48 Hour Construction of 10 Storey Building Starts in Mohali

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10-storey building in 48 hrs!
Gautam Dheer, Chandigarh, Nov 29, 2012, DHNS:
It is a sort of an epitome of architectural efficacy. Engineers in Punjab's Mohali have set their sight on erecting a 10-storey building in the next 48 hours. Work to accomplish the unprecedented feat started on Thursday.

Businessman Harpal Singh, who conceived the project, claimed that the "building will be an energy efficient model with one sample floor fully furnished." Engineers in charge of the project said the whole building was pre-fabricated. Components like doors, floors, water supply and wiring components were ready and needs to be fitted as the building scales up. A special transportation vehicle was deployed to ferry the components to the building site.

"Doors just need to be fitted. Water supply components, wiring, sanitation, air conditioning ducts are ready to be installed," Singh said. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal laid the foundation stone of the building, INSTACON, on Thursday.
The idea behind the exercise, Singh said, was to draw attention towards a better, energy efficient construction technology that will enable builders and owners generate revenue within days, instead of waiting months together for the building to be completed.

Hundreds of workers, engineers and technicians are involved in the project. "The technology could revolutionise the infrastructure sector and speed up construction of commercial towers, luxury hotels, high-rise buildings, hospitals, educational institutions, universities and retail outlets," Singh said. Architects, planners and engineers from various places have been invited to witness the construction.