Nearing Completion: India’s Tallest Skyscraper – Lokhandwala Minerva
Posted on July 30, 2022Recognized as the home of luxury living in the heart of Mumbai, Lokhandwala Minerva, with an impressive 91-storeys, standing at approximately 1,000 ft. tall. According to CTBUH, it will become India’s tallest skyscraper upon completion. Overlooking the Arabian Sea and lush Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Lokhandwala Minerva will soon be home to some of India’s elite, including […]
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Asia’s Tallest Temple to be Built in Ahmedabad, India
Posted on May 31, 2022As a symbol of faith and reverence in the tutelary deity Maa Umiya, Vishv Umiya Foundation has taken on the challenging task of building the tallest temple in Asia, and one of the tallest temples in the world at 144m. UmiyaDham is rooted in the ancient Vedic traditions. It has been touted as being a […]
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Advantages of Wind Tunnel Testing on Buildings
Posted on April 8, 2022Architects and engineers continue to push the traditional boundaries of their disciplines, and by using ultra-modern materials and state-of-the-art structural design techniques, they’re often able to create buildings and structures that are cutting edge works of art. Key to the design of buildings and structures is the ability to have on hand accurate wind loading. […]
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Performance-Based Wind Design for the Integrated Waste Management Facilities Phase 1 at Shek Kwu Chau, Hong Kong
Posted on March 30, 2022The proposed Integrated Waste Management Facilities (IWMF) Phase 1 developed by the Environmental Protection Department of Hong Kong Government is the first such facility in Hong Kong that will adopt the state-of-the-art technologies to substantially reduce the bulk size of mixed municipal solid waste, to generate energy and to recover useful resources. The IWMF Phase […]
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Air Quality: How COVID has Changed the Way we Design Indoor Spaces
Posted on February 28, 2022What the Science Tells Us There are multiple ways in which respiratory particles are generated as follows: Saliva in the mouth is aerosolized during the interaction of tongue, teeth, palate and lips during speech articulation Fluid bathing in the larynx is aerosolized during voicing due to vocal fold vibrations Fluid blockages from inside the respiratory […]
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