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Minaean Ventures joins Tisco for low-cost steel housing
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Minaean Ventures joins Tisco for low-cost steel housing
Minaean Ventures Inc (MVI), the low-cost Canadian housing solutions company, is looking at the Indian housing market optimistically. Minaean Habitat India, (MHI) a fully-owned subsidiary of MVI, has signed a memorandum of understa...
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A Cost-Effective Environment-friendly Shelter Development Strategy: Nirmithi Kendras (Building Centers) in Kerala State, India
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A Cost-Effective Environment-friendly Shelter Development Strategy: Nirmithi Kendras (Building Centers) in Kerala State, India
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The Problem
The acute housing shortage in India which is particularly serious for low-income groups such as...
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Natural Fibre Composites (NFC) as Building Materials
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Natural Fibre Composites (NFC) as Building Materials
Natural fibres, as a substitute for glass fibres in composite components, have gained interest in the last decade, especially in the housing sector. Fibres like jute, sisal, coconut fibre (coir), ramie, banana, flax, hemp etc. are cheap an...
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Composites - The Future Building Material
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Composites - The Future Building Material
Over the last thirty years composite materials, plastics, and ceramics have been the dominant emerging materials. The volume and number of applications of composite materials have grown steadily, penetrating and conquering new markets relent...
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About Shelter Promotion Engineering & Research Council (SPERC)
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About Shelter Promotion Engineering & Research Council (SPERC)
SPERC is the dream and vision of a devoted scientist motivated by Bharath Rathna Dr. Abdul Kalam. "Shelter Promotion, Engineering & Research Council (SPERC)" is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), dedicated to innovate,...
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Low Cost Building Construction made by Disaster Resistant Affordable Shelter (DRAS
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Low Cost Building Construction made by Disaster Resistant Affordable Shelter (DRAS)
Country: India
Organization: Shelter Promotion Engineering & Research Council (SPERC)
2) Focus of activity: Technology
3) Start Year: 2006
Assemblage of three side walls
4) Positioning in the m...
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"Hidden" Milky Way Deuterium Found
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Scientists using NASA's Johns Hopkins University-operated Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer satellite have learned that far more "heavy" hydrogen remains in our Milky Way galaxy than expected, a finding that could radically alter theories about star and galaxy formation.
This for...
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A Science or Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Is Good for You
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Earning a bachelor's degree in science or engineering (S&E) appears to serve the recipient well in the workforce, regardless of the job they do. In fact, according to a National Science Foundation (NSF) survey, people who have earned an S&E bachelor's degree generally report that science and engi...
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Researchers Working to Keep Airliner Air Quality Healthy, Safe
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In a tightly enclosed area, such as an airplane, the quality and safety of the air is of utmost importance. In addition to concerns about general air quality, added recent concerns have included accidental contamination of aircraft cabins -- such as with pandemic flu -- and deliberate contaminati...
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Researchers Examine Impact of Katrina Disaster
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As the first anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster approaches, UMass Boston faculty and staff are conducting research that examines Katrina’s long-standing impact on the lives of people from the Gulf Coast states.
Women Surviving Alone in Katrina’s Wake
Professor Jean Rhodes, P...
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