CCPS organised three training sessions at Galgotias University and Vastukala Academy of Architecture under its Teaching Young India training programs. The first training held on 11th February at Galgotias University, the 2nd and 3rd training sessions held on 12th and 19th February at Vastukala Academy of Architecture. Galgotias University, 11th February 2020 Glass as a Building Material and Modern trends in the building industry (usage of PU foam and sealants) Sanjay Mantri, Anindya Roy from Asahi India Glass and Jignasa Suthar and Sanjeet Kumar from McCoy Soudal, all having a vast experience in the field presented on glass selection criteria based on various applications, Specialty glasses. The attendees included faculty members and students from B. Arch. 4th and 6th semesters. Architectural Hardware and Doors & Window Hardware Ankur Kalia and Lovekesh Sharma from Ozone Overseas presented on architectural hardware in the building industry (glass fittings, auto doors, and door hardware),...

Asahi India Glass Ltd, India’s one of the leading automotive and building glass company, has introduced AR (augmented reality) feature in their ‘AIS World of Glass’ app. This new AR feature helps in choosing perfect fenestration products for every door and window requirements. The AR app offers a number of benefits. Through this app, one can explore the space, select the window frames, frame colour, glass, and hardware of own choice and visualise the dream space. The app also has a feature that will help in experiencing an acoustic solution. It also shows energy efficiency which helps to choose the perfect doors and windows for the dream space. Other features of this app include: change background outside the frame (background can be changed accordingly to day/night mode), it gives you the product information. Excerpts from the App AR App Key Features • Toggle between different shades of glasses and frames...

As modern buildings continue to rise around the Middle East, the increasing presence of glass is hard to ignore. Efficient cooling systems, innovations in construction techniques and modern glazing methods and systems have all helped glass emerge as a design solution that integrates into the historical landscapes common to our region. Additionally, design professionals are pushing the boundaries of bold design, forcing manufacturers and suppliers to innovate alongside them to deliver beautiful building materials for beautiful buildings. The benefits glass offers when used in the building envelope - openness and natural light - can transform internal spaces. Likewise, glass-filled interiors can improve visual connectivity, access to outside views and, as numerous studies show, occupant well-being. Design professionals want to capitalise on glass’ benefits, but this can be difficult with traditional fire-rated materials. Traditional fire-rated materials used to provide fire protection, such as concrete and gypsum, can block views and create...

Please tell us about your company Geeta Aluminium, and yourself? How long you have been in this business and in the Indian market? In 1964 my father Late Shri Girdharilal Bajaj laid the foundation of the Geeta Group of Companies by setting up Geeta Aluminium Co. Pvt. Ltd in Mumbai. In 1977, when the architectural industry just began, my father was involved in the retail commodity market dealing in profile and hardware. For thirty years, he laid a strong foundation for the growth and development of aluminium fenestration, a concept which is in great demand in the industry till date. Geeta Group has now evolved as one of the ‘more value for money’ and quality system window companies in the country. Geeta Group has been built on the foundations of a skilled workforce coupled with technological innovation and we deliver a superior customised solution throughout the country through strong supply-chain...

KELCO is one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of stainless steel 316/304 Grade modular handrail and balustrade system and architectural hardware products from India since 1999. They aim to supply high-quality products of a unique design with precision in each stage of production. All of the KELCO products are manufactured under one roof following ISO 9001:2015 quality management system. KELCO is having expertise in the modular railing system with a wide range of designs. Features Of KELCO Modular Railing System: • The material used for KELCO modular railing is 1.2mm thick for S.S.304 Grade material and 1.5mm thick for S.S. 316 Grade material • No welding, cutting, finishing is required at the site as all the finished parts are developed at their factory • The balustrade is mounted on specially developed solid stainless steel 304 grade base to provide extra grip and strength to the staircase system. Base fitting...

In order to create a stage for industry experts and stalwarts from all over the world to exhibit their smart solutions and innovations that will offset the problems that exist in the realty industry, the expo on glass, doors, windows, façades and aluminium extrusion technologies is organised annually in a grand manner. The Zak expo has become synonymous with the latest innovations and advancements, and has been serving as a launch platform for manufacturers, traders, experts and suppliers from doors, windows, glass, façades and aluminium extrusion industry over the last one and half decades The Expo was held from 12-15 December 2019 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi The 16th edition of Zak Doors and Windows, the 11th edition of Zak Aluminium Extrusion Expo and the 17th edition of Zak Glass Technology Expo - a leading and one of the comprehensive shows of the doors and windows, façade, glass and aluminium...

The Partner Self Service (PSS) is a mobile App which is developed for McCoy’s distributors/ dealers. It is a very simple App to help them transact and connect with McCoy. McCoy has created the PSS App with the objective of delivering a seamless exchange and flow of business. Whether it is meeting distributor expectations or understanding retailer requirements, McCoy was looking for a mobility solution that would help them to bridge the gap. This App helps McCoy to understand their distributors and retailers by providing a cohesive experience across channels. Distribution plays a vital role in any business and there is no better decision a company can take than getting their exclusive distribution App to connect, engage and create more business just over a tap. The App helps to manage the business more smartly by engaging with existing as well as more new smart customers. This PSS App gives more...

Brief on Holistic Design approach for Fire- Safe Buildings, focusing on Façades and Fenestration Design? The holistic design approach to fire safety starts by first understanding how fire behaves. Fire behaves differently with different types of combustion materials and fuels. Further, it will depend on the oxygen supply to that fire and the quantum of combustible material available to burn. One also needs to understand how fire spreads in a building before we start selecting the various elements of a façade. The most important aspect of controlling fire spread is breaking the continuity of combustible material in the line of fire range. The design of the façade must be such that materials have virtually no combustible component and if for unavoidable reasons they have to be used then breaking its continuity is a must to prevent fire from spreading to other parts of the fire-safe buildings. Could you tell us...

A Holistic Approach To Fire Safe Facades Façade is one of the most vulnerable elements of a building, especially in case of a fire incident. With more attention to aesthetics, cost factor, energy efficiency, eye-catching materials, green concept, etc., considerations of fire safety measures have been slipped under the radar. The scenario has become more complex with the unstoppable mushrooming of high-rise buildings which pose a greater fire hazard. [caption id="attachment_35093" align="alignleft" width="217"] Vijay Kumar Shaw AGM – BD (West Zone), Alstrong Enterprises India (Pvt) Limited[/caption] The role of a façade is as complex as the building itself as it needs to strike a balance between all the parameters such as aesthetics, visual character, structural stability, solar heat gain, daylight filtration, visibility, thermal comfort, branding and programmatic zoning, among other aspects, notes Vijay Kumar Shaw, Assistant General Manager – BD (West Zone), Alstrong Enterprises India. Due to its complex nature,...

uPVC Window and Door Manufacturers Association (UWDMA) conducted regional conferences in Bangalore and Hyderabad on 30th August and 20th September, respectively. Both the events were successful and saw a huge number of members of the fraternity taking part with utmost interest. UWDMA Regional Conference (U-RC) is a multi-city series focusing on quality sales of uPVC windows and doors. Fabricators from all over the country are invited to these events to get insights into the workshop that address the issues of quality window production and effective sales methods to create better value for uPVC windows and doors manufacturing community. UR-C Bangalore [caption id="attachment_35072" align="alignleft" width="300"] uPVC Window and Door Manufacturers Association (UWDMA)[/caption] The U-RC workshop was held at the hotel Howard Johnson by Wyndham, Hebbal, Bangalore on 30th August 2019. A team window workshop was presented by Narendra Patel, Director, Torfenster Systems & South India Head, UWDMA. The main highlights of...

Please tell us About your Practice? Any architectural practice, which is speculative in nature and aspires to be a cultural practice, needs to be structured around specific architectural design and cultural issues. The practice needs to formulate its own set of techniques and with an idiosyncratic sensibility, conceive architecture that is culturally relevant. In short, this would be the ‘project’ for the ‘practice’. [caption id="attachment_35016" align="alignleft" width="300"] Strata, Bengaluru – An Architectural Design Residential Project[/caption] Our discussion about our architectural project would essentially deal with architectural design issues of form, space, programme, skin, etc. and our attitude towards it, while the discussion about our architectural design practice would entail the techniques we deploy to achieve certain spatial and formal effects. The premise for our work has to do with what the German philosopher Walter Benjamin talks about, and that is “architecture is absorbed in a state of distraction”. Our interest...

NCL Buildtek Ltd. is one of the well-known Companies in the Building Materials Industry. Tell us Briefly About your Journey with the Company over the Years? [caption id="attachment_34928" align="alignleft" width="354"] .[/caption] In the modern era of depleting natural resources and environmental imbalances, the introduction of alternatives for traditional wood with other products is much necessary and becomes a social need. Our visionary Leader K. Ramachandra Raju anticipated this very early and introduced colour coated galvanised steel windows and doors 25 years back in India. In 1986, he started looking at various alternatives and started this company with technical collaboration of industry Secco S.p.A of Italy. The core values of this company are innovation, trustworthiness and customer satisfaction. During 2008, when the market was looking for alternative energy-efficient products, we brought down value engineered UPVC window and door systems to Indian market, and today we are the number one producer of...

A new series of aluminium windows and doors was introduced by AIS Windows. AIS Windows, a strategic business unit of Asahi India Glass Ltd. (AIS), India’s leading automotive and building glass company, has launched the Regal series of aluminium doors and windows. This new range features superior quality aluminium substrates for its wide variety of door and window frames, in combination with the added functional benefits of AIS glass. [caption id="attachment_34891" align="alignright" width="500"] AIS Windows Aluminium Doors[/caption] AIS Windows’ Regal series features an assortment of products, each with its own aesthetic and architectural application, both in residential as well as commercial spaces. The products include the AIS Regal casement window series, the AIS Regal casement door series, the AIS Regal slider window series, and the AIS Regal slider door series. Other than the various functional advantages, options, and design possibilities, the products are also available in various colour options, which...

S Grip has introduced 12 new aluminium base profile designs and 4 new handrail designs to extend its range of glass railing products for the buildings. The glass railing add beauty to the buildings and are the product of modern elegant architecture. S Grip offers more than 650 combinations of railing designs to go with any architectural theme. S Grip's New Innovative Handrail Designs [caption id="attachment_34879" align="alignright" width="299"] S Grip has Introduced 4 new Innovative Handrail Designs to Combine Style and Sophistication with Quality and Durability[/caption] The newly launched handrail designs feature aluminium bracket profiles, bracket with cover profiles and continuous base profiles, ideal to support glass railings of 12mm to 19mm thickness and 1000mm height. These new aluminium base profiles’ application areas include balconies, walkways, stairways, parapets, etc. The new range includes four innovative handrail designs to combine style and sophistication with quality and durability. This range has been...

In the light of ever-increasing fire incidents and accidents in glass façade buildings, don’t you think a more ‘proactive approach’ of ‘fit for purpose’ designed and tested solution should be implemented rather than a solution just pieced together? With building skins enveloped more in glass than ever before in the history of architecture as our aim as specifiers, consultants, architects, fabricators and engineers must be to take a stand for, ‘complete tested solution’ which is the right way forward. This ensures the best possible results for the occupants, firemen and indeed the property. Our National Building Code and municipal by laws are certainly headed in the right direction when it comes to ‘fire safety’, however, it is always good to share global industry best practices. Reference from National Building Code related to Smoke Venting in Glass Façade Buildings Open-able panels shall be provided on each floor and shall be spaced...

Geeta Aluminium, one of the trusted names for aluminium system windows & doors, has been providing elegant designs in aluminium system doors and windows for homes and offices. It provides a one-stop solution for all the fenestration needs including survey support, design consultation, fabrication, in-house delivery, installation and after-sales service. It also provides a complete range of compatible hardware to match and support the products and offers customised solutions with the capacity to serve from 1 to 1000+ windows. Geeta Aluminium has a pan-India presence in 30+ cities through their retail showrooms known as Geeta Gallery. The showrooms offer facilities to the customers to touch and feel their customised products before purchasing them. Through these showrooms, the company also provides expert assistance on the quality of glass, and aluminium and also helps in the installation services for doors/windows. The company offers an entire range of aluminium system windows, i.e. sliding,...