxury condo, he sought the blessing of a parish priest.

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