Recent government pushes have highlighted the need to identify, scale-up and define feasible business models for replicable solutions for fast construction at a large scale to meet the rapidly growing demand for infrastructure. Initiatives like Global Housing Technology Challenge and an array of pilots undertaken by Government of India is the first step towards achieving the need of the hour.
The need to tackle the environmental impacts of construction is as urgent as catering to the needs of a growing urban population. The construction industry serves almost all other industries, as all economic value creation occurs within or by means of buildings or other “constructed assets”. As an industry, it accounts for 6% of global GDP. It is also the largest global consumer of raw materials, and constructed objects account for 25-40% of the world’s total carbon emissions.
This session shall focus on deliberations on the emerging construction practices & technologies and how they can provide a solution to mitigate the environmental impacts of the construction industry and provide feasible, reproducible and fast construction. |
MODERATOR:
Prof. Ashok B. Lall, Principal Architect , AB Lall Architects, New Delhi
SPEAKERS:
Er. C.K.Varma, Chief Engineer, Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
Ar. Neeraj Kapoor, Managing Director, Kalpakrit Sustainable Environments Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
Ar. Poorva Keskar, Director, VK:e
environmental, Pune
Ar. Sanjay Prakash, Principal Architect, SHiFt (Studio for Habitat Futures) Design Studio, New Delhi
Mr. Pramod Adlakha , Managing Director, Adlakha Associates Pvt. Ltd. & Adlakha Affordable Homes
Dr. Soumen Maity, Team Leader – Technology, Technology and Action for Rural Advancement
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