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Grey water for greenery
Recycling of wastewater is yet to catch on as a concept in water-starved Chennai. Very few people know that it is mandatory as per Corporation rules for residential buildings to recycle used water. KARTHIK SUBRAMANIAM talks to those who have installed the system.
Around The Country

Launch of prime residential projects
The increase in interest rates and home loan rates may have an adverse impact on the residential demand this year.

Vastu Vibes

Essential resources from within
How do you check if your site is vasthu-compatible?

Forum

Interior design
Question: I have proposed to construct a house at Valasaravakkam. Now it is in drawing stage. Can interior design be taken up at this stage or only after building is completed? Sundararajan, Mandaveli Our panelist G. Vivekanandan, ...

CASHWISE
Associations and taxes
As flats grow vertically, the apartment associations and their taxability also gain momentum. Such associations are categorised as Associations of Persons under the Income Tax Law.
Book Building

The lyrics of architecture
Le Corbusier built 75 edifices in 12 countries, took up 42 major city-planning projects, and left behind 8,000 drawings, informs the intro in the book Le Corbusier by Jean-Louis Cohen.

DESIGNSCAPE
Where the wall meets the floor...
The primary reason for providing wall skirting is to avoid dirt patches at the bottom of the wall when the floor is swept or mopped. But colourful skirting can make up for pale, drab wall or floor.


Shock(ing) treatment
ALL OF us know the difficulties in buying a building or house. But do we know about the specific difficulty in transferring the Electricity Service Connection Account and Deposit amount from the seller to the buyer? If you purchase a house or ...
Realty Check — No: 15
1. The long cylindrical section of an architectural column between the base and the capital is called a...? 2. Which two skyscrapers in the current list of Top 10 skyscrapers in the world were constructed before the 1990s? 3. What is the more ...
HOME LOAN RATES - FLOATING

HOME LOAN RATES - FIXED


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