Page 106 - Built Expressions - Online Construction Magazine - November 2014 Issue

Expert Speak Realty Sector Turning To Mechanization Mr. Sadanand Byakod, Chief Executive Offcer, G:Corp Developers Pvt. Ltd. ith the extreme crunched timeline Hence construction equipments or to deliver projects, builders are mechanisation in construction are Wrouting workmanship to construction the better solution to counter the skill equipments. Mr. Sadanand Byakod, Chief shortage. at one time we Executive Offcer, G:Corp Developers Pvt. Ltd., used to talk opines in an interaction with Built Expressions BE: Which are the main areas of that these equipments are versatile enough to work that require construction of completing bring in productivity and effciency and builders equipments? Can you name the 5-6 lakhs are largely turning to mechanization. important equipments that you sq ft of work in commonly used at construction sites? approximately BE: In what way do you think construction A Construction equipment mainly 3 years and mechanisation can optimize productivity should reduce the time of execution, and effciency at sites? How far these should have defned process and also we expect the equipments can be the only solution to reduce the activity levels and should help 5-6 million sq encounter the skill shortage? to get the best quality fnal product, so ft of work to be At the outset, construction mechanisation going by this requirement following are completed in same will bring in better control over the quality of the main areas which I feel are relevant 3 years time now. work, due to controlled environment. Controlled in the today's scenario that require environment means the raw material management construction equipments and have been in terms of proportion of mixing/operational used by me in the past few years, process and output of the fnal product will be • Mechanised form work system - Jump well defned, this is the major factor to get better forms and /or slip forms for vertical quality, because the person working on these surfaces, Table forms for horizontal mechanised equipments will be well trained to surfaces. The well defned process operate and follow the process. The fatigue levels will assist us to get the safer working of the person working on the equipments will be environment, lesser man power and less than the person working on the construction speedier construction. processes manually and the directions are much • Mechanised casting and installations - clearer. All the above referred factors help in Precast for concrete walls( these may be increasing the productivity and effciency at site. insulated double walls or plain walls) In the recent times there is a huge spurt in and Precast concrete slabs ( these may the construction activities, a decade earlier i.e., be hollow core and solid slabs basis the in 80's and early 90's most of us used to talk of type of requirements), this technology handling works as a team or individually as an works something like a well defned in charge to the tune of 5-6 lakhs sft at the most. state of the art production line like But in the past decade there is paradigm shift in a car manufacturing product line. the construction volume, we all talk of handling The various precast components can minimum 5-6 million sq ft, but there is no change then be transported and installed in time line to complete the project. At one time mechanically. This type of mechanised we used to talk of completing the 5-6 lakhs sq ft of construction will substantially work in approximately 3 years and we expect the reduce the activities like masonry, 5-6 million sq ft of work to be completed in same plastering, chasing for conduit and 3 years time now. So simply depending on the raw also reduce the challenges of waste/ man power is just not possible and getting right debris management, once the precast skill sets in the man power dependant execution wall panels and slabs are erected for enhanced volume of works is a major challenge. the raw unit will be ready and only PG 106 Built Expressions Vol: 3 Issue: 11 November 2014