Architecture + Design in association with Building Materials and technology Promotion Council, HUDCO, NHB & Ministry of Urban Affairs & Employment, Govt. of India,  put together the architecture of the seven SAARC COUNTRIES VIZ. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India ,Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It provides a highly informative and comparative survey of buildings as a creative art that attempts to answer man’s socio- economic and aesthetic needs. It commemorates the International Year of Shelter 1991……………………………………………

This book is the first attempt ever to put together the architecture of the seven SAARC countries viz. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It provides a highly informative and comparative survey of buildings as a creative art that attempts ot answer man’s socio-economic and aesthetic needs. It commemorates the International year of Shelter 1991.

The book on “Building a Hazard-Resistant House - A Common Man’s Guide” is primarily meant to help the house owners, to build a safer house to live in, and to ensure the safety of his family in case of a likely future disaster. This Guide will be useful especially where the house-owner does not seek the guidance of an architect or an engineer, and depends fully on the technical services of a local contractor or artisan. In short, this Guide is prepared with view to help the “house owners of tomorrow” in ensuring that the houses that they are going to get built are going to be hazard-resistant and long lasting.

Presents vivid account of the progress and development in the area of Building Materials during past five decades. Covers research, development, standardisation technology promotion etc. Numerous photographs, charts and illustrations.

Published in collaboration with Development Alternatives. This booklet introduces the theory and practice of construction with compressed earth blocks. The characteristics, earth construction methods, economics, general design principles etc, are highlighted in the booklet. ─ Out of stock

This Directory of Construction Equipment & Machinery Manufactured in India is a part of ongoing efforts to bridge the vast information gap, and to make available quality information that will act as a catalyst for promoting mechanisation and modernisation in the operations of construction industry. A strong database  supported by information documents of this nature would help in raising productivity and efficiency in the construction sector. The directory also makes it easy for a customer to zero in on the right equipment for the right job. It contains about 923 manufacturers & 197 products profiles of the construction equipment manufacturers located in 88 cities of India. This Directory would be useful to all actors of construction including construction managers, real estate, developers, public and private sector, development authorities as also contractors and all those engaged in planning management and implementation of construction projects.