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Tend your garden with an eye on the futureDo you think that your garden would look stale and tire you after a few years? May be not. The garden is like nature - alive and dynamic. It constantly changes and has a life of its own, provided you take adequate care of it. Gardens ... Is there a real estate bubble or not? The survey feels that there is no real estate bubble yet. One reason for such a benevolent outlook is that house prices are on the whole lower than they were in the mid-1990s. There can be a few giveaway clues that a bubble is forming. One such is `e vidence of buying and selling to take advantage of the capital gains available in the market rather than for owner occupation.' India shares the top spot in real estate front with a 20 per cent hike in the last quarter of 2005. 
Testing the strength of the concrete is vitalThe concrete is made in the field under various conditions and hence testing its adequacy is vital. The property should be tested when concrete is fresh as well as hardened. Building rules - get to know where to draw the line A look at the Kerala Building Rules in terms of violation and adherence. How to create high-class interiors at a low cost Put on your thinking cap and tighten your purse Don't touch wood, go for alternatives Felling trees for wood and wooden furniture has created environmental problems the world over and it is time to look at other options Newscan A job-oriented practical training programme for fresh civil engineering graduates got underway in Bangalore. The course, being conducted by Builders Association of India, was inaugurated by K. Balaveera Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, Visvesvaraya ... The laterite alternative Using laterite stone is one way of cutting down construction costs. But it is an option that could present users with some difficulties. Take it easy with this policy Insuring oneself is no big deal these days, with insurance agents literally chasing you. But, what about all those hard-earned electronic appliances? The home theatre system that cost you a bomb, the DVD player or the CD collection that you spent ... Construction major to float IPO by year-end The South-based construction major, Sobha Group will go in for an initial public offer (IPO) through a 100 per cent book-building route to fund its expansion plans. With a turnover of over Rs.800 crores, the group, with a backward integration ... Some 'fire-fighters' Make a fire action plan so that everyone in your home knows how to escape if there's a fire. Keep the exits from your home clear so that people can escape if there's a fire. Make sure that everyone in your home can easily find the keys for ... Lease rentals to remain high in Delhi Real estate prices for commercial space in capital are likely to remain buoyant in the short-term while realty prices in Mumbai are expected to witness a dip in medium-term, Cushman and Wakefield, global consulting firm, has said. Lease ...
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