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FEATURES
Doors & Windows
A look at what’s trending in the doors and
windows market – and ways to improve
solution performance.
Tippers & Dump Trucks
Users of tippers and dump trucks in India
are gradually adopting high-capacity,
technology-rich vehicles.
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Centre to emulate NHAI asset monetisation.
WSP Global to acquire Louis Berger for
$400 million.
Foundation for Amravati’s ‘construction city’
to be laid by January 2019.
Phase-1 of Pune green eld airport to be
completed in 18-24 months.
MoRTH targets 300 national highway projects
by March 2019.
CIVIC SENSE
“We are in the process of engaging
a PMC.”
- TH Harikumar Singh, Municipal Commissioner,
Imphal Municipal Corporation, shares more on
the city’s future plans.
SPECIAL PROJECT
The Road to Accessibility
At 10.3 km, the Hindon Elevated Road in
Ghaziabad is among India’s longest six-lane
elevated roads.
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COVER STORY
The CONSTRUCTION WORLD Annual Awards are here again.
Here's presenting the Nominees for this year, companies that
have persisted in their quest for excellence.
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TECHNOLOGY
Innovation Underground!
For the rst time in India, the construction of the
D-wall for an underground metro station was
accomplished by the overcut method using
a hydromill, which is conventionally used for
irrigation projects.
SPECIAL REPORT
What Got Kerala Sinking?
After once-in-a-century rainfall in Kerala, CW looks
into what could have led to the disaster that ensued,
and what has this resulted into.
INTERACTIONS
“More needs to be done in terms of
attracting investors.”
- Rajeev Mehrotra, Chairman & Managing
Director, RITES, shares more on the company’s plans.
“Our focus in India is de nitely to
grow above the market.”
- Ashok Ramachandran, CEO, Schindler India &
South Asia, shares more on his plans for
the company.
In the CW October 2018 issue,
look for:
Cover Story: 13th
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Architect & Builder Awards
Features: Glass & Façades
Earthmoving Equipment
12 Index
16 Editor's Note
18 Letters
20 News & Events
22 Project Update
28 Smart Cities Update
IN THIS ISSUE
30 Power Update
34 Transport Update
42 Cement Update
44 Equipment Update
156 Advertisers’ Index
COVER STORY
Look Who Got A
New Buyer!
Industry voices af rm that there’s
no turning back the clock on the
institutionalisation of commercial
real estate in India.
ARCHI-TALK
The Indian
Archi-Texture!
CW opens this series discussing
Indian architecture, recent trends
and future prospects.
ROUNDTABLE
What’s Trending in
Indian Workplaces?
Thirteen industry stakeholders
came together in Hyderabad
to discuss recent trends in
workplaces in terms of design
and technology and impact
on employee productivity.
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141 Diary
144 Product Parade
146 Tenders
150 Contracts Awarded
152 Building Material
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158 Newsmakers
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were made by foreign companies.
So although L&T reported a 37 per cent
growth in order book during the quarter,
it guided for a subdued 10-12 per cent
order inflow growth for the full year,
which is only a slight increase of over
7 per cent from the previous year.
Despite the deficit in infrastructure,
the pace of public spending is keeping
the economic spirits of India up, and
the infrastructure sector seems to be
back in favour. Given the elections next
year, it is estimated that this pace will
not slacken as the government wants to
achieve numbers, which indicate an
upswing in the economy by the time the
government is ready to announce the
Union Budget on February 1, 2019.
This augurs well for a swell in the
economic tide.
While contracts are being awarded,
it is also time for awards. FIRST
Construction Council, the think tank
has completed its exercise in identifying
winners across verticals. First off,
CONSTRUCTION WORLD is hosting
its 13th
CONSTRUCTION WORLD
Architect & Builder Awards on
September 11, 2018, in Mumbai (look
for our new column on architecture on
page 116). On October 24-25, it will
then host the INDIA CONSTRUCTION
FESTIVAL, which will bring the best and
the biggest with the fastest construction
companies in India. This issue’s cover
story is devoted to bringing you in touch
with the nominees of the fastest
growing companies in the country.
If Graham Robinson, the eminent
economist from the UK – who is
the keynote speaker for the
CONSTRUCTION WORLD Global
Awards being held on October 24 – is
right, and India becomes the fastest
construction market in the world by
2030, then keep an eye on the
nominees as they have already begun
to set the pace.
EDITOR'S NOTE
THE PACESETTERS
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is a
man in a hurry. Recently, he announced
the Rs 1-trillion Mumbai-Delhi Expressway,
which will connect India’s two most
backward districts, Mewat (Haryana)
and Dahod (Gujarat). With this, the
travel time will reduce from the current
24 hours to 12 hours. The first tender
for the project worth Rs 440 billion
between Mumbai and Vadodara has
been floated. The expressway is
scheduled for completion in three
years. Further, the Maharashtra and
Madhya Pradesh governments are to
sign a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) to build the 339-km Indore-
Manmad railway line, worth
Rs 100 billion. The Centre and six
states of North India will sign a MoU
for construction of the Lakhwar
multi-purpose project in the Upper
Yamuna basin in Uttarakhand, worth
Rs 40 billion. Work on five major river
linking projects, including the one that
would transfer surplus water from
Godavari to Cauvery, is expected to
commence from December. According
to Gadkari, a total of 31 river linking
projects are under consideration under
the National River Linking programme.
The value of new project
announcements by the private sector
rose for the first time in two years in the
June 2018 quarter, as per analysis by
CMIE. However, the bulk of them
My watershed moment with
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the tallest
leader today, who is set to launch the
182-m Statue of Unity in Gujarat,
making it the tallest statue in the world.

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“uPVC windows
can save
energy even
without using
expensive
special glass.”
- Mario Schmidt, Managing Director,
Lingel Windows and Doors Technologies
Framed to Perfection
A look at what’s trending in the doors and windows market – and ways to improve
solution performance.
Every building needs doors
and windows – it’s that simple.
With real-estate construction
expanding across the country, it is
little wonder that the Indian market
for doors and windows is growing
in double digits, across key material
segments, from wood, steel, glass
and aluminium to un-plasticised
polyvinyl chloride (uPVC) profiles.
If the Indian market for uPVC
doors and windows is growing
at about 15-20 per cent, according
to Navi Ahuja, General Manager,
Siegenia India, the market for
aluminium doors and windows is
expanding at 35-40 per cent.
Demand for uPVC and
aluminium doors and windows is
growing at about 10 per cent
annually, reckons Mahesh Londhe,
Technical Head, Veka India.
In value, the Indian market for
uPVC and aluminium doors and
windows has grown from Rs 6 billion
in 2006 to Rs 15 billion in 2015,
says Mario Schmidt, Managing
Director, Lingel Windows and
Doors Technologies.
Preferred materials
What sorts of window and door
systems are preferred for different
classes of buildings?
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buildings are centrally air-
conditioned and controlled.
“Timber or teak main doors are
staple features of affordable and
medium housing projects,” says
VS Rajan, Managing Director,
Geze India. “In the luxury segment,
the preference is mostly for teak
doors while glass, aluminium
framed or timber doors are used
in commercial projects.”
What’s trending? What’s new?
In the market for aluminium
systems for housing projects,
“slim-line aluminium systems are
the new entrant in upmarket
projects,” observes Ahuja.
Products made of one material
that mimic another material are in
demand for delivering dual benefits.
“High-end wooden windows
designed like uPVC or aluminium
systems have made an entry in the
market as have aluminium-clad
uPVC windows for a wider colour
choice,” says Schmidt.
Meanwhile, Londhe notes that in
the uPVC window segment, products
offering a wood finish are much
in demand.
Colour and variety in materials
are finding expression, both in
residential and commercial spaces.
“Of late, powder-coated steel
doors have made an appearance in
affordable and medium segment
housing projects,” adds Rajan.
“Walnut and golden oak coloured
doors as well as uPVC and
aluminium doors are in great
demand,” adds Schmidt.
Laser-cut metal and MDF panels,
resin, acrylic and even leather
cladding are being used alongside
a lot of colour in both doors and
windows in the form of ACP sheets,
PU coating, tinted glass and even
digital prints, according to
Shami Goregaoker, Design Director,
GA Design.
“Developers of affordable
housing tend to buy products
made of wood, steel or basic small
aluminium systems,” says Schmidt.
“However, these developers
are not conscious about buying
products conforming to any
industry standard. Developers
of medium and high-segment
housing use uPVC windows
and system aluminium, and
they check that the window
supplier follows standards.”
In commercial developments,
Schmidt says aluminium curtain
walls or fixed windows are the
preferred choice as most such
“Ready-to-use
profiles can
save up to
one hour of
fabrication
time per
window.”
- Arun Sharma, Managing Director,
Aluplast India
Romesh Sapra, Director,
Sapras Architects & Engineers
adds, “The current demand is
towards simplicity and minimalism.
Wood and aluminium would
probably be the only high-end
options, material-wise. With the onset
of 3D printing, we might see some
resin frames and shutters soon.”
“European systems are
trending nowadays, in select
medium segment housing projects
(tilt and turn) and luxury projects
(tilt and turn, lift and slide and
fold and slide),” adds Ahuja.
Typically, doors and windows
account for between 8 per cent and
15 per cent of the cost of a project,
says Sapra. European systems are
high-end solutions.
“The hardware (the third
component of a window or door
besides the frame and glass) for
a tilt-and-turn window costs about
Rs 1,200-1,500 per sq ft,” reckons
Ahuja. “A lift-and-slide door costs
roughly Rs 1,200-1,500 per sq ft,
and these are mainly used for
bigger sliders, while a fold-and-slide
QUICK BYTES
steel and aluminium are
used for windows and
doors; uPVC is the newest
entrant to this group
of materials.
doors and windows
growing at about
15-20 per cent, aluminium
doors and windows
at 35-40 per cent.
better aesthetics, security,
protection against rain,
wind, and so on;
essentially, performance.
”Factory-made
doors and
windows are
easy to install
on site.”
- Milind Pai,
Chief Architect,
Milind Pai Architects & Interior Designers

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demands less maintenance, and
offers better thermal insulation.”
“uPVC windows are durable,
easy to maintain and look attractive
for a long time,” adds Schmidt,
explaining, “it lends itself to
achieving sound insulation,
especially by means of the double
shutter concept. Weather-proofing
can also be attained. Well-sealed,
double-glazed uPVC windows have
good thermal insulation properties
and can save energy and reduce
electricity consumption even without
using expensive special glass. Our
products provide a perfect locking
system that further helps improve
the performance of air tightness.”
With growing awareness of
these benefits, Rajan expects
the new residential construction
market to opt for uPVC door and
window solutions.
Windows by type
Increasing glass sizes, improved
heat reflectivity and laminate
Laser-cut metal and MDF panels, resin, acrylic and even leather cladding are being used alongside a lot of colour
in both doors and windows in the form of ACP sheets, PU coating, tinted glass and even digital prints.
door can cost anywhere between
Rs 1,800 and Rs 2,000 per sq ft,
and is a good fit where the need is
for 90 per cent opening.”
Advantage uPVC
“Conventionally, wood, steel and
aluminium are used for windows
and doors; uPVC is the newest
entrant to this group of materials
and has cornered only 5-7 per cent
of the window market so far,” says
Arun Sharma, Managing Director,
Aluplast India.
“Since uPVC made an entry in
India in 2000, acceptance for it has
grown manifold,” adds Sharma.
“Chinese and Turkish products have
presented some challenge to the
growth of this sector. Fortunately,
more aware customers are now fairly
discerning about what they buy.”
Greater awareness of the
advantages of uPVC over aluminium
and wood would help drive demand
for it, agrees Rajan. “For instance,
uPVC weighs less, is fully recyclable,
”Doors and
windows
typically cost
between
8 per cent and
15 per cent of
the project cost.”
- Romesh Sapra, Director,
Sapras Architects & Engineers
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”Indians prefer
sliding window
systems
compared to
casement
systems,
despite the
latter being a better
performing product.”
- Mahesh Londhe, Technical Head,
Veka India

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“Sliding systems are preferred
for their convenience of operation
and maintenance,” he explains.
“Sometimes, buyers are restricted
by building authorities from
changing the window typology to
maintain the symmetry in elevation.”
“Structural glazing and casement
(top hung) windows are the
preferred choice for commercial
properties while sliding and
casement windows and doors are
the common choice for affordable
and medium segment housing
projects,” adds Ahuja.
Obviously, the quality of uPVC
sections used for sliding windows
differs across all the residential
segments. “Sliding windows for
affordable and medium housing
Window and Door Standards
Standards for windows and doors can cover material and performance
requirements. Common standards include the British Standards (BS), European
Norms (EN) and Indian Standards (ISI).
“Consultants in India using un-plasticised poly vinyl chloride (uPVC) profile
sections usually specify the EN12608-1 standard, applicable in Europe and
Asia,” says Mahesh Londhe, Technical Head, Veka India. “Alternatively,
consultants using uPVC windows and uPVC profile sections refer to standards
prepared by the UPVC Windows & Door Manufacturers Association, which is
currently in the process of getting these standards approved by the Bureau of
Indian Standards. Consultants rarely specify the provisions of the National
Building Code.”
Low awareness of the new code may be why it is rarely specified.
“At present, the industry is running awareness shows on the new National
Building Code for architects, contractors and official bodies; this new code
covers glass and glazing systems for the first time,” notes Mario Schmidt,
Managing Director, Lingel Windows and Doors Technologies.
VS Rajan, Managing Director, Geze India, lists some BS clauses applicable
to doors and windows:
extruded hollow profiles.
doors. Classification, requirements and test methods.
assembled windows and door sets of various types. Specification.
Specification.
”A lot of colour
is being used
in both doors
and windows.”
- Shami
Goregaoker,
Design Director,
GA Design
”Powder
coated steel
doors have
made an
appearance
in affordable
and medium
segment housing projects.”
- VS Rajan, Managing Director,
Geze India
The Indian market for doors and
windows is growing in double digits,
across key material segments, from
wood, steel, glass and aluminium to
uPVC pro les.
technology have changed
people’s perception towards
glass façades, observes
Mitu Mathur, Director,
Gian P Mathur & Associates.
While the built environment is
seeing an increasing use of
structural glazing, this is still mostly
being used for commercial
applications and common areas in
residential buildings such as
staircases and lift lobbies, observes
Londhe. “Conventional windows
are still the preferred product for
residential buildings; and here,
Indians prefer sliding window
systems compared to casement
systems, despite the latter being
a better performing product.”
Why’s that?
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and commercial properties cost
about Rs 250-600 per sq ft while
those for the luxury segment
cost Rs 1,000-5,000, or more,”
says Londhe.
Towards better performance
Across the board, buyers are
looking for better aesthetics,
security, protection against rain,
wind, and so on; essentially, they
want performance. But this is most
pronounced in the higher segments.
“In the medium to luxury
residential property segment we
cater to, customers are looking for
performances in window profiles,”
says Sharma. “They want windows
that provide high sound insulation,
and that are airtight to curtail
operational air-conditioning
expenses, watertight to ensure
resistance to extreme weather, and
break-in resistant. They are also
looking for versatile profiles systems
that can fit any sort of glass.”
To this end, Aluplast offers
profiles with machine-fitted (co
extruded) with high-quality gaskets.
“Machine-fitted gaskets eliminate
human error in this fitting, which
can compromise the profiles’
performance,” explains Sharma.
“Ready-to-use profiles are also
plug-and-play products that can
save up to one hour of fabrication
time per window.”
With the shortage of skilled
manpower for site installations,
speedy installation is increasingly
becoming a must-have feature for
a window solution. “Other
occupants are averse to being
disturbed by work on sites adjacent
to their premises. Hence, it is better
to use factory-made doors and
windows that are easy to install
on site,” opines Milind Pai,
Chief Architect, Milind Pai
Architects & Interior Designers.
To deliver the best outcomes,
Londhe suggests customising
windows for the given requirement.
As an example, he explains:
A casement system with thicker
laminated glass offers good sound
insulation but if heat insulation is
also required, the solution should
include a double-glazed unit or
a laminated double-glazed unit.
An uPVC profile section for double
glazing is largely the same as the one
for single glazing, costing between
Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 per sq ft
depending on the quality, and
beyond Rs 1,000 per sq ft for
high-end windows for the hotel
industry where heat and sound
insulation is crucial. Typically, only
the glazing beads change as per
the glass thickness. Also, as
double-glazed units are heavier
than single-glazed units, window
hardware such as friction stays and
hinges change as per the total weight
of the shutter including the glass.
Alternatively, lift-and-slide or
slide-fold systems can be an ideal
choice for bigger window openings,
says Londhe.
For his part, Mathur makes
notes of factories where basic
flush doors can be customised
to suit the budget and qualitative
aspirations of end-users and
directly installed on the site.
”Basic flush
doors can be
customised to
suit end-users.”
- Mitu Mathur,
Director, Gian P
Mathur & Associates
”Slim line
aluminium
systems are the
new entrant
in upmarket
projects.”
- Navi Ahuja, General Manager,
Siegenia India
High-end wooden windows designed like uPVC or aluminium systems
have made an entry in the market as have aluminium-clad uPVC
windows for a wider colour choice.
Photocourtesy:SaprasArchitects&Engineers
Architect inputs sourced from
June 2018 issue of CW Interiors
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