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Safeguard Your Reputation

Er. Jagvir Goyal* Reputations take years to build but a moment to destroy. A great and consistent effort is required to build one’s reputation. And an equal and steady attempt has to be made to maintain it. Ask the importance of building one’s reputation from a reputed apartment builder. No one else can better tell the benefits and dividends it brings. Impatience is an enemy of reputation. Keenness to become super rich overnight often proves suicidal. It is just like killing the hen laying a golden egg everyday. A builder has to lay certain principles for himself and stick to [...]

2021-04-10T14:31:30+05:30

Time To Look Up At The Sky!

Er. Jagvir Goyal*  ‘No Alternative to vertical expansion’, a paper written by the author in 2004 was selected for the international conference held in Queen Elizabeth hall, London and presided over by Prince Charles. In the following article, the author shares his thoughts over the necessity of shifting the direction of ‘expansion arrow’ from horizontal to vertical. The living standard is on the rise and so are the aspirations. Population is increasing asymptotically and ‘Shelter for all’ remains a dream—far from a workable policy. With the settlement area remaining constant, there is no alternative except to shift out gaze from [...]

2021-04-10T14:27:08+05:30

Eliminate The Term ‘Super Area’

Er. Jagvir Goyal* North Indians, known for their extravagant living, have always found it hard to escape the ‘palatial bungalow’ and ‘kothi’ culture. Till date, flats and apartments have mostly been greeted with a big ‘no no’ and apartment living has been looked upon as ‘B class’. But now, a sharp rise in prices of property and the benefits associated with apartment living are changing the mindset of people and a tilt towards flats and apartments is clearly visible. As the real estate builders and apartment sellers en-cash this new line of thought, there is a need to dwell upon [...]

2021-05-02T14:40:27+05:30

Real Temples of Worship

Large development projects of any kind, may be a refinery, a power project, a highway or railway project, whenever are being set up, carry a different kind of atmosphere that can be more felt than described to have a true feel of it. There is an electrical charge in the air, rush to sites and back to home when the shifts are over, animated discussions, review meetings, brain-storming sessions to solve the problems encountered every day during their setting-up. Designers, Site engineers, workers, all are involved alike in the activities irrespective of their ranks and ‘Nishchaykarapnijeetkaron’ is the force behind. [...]

2021-04-03T10:59:33+05:30

The Magic of Stethoscope

The moment a person puts a stethoscope around his neck, it lends identity and respect to him. Doctors, while moving briskly through the patient filled corridors of hospitals always put it around their necks to ensure a free passage to them. A white coat alone doesn’t certify a person as doctor, a stethoscope does. Not only in hospitals, wearing it around the neck lends respect to the person even in public and that includes traffic police. The moment a traffic policeman finds it across the neck of the driver, his attitude softens. However, with time, this magical medical instrument is [...]

2021-03-19T12:53:20+05:30

Judicious Choice of Floor Tiles

Jagvir Goyal Availability of extra money evokes aspirations. Having more money to spend at their hands, people look for newer, exceptional and costlier materials to add to their houses. Taking a cue from this trend, vitrified tile manufacturers are unveiling new sizes of floor tiles in the market every other day. Bigger the size of a tile, costlier it is on per square feet basis. However, there is no pause in their sale. As a range of sizes of floor tiles is now available, it is important to make a judicious choice of tiles instead of blindly going for bigger [...]

2021-05-02T15:13:38+05:30

LEC Systems For Buildings

Jagvir Goyal India is a tropical country and its Northern parts face extreme weather conditions with scorching summers extending longer than winters. People living in this part keep looking for solutions that keep their houses cooler in summers and warm in winters. Air conditioners, blowers and water heaters consume substantial energy. To tackle the issue, LEC systems are being invented and popularized by companies believing in sustainable development. LEC Systems: LEC systems means Low Energy Consumption Systems. These systems are developed by their developers to give such treatment to the roofs and walls of the buildings that make them heat [...]

2021-05-02T15:30:55+05:30

Minimum Size of Columns

Jagvir Goyal Collapse of a four storeyed building in Solan District few days back causing death of 14 persons including 13 army men sent shockwaves across the region. In the present times, when the structural engineering and concrete technology are at most advanced stage, such a collapse of building speaks of poor and ill-designed construction still going on without check with sole aim of earning money and playing with the life of the users. As per news reports, a preliminary cause of collapse of building has been assessed as inadequate size of its columns. Let’s have a look at some [...]

2021-05-02T15:08:30+05:30

Veins and Arteries of a Building

Jagvir Goyal A house works like a human body.It has a strong structural frame like the human skeleton, attractive finish like our skin and a network of pipes and conduits like the veins and arteries in the human body. These ‘veins and arteries’ of the house must work efficiently for the house to spring to life and remain ‘healthy’. Let’s have a look at these pipes and conduits: Water Supply pipelines: Existence of a faultless water supply system is the most important requirement of a house. For it, the source of water supply must be reliable for providing sufficient quantity [...]

2021-11-11T19:05:25+05:30

Time To Get Ready For Rainy Season

Jagvir Goyal April is about to end. Monsoons are a couple of months away. Though always welcomed by us, these may also be a cause of worry if dampness or leakages appear in the walls or ceiling of the house. It is therefore always better to prepare oneself to welcome monsoons without fear. Here are a few steps, one must take well in time to avoid ill-effect of downpours: Examine the roof area: Examine the roof area minutely and spot the spots which may allow ingress of water. Get them repaired and sealed well. The flush pointing done over the [...]

2021-03-23T13:32:25+05:30